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School Tours or Field Trips are free to all county public, private, and home schools. It is an excellent opportunity to bring your class to the fair. Not only will the kids see animals and livestock, but they can view exhibits like sewing, photography, school art, and more.  There are also educational areas such as Farm Tours, Farmer for a Day, and the Safety Zone, all hands-on, interactive displays.

Carnival Rides are also available during school tours on Friday only. If you would like your students to ride the rides, be sure and mark the field trip form. The carnival offers 5 rides for $5 during field trips (until 1 pm) on Friday. These tickets can be purchased upon arrival directly form the carnival office.

Carnival Opens at:

4 pm  Wednesday and Thursday

10 am on Friday

Several food vendors offer a special $5 lunch deal for you and your students. We recommend that each student bring at least $5 for lunch. We'll provide a list of the specials being offered when you arrive at the fair.

 Bring home a blue ribbon! Categories range from art to baking to photography to quilting to woodworking – and more. No matter your hobby or skill level we have a department perfect for your students! 

DEADLINE: 

March 18th - Enter Online in January 2023!

One of the missions of the Maricopa County Fair, Inc. is to promote education to youth. The Scholarship Program (Educational Grant) is just one of the ways to accomplish this mission. In 2022 the fair awarded a total of $68,500 in scholarships to 15 deserving youth.

Participation Requirements:  Must be a High School Senior, or will be attending your first year of college as a full time student (min 12 credits), are less than 22 years of age, a resident of Maricopa County, have participated in the Maricopa County Fair at least 2 times including the year of application and have a grade point average of 2.5 or greater, you may qualify to receive a scholarship.  

Plan ahead! You can meet your participation requirement by entering an exhibit in any department at the fair or volunteering to work at the fair or in the fair office.

Sponsorship: If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund, please contact our office at 602-252-0717 ex. 403. 100% of all donations go directly to the scholarship fund.