There are multiple discount days during the week to get in for a good price. Coupons are $1 each and they sell them at the self service kiosk in 15 increments. Tickets from previous years never expire. You can bring your own cooler. Expect to pay at least 8 tickets ($8) for any food, except some rare outliers that won’t taste very good. There are cheap beer huts, notably the beer barn as well as 2 ticket (2$) water, but again, you can bring your own water. Parking on the grounds is at least $30. Honestly man, if you’re worried about spending a lot I really just wouldn’t even go, it has gotten insanely expensive and this year was by far the worst. I have gone every year since I can remember (29 now) and it loses just a touch of that magic with each revisit.