Ever wanted to wander the meadows of Yosemite? Marvel at the Grand Tetons in Wyoming? Behold the ancient trees of the Sequoias? Or relive your vacations to all of these places? You’re in luck—the 2011 L.A. County Fair will dazzle and delight you with the flora and fauna of America’s national parks at the Flower…
Pirate-y Pet Adventures Await at Pets Ahoy!
Ahoy, mateys! What’s funner than learnin’ to sail the high seas with the most fearsome bunch of buccaneers to ever pillage and plunder? Doing it with yer favorite peg-leg pets!
The wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'…
One of our favorite rides here at the Fair has just started to spring up – the SkyRide. The “after” picture will come soon enough…just you wait! If you haven’t ridden the SkyRide yet, it looks like a ski lift, without the snow. It gives a great panorama of the Fair grounds. It’s also a…
L.A. County Fair exclusive: A Q&A with Thummer!
Hi Thummer! How are you doing today? I’m doing well, thanks. I’m just so busy lately taking care of everything before the Fair starts…can you believe it’s basically a couple of weeks away? I know! This summer has been so fast. Anyway, our readers want to know about you. What can you tell me? Well,…
Hmmm, I wonder where that is…
Let’s play a little guessing game today.The Fair is a little more than a month away, so everyone has been hard at work fixing up the campus for all of our visitors. The first person to guess which buildings on the Fairgrounds we took the pictures below wins a little bit of Fair swag! Email…
Boy oh boy – summer!
We here at the Fair sure love summer. It means that the Fair is soon (38 days!!!), the sun is shining and the grounds get beautiful! This perfect spot, right in the fair grounds – flowers, butterflies and tables. All you need now is something to pic-a-nic on…maybe, come Fair time, you can sit here…
Hats, quilts and yarn – oh my!
We’ve had an exciting couple of days here at the Village on Broadway, folks. “Take-in” is that special time of year when we receive hundreds of quilts, handmade dolls, handmade pots and more for our annual Tapestry competitions. This year, there are over 2000 entries this year, in categories like Gourd Art, Decorative Painting, Christmas…
Tickets are here!
Guess what? Tickets to the Fair are now available online! Get ’em while they’re hot – and click here. We are so excited to see you this September. Even Thummer is wagging his tail!
Did you know that the L.A. County Fair has its very own Junior Fair Board?
It’s a leadership program for excellent juniors and seniors of partner high schools. They meet monthly, organize service initiatives, work on special community projects and serve as leaders in their neighborhoods. Each member also receives a scholarship and an opportunity to work with the Fair’s many facets. Ever since the first board met in 2004,…
Behind the Scenes at America's Kids
Nancy Bates has explored the ocean, played with dragons and lived in the jungle. And this year, she’ll be playing scientist. What kind of job allows her to travel to such fanciful heights? Well, she’s been the America’s Kids coordinator for the past four years. Combining elements of an educational exhibit space with themed and…
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