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$3 Fair Food Happy Hour Deals at the Pima County Fair (2025)

Funnel Cake (Photo courtesy of Pima County Fair)

$3 Fair Food Happy Hour Deals at the Pima County Fair (2025)

Apr 15, 20253 min read

If it’s deep-fried, wrapped in cotton candy, or dusted in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, you know you’ve made it to the fair.

The annual Pima County Fair is back, happening at 11300 S. Houghton Rd. from Thursday, April 17 – Sunday, April 27.

This year, there’s a new Happy Hour deal worth showing up early for. From Monday to Wednesday, score $3 food items from select vendors and draft beer in the fair’s cantina from 3 – 5 p.m.

So, when you’re not getting dazed by one of the dizzying fair rides, take a bite out of some of these discounted meals that ought to keep your energy goin’.

$3 Fair Food Happy Hour Deals

From 3 -5 p.m. on Monday – Wednesday
(Name of vendor – the $3 deal)
  • All-Beef Hot Dog – mini all-beef corn dog
  • A Pop Above Popcorn – small caramel corn
  • Backyard BBQ Village – mini corn esquite
  • B & J Concessions – one beignet or powdered sugar fry bread
  • Boba King – 16-ounce mango tea
  • Chan’s Chicken on a Stick – chicken on a stick
  • Chicago-Style Hot Dogs – mini all-beef corn dog
  • The Chili Pepper – classic nacho mountain
  • Cody Coyote Kettlecorn & Concessions – Italian ice
  • Coffee2Cones – small vanilla or chocolate cone
  • Corn Junction – corn on a cob with butter
  • Fair Pretzels – salted or cinnamon sugar pretzel knot
  • Flaco’s Tacos – one al pastor taco
  • Fun Biz Concessions, Inc. – small cup of corn
  • Going Nuts – snack bag (choice of almonds, pecans, or cashews)
  • Hawaiian Teriyaki – yakisoba stir fry noodles with teriyaki sauce
  • Jake’s Donuts – mini doughnuts or mini funnel cakes
  • Piggly’s Barbecue – barbecue sliders
  • Lobster Shack – fish and chips bites
  • Lisa’s Concession #1 – one jalapeño popper
  • Lisa’s Concession #2 – one jalapeño popper
  • Morty’s Backyard Cantina – fry basket
  • Needham Concessions Grinders – one chicken strip with fries
  • Needham Concessions Dole Whip – small lemon whip
  • Oak Mountain Concessions – frozen lemonade
  • Papa Gino’s – slice of pepperoni pizza
  • Pizza at Pima Hall – one churro
  • Sleek Greek – small Greek fries
  • Slushee – small slushee
  • Squeezers #1 – small sour apple lemonade
  • Squeezers #2 – small sour apple lemonade
  • Stizzy’s Roasted Corn – half corn on the cob
  • Suck It Up Ice Cream – small ice cream or small lemonade
  • Suck It Up Funnel Cakes – mini funnel cake with powdered sugar
  • Tapas Tacos – mini super nachos
  • Texas Steak Out – corn in a cup
  • Tommy D’s – nachos
  • Tony’s Concessions – chicken rolled taquitos
  • Top Notch Concessions – half-sized churro
  • Vic Marcus Concessions – mini all-beef corn dog
  • Candy Shack – red candy apple
  • Pima Ice Cream – single dip cake cone
  • Waffle Cone – root beer float
  • West Coast Weenies – mini corn dog
  • Gino’s Pizza – slice of cheese pizza

The Pima County Fair is open at 3 p.m. Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. Saturday – Sunday, with different closing times (depending on what’s happening that day).

Have fun out there!

The Pima County Fair is located at 11300 S. Houghton Rd. For more information, visit pimacountyfair.com. 

Article written by:

Matt Sterner

Matt Sterner

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At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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