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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Here's your 12-day Evergreen State Fair planner 8/20/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 What you need to know about the Evergreen State fair When it happens Snohomish County's annual Evergreen State Fair is Thursday through Sept. 1. It opens each day at 10 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m., except for Friday and Saturday nights when it closes at 11 p.m. and on Labor Day when it closes at 7 p.m. Carnival rides begin running at 11 a.m. Official programs are available at the fairgrounds; information is also available at www.evergreenfair.org or by calling 360-805-6700. What it costs Look for special admission deals, but most days general admission tickets (for age 16 to 61) are $9 each, senior (62-89 years) tickets are $7 and youth (6-15 years) tickets are $5. Seniors age 90 and older and children 5 years and younger are admitted free. Family tickets, available Aug. 27 go for $25 and admit two adults and up to four children or senior citizens, or six people per family ticket. Rodeo, Speedway and Grandstand concert tickets are extra, as are carnival rides. For information about those events, combination tickets, or group or multiple-day passes, call the fair at 360-805-6700 or Ticketmaster at 206-628-0888. How to get there The fairgrounds are one mile west of Monroe and 14 miles east of Everett on U.S. 2. Parking is $7. If you'd rather not drive, take a Community Transit bus to the fairgrounds on routes 270, 275 or 271. Park free at Everett Station or the Snohomish park-and-ride at Highway 9 and Bickford Avenue. Bus fares are $1.25 each way for adults, 75 cents for youth age 6-18 and 50 cents for seniors and disabled people. Plan a trip at www.communitytransit.org.

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