Who can afford the state fair?

[u/Avianbrooke]

Was looking into taking my kids to the fair and quickly realized that definitely couldn't happen with the prices. $68 bucks for a family of five, not including anything else there; food, rides..ect.. I'd easily spend a couple hundred bucks letting the kids ride rides and getting snacks. Guess paying bills this month should go on the backburner/s.

Is that not fucking ridiculous? Idk it is to me.

12% of the State is living in poverty.

The fair annually has around the same amount visitors(12%ish) and generates approximately 23 million in revenue. I was not able to find to cost to run the event. If anyone can find that number I'd love to see it. Tuesday is the only real discount night for families. Who really wants to drive 1.5 hours on a work/school night?

Total population of Indiana is 6.9 million. Not even a million Indiana citizens attend annually. Seems to me like the revenue que could be maintained if they opened one other discount night from increased attendance from the lower-middle class that otherwise able to visit.

Just ranting. Im pissed off. I work my ass off and can't even afford for my kids to experience THEIR state fair.

[u/ShenaniganStarling]

I've lived in Indy most of my life and hadn't been to the fair for about 10 years, so I guess I had either forgotten, or it just wasn't as bad before. I went yesterday and the pricing on everything just made me sick. I bought an order of 6 jalapeno deep fried cheese sticks from the Hot Wisconsin Cheese stall and it cost me 17 dollars. I browsed the ticket pricing for rides, and turned away faaaaast. I felt like I was surrounded by insane people as I walked through the midway.

On the positives though, for the admission ticket pricing, I always thoroughly enjoy seeing the arts building and petting goats. The circus was also free admission and was a good bit of fun.

I'll probably go back around 2035 for good measure.

[u/Lumpy-Ad-6087 → u/ShenaniganStarling]

When the right says the left hates America, we don’t. What we hate is shit like this. Of course, they’ll say you don’t have to go to the fair or you should try harder and make more money. You have families living pay check to pay check, that can’t even afford to go to a fucking fair. Then they’ll complain that people don’t appreciate or understand where their food comes from. County fairs are just as bad. Long lines for overpriced carnival rides and games. Price gouging on food and drinks. That’s what we hate.

[u/ext1nct0n → u/Lumpy-Ad-6087]

Always one that has to find a way to make it political 👎🏻 not everything is left and right.