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Forget those new year’s resolutions, and pretend you didn’t read the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines<\/a> for 2025-2030, it’s fair time in Florida.<\/p>\n Whether you go for the food, the rides, the games, entertainment or the agricultural and livestock exhibits, the South Florida Fair <\/a>has it.<\/p>\n Theme this year is Party with the Pirates.<\/a><\/p>\n “Unleash your inner pirate <\/a>with a variety of activities, entertainment, fair food, and attractions inspired by the legends of the high seas.”<\/p>\n And it’s coming up fast, as in the end of this week, with the fair opening Friday, Jan. 16, just in time for the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.<\/p>\n The annual fair attracts over 500,000<\/a> people.<\/p>\n Here’s what you should know<\/p>\n The South Florida Fair opens Friday, Jan. 16<\/a>, and lasts through Sunday, Feb. 1.<\/p>\n Hours are:<\/p>\n The midway opens an hour after the gates open.<\/p>\n The South Florida Fair is located on Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, FL, 1.5 miles west of the Florida Turnpike and 1 mile east of 441\/SR7.<\/p>\n Need an address for your GPS? 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach.<\/p>\n More options are available, including:<\/p>\n There are wristbands available.<\/p>\n Parking lots for the South Florida Fair<\/a> open at 8:30 a.m. Saturdays-Sundays and MLK Day and at 10:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays.<\/p>\n General parking is $15; premium parking is $25. All parking is on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n Premium parking offers a closer, more convenient spot\u00a0<\/p>\n Parking is credit card only.<\/a><\/p>\n There are four stages<\/a> at the South Florida Fair offering “continuous entertainment,” in addition to the attractions and educational shows in Yesteryear Village.<\/p>\n Entertainment is free<\/a> with fair admission. Highlights in 2026<\/a> include:<\/p>\n \u27a4 See full list of entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n Yes. Accessible parking spaces are available in the\u00a0Pink Lot<\/a>\/Lot 6.<\/p>\n Vehicles must have appropriate plates or permits to park.<\/p>\n There is no free parking<\/a> for handicap permits.<\/p>\n Scootaround is the exclusive scooter and wheelchair rental service<\/a> for The South Florida Fair 2026.<\/p>\n Items available for walk-up rentals only include:<\/p>\n Available for rental in advance<\/a> are scooters and wheelchairs:<\/p>\nWhen is the South Florida Fair?<\/h2>\n
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Is there a cost for parking at South Florida Fair? Yes and you can’t use cash<\/h2>\n
South Florida Fair has strict policy on minors<\/h2>\n
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