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When you purchase an Admission Book Bundle, the Bundle will show up in your cart as one ticket with the Bundle price and Bundle Tickets ($0.00x10). Do not click remove or change the quantity on the Bundle Tickets. This will ensure you receive 11 separate scannable tickets. You can then add each individual ticket to your digital wallet or print out at home.
Admission, Parking & Ride Pass Purchase FAQ
Starting January 1, The 2026 Illinois State Fair is going 100% digital with our new ticketing partner, etix! Say goodbye to physical tickets and hello to a faster, easier way to enjoy the fair.
Here's what you need to know:
Buy in advance – Admission and parking made simple!
Print at home or go mobile – Add your tickets to your phone's digital wallet for easy access
No more paper admission tickets – Eco-friendly and convenient, but you’ll still get a parking pass for your dashboard!
Purchases that have already been made will be converted to the new digital sales platform in January. The Illinois State Fair staff will send all tickets to the email address provided at the time of purchase.
Tickets can be printed from your home computer and presented at the gate upon arrival.
If you don’t have an email address, you can create a free account from companies such as Google. Or you can wait until the Fair begins and purchase at the gate.
You can present the tickets on your mobile phone from your email or save them to your digital wallet.
Everything will be processed digitally.
Cash will still be accepted at the gate. You can also visit us in the Emmerson Building prior to the fair and make your purchase using cash.
Yes. You have the ability to look up your purchases through this link: Etix.com | Order Lookup
No, you do not have to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the Gate(s).
Yes!
Please ensure you check your spam or junk folders. If you still cannot locate your confirmation email, you can look up yout order through this link: Etix.com | Order Lookup or contact the Illinois State Fair Office and we can look up your order and resend to the email address on file.
There are several options available. You can print your tickets at home, forward your tickets via email, take a screenshot of the tickets, or transfer from your e-wallet.
Yes. All tickets are setup for one scan only, so if multiple people try to use the same ticket, it will only work once.
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