Kentucky State Fair daily schedule: The top 10 things to do at the fair today

The annual Kentucky State Fair is here and it brings 11 days of fun-filled action to Louisville. If you're heading out the Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, here's everything you need to know about the daily lineup at the fair, which runs now through Aug. 25.

HOURS: Gates open daily at 7 a.m. 

• Sunday through Thursday: Exhibit halls are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
• Friday and Saturday: Exhibit halls are open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Thrill Ville opens Monday through Thursday at 2 p.m., and at noon on Friday through Sunday. Thrill Ville closes at midnight daily. 

COST: During the fair, admission tickets will be available for $8 online and $10 at the gate. Children 5 and under get in free.

For a full Kentucky State Fair guide, click here.

Here's what's happening today at the Fair: 

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Saturday, Aug. 24

Summit Media day at the Fair

9 a.m.:  Louisville Miniature Guild, Textile Demonstration Stage; O’Reilly Auto Parts, South Wing parking lot; World’s Championship Horse Show, Freedom Hall; University of Louisville Stroke Risk Assessments, Advanced ENT & Allergy ultrasound screenings of the thyroid gland, Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation vision screenings; University of Louisville blood pressure screenings; Acute Hearing hearing evaluations, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services blood pressure screenings, University of Louisville Hospital Center for Women and Infants information, University of Louisville mammogram screenings all at Health Horizons. 

9:30 a.m.: Southland Dairy Farmers (all day), AgLand; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Skin Cancer Screenings, Health Horizons.

10 a.m.: Bingo, Heritage Hall; Bullitt County Homemakers, Textile Demonstration Stage; Diane Moore Dance Academy, Family Stage; Uneeda Bryant, AgLand; Kentucky Blood Center Blood Drive, Health Horizons.

1 p.m.: Miller’s Border Collies, West Wing Show Ring; Sing-Along with John Gage, Heritage Hall; Renata the Band, Performing Arts Stage; daily recipe demonstrations, AgLand;  Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Skin Cancer Screenings, Health Horizons.

2:45 p.m.: Wulfe Brothers Budweiser Tent; Gold Brick, Sivori Music Tent.

 6 p.m.: Flamenco Louisville, Performing Arts Stage; The Wilson Brothers, Sivori Music Tent; Wax Factory, Budweiser Tent.

6:30 p.m.: Lady Houdini, South Wing parking lot.

8 p.m.: Texas Roadhouse Concert Series presents Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe with special guest KIX, parking lot L; Yvonne Sotomayor, Family Stage.

8:30 p.m.: From Paris, Budweiser Tent; The Tayler Lynch Band, Sivori Music Tent.

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Sunday, Aug. 25

9 a.m.: O’Reilly Auto Parts, South Wing parking lot; University of Louisville Stop the Bleed,  Advanced ENT & Allergy ultrasound screenings of the thyroid gland, Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation vision screenings; University of Louisville blood pressure screenings; Acute Hearing hearing evaluations, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services blood pressure screenings, University of Louisville Hospital Center for Women and Infants information, University of Louisville mammogram screenings all at Health Horizons.

9:30 a.m.: Southland Dairy Farmers (all day), AgLand; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Skin Cancer Screenings, Health Horizon.

10 a.m.: Phillip Hess of Jax Island Catering, Gourmet Garden Stage; Sunny Side Modern Quilt Guild, Textile Demonstration Stage; Every Known Mastermind, Family Stage; Uneeda Bryant, AgLand; Kentucky Blood Center Blood Drive, Health Horizons.

1:30 p.m.: BMX Pros Trick Team, West Courtyard; Michael Goudeau, Family Stage; Moto Maniacs, parking lot L

2 p.m.: Elevate Dance Ministry, Performing Arts Stage; Draft Horse Pull, Broadbent Arena; Paula Kovault,  The Quilted Brush, LLC, Textile Demonstration Stage.

3 p.m. Need More Acres Farm- Michelle Howell with Daughters, Gourmet Garden Stage , Renata the Band Performing Arts Stage, Patch As Patch Can Textile Demonstration, Stage Moto Maniacs Sponsored by AT&T, Parking Lot L

4 p.m.: Midnight Radio, Budweiser Tent; Lauren Stroud, Performing Arts Stage; Pojo, Sivori Music Tent; Sensory Mitt Ministry, Textile Demonstration Stage; Texas Roadhouse Concert Series presents Lauren Daigle; parking lot L.