Fun & Excitement
at the Cowlitz County Fair
Cowlitz County Fair 2024
Stars Stripes & Summer Nights
Carnival Hours:
Wednesday 5PM-11PM
Thursday 5PM-11PM
Friday 12PM-11PM
Saturday 12PM-11PM
Carnival wristbands are available NOW!
Carnival wristbands are available NOW at the Cowlitz County Fair.
Price: $40.
Valid for 5 hours of rides. Can be used for one of the following sessions: 12 pm to 5 pm or 5 pm to 10 pm. 10 pm to 11 pm tickets only.
2024 Cowlitz County Fair Rides
36 inches
- F-80 Airplane (4 tickets)
- Quads (4x4) (4 tickets)
- Lady Bug (4 tickets)
- Hampton Combo (4 tickets)
36 inches with adult or 42 inches
- Mardi Gras (4 tickets)
- Castlemania (4 tickets)
- Kiddie Coaster (5 tickets)
- Tilt-A-Whirl (Hog Wild) (6 tickets)
36 Inches with adult or 48 Inches
- Twizzler (6 tickets)
42 inches
- Yo-Yo (7 tickets)
48 Inches
- Octopus (6 tickets)
- Gravitron (7 tickets)
- Zero Gravity (7 tickets)
- Zipper (7 tickets) - No Single Riders
- Loop O Plane (6 tickets)
52 Inches
- Ring of Fire (7 tickets) - No Single Riders
- Ferris Wheel (7 Tickets)
PRICES: CARNIVAL HOURS:
Unlimited ride wristband: $40 Wednesday: 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm*
Wristband Hours: Thursday: 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm*
Daily: 5pm-10pm Friday: 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm*
Friday & Saturday: 12pm-5pm Saturday: 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm*
Add 2nd session on Friday or Saturday for $15 *Tickets only from 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm
with untampered wristband exchange @ ticket booth
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The verdict is in. Our Superior Court of Cowlitz County Judges panel were happy to reach a verdict in this year’s Best of Cowlitz County Oatmeal Cookie Baking Competition.
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See comments below for winner!
Ok, so we`re not Disneyland, but the dole whip is still flowing. We`ll even let you come in and sing "Tiki Room" in the air conditioning, we won`t tell! 🍍🦜🥥🌴
Snag some from the Pineapple Dole Whip vendor today or tomorrow!
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A quick reference guide for those hypnotizing neon lights you see...quit driving by, come in, say hi, and JOIN THE PARTY!
Carnival continues TODAY and TOMORROW 12:00PM - 11:00PM. We can`t wait to see you!🍟🍿🍔🎡
DAY 1!!!
We love our fair fans! Thanks for showing up and showing out! We can`t wait to see what the rest of fair has to bring.
Want to join us for lunch, dinner, some entertainment, and-- ah, heck-- let`s just put y`all down for everything INCLUDING the rodeo. Tickets are on sale NOW!
#seeyouatthefair #cowlitzcountyfair2024
Prepping our thank you dinner for our fair staff and volunteers 🥹
THANK YOU! We truly couldn’t do it without all of you!!!
Are we nuts, or do we just love animals THIS MUCH? TWO opportunities now to dress up your furry ones and show them off at Fair (see our other post for details on the Goat version!)
Can`t wait to welcome you through the gates TOMORROW!!! As Annie says, "you`re only a day away!"
Rodeo tix are on sale NOW online, and fair admission is ALWAYS FREE. 😎🍟🍔🍿
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday!!! The final day of our thrilling small stage entertainment schedule is HERE and we`re so excited to see all of your smiling faces at opening day tomorrow.
Rodeo tix + Wednesday`s concert tix for The Frontmen Live are still on sale -- grab yours while they last! 🎸🎷🎤🐎
🎡🎉 Join us at the Cowlitz County Fair & Rodeo this Wednesday! 🎉🎡
STARS, STRIPES & SUMMER NIGHTS!
🗓️ **Date:** Starting this Wednesday
⏰ **Time:** 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
💰 **Entry:** FREE
👨👩👧👦 **Fun for the Entire Family!**
Get ready for a day packed with thrilling rodeo action, exciting rides, delicious food, live entertainment, and so much more! Don`t miss out on the chance to make unforgettable memories with your loved ones.
📍 **Location:**
Cowlitz County Fairgrounds
1900 7th Ave
Longview, WA 98632
Bring your family and friends and enjoy a fantastic day at the fair! See you there! 🎠🍭🎵
#CowlitzCountyFair #FamilyFun #FreeEntry #SummerEvents #LocalFair #CommunityFun
We saved this in our IG highlights for you, because we`re cool like that. 😎🚗💨
The weekend is right around the corner, fair fans! We`re so excited to welcome these acts to our small stage on FRIDAY and we`re even MORE excited to welcome you through our gates TOMORROW! Can`t wait to see you there!
We positively cannot wait to try literally one of everything. That`s it, that`s the caption. 🥤🍦🍋🍩🧋🍿🍔🍟
Thursday`s looking fiiirrreee! Check out our small stage acts 🥳 We know you might still be working, but did you know fair admission is free? Come and have lunch with us and enjoy some tunes while you eat!
