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Media Ticket Request Guidelines
Complimentary admission tickets and parking passes are available to working media personnel covering the State Fair.
Please read the following guidelines regarding media ticket requests for the State Fair.
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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 Fair may not talk to media unless approved by the Public Relations Department. Please contact the Public Relations Department to coordinate an interview.
- You may film or photograph 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 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 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
- Daily Admission Tickets: Valid for one individual admission to the fair for one day.
- Daily Parking Passes: Each parking Pass is only valid for one entry to the Fair Park parking lots. No re-entry is allowed. Media parking is available in the Milwaukee Mile infield on a first come, first served basis.
- Credentials: Valid form of entry to the Fair Park for all 11-days of the State Fair. These can be made outlet specific.
- Unlimited Parking Hangtags: We have a limited quantity of Unlimited Parking Hangtags. These are valid for in and out privileges and are valid all 11-days of the State Fair. Media parking is available in the Milwaukee Mile infield on a first come, first served basis.
- State Fair Main Stage: PAID reserved concert tickets for members of the media wishing to review performances are available upon ADVANCED request. Any complimentary review tickets must be secured through the artist. Interviews/photography/broadcast coverage must be arranged in advance by contacting the artist’s publicist or management firm and/or Public Relations Department.
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 Public Relations, at Tess.Kerksen@WiStateFair.com.