The Souper Bowl is one of our favorite end-of-year fundraisers! Our Career & Technical Education (CTEC) students have made beautiful, unique ceramic bowls, which our guests can purchase for $15 each. Once bowls have been selected, guests can fill them up with delicious hot soup, while chatting with fellow donors and meeting the students themselves.…
Weekend Recap: Harvest Festival Arts & Crafts Show
Some things never change, and the Harvest Festival Arts & Crafts Show are one of them. As you walk towards the entrance you’re greeted by a very merry Santa on stilts, singing holiday hits and welcoming you to the show. Upon entering, guests are greeted by carolers and vendors selling everything from clothes to Christmas…
Harvest Festival 2016
The Harvest Festival has arrived at Fairplex! We love the holiday music, festive lights, tasty food and seeing the creativity of all the vendors. Ornaments, jewelry, decorations, photography, clothing, home decor… the list goes on, and each item is handmade by talented artisans. We would choose the Harvest Festival over the chaos and generic gifts…
Fairplex donates giant bear to Ontario Reign Teddy Bear Toss
We recently had the pleasure of donating one of our Fair giant teddy bears to pro hockey team Ontario Reign for their annual Teddy Bear Toss! The Teddy Bear Toss invites hockey spectators to toss new teddy bears and other stuffed animals onto the ice. These toys are then collected and donated to local charities.…
December at Fairplex
Happy December! Things are looking merry and bright here at Fairplex and we’re ready to celebrate the end of 2016 with some of our favorite traditional events. Check it out: Harvest Festival (Dec. 2-4): Our month starts off with the Original Harvest Festival Arts & Crafts Show! This is the place to shop for handmade gifts.…
ANNOUNCEMENT: New CEO & President of LACFA
We’re pleased to welcome Miguel A.Santana as the next president and CEO of the Los Angeles County Fair Association! We met him this morning at our employee townhall, and he officially steps into his new role at the beginning of the new year. We’re excited to begin 2017 under his leadership and look forward to…
INFOGRAPHIC: Staying Green on The Farm
We take sustainability seriously at Fairplex, especially on The Farm. Our five-acre urban farm is home to animals, specialty crops, dinners, field trips and more. Here are some of the ways we stay green on a year-round basis:
#GivingTuesday at Fairplex
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global movement focused on giving back. This awesome day connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world to celebrate and encourage giving . Dozen of countries and hundreds of non-profits and charities benefit from the generosity of people around the globe and we are honored to be able…
Fairplex Snapshot: Farm Babies
We had a pretty eventful Thanksgiving weekend on The Farm at Fairplex! Meet our newest friends, two Turkin chicks, who decided to enter the world on Friday, November 25.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Fairplex! We’re grateful for the opportunity to live, work and play here year-round. We hope you have a wonderful holiday with your loved ones.
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