Do you enjoy the thrill and excitement of competition? Does the sight of a blue ribbon make your heart skip a beat? If this is you, then you are in for a treat! All contests and competitions for this year’s L.A. County Fair are now posted on our site, and there is a contest or competition…
Calling All Cooks, Crafters and Kids
All right all you competitive souls of all ages – time to break out the recipes, sharpen those knitting needles and get your crayons and water paints ready. It’s contest time at the L.A. County Fair! There are blue ribbons to be won (and in some cases, cash!) That’s right – we are putting the…
Bloomin' Beautiful
If you are familiar with the L.A. County Fair or Fairplex, you are familiar with our resident horticulturist Don DeLano. Don is one of those amazingly creative talents we have working here at the Fair on a year-round basis. As the horticulturist, he oversees all the planting and upkeep of the flowers, trees, plants and gardens…
Get A Taste of (The End of) Summer Now
Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! (and Country and R&B). If you – my fellow fans, fanatics, groupies and hangers-on – are serious about this thing called Music, you need to be hooked up to the L.A. County Fair’s End of Summer Concert Series Club. For $15, you will receive advance notice of the Fair’s End of Summer…
A Fair-Weather Friend
What’s better than a friend who comes bearing the best in Fair-time gifts? Mackinac Island fudge, Hot Dogs on a Stick, super-absorbent chamois, great entertainment, Monster trucks, dinosaurs, horse racing and everything deep fried. And the answer is that same friend on Facebook. Yes, even the L.A. County Fair has a Facebook page. We post all the…
Everything's Coming Up Roses with the Fair's Band Competition
Hey all you Marching Bands out there! Have you heard the great news? The L.A. County Fair has partnered with the Tournament of Roses parade association to offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The winner of the Fair’s Marching Band competition will get the opportunity to play in the 2011 Tournament of Roses parade! That’s right –…
Have Your Fun Raiser at the Fair
Did you know that your organization could have a fund-raising event at the L.A. County Fair? The Fair’s Group Ticket Sales program offers an easy and simple way for your organization to earn cash! Every adult ticket you sell will raise $1 toward your fund raising efforts while providing friends and family with the best…
Bigger and Better in '09
Happy New Year L.A. County Fair fans! The Fair-ey Blogster and everyone at the Fair wishes you a happy, healthy 2009 – and we can’t wait to see you in September! We have so much in store for you – food, fun and some of the most exciting entertainment in Southern California. You will not…
SPAMALCIOUS!
Last night was the Great American SPAM Championship here at the L.A. County Fair and what delicious delectables the participants made! Coming in first place in the adult category was Gina Kratky with SPAM eggrolls. She moves on to the national championships in Hawaii! Congrats! Coming in first in the kid category was Mallory Sitz…
SPAM, SPAM and SPAM
The SPAM bit from Monty Python has always been a favorite of mine (I love you Terry Jones!) and helped make the gelatinous canned-meat delight a household name to another generation. Well, we at the LA County Fair would like to think we are introducing the rectangular good-right-out-of-the-can specialty to yet another generation. That’s right –…
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