LITTLE VALLEY — Advance-sale tickets for the 182nd Cattaraugus County Fair are on sale now at outlets across the county and beyond.

The county fair is scheduled for July 26 through Aug. 2 with two country music grandstand performances — Tracy Byrd will perform at Tuesday night’s concert with special guest Alex Miller, while Flatland Cavalry are Wednesday night’s performers.

Advance sale pay-one-price tickets are $12 each for those 2 and older — $3 each less than gate admission from July 26 on, which goes to $15. Admission includes unlimited Amusements of America midway rides.

Gates open daily at 8 a.m. with the midway open at 1 p.m. Animals are in place Saturday preceding the fair. Vendors are typically open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., depending on the crowd.

Advance sale gate admission is available at the fair office, 501 Erie St., Little Valley; online at www.cattarauguscofair.com; at all Cattaraugus County Bank locations; the Cattaraugus County Credit Union in Little Valley; the South Dayton Super Duper; select Community Bank, N.A. locations and online at etix.com. Advance tickets are available through the end of the day July 25.

County fair officials stress tickets will be required for all grandstand shows, even the free ones. Visitors who prefer a particular grandstand section or seat or who simply do not want to wait in line can go on the ETIX.com website and reserve seats by following the simple prompts. Tickets can then be printed or shown at the gate on a cellphone.

Tickets will also be available for purchase on the day of the show, pending availability.

Grandstand events include:

• Saturday, July 26 – Modified Truck Bull.
• Sunday, July 27 – Broken B Rodeo bull riding, barrel racing and more.
• Monday, July 28 – Demolition Derby.
• Tuesday, July 29 – Tracy Byrd concert with special guest Alex Miller.
• Wednesday, July 30 – Flatland Cavalry concert.
• Thursday, July 31 – WNY Pro Pulling series.
• Friday, Aug. 1 – Monster Truck show.
• Saturday, Aug. 2 – Monster Truck show and Demolition Derby.

There are also several performances on the grounds, which are free with gate admission and take place three or four times daily. They include:

• Sea Lion Splash – Trainers Marco and Philip Peters will have crowds cheering and laughing with sea lions that balance balls, shoot hoops, dance, perform handstands and more.
• Pratt Family Chainsaw Artists – The Pratt family of artists creates quality sculptures, architecture, furniture and attachables with chainsaws.
• Magician Lance Gifford – Gifford is an award-winning magician and entertainer who has been amazing crowds for more than 30 years with amazing magic and spell-binding hypnosis.
• Swifty Swine Racing – This group of pigs travels across the country and races not for the money but the Oreo cookie waiting on a silver platter at the finish line.
• Butterfly Kingdom – An educational exhibit that hosts 200 to 300 butterflies, including six different species. Fairgoers can learn about a butterfly’s life cycle and interact with them.
• Dynamo Dogs – This family event includes everything from trick routines to Frisbee acrobatics in this one-of-a-kind canine variety show. The dogs vary in both size and skill, and many have been adopted or rescued.
• Glassblowing Arts – Artist Ryan Gothrup has been a glassblowing educator for over 16 years, teaching a wide variety of students. He’s been using his mobile glass trailer to educate on location for the past seven years.

More information can be found online at cattarauguscofair.com or by calling (716) 938-9146.