Will the next deep-fried food trend please stand up? Being die-hard fans of the LA County Fair, we are quite familiar with all things deep-fried, bacon-covered, battered, buttered and gift-wrapped in a package of fat and sugar. Deep-fried food at its finest: The Funnel Cake Naturally, we wonder what the next big deep-fried concoction will…
Official dates for the 2015 LACF!
We are pleased to announce the official dates of the 2015 Los Angeles County Fair. We will run from Sept. 4 – Sept. 27, opening the Friday before Labor Day as is tradition and closing on the last Sunday of the month. We will be open Labor Day Monday and will be closed subsequent Mondays…
Volunteer Spotlight: Robert Scott
This week’s volunteer spotlight is on Robert Scott, who spent his LACF volunteer hours between the DIY Design Studio, FairKids tram and the Flower & Garden Pavilion. Robert currently works at the Disneyland Resort as an annual pass department manager, but was able to move his schedule around to spend some time with us! Falling…
Volunteer Spotlight: Gus Smith
This week’s Volunteer Spotlight is on Gus Smith, another committed Fairplex Ambassador at LACF. After working as a probation officer for 25 years and spending a few years volunteering with other organizations, Gus found his home here at the Los Angeles County Fair. A perfect fit “I fell in love with the Flower & Garden…
Volunteer Spotlight: Julie Crocetti
We’ve said it before and we will gladly say it again: Fair volunteers (Fairplex Ambassadors) are a vital part of LACF’s core. Behind the Fair exhibits and learning experiences are hundreds of volunteers, selflessly giving their time and energy to the FairKids Field Trip program and Fair visitors. In our new Volunteer Spotlight series we are…
Jessica & Alvaro's Fair-y Tale Wedding
Jessica & Alvaro are officially the first couple to get married at our new Farm venue! You can read the story of how they met here. Jessica & Alvaro’s wedding took place on an absolutely gorgeous day at the Fair! A light breeze, fleecy white clouds, a bright blue sky and not a trace of…
Paul & Amy's Fair-y Tale Wedding
Paul and Amy’s Fair-y Tale Wedding took place on one of the hottest days of the Fair (110 degrees) but that didn’t stop them from getting married! Their wedding took place inside Luminasia, before the attraction opened to the public. Paul and Amy met seven years ago at community college. They originally planned to get…
Fran & Darryl's Fair-y Tale Wedding
We had a total of four weddings this year at LACF. Each one was uniquely beautiful and it was wonderful to be a part of each one. Today we wanted to share Fran & Darryl’s special day with you. You can read the story of how they met here. Fran has overcome many obstacles in…
Italian chef visits The Farm at LACF
Chef Antonio Cagnolo from Italian restaurant Antonello’s in South Coast Plaza visited The Farm during this year’s LACF. He selected a handful of vegetables grown at our Farm and whipped up several delicious Italian dishes using our Farm Kitchen facilities. Chef Antonio used several of the unique crops we grow here, including UFO squash and…
Wrapping up LACF 2014
Another Fair season has come and gone. It seems like only yesterday that we were beginning our adventures at LACF! We loved seeing all your #discoverLACF posts on social media, from carnival ride thrills to deep-fried food ventures, and meeting new animals to exploring new exhibits, it looks like all of you had a blast!…
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