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Dixon May Fair: Get Your Best Buys Now

Buy in advance for discounts and deals on carnival, grandstand and admission tickets.

DIXON, CA – Tickets for the 143rd Dixon May Fair grandstand shows, fair admission and carnival wristbands are now available for purchase, offering the best deals for the upcoming run, May 10-13 at the fairgrounds at 655 S. 1st St. in Dixon,

The fair has several opportunities to save money and time when you buy fair and the Coors Light Grandstand event tickets early using the e-ticket system. Purchases can also be made at the fair office.

The convenience of on-line ticketing is available for grandstand events, carnival ride wristbands and admission. (Online service fees apply.)

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Grandstand ticket prices for Broncs & Bulls and for the Tractor & Truck Pulls will be $20 for all ages and the Destruction Derby admission is $25. Coors Light Grandstand event tickets purchased in advance will include fair admission.

Tickets purchased the day of the event do NOT include fair admission. Advance purchase is recommended, as all grandstand events were sell-outs in recent years, fair officials said.

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For parents, the all-you-can-ride wristbands are a great option for children who have an unlimited appetite for the rides.

Butler Amusements is offering wristbands, which allow unlimited rides on any one day of the fair, for $25 in advance through May 9. During the fair, wristbands will be $30, and ride coupons will be $1 each. Each ride takes three to five coupons, fair organizers said.

Other discounts on fair admission: Advance-purchase adult tickets online are $8 -- compared to $12 at the gate.

Also note that KUIC Radio is sponsoring Thrifty Thursday on May 10, when all admissions are $5. And on Friday, May 11, all kids 12 and under are admitted free.

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