That’s right – two weeks from tomorrow. It’s go time. The 88th L.A. County Fair begins Sept. 4 with so many ways to save every day and edutainment for everyone! We have dinosaurs, we have monkeys, we have a traveling circus, we have shopping and food, food, food! We have a new layout and it’s…
Get a Lesson in Anatomy with Our Body
Each year we try to bring new and innovative programming to the L.A. County Fair. There is one new exhibit that we think will have you talking for days and months after. OUR BODY: THE UNIVERSE WITHIN is a fascinating, artful and educational exhibit consisting of actual human bodies and organs. This exhibit literally goes “under…
Take a Last Ride on the Slide Before it Chutes into History
The Giant Slide – that big, huge wavy banana-like structure near the Flower & Garden Pavilion where you get potato-sack burns on your…well, where you get potato sack burns – is celebrating its 45th anniversary at the L.A. County Fair – and it’s last. After nearly half a century at the Fair, the Giant Slide is retiring. It’s…
Giddy up!
It’s not just great rides and great food that’s coming up in three weeks. The L.A. County Fair has live thoroughbred horse racing! Feel the pulse-pounding action Sept. 9 – 27 at Fairplex Park (dark Mondays Sept. 13 and 20 and all Tuesdays). Now in its 72nd season, the sport of kings is available to all race…
No Need to Pay Full Price to Get into the Fair!
My fellow Fair lovers, it is 30 days til the gates open for the 88th anniversary of the L.A. County Fair! That’s 30 days until a ride on the Ferris wheel, 30 days til you find out if your cookies won a blue ribbon, 30 days until you get to rock out at the End…
Start Applying for 2010 Fair Jobs on Aug. 23
Applications for temporary jobs during the 2010 L.A. County Fair will be taken beginning Monday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Employment Development Department trailer at Fairplex Gate 7 on White Avenue in Pomona. The EDD will be hiring for various positions for the Fair, and application hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug.…
Pomona Kids Dig What’s Growing at FairView Farms
Did you know carrots aren’t just orange? They can be black (actually deep purple), pink, and white. And mint can come in all kinds of flavors, including chocolate mint. Imagine, a candy bar in a leaf … delish! That’s just what about 50 kids from Pomona Hope, a local non-profit community organization, learned when they…
No GPS Needed to Navigate Our Fair
When you visit the L.A. County Fair this year, you’ll notice something is a little different. Actually, a LOT of things are different! We’ve been building, moving, grading, shifting and lifting many things around the grounds to make all areas of the Fair easier for our guests to navigate. We are shaping up beautifully and…
Arts, Industrial Revolution Explored at Sheets Gallery
Part art gallery, part history museum, the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts again puts art in an historical perspective with the 2010 L.A. County Fair exhibit From the Industrial Age to the Computer Age . . . Three Centuries of Artistic Innovation. The Industrial Revolution changed not only how the world worked in agriculture,…
Give Blood, Get a Ticket to the Fair
The L.A. County Fair wants your blood, literally! We are partnering with the American Red Cross to hold our third annual Fair Blood Drive. All donors receive a free ticket to the Fair! Save a life, celebrate at the Fair. It’s a win-win situation for all! The first of two blood drives will be from…
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