Washington State Fair
PASSES FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
Fair Runs Aug 30 – Sept 22, 2024
(closed Tuesdays and Sept 4)
The Washington Homeschool Organization has once again coordinated with the Washington State Fair for free tickets to homeschoolers. Please precisely follow this procedure for getting tickets:
First, contact your local school district for tickets. If you reside in Eastern Washington, you will need to request tickets directly from the Washington State Fair by following the directions listed below, as tickets are not sent to school districts on the Eastside. Districts on the Westside are required to include homeschoolers in their ticket order from the
Washington State Fair. If you are not sure your district receives tickets, please contact
vernenes@thefair.com to check.
If the district does not honor your request for tickets or you reside in Eastern Washington, send the following to:
Washington State Fair
Attn Vernene Scheurer/School Ticket Program
110 9th Avenue SW
Puyallup,WA 98371-0162:
1. A copy of your “Declaration of Intent to Provide Home-Based Instruction” You can use your 2023-2024 Declaration since you aren’t required to file one for the 2024-2025 school year until September 15th, 2024.
* This must have the school district logo on it. If you have 6 & 7-year old, you just need to send a note to the fair listing the name and age of the child.
2. Give the reason why the district did not honor your request for tickets. Include the name and phone number of district person you spoke with.
3. Self-addressed stamped envelope.
4. Please include a note with your name and phone number.
Requests must be postmarked no later than Friday, August 23rd.
REQUESTS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE PROCESSED AS RECEIVED AND NOT GUARANTEED TO ARRIVE TO YOU BEFORE FAIR IS COMPLETED.
One ticket will be issued for each student age 6 through 18, and one adult pass per family. Children 5 years old and under are free. The tickets may be used any day, including Saturday and Sunday.
Please note: Washington State Fair staff has advised us that there is some abuse of free fair tickets. Some homeschoolers are receiving tickets from multiple sources. Please take only one ticket per student from one organization.