LA County Fair opening day is coming on August 31st! We are happy to share this list of deals and ways to save money on admission, food and carnival rides. Plus, this year we added a variety of FREE exhibits and fun for the entire family that you don’t want to miss. Get ready for…
Best 5 National Parks Near Route 66
Route 66 and the National Park Service have always had an important historical connection. Route 66 was known as the great road west and after World War II families on vacation took to the road in great numbers to visit the many National Park Service sites in the Southwest and beyond. That connection remains very…
5 Cool Places to Visit Off Route 66
The Mother Road is full of fun and adventure for the entire family! The history of Route 66 is a nostalgic road trip of iconic highway attractions, neon signs, Wigwam motels and all the kitsch that makes up the vanishing American roadside. This year’s fair theme Get Your Kicks…at the La County Fair will…
The Ultimate Comfort Food
Cheese, bread, butter, grill. It doesn’t get much better than that. Unless you were one of the cooks entering the Live Grilled Cheese contest today, where cheese was just one of the elements in the ultimate comfort food. Louise Jurgens of La Verne took home the blue ribbon for her corned beef, swiss and havarti…
Give the Fair to Grads, Dads & Music Lovers
It’s 90 days until opening day of the Fair, and I was trying to think of a way to share that with a current spin – so I’m opting for the ubiquitous June dads and grads theme. What does the Fair, which opens Aug. 30, have to do with Father’s Day and graduations? Buy your Pop or…
You Know You Want a Blue Ribbon
Sure, the Fair is still six months away but it’s not too early to be thinking of entering your best cookie or salsa recipe or your best photograph into one of our fun & exciting contests and competitions. Entries are open for all categories in Culinary Styles, Tapestry and America’s Kids. You look great in…
Thanks For the Memories
And so we end another Fair….and a great one it was! Thank you all for coming to our party. We enjoyed having you. What a way to celebrate our 90th anniversary! Here are some take-aways from this year: 1,473,371 guests – and you were one of them! It was our fourth biggest Fair ever. Food…
We Can't Get Enuf – Another Extra Hour
We love you so much, and we don’t want to see you go! Yes, today is our last day but we want to continue the party for a little while longer – we are, again, staying open an extra hour today. The Fair will close at 11 p.m. tonight. As I said yesterday, that’s one…
Last Weekend – Stay a Little Later
Well, it’s the last weekend of the 2012 Fair. It’s been great, but we still have 2 days to blow this puppy out of the water with the best food, carnival and attractions. As an added bonus so you can get that last deep-fried red velvet funnel cake in or one last spin on Disk-O,…
101 and Enjoying the Fair
101 was the big number at the Fair today, and it had nothing to do with the temperature. Longtime Pomona resident and Fair fan Beth Page came out to ride the Ferris wheel – something she has enjoyed doing for much of her 101 years. Yes, Beth is 101 and Ferris wheels are her favorite. She…
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