{"id":9147,"date":"2019-05-21T18:55:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T18:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=9147"},"modified":"2019-05-21T20:07:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T20:07:00","slug":"do-you-know-what-day-it-is-today-no-not-laundry-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2019\/05\/21\/do-you-know-what-day-it-is-today-no-not-laundry-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know what day it is today? No, not laundry day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100{62245692f563d27b9d36e7e01cc13940036b3fd1b9326aee961c7dac74c92b1e}\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PW10cCWesUA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Today officially marks <strong>100<\/strong> days until the LA County Fair Goes Pop! In just 100 days you\u2019ll be back to seeing all your favorite sights, smells and tastes that make the LA County Fair so poppin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We couldn\u2019t think of just one or two reasons why you should come to the Fair so here are 100 reasons why we know you\u2019ll love coming back to the LA County Fair beginning Aug. 30:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Footsie Wootsie because the tootsies\nneed to rest<\/li><li>Flowers \u2013 in the Flower &amp; Garden\nPavilion and the roses along Rose Lane<\/li><li>Frozen cheesecake on a stick, dipped\nin chocolate and rolled in crushed Oreos<\/li><li>Cooking demonstrations in the\nCulinary Kitchen in DIY<\/li><li>Bringing mom or grandma to see the\nquilts from the quilt competition<\/li><li>Seeing who won the canning\ncompetition, or better yet, entering the canning competition<\/li><li>Cows<\/li><li>Watching your son, daughter, niece or\nnephew dress up in the Land of Knights and Princesses<\/li><li>The Budweiser Clydesdales<\/li><li>Going round and round in the Tilt A\nWhirl til you feel sick<\/li><li>Gardening classes in the Atrium<\/li><li>The historic trains<\/li><li>The Garden Railroad<\/li><li>Hot Dog on a Stick<\/li><li>Shopping<\/li><li>Maple bacon donuts<\/li><li>Biggest Ferris wheel anywhere<\/li><li>Parades<\/li><li>Pig races<\/li><li>Blacksmith<\/li><li>Wine tasting<\/li><li>Chingon Kitchen<\/li><li>Meeting up with friends and family<\/li><li>America\u2019s Kids<\/li><li>End of Summer Concert Series<\/li><li>Mackinac Island Fudge<\/li><li>NHRA Museum<\/li><li>Winning a blue ribbon<\/li><li>Finding something unique at Handmade\nLA<\/li><li>Holiday shopping<\/li><li>Folklorico dancers in Plaza de las\nAmericas<\/li><li>Winning a stuffed animal at a game\nbooth<\/li><li>Taking pictures in a photo booth<\/li><li>Cathy\u2019s Cookies (warm and yummy!)<\/li><li>Party Boxes with friends at the End\nof Summer Concert Series<\/li><li>Walking through exhibit halls of\naward-winning crafts in DIY <\/li><li>Petting zoo \u2013 especially the goats!<\/li><li>Souvenir pictures with the family <\/li><li>Giant cube of curly fries <\/li><li>Ice cold lemonade <\/li><li>Pictures from the top of the Ferris\nwheel <\/li><li>Finding new d\u00e9cor for the house<\/li><li>Losing yourself in the art at Millard\nSheets <\/li><li>Taking lots of selfies on The Hill <\/li><li>Catching a movie at the \u201cDrive In\u201d <\/li><li>Enjoying night time grooves at Mi\nPoco LA <\/li><li>Trying everything on the $6.50 menu! <\/li><li>Eating a mountain of ribs from Chuck\nWagon <\/li><li>Getting the latest LACF gear! <\/li><li>Collecting the latest fair pin<\/li><li>Mailing off the latest LACF postcard <\/li><li>Seeing (and eating!) Chicken Charlie\u2019s\nnewest concoction <\/li><li>More Cathy\u2019s Cookies (still warm and\ngooey)<\/li><li>Experiencing the old west on The Farm\nRoad <\/li><li>Grinding your own corn at The Farm <\/li><li>Walking through The Farm with ice\ncream from Afters <\/li><li>Catching beads from the Parade <\/li><li>Finding your new car at the Chevrolet\nbooth <\/li><li>Enjoying trivia at the Clock Tower\nstage <\/li><li>Catching acts at all the different\nstages across the grounds <\/li><li>Getting more than 10,000 steps in one\nday <\/li><li>Reliving childhood memories <\/li><li>Seeing the Fair from the sky ride <\/li><li>Picking up top speed on the giant slide<\/li><li>Learning to knit in DIY <\/li><li>Special discounts on certain days <\/li><li>Repping your college on College Day <\/li><li>Getting those hard to find\ncollectibles while shopping <\/li><li>Eating a donut bigger than your head <\/li><li>Going head-to-head in gaming\ntournaments <\/li><li>Getting scared at Haunted Halloween\nexhibit<\/li><li>Catching the sunset on the Ferris\nwheel <\/li><li>Chicken and waffles on a stick! <\/li><li>Watching marching bands compete <\/li><li>Learning how to save the planet with\nSmokey the bear <\/li><li>See some of LA\u2019s most iconic\narchitecture on The Hill<\/li><li>Letting your imagination go wild in\nthe Imagination Factory<\/li><li>Popping into Popnology 2.0 <\/li><li>Relive your childhood with your\nfavorite toys at Toytopia <\/li><li>Pig Races!&nbsp; <\/li><li>Eating the crunchiest bugs around at\nthe Bug Barn<\/li><li>Seeing the kids race on mini tractors<\/li><li>Celebrating music at Fusion Fest on\nthe fields each weekend<\/li><li>Buying soap made from goat\u2019s milk \u2013\noh, silky smooth!<\/li><li>Date night<\/li><li>FairKids Field Trips<\/li><li>Celebrating the Pop Culture theme<\/li><li>Cherishing the Fair Goes Pop\ncollector\u2019s box<\/li><li>Meeting Thummer, Daisy and Lily<\/li><li>Learning all about farm life with\nresident cowboy Sky Shivers<\/li><li>Admiring the great photos from the\nphotography competition<\/li><li>Seeing the cow milking demonstration<\/li><li>Learning about bees and getting a\nhoney stick<\/li><li>Watching a cooking contest at the\nCulinary Kitchen<\/li><li>Tasti chips!<\/li><li>Enjoying Nitro Popcorn from the\nMidway Gourmet <\/li><li>Riding the antique Carousel<\/li><li>Buying a spa<\/li><li>And a BBQ<\/li><li>Making\nmemories to last a lifetime!<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today officially marks 100 days until the LA County Fair Goes Pop! In just 100 days you\u2019ll be back to seeing all your favorite sights, smells and tastes that make the LA County Fair so poppin! We couldn\u2019t think of just one or two reasons why you should come to the Fair so here are&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attractions","category-funatthefair"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/carnival.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9147"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9157,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9147\/revisions\/9157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}