OPERATING HOURS (LAST SUNDAY)/RELEASE TIMES

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OPERATING HOURS AND RELEASE TIMES – LAST SUNDAY

General Rules

• No vehicles will be permitted on the grounds before 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
• Exhibitors may not dismantle or remove exhibits before their assigned release time. Early teardown will result in exclusion from future Fairs.
• At 6:00 a.m. on Monday, September 21, parking credentials are no longer required.
• The Fair is not responsible for exhibits or equipment left on the grounds beyond the scheduled release or removal deadlines.

RELEASE SCHEDULE – SUNDAY, SEPT. 20, 2026

*High Traffic/Pike Areas include: 300–400 block of Pride of Kansas Ave.; 300 block of Ft. Riley Blvd.; 300–400 block of Bison Blvd.; 300–400 block of Grandstand Ave.; 300–400 block of Cottonwood Ave.

Ag Products/Industrial

Cottonwood Court

Eisenhower

Expo Center

Meadowlark

Ad Astra

Grandstand

Sunflower North

Sunflower South

Pride of Kansas Building

Pride of Kansas Avenue

Most Outside Areas

High Traffic/Pike Areas*

6:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

*High Traffic/Pike Areas include: 300–400 block of Pride of Kansas Ave.; 300 block of Ft. Riley Blvd.; 300–400 block of Bison Blvd.; 300–400 block of Grandstand Ave.; 300–400 block of Cottonwood Ave.