Military Discounts
Military Discounts
Available only at base ticket offices.
Military tickets are available at base ticket offices only to those with appropriate military ID:
- Active duty
- Reservists
- Retirees
- Dependents
- DoD employees
Ticket sales will begin sometime in early May. Scroll down to see ticket types and prices.
Ticket Types
Ticket Type |
Price, including base service fee |
About this ticket type |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Fair Admission | $22 | All 27 days of the Fair for one low price, ages 6 and older. Photo ID required for everyone using this ticket. Examples of appropriate photo ID include military ID, driver’s license, passport, school-issued ID, season pass (with photo) from another amusement facility, photo ID issued from a “missing child” organization. Persons who do not have an appropriate photo ID may not use the Unlimited Fair Admission ticket. |
| Single-Day Adult Admission | $17.25 | Ages 13-61 |
| Single-Day Child or Senior Admission | $14 | Children are ages 6-12. Children 12 and younger are admitted free on Kids’ Day, which is every Friday. Children 5 and younger are admitted free every day. Seniors are ages 62 and older. |
| Beverage festival tickets | Wine: $57 Beer: $49.75 Distilled: $24 |
Discounted tickets for the Fair’s beer, wine and distilled spirit festivals. More information is available on the following websites: San Diego International Beer Festival, The Toast of the Coast wine festival and Distilled Spirit & Cocktail Festival. |
| Value Pack | $90.75 | One parking voucher, four one-day admission tickets, four 2-for-1 soft drink coupons (valid for 16-oz drink), one Passport to Savings coupon book voucher, and one ticket with a barcode for carnival rides and games. Important: Exchange Passport voucher at Passport to Savings booths inside the Fair to receive the coupon book. Barcode is valid for 20 ride or game tickets; extreme rides are excluded. Each ride or game requires more than one ticket; see Rides section of the website for quantity. Take barcoded ticket directly to each ride or game; do not redeem at ticket booth. |
| Military Pack | $48.75 | One parking voucher, two one-day admission tickets, two 2-for-1 soft drink coupons (valid for 16-oz drink). The Military Pack is perfect for patrons who want to customize their Fair package with a Pay-One-Price ride wristband. |
| Ride & Game Ticket | $17.50 | One ticket with a barcode for carnival rides and games. Important: Barcode is valid for 25 ride and game tickets; extreme rides are excluded. Each ride or game requires more than one ticket; see Rides section of the website for quantity. Take barcoded ticket directly to each ride or game; do not redeem at ticket booth. |
| Fair Guide and Military Value Sheet | Free | Beginning approximately end of May, while supplies last, base ticket offices will also carry a printed program of major Fair events (Fair Guide), and a special Military Value Sheet with 26 Fair-vendor coupons. |
| Concerts | The Fair offers special pricing on select Toyota Summer Concert Series tickets purchased at base ticket offices. This offer is over for 2019, but shows will continue nightly through July 4. See the complete lineup on the Toyota Summer Concert Series page. |
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