Media Ticket Request Guidelines
Complimentary media credentials and parking hangtags are available to working media personnel covering the Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee Mile 250 Weekend, and Harvest Fair.
Please read the following guidelines regarding media ticket requests and deadlines shown below.
Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to working with you at the Wisconsin State Fair Park!
Interviews & Photography
- If you have interview or photography requests you would like us to coordinate, please plan accordingly and call, text, or email ahead of time.
- Employees of the State Fair Park may not talk to media unless approved by the Communications Department. Please contact the Communications Department to coordinate an interview.
- You may film or photograph State Fair events and activities, with the exception of the State Fair Main Stage and Bank Five Nine Amphitheater headliners. Media clearance for these artists is required in advance of the State Fair, so if you are interested, you must let us know ahead of time.
- For television stations that wish to send a live truck to the State Fair Park and have a specific location request, please contact the Communications Department prior to your arrival. We will do our best to reserve your location, advise you of which gate to enter, and coordinate a required escort.
Ticket Options
Media Credentials Request Forms
Entrance Instructions
- There will be no formal Media Center for check-in during the State Fair.
- All tickets are digital tickets available through Etix.
- If you have your ticket or credential, you may enter the Fair Park via any admission entrance.
- If you need assistance with interviews or special access, please call before you arrive so the Public Relations Department can direct you to the correct area and prepare for your arrival. Live trucks are asked to enter through Gate 5, off S. 84th Street unless otherwise arranged in advance.
- Remember, there are no left-hand turns into the Fair Park, so you will want to utilize W. Greenfield Avenue to get to 84th Street and head north. Trucks may enter at other gates; however, an escort will be required, and advance notification is mandatory. Please add extra travel time as necessary.
Contact Information
For interview and photography requests or more information, please contact:
Tess Kerksen
Director of Marketing & Communications
Email: tess.kerksen@wistatefair.com
Phone: 414-588-1659
Tim McCormick
Communications Manager
Email: tim.mccormick@wistatefair.com
Phone: 414-322-2935