See you soon! 🥤🍦🥨🍟
Vendors, vendors, vendors galore! Just a handful of everyone waiting to put a smile on your face come Wednesday! From face painting to personalized jewelry, from tumbled stones to tarot cards -- there`s something for everyone. We can`t wait to see you!
Hey there -- have you heard about our small stage? A lovely tented area right off of the event center that`s lovely, shaded, and right next to all of our delicious food vendors awaits featuring some of our favorite entertainers. Take a peek at the schedule for opening day!
We can`t wait to welcome you through our gates soon! 🥤🍦🥨🍟
We can`t wait to see you at the Fair next week, and we`ve got an exciting addition to this year`s line up -- an adult swine showmanship competition Saturday 7/27/24 at Noon.
Any adult may enter for a fee -- sign up will be located in the swine barn! 🐷
#seeyouatthefair
Wow, Cowlitz County you sure are talented! We loved seeing all of the entries for our photo contest and are THRILLED to announce the winners -- take a peek and thank you SO much for sharing your gifts with us in the office.
The countdown is ON to fair! Rodeo tix are on sale as well as tix to Frontmen Live AND carnival wristbands. We can`t WAIT to see you at the fair! 🍟🥨🍦🥤
It’s all hands on deck!! Preparation is all in the details as we get ready for our 2024 fair. With just under 12 days till we open our gates, we appreciate everyone`s help!
Can`t wait to see you all July 24!
FAIR FANS! The deadline for Still Life exhibit entries is 7/17 -- don`t delay, we want to see all of your photography, floral, sewing, quilting, and crafts you`ve been working on! Kiddos, this applies to you too.
Questions? Exhibitor information can be found on our website at cowlitzfair.com, or CALL US at (360) 577-3121. See you at The Fair! 🥨🍟🍦🥤
Happy JULY! Carnival wristbands are officially on sale at all Fibre Federal Credit Union locations within Cowlitz County! Pick yours up today through 7/23/24 and we`ll see you at THE FAIR! 🎡🎢🎠🥨🍟🍦🥤
The clock is ticking and we`d love to see your sweet furry (or feathered!) friends at Fair this year -- today is the LAST DAY for animal entry! Hop to it!🐇🐓🦃🐖🐑🐎🐄🐂
We take the work seriously, but we`re rarely taking ourselves seriously around these parts! Join us for the Goat Costume Contest on 7/27 at 1PM in the Goat Judging Arena. Come for laughs or to take home the GOLD!
Tickets, tickets, tickets! You still have time to secure your tickets to Frontmen LIVE. For those of you that have carnival wristbands and rodeo tickets on your wishlist, they`re coming sooooon!
Happiness is...the air conditioning where the photos and the paintings are displayed. We said what we said.
We love our fair, but when it`s hot and you need a break, come and chill with us inside!
More questions? Drop them below and we`ll get back with you! 🗒️
Incredibly excited to see all of the amazing businesses that donated so our fabulous exhibitors + volunteers could take home some prizes! See post for official rules + how to enter -- we`re counting the days until we see your smiling faces strolling through our gates.
Did you know our fair began in 1937? With the exception of four years during WWII, it`s been held every SINGLE year since then (well, except for 2020...!) We can`t wait to open the gates and welcome you back on July 24th -- who`s coming?
Just keepin` it real -- we want you here for a good time and a long time, fam!
What`s that you say? ANOTHER ONE! The King Arthur Baking Contest is LIVE and we`re so excited to see who takes home the prize (and the ribbon!) for best Baked Good utilizing King Arthur Baking Flour -- LET`S GO! 🍪 🍞 🥐 🥖 🍰 🧁 🎂
Happy Father`s Day to all the dads out there -- we can`t wait to exchange knowing glances with you at fair when your kids meltdown because you won`t buy them a third bag of cotton candy. We see you, and we salute you!
The vibes are always great when you`re at the fair. We know you probably don`t need help planning your `fit, but the inspo board is HERE!
Let`s GO! 🍪 We have an exciting contest to announce -- our famous bake off is entering its oatmeal cookie era this year. Check the post for how to enter, and where to go if you`ve got questions. Can`t wait to see who takes home the GOLD*!
*And by gold we mean the first and second prizes. We`re just a fair, we`re not giving away real gold, come on.
Things are plugging away over here in the office! Solid entertainment on the schedule for the community stage, a rockin` time for our concert on Wednesday the 24th, a carnival that promises to be straight fire, and a rodeo for the books! Who`s counting down the days until fair is here?! 🙋 🙋 🙋
Three cheers for everyone involved with the fair. It really does take a village to bring this event to life year after year -- we`re so thankful to have everyone in our corner.
Fair Entry is HERE! If you`ve baked it, grown it, made it, or raised it we wanna SEE IT IN THE FAIR!
The 2024 exhibitor handbook is LIVE on cowlitzcountyfair.com -- check it out and read up on how to submit your exhibits. Entry for ALL DEPARTMENTS can be done online at cowlitzcountyfair.fairentry.com. See you real soon!
Drop your questions below! 👇
