LUBBOCK, Texas <\/a>\u2013 The South Plains Fair is returning to Lubbock from September 25 from October 3, 2026. The South Plains Fair roots are deeply rooted in bringing people together for traditions and fun for nearly over a century.<\/p>\nFair Admission Prices: Adults, 13 and over: $10.00, Youth, ages 2 \u2013 12: $5.00, Kids, ages 1 and under: Free<\/p>\n
Weekdays will have free admission until 1:00 p.m. for lunch.<\/p>\n
Gate hours of operation:<\/p>\n
Sunday \u2013 Thursday:\u00a08 a.m. \u2013 11 p.m.<\/p>\n
Fridays:\u00a08 a.m. \u2013 Midnight<\/p>\n
Saturdays:\u00a08 a.m. \u2013 Midnight<\/p>\n
Parking: $5.00 per car<\/p>\n
The 2026 Promo Days:<\/p>\n
Thursday, September 24\u00a0from 6 p.m. \u2013 11 p.m.:\u00a0Buck-A-Ride Night.\u00a0All rides $1 a piece<\/p>\n
Sunday, September 27\u00a0Family Day:\u00a0Kids 17 and under admitted free before 9 p.m.<\/p>\n
Monday, September 28\u00a0Veterans Day:\u00a0Any veteran gets in the gate for $5.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, September 29\u00a0Senior Citizen\u2019s Day:\u00a0Persons 60 years of age or older get in the gate for $5.<\/p>\n
$2 Tuesday:\u00a0Each ride is $2 a piece<\/p>\n
Thursday, October 1st\u00a0College Night:\u00a0Present your current college ID and get in the gate for $5.<\/p>\n
Thursday, October 1st is also Wristband Day:\u00a0$40 Wristband to ride unlimited rides from 3 p.m. \u2013 11 p.m.<\/p>\n
Clear Bag Policy<\/p>\n
All bags are subject to search. Bags must be clear plastic, vinyl or PVC. Cannot exceed 12\u2033 x 6\u2033 x 12\u2033. Small clutch bags can be taken inside.<\/p>\n
Prohibited Bags Include: Purses larger than a clutch, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, luggage of any kind, computer bags, camera bags and binocular cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of September 14, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-439095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}