Here’s some Shark Encounter info from our writer Xander. Dun-Dun! Dun-Dun! An audience sits on the edge of their seat, the churning rhythm of the sound track from “JAWS” playing at full volume as a light mist forms around the stage. The audience tightens in anticipation as the hydraulic door lifts, unveiling the 5,000-gallon tank…
Save a Life, Celebrate at the Fair
For the fourth year, the L.A. County Fair is teaming up with the American Red Cross to help save lives. We are holding two blood drives, Aug. 17 and Sept. 12 at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel. Give us a pint, and we’ll give you a free any-day ticket to the Fair! Sounds like a good…
Concert Lineup Announced – Start Dancing Crazy!
iCarly’s Miranda Cosgrove, OneRepublic, Salt-N-Pepa, Earth, Wind & Fire and Michael McDonald are among the top entertainers headlining the L.A. County Fair‘s End of Summer Concert Series. Tickets for the EOSCS go on sale Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Fairplex credentials office (open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday), ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster locations. Here…
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In order for you Fair fiends (hey, Gaga has Little Monsters, the Fair-ey Blogster has Fair Fiends) to get an idea of how we transform our 543-acre grounds into the world’s largest county fair, I’m going to share some transformation photos with you. While the conceptualizing and planning of each Fair begins a year or two…
68 Days to the Fair – Just Sayin'
What can be done in 68 days? Well, according to Livestrong.com, you can lose 13 pounds. Or you can wait with bated breath for the birth of an alligator or squirrel (60 days gestation period each) – pink and blue cigars in hand – or should that be raw chicken and nuts? You can learn…
Deadlines Comin' Up if You Want That Blue Ribbon
You think you make the best chocolate chip cookies in the world? Well, belly up to the baking bar and lay your recipe on the table. The deadlines to enter the many contests and competitions at the L.A. County Fair are coming up – so no more procrastinating! You know you like to brag. We…
Sharks Coming to the Fair (Cue Foreboding Music…)
No, I don’t mean as part of our group ticket sales offer – I mean sharks are really coming to the L.A. County Fair (although it would be funny to see a group of sharks walking through Yellow Gate for a day of fun at the Fair – wearing their Dodgers caps, sunglasses, betting $2 on…
Fair Concert Club Offers Sneak Peek at Lineup
If you are a fan of the L.A. County Fair’s End of Summer Concert Series, then you better sign up now for the EOSCS Club. Members get advance notification of the lineup and first crack at tickets. Membership is only $15 (and you get an EOSCS T-shirt). New this year, the Club will be announcing…
Enter Your Creations in the Fair – Win a Blue Ribbon!
Hey howdy hey my L.A. County Fair peeps – been awhile, I know! The good thing about that is I now have a few new words to add to my lexicon of Fair exclamations like “winning!” and “tigerblood!”, although I may change that to “Thummerblood!” OK, maybe not. Anyway, we are getting ready for the…
Thanks For A Great Fair!!
A big round of applause to everyone who attended the 2010 L.A. County Fair! It was a huge success with 1.37 million guests – up from last year. We had a ton of fun with Mojo the monkey, the giant dinosaurs, the food, the shopping and all the animals in FairView Farms. Our Body: The…
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