Fair at Fenway South 2026 at JetBlue Park: Prices and Visit Planning

The Fair at Fenway South comes back to JetBlue Park for its 12th year on three Friday-to-Sunday weekends: Nov. 6–8, Nov. 13–15 and Nov. 20–22. For Gateway, that means a full state fair-style midway sets up on Daniels Parkway, a few minutes from home.

Rides, shows and the midway are the same every night. What changes is the price, and it depends almost entirely on when you buy. A family that buys on Oct. 23 and a family that decides on a Saturday afternoon will pay very different amounts for the same evening. Most of the drive also follows that calendar logic, because the fair's posted directions send cars through the most torn-up interchange in east Fort Myers.

Same Ride Pass, Different Price

Everyone age 3 and up needs either an Admission Ticket or a Combo Pass to get in. A Combo Pass covers admission, all shows and unlimited rides. Here's what that pass costs depending on when you buy it, according to the fair's FAQ and the Lehigh Acres Citizen's Oct. 6 announcement:

The gap between the bottom and top rows is $17 a person. For a household of four riders, the flash sale comes to $120. Paying on site comes to $188. Add $10 for onsite parking either way.

The cutoff that matters most is 5 p.m. on Friday. Gate pricing runs "5pm Friday through closing each weekend," so the advance window doesn't reopen for Saturday or Sunday once Friday's gates open. If you're planning a Sunday afternoon on Nov. 15, buy before the gates open on Friday, Nov. 13. The advance $10 admission-only ticket follows the same deadline. After that it's $12.

The fair recommends screenshotting the QR code from an online order because the connection at the fair can be spotty. Any box office will scan the screenshot.

The Cheapest Gate Opens at 3 p.m.

The time of day matters too, especially for families with young kids or anyone who would rather walk the midway than ride.

Hours are 5 to 11 p.m. on Fridays, 3 to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and 3 to 10 p.m. on Sundays. The fair notes hours can change without notice. The extra afternoon hours on weekends come with the lowest admission price of the fair:

• 2-for-1 admission, Saturdays and Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m. only. You buy one $12 admission and get a second free, which works out to $6 a person.
• Admission only. The coupon doesn't apply to Combo Passes, and ride bracelets are bought separately inside.
• No stacking, no express line. The coupon can't be combined with other discounts, and you show it on your phone or on paper at a Full Service Box Office.

So a group with a couple of grandparents who want the shows and the food but no rides can get in for $6 each on a weekend afternoon. Shows are included with admission and run from open to close.

Riders who come in on the 2-for-1 coupon have to make a second decision once they're inside. A $35 bracelet buys unlimited rides for the day. Ride credits come in three bundles: 8 for $12, 28 for $35 and 50 for $50. Rides take multiple credits and have height requirements. Because 28 credits cost the same $35 as a bracelet, credits only make sense for a kid who'll ride a handful of times and then head for the petting zoo.

The Weekend You Pick Changes the Lineup

The flash-sale pass is good any day of the fair. Some of the entertainment, though, is tied to specific weekends, so the lineup is the third thing to plan around.

The fair's entertainment page lists the 2026 lineup as Victoria Circus, the Magic of Lance Gifford, Dinosaur Takeover, Cowtown USA and a giant petting zoo. A few acts run on their own schedule.

1. Nov. 6–8: The Family Farmville Tent appears this weekend only.
2. Nov. 13–15 and Nov. 20–22: Rosaire's Royal Racers, the racing pigs, join for weeks two and three.
3. Every Saturday night: The Las Vegas Hypnosis Show.

The ride lineup includes the Super Cyclone Coaster, Vertigo, Starship 4000, Street Fighter 360, Music Express and Rock Star. There's also a full Kiddieland for younger riders.

None of the 2026 coverage names specific dishes. Last year's preview in the Cape Coral Breeze listed giant turkey legs, deep-fried Twinkies and Oreos, loaded funnel cakes, churros and pickle pizza. That's a guide to the style of food, not a promise for this year.

The Fair's Directions Run Through a Construction Zone

The fair's driving directions say to take I-75 to Exit 131, head east on Daniels Parkway for two miles and turn into JetBlue Park from Daniels. That route makes sense for families coming from Cape Coral or Estero. It also puts every one of those cars through FDOT's rebuild of the I-75 and Daniels Parkway interchange.

That $42.8 million project is converting Exit 131 into a diverging diamond interchange. Construction started in early 2026, and FDOT estimates it will finish in Summer 2028. According to FDOT's current Lee County RoadWatch, the northbound on-ramp is on a temporary alignment, westbound Daniels lanes shift south and then north, southbound off-ramp traffic shifts east and the speed limit is reduced. Lane closures may happen from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. on I-75 and from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Daniels.

Compare those closure windows to the fair's hours. The gates close at 10 or 11 p.m., well inside the hours when Daniels lanes near the interchange may be closed. Anyone heading west toward I-75 after the last ride could hit that.

Gateway families start from the other side. Home is already east of I-75, so the drive to JetBlue Park never has to cross Exit 131. The construction to plan around is closer to home. Lee County's Treeline Avenue intersection project runs from Jetport Loop to Heartwood Boulevard, and the county's RoadWatch for Oct. 1–7 warns of periodic lane closures on Treeline and Daniels while crews work near the road.

Closures on both projects change week to week, so the fair's opening weekend will have its own conditions. The FDOT and county RoadWatch reports for the week of Nov. 6 will be the ones to check. For now, the drive from Gateway means watching the Treeline work. The fair's posted route means driving through a rebuilt interchange late at night.

A Fixture With Two Gaps

The fair has been at JetBlue Park since 2013. Producer Brian Schuman put it this way in the 2026 announcement: "We love how so many Southwest Florida friends and families have made the Fair at Fenway South a November tradition."

The math explains why 2013 to 2026 adds up to 12 fairs instead of 14. The Cape Coral Breeze reported last year that the fair skipped 2020 because of the pandemic and 2022 because of a hurricane. Fair Productions LLC runs the event. Groups of 20 or more can get discounts through the fair's group sales page, and every member gets an individual barcode good any fair day.

The next date on the calendar is Friday, Oct. 23. That's the one day the Combo Pass costs $30, and it's 15 days from now.

I'm Alicia Lee, and I put together Gateway's seasonal calendar so my neighbors don't miss dates like the Oct. 23 sale. If you'd like the November events and road-work updates for this side of Fort Myers sent to you as they come out, Let's Connect.