Live long and prosper, Hot Blog On A Stick Fans! Today is Star Trek Day at the L.A. County Fair. Trekkies are invited to don their Star Trek gear (shirts, insignias, costumes, wigs, the works) and receive free admission to the Fair from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Some of our Fair fans ready…
Meet the stars of Sea Lion Splash!
Splashes, laughter and applause are common sounds to hear at Sea Lion Splash. With the help of their trainers, Nancy, Stella and Kitty entertain guests with their antics and show off their smarts every day at the Fair! Oftentimes you can catch them sunning themselves on the stage or splashing around in the water. Sea…
WINNER: Paco's Giveaway
We have our winner for Paco’s Giveaway! Thank you to everyone who shared their favorite rainforest animals. Seems like sloths are a favorite with a lot of you 🙂 The winner of this giveaway is Julie! Julie’s favorite rainforest animal is the jaguar. We don’t have one of those bad boys at the Fair but…
Exploring Brazil and the rainforests of South America (+ Giveaway )
The Flower & Garden Pavilion Flowers, birds and fresh air greet you as you enter the Flower & Garden Pavilion Last month we gave you a sneak peek of what the Flower & Garden Pavilion was transforming into: a rainforest paradise. Inside the pavilion is a beautiful, breathtaking landscape of flowers, waterfalls and exhibits celebrating…
Wiener Dog Races at the Fair!
Yesterday we had our annual wiener dog races at the Fair! Held at Barretts Race Meet in-between horse races, these tiny little friends run, scramble and scamper across the horse racing track. Check out the action in the video below! Reggie Racer was the winning wiener dog at this year’s race. His human is Melinda…
The animated side of Hollywood (+ Giveaway)
A quick overview of Pencils 2 Pixels! Air-conditioned animation everything. Sounds like a perfect combination in this heat! Our newest exhibit “Pencils 2 Pixels – The Animation of Art” brings guests into a world seldom explored in every-day life – the animated side of Hollywood. Upon entering, you’re greeted by a giant-sized Po from DreamWorks…
Rock Climbing Competition
Earlier this week a few of our team members were walking by the Fair’s rock climbing wall and thought it would be good to have a little friendly competition while we’re working the Fair. Who is the best rock climber in the office? We decided to answer that question in the form of a friendly…
Mojo says "Good Morning!"
It is a bright and sunny Wednesday morning here at the Fair! I decided to pay a visit to Mojo, our resident Weeper Capuchin monkey and her new friend Lily the spider monkey. They are both awake and ready for the day at Mojo’s African Safari, saying hello to our FairKids Field Trip guests and…
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…
America's Kids: A Living Library of Fun
If you read our blog last year, you would have been taken on a tour of America’s Kids A Living Library of Fun. It was such a hit last year that we decided to keep the same theme for 2013! We introduced a few new worlds this year too… Land of Oz A yellow brick…
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