After greeting nearly 1.5 million Fairgoers last year and housing critters great and small, the Big Red Barn in FairView Farms gladly welcomed a fresh coat of paint this week in preparation of the Fair’s 90th anniversary celebration this year. Looking brigther than ever on the outside, the Barn will feature all the amusing and…
OK all you 18 years and younger artists, crafters, bakers, inventors and creators: you have less than two weeks to get your entry forms in for the L.A. County Fair’s America’s Kids’ competitions. Hurry now! We’re using snail mail and all entries must be postmarked on or before June 28. You know you want to…
“I never met a chocolate I didn’t like.” – Deanna Troi, Star Trek: Next Generation Me, either. Chocolate is the perfect everything. Like a friend, it consoles. Like fireworks, it ignites nostalgia and patriotism. Like my own personal booster club, it tells me, “Go,Fair-ey Blogster. You can do it!”. It gets me through life’s bittersweet…
And cookies, and collages, and wands, and hats – everything you can create for the America’s Kids’ contests and competitions. Entries are open for all categories, so start planning on winning a blue ribbon. America’s Kids’ theme for 2012 is “A Living Library of Fun.” It’s all about books and favorite stories. So whether you…
Hey, happy new year! I know it’s almost March but better late than never. And what a great year this is going to be! In case you haven’t heard, the L.A. County Fair is celebrating its 90th anniversary AND we are opening on Aug. 31 – the earliest date ever for the Fair. We have…
The livestock won’t be all that’s on display at the Fair this weekend. Guys will be showing off fresh chops thanks to master barbers from Wahl. Guys can get FREE facial hair trims, shaves and grooming tips thanks to a 30-foot mobile barbershop at the Fair, here through Sunday. The effort is part of a nationwide…
It was like a scene from a futuristic science fiction movie Saturday in America’s Kids as families competed againse one another to build the best robot out of recyled material. Families had one hour to create, construct and glue whatever recycled gizmos they had and turn them into the best robot possible. It was a…
Didn’t envy the judges at the Cheesecake competition yesterday. Well, I did in that they got to taste all the entries. But I didn’t because all the cheesecakes looked so yummy, how could they choose a winner? Well, they did. Two categories – savory and sweet. The winners are: Sweet: First place – Arleen Taylor…
Senior citizens cut the rug today at the Senior Ballroom Dance competition. One of my favorite events at the Fair, the competition is open to couples ages 55 and older. Some of the contestants were well into their 80s – they showed those young’ens how things are done. Check out the video on our Facebook…
A world record was set at the Fair today – the world’s biggest knit sock was completed. Newton’s Yarn Country of Anaheim hosted the knitting of the Giant Sock this morning and afternoon in Tapestry. More than 100 Fairguests, whether they were seasoned or newbies, got to knit a stitch or two or 20. Newton’s…
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