2025 Illinois State Fair

The Illinois State Fair returns for 2025, August 7 – 17, with an all star concert lineup and the return of a new Route 66 presence.

Grandstand acts include Black Crowes, Megan Moroney, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Brad Paisley, Chainsmokers, Def Leppard, Turnpike Troubadours.

Gate 2 of the Illinois State Fair is home to the Illinois State Fairgrounds Route 66 Experience – a multiyear project focusing on our nation’s most iconic road.

The experience offers visitors a chance to walk Illinois Route 66 from Chicago to the Chain of Rocks Bridge and learn about communities and attractions along the Route in microform. The project is headed by the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway, with the goal of sparking interest in those who have not yet experienced everything Illinois Route 66 has to offer.

Click Here for more information about the Illinois State Fair, August 7 – 17, 2025.

Photos by Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway.