Tag Archives: Fair

Battle of the Bands 2012

Posted on by
Reply

Last night the Coca-Cola Stage came alive with local talent. The first annual Battle of the Bands was a huge, deafening success. Out of 32 bands, eight were selected to compete at the L.A. County Fair’s Battle of the Bands.

The prize?

Only a $1,200 cash prize and a spot at the 2013 Vans Warped Tour!

The chance to perform for the judges panel alone was an envied one. Founder of Warped Tour Kevin Lyman and Skip Page from Goldenvoice (the founders and promoters of famous music festival Coachella) selected these finalists from a handful of others and talent agent Darryl Eaton from Creative Artists Agency was a guest judge. Eaton has fostered talent such as Kelly Clarkson, Blink 182 and Enrique Iglesias.

After all eight bands finished rocking out for their adoring family, friends and fans, the winner was announced as Cogito from Claremont! The band received the cash prize as well as MULTIPLE tour dates. Second place went to Service Interruption and third place winners were Psycho Punx.

In fact, it was a happy ending for everyone. The judges were so wowed by all the bands, they decided all eight should be featured at the Vans Warped Tour dates at Fairplex!

Now that is a crazy ending for the first annual battle.

 

WINNERS! Daily Giveaway Special #2 : Tell Us Your Thoughts

Posted on by
30

Congratulations to Yvette, Amy and Marcus for being selected as winners for the Giveaway Special!

Yvette’s top three include the Ferris wheel, deep-fried food and the zebras. Amy enjoys America’s Kids, Stingray Island and the Big Red Barn while Marcus loves the Hot Dog On A Stick fare, Dr. Bob’s Handcrafted Ice Cream and seeing all the animals!

Thank you again to all who participated. It’s the LAST week of the Fair and we want to give as many prize packs away as possible! Check back here today, Thursday and Friday for our final giveaways.
____________________________________

Only FIVE more days of the Fair! As before, this giveaway will extend from today (Sunday) through Wednesday when we choose a winner. This is our last special triple giveaway so we thought we would keep it super simple:

What are your TOP 3 must-dos at the L.A. County Fair?

Tell us in the comment box below! We will select three winners at random and will announce who won on Wednesday. We only have a few more giveaways after that so make sure to participate :)

Have fun and good luck!

The most delicious food competition yet

Posted on by
Reply

Today’s food competition was all about the chocolate: Chocolate chip cookies and brownies, that is. Walking into Culinary Styles is like a waft of heaven with the warm, inviting scents of freshly baked cookies and rich, chocolaty brownies drifting towards your nose. I have to say, I envy the judges of their job yesterday!

Frank n Chips

In first place for chocolate chip cookies was David Miller, Los Angeles with his Gramercy recipe, a gooey sweet treat that made the judges coo in delight. Second place went to Jessica Kubel, Monrovia for her unique chocolate bacon toffee cookies. In third was Maya Howard, Montclair for her fun Frank n Chips cookies, getting into the spirit of Fall with a classic Halloween character.

The brownies were equally fun to look at. Danielle Buckland from Ontario snagged first with her Blondies brownies creation. Jessica Kubel took second again with her white chocolate mixture!

WINNER! Daily Giveaway #2: Iron Man

Posted on by
17

We have our second winner! Congratulations to Arturo Serna!!! We hope you enjoy your day at the Fair.

He correctly answered that the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Thor are the superheroes featured in The Avengers. Many of you also gave a shout-out to Nick Fury and we agree that he definitely deserves a special mention!

Thank you again to everyone who participated. Check back here later today for our third daily giveaway–and yes, it’s still the complete prize pack of tickets, ride passes, food bucks and blog tees :)

Check back soon!

___________________

It’s Day 2 of our Daily Giveaway! Just like yesterday, we are giving away two Fair passes, two ride passes, food bucks and two Hot Blog On A Stick tees to one lucky winner.

Iron Man visited the Fair today, in full costume! Iron Man a.k.a. Tony Stark is, in his own words, a “genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist” (The Avengers, 2012). Not to mention a super cool, high-flying, heavy-lifting, brave superhero! He was kind enough to spend some time taking pictures with fans today:

Iron Man and some excited fans

After saying hi to Iron Man I decided this next contest should definitely be an Avengers based one. So here’s the question:

Can you name all the superheroes featured in this year’s blockbuster smash, The Avengers?

Name them all in the comment box and we will select our next winner (at random) tomorrow! The contest is open until 11:59 p.m. (PST) TONIGHT and the winner will be selected tomorrow afternoon!

Best of luck!

Daily Giveaway: Would you rather… **CONTEST CLOSED**

Posted on by
100

We have a winner! Congratulations to Nikki!!! You have received two Fair passes, two ride passes, food bucks and two Hot Blog On A Stick tees! We are looking forward to seeing you at the Fair.

And in case anyone was curious, Nikki said she would rather eat cookie dough all month than be on a Tilt-A-Whirl for 2 hours straight.

Thank you to everyone for participating in our first daily giveaway! Check back later this afternoon for our next contest. You never know, you could be next :)

——-

Okay, it’s time to launch our first Daily Giveaway!

For your chance to win two Fair tickets, two ride passes, food bucks and two Hot Blog On A Stick tees, leave your answers to this question in the comment box below:

Would you rather eat deep-fried cookie dough every day for every meal for a month or be stuck on a Tilt-A-Whirl for two hours straight?

Answer in the comment box and we will select the winner at random! Contest closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. (PST) and the winner will be announced at NOON tomorrow!

Good luck!

 

 

Enjoy a trip to the Fair… On us!

Posted on by
106

Calling the U L T I M A T E Fair Fans

The Fairy Blogster is all about making her blog readers’ dreams come true and I, as a Fair to Remember, am happy to help make that happen! We decided it might be fun to give goodies away every day of the Fair!

Starting today, we will be doing a daily giveaway/contest with prizes including:

  • Two free admission tickets per winner
  • Two free ride passes
  • Food bucks for the Fair
  • Hot Blog On A Stick tees 

Really, we just want to hook you up with a fun-filled day (or evening!) at the L.A. County Fair and thank you for your support and readership. (We really appreciate each and every one of you!)

Make sure to check back here often for the daily giveaways–you never know whether you’ll need to answer some Fair trivia, give us your take on something or guess a photo!

Check back here later today for Daily Giveaway #1 :)

Here we go!

Shall We Dance?

Posted on by
1

There’s never a dull moment at the Fair and the annual Senior Ballroom Competition is no different. This year senior couples (ages 55+) competed for first, second and third place in the waltz, foxtrot, cha-cha, rhumba, tango and East Coast Swing. Each couple demonstrated a flair for fun, style and rhythm when they took on the dance floor. Here are the winners from this year’s competition:

Click on a thumbnail for an enlarged photo.

Congratulations to all our winners! It was a pleasure to watch you dance this afternoon.

Grilled Cheese Contest

Posted on by
Reply
Italian Pesto and Sausage, First Place


The first annual Grilled Cheese Competition marks the first live contest here at the Fair in over two years. It is just the beginning of many fun cook-offs and contests going on at Culinary Styles.

Guests gathered around as six grilled cheese gurus sliced, diced, flipped and sizzled their concoctions using the ingredients they brought, ranging from the traditional cheese and mayonnaise combination to Nutella, salmon, crab, lettuce and Italian sausage. Once the 30-minute time limit was up resident food expert Chef Leslie and guest judge Chef Christian Morrish from retro restaurant Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue tasted each sandwich and chose the recipients for first, second and third place.

Winners and judges pose together for a photo

Peggy Linberg from Upland won first with her Italian Pesto and Sausage grilled cheese (featured in above photo), a perfect combination of spicy, cheesy flavors.

Peggy Linbert, 1st Place

Each sandwich was judged based off of a number of traits including presentation, originality and, of course, taste! Although there were only three awards, each contender should be applauded for their creativity in making delicious-tasting meals.

Amanda Stevenson, 2nd Place

Second place went to creator of the Banana Nutella grilled cheese is Amanda Stevenson (left). She surprised the judges by using breakfast items, specifically cream cheese, swirling in melted Nutella, bananas with cinnamon sugar to create a breakfast sweet sandwich.

Lauren Jarvis won third place with his Smoked Salmon recipe, blending in gooey cheese with salmon and an assortment of seasonings to create a crunchy, flavorful experience with every bite.

 

 

Overall, the first live competition of the Fair was a great success! Check back here for updates on future contests throughout the month!

Lauren Jarvis, 3rd Place

Banana Nutella Sandwich, 2nd Place

Smoked Salmon, 3rd Place