Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo: What you need to know

If you’re heading to the fair and rodeo Thursday, Friday or Saturday, here’s what you need to know before you go.

Fair hours are 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Aug. 27-28 and 9 a.m.-midnight Aug. 29. Tickets cost $13 for ages 13 and older, $5 for ages 6-12 and seniors 65 and up.

Carnival wristbands are $33. The mainstage concert is $15 for reserved seats but free with general admission to the fair at the Benton County fairgrounds in Kennewick.

Parking costs $8 daily and $32 for a season pass.

Ben Franklin Transit shuttle buses leave from Kamiakin High School and Lampson Stadium in Kennewick, the TRAC facility and the 22nd Avenue Transit Center in Pasco, and Richland’s Knight Street Transit Center and the Tulip Lane Park & Ride each hour on the hour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and every half-hour from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m.

They’ll depart the fairgrounds hourly starting at 9:30 a.m. and every half-hour starting at 5:30 p.m. The last bus leaves at midnight.

Dial-A-Ride is available from 9 a.m. to midnight. One-day advance reservations are required by calling 509-735-0160.

Cost is $1.50 each way, or $4 for a family of up to five. A rate of 75 cents each way is available for seniors and the disabled with a transit ID card. A fair-bus combo ticket is $13 for adults and $7 for seniors and kids.

Thursday, Aug. 27

Friday, Aug. 28

Saturday, Aug. 29

This story was originally published August 27, 2015 at 4:23 PM with the headline "Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo: What you need to know."