The Living Library of Fun had a special guest this weekend! Captain America, who is a part of superhero crew The Avengers, stopped by to meet guests and pose for pictures. For those who have read the comics or seen the movies, you know Captain America is loved for his courageous spirit, leadership skills and…
Everybody Loves a Wiener…Dog, That Is
The ever-popular Wiener Dog races are back this afternoon at Fairplex Park. Those lovable short-legged canines are scampering their hearts out when belly hits the dirt and they take off on the horse racing track. Here is a clip of heat 3 from this afternoon. Finals are at 4:30 p.m. today, so if you are…
Fair Fun Fanatics
Do you have 90 seconds? Check out this fun video highlighting all there is to do at the Fair crunched into a 90-second whirlwind adventure!
Opening Day Recap
Whew! It’s hard to believe Opening Weekend is almost over… It’s been exciting and tons of fun! In case you weren’t able to make it out, we put together a brief video of some of the highlights. Check it out: Song: Glad You Came – The Wanted
Meet Sky Shivers and the Big Red Barn
We visited with our resident cowboy Sky Shivers a couple days ago and got a heads up on all the happenings at the Big Red Barn this year! Check out what he has to say in the video:
It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Fairtime
T-minus 3 days ’til we open. It’s crazy around here – but a good kind of crazy! Check out these pix from earlier today (does it mean anything that I took a lot of shots of food booths?!):
Stingray Trivia
If you haven’t already heard, stingrays are coming to the Fair this year! Although we will be blogging and taking pictures/video of the new exhibit we thought it would be fun to give you some facts we’ve learned about stingrays in the past month or so. Did you know: Stingrays don’t have bones; their bodies…
L.A. County Fair: Perfect Staycation that won't Break the Bank
Welcome Stephanie Sanders, our summer intern, who’s blogging today: The Los Angeles area is inundated with staycation possibilities; how are you supposed to choose? Well it’s quite simple really: come to the L.A. County Fair. If I could just leave that statement above sitting by its lonesome and still get you to come to the…
Snakes Alive
Down over in Mojo’s Jungle there are some critters that could make your skin crawl (well, not really the turtles… who’s afraid of turtles?). Iggy’s Insect Encounter and Spike’s Reptile Territory are swarming with snakes, lizards, spiders and turtles. These jungle creatures are all part of the great and varying jungle ecosystems, doing their part…
T. Rex is Coming!
Jurassic Planet is getting a new dinosaur tomorrow and this one will not just be fenced in in our bio research facility–it will be on the move and walking among us! The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles has generously let their living, breathing, moving T. rex spend Friday, Sept. 30 at the Fair. I…
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