We had our first hot weekend of 2016 — and if you were here on Saturday you know the sun was out in full force! Despite the heat, we loved the events we hosted over the past two days. See how it went! Sancocho Festival The Sancocho Festival was a colorful array of dance, music,…
Hello, June! The summer heat has officially arrived (although June gloom could kick in any second), and we have plenty of events coming up this month at Fairplex. Take a look at some of our biggest events below: Sancocho Festival (June 4): Tomorrow the Sancocho Festival brings Latin American culture to Fairplex through music, dance…
The long weekend is here and many of you already have BBQs, picnics and vacations planned, but for those of us who are staying local, here are a few things happening around LA: Mission Circuit Dog Show (All Weekend): The Mission Circuit Dog Show will be at Fairplex all weekend long! Competitions will finish on…
Exciting news! The iCan Shine Bike Camp is coming to Fairplex this summer! iCan Shine works with children and adults whose special needs make it challenging for them to master recreational activities like biking. Each day campers will receive 75 minutes of instruction over the course of five days — more than 80{13e0898fe91ab02b80dd55b375775209b289a6340ed758532b2434d5d9d0e62c} of riders…
The Learning Centers at Fairplex hosted their annual Scooper Bowl fundraiser tonight at the Millard Sheets Art Center. Our guests chose from a selection of student-made ceramic bowls and filled them up with a delicious mixture of ice cream and decadent toppings. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us tonight! Our students…
Our five-acre urban farm provides food for the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel and serves as a classroom for our agriculture classes, but it’s not the only place where crops are grown on campus. Our Child Development Center (CDC) has its own special garden, tucked into a corner of the playground. It is here that students learn…
The 2016 Los Angeles International Wine Competition has come to a close — all that’s left is seeing who won what. We want to give a special thank-you to all our judges who wined (and dined!) with us last week. We had a wonderful time hosting and seeing everyone have fun. The competition started with…
Fairplex will be fairly quiet this weekend but there’s plenty going on in our surrounding communities! 48th District Schools Agriculture & Nutrition Fair (May 21): The Ag Fair is wrapping things up on Saturday but there’s still time to visit! Say hello to the animals, check out educational exhibits from nearby schools and try the…
Growing an urban farm like ours takes a little creativity and a lot of agricultural know how. Thankfully we have plenty of both! While the majority of our crops are grown traditionally, we practice many farming techniques. We covered vertical farming in a couple months back and now we’re taking a look at our hydroponics…
The Los Angeles International Wine Competition kicked off this morning! This is the biggest of all our Los Angeles International Competitions and our judges have their work cut out for them. Stay tuned for updates tomorrow!
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