It's Shark Week Every Week at the Fair!

August 4, 2011

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

August 3, 2011

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…

Boy oh boy – summer!

July 25, 2011

We here at the Fair sure love summer. It means that the Fair is soon (38 days!!!), the sun is shining and the grounds get beautiful! This perfect spot, right in the fair grounds – flowers, butterflies and tables. All you need now is something to pic-a-nic on…maybe, come Fair time, you can sit here…

Did you know that the L.A. County Fair has its very own Junior Fair Board?

July 18, 2011

It’s a leadership program for excellent juniors and seniors of partner high schools. They meet monthly, organize service initiatives, work on special community projects and serve as leaders in their neighborhoods. Each member also receives a scholarship and an opportunity to work with the Fair’s many facets. Ever since the first board met in 2004,…