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2025 Illinois State Fair Kicks-Off Today

By Greg Halbleib Aug 7, 2025 | 5:41 AM

The Illinois State Fair begins its 11-day run today in Springfield. It’s County Fair and Horse Racing Day as the first day of harness racing takes over the one-mile track at the grandstand.

The Twilight Parade steps off at 5:30 from Lincoln Park to the fairgrounds’ main gate. Traffic around the fairgrounds is one-way counterclockwise through the fair’s conclusion next Sunday, August 17.

More information and a complete schedule are at statefair.illinois.gov. The theme for this year’s fair is “Adventure Awaits.”

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