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Illinois Native Bailey Zimmerman to Play Illinois State Fair Grandstand

By Greg Halbleib Feb 10, 2026 | 9:18 AM

A country music star from Illinois is the latest addition to this year’s Illinois State Fair grandstand lineup.

Bailey Zimmerman will headline the stage on the first Friday of the fair, August 14.

Zimmerman’s breakout hit “Fall In Love” in 2020 was the fastest debut to hit Number One on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in more than a decade.

Zimmerman is a native of Louisville  in southeastern Illinois.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 am on Ticketmaster.