Oak Mountain State Fair - Pelham, Alabama

Alicia S.

Well the only disappointment was it was too expensive. The food the entry fee some rides needed tickets plus a wrist band. We went on a Tuesday and the buy one get one wasn’t honored. My kid did have a good time, however some changes can be made.

Vivacious Criss

The Fair was Fun, but the ATTITUDE'S WAS HORRIBLE!!! First of all, the wrist band is misleading. You pay $10 regardless to get in and then $30 to ride all the rides, except one. We had foreigners that did not even look at us! My husband and I had to ask if the rides were locked! But, when these two young white girls approached, one of them ? wasted no time too assist! This was with several rides except two, and we rode most of them! Whomever owns this franchise, please choose another crew!!

Nathan Nunya

The one thing that I didn't appreciate was the lack of transparency. Entry tickets are not just $10, they also add tax making it a few dollars more. They do the same thing with the wrist bands. 2 of them cost me an extra $7 because of "tax". Overall it was a fun experience but it's incredibly too small for the price and there's not much to offer in terms of variety with the food and rides.

Aubree Davis

We had fun and we went to go get our rist bands the four of us and we went to the first ride and it was a kid’s ride and my sister me and my nana he let us in but he didn’t let my nana in because he said she was to big and I was very. Very upset after he said that to her she didn’t want to ride anything else because she said she was to big and I told her stop saying that who cares what they say god is going to give him a good whooping there staff was HORRIBLE like I’m still upset I really don’t even want to go back now like that just made me very upset pls do not waste your time going to the fair with there nasty attitude cause it’s a waste of time and a waste of your money

Almira Sadykova

Haven't attended the event, but as somebody who lives across the street this has been a horrible experience. Loud music and constant noise (train whistle) is driving all of us insane. We have a newborn who is not able to sleep because of all of this noise. On Saturday we had to be outside of our apartment for 8 hours to get some break and let our baby take his naps. On Sunday (today) I am sitting in the closet with my baby to let him sleep. This should be illegal.

Tucker C

Summary: Too pricey, wrist bands are slightly misleading, VIP (fast passes) leading to longer wait times, and poor communication with staff. Still fun though

I asked someone at the ticket stand "when does the fair close?" and the response was "I have no idea". I don't blame the person, but the lack of communication with staff. The individual was really nice otherwise!

The wrist band (unlimited rides) price is $35, which is steep given the available rides. One ride (drop tower type ride) never opened while we were there. Furthermore, a different ride cost EXTRA to ride. I believe the ride was called "Nemesis" and was arguably the best ride there. Even with a wrist band you still needed 2 tickets per person to ride, which cost more money. Felt like we got cheated on that part. But hey, no refunds!

The fair has a VIP system for $20 additional dollars. This feature is basically a fast pass and allows you to skip the lines. Lines became slower as people would get off of a ride, then immediately get back in the VIP line. Great if you want to spend a total of $65 (entry, wrist band, VIP) to have a good time at the fair, but with a smaller selection of rides I personally do not see the value in that.

The staff was very friendly which was a positive and the fair was honestly quite clean. The rides that were open and qualified for a wrist band were fun. It's pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a fair. Same food as always (fried everything) with lemonade. Also a great variety of Mexican food options if you're into that

My advice is to walk around the fair before buying the wrist band. Add up the number of tickets you would need to have a good time, then see if you can justify the wrist bands price. We would have saved a bit of money had we done that. We went on a busy night, so your mileage may vary.

Shea McCartney

There weren’t ticket booths where we entered, which wouldn’t have been an issue if anyone could have pointed us in their direction.

I asked 3 different vendors where the ticket booths were and no one knew.

The cocktails were grossly overpriced ($20+ for one).

Street tacos were amazing.

Rides were great but less than I expected and they were all so close to each other it.

All of the games, vendors, and rides were too close together so it felt kinda small and awkward.

We got our portraits done at the Art Stuff booth and that was legit the best part. Whole staff were amazing. They were Super talented, kind, helpful, funny and great at making you feel comfortable throughout the whole experience! 10/10
Highly recommend checking them out.

Catrina Gaston

We had a great time! The turkey legs and funnel cakes were good!!! The rides were fun!