Thoroughbred horse racing begins Saturday, August 28 through Labor Day. Post time is 1 p.m. Entrance to the race track is included in the admission price of the Fair. The Fairgrounds encourages use of the Light Rail with an easily accessible Light Rail stop at the Fairgrounds' Cow Palace gate. For fairgoers' convenience, Carrollton Bank ATM machines will be located in front of the 4-H Building, the Cow Palace, the Exhibition Hall and in the center of the Grandstand on the upper and lower levels. The 118th Maryland State Fair has something for everyone, the young and the young at heart.
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