If you visited The Farm during your visit to the LA County Fair, you know how beautiful and peaceful this area of our grounds really is. But, did you know our Farm is one of the largest urban farms in Los Angeles? Yep. Our five-acre Farm is host to dozens of specialty crops such as fruits, vegetables…
Throwback Thursday: LACF in the 1930s
Throwback to the 1930s, when the Los Angeles County Fair was just getting its footing at Fairplex! At the time this photo was taken, the Fair was only 10-years-old or so. It’s crazy to think how much things have changed over the years. If you were to take a photo from the same angle, you…
Fairplex Snapshot: LACF Job Fair
It’s almost Fair season and that means we are hiring! Today we are having our Job Fair out in Expo Hall 6, with more than 1,200 positions open for the 2014 Los Angeles County Fair. We have positions open in admissions, credentials, food & beverage, janitorial, the creative and wine departments and concert services, to…
5 Things To Do at Fairplex This Summer
Fun 5ks, a movie under the stars and Food Truck Thursdays are just a few of the things we have in store for you at Fairplex. There are a lot of options but here are a few events you might want to think about adding to your social calendar this year: Five Things To Do…
L.A. County Fair Snapshot
Plans are already underway for the exhibitions and entertainment for the 2014 L.A. County Fair and we wanted to share some of it with you! Our creative department has a giant, glowing rose nestled in a corner of their office. It’s a small piece of one of our newest attractions and we can’t wait to…
Throwback to the 1960s Fair
During the Fair, the Broadway street is characterized by the bustling crowds, sizzling turkey legs and funnel cakes and the SkyRide carrying passengers above the jolly chaos of the Fair. Before the SkyRide was built, we used to have a monorail that would take guests not only across Broadway, but around the entire Fairgrounds. This…
From books to brews
Fairplex is the master of transformation. Sure the Staples Center might be able to switch from an ice rink to a basketball court on the fly, but have you ever seen our moves? In 10 days we have transformed the Latin themed Plaza de las Americas into a Bavarian wonderland and the Living Library of…
Craft Beer Experience comes to Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is all about the beer. But you knew that. What you might not know is that we are bringing the beer drinking experience to a whole new level at this year’s event. In addition to our enormous steins of beer we will also have the iPourIt Craft Beer Experience available at Oktoberfest. If you…
Fall at the Farm
The week following the L.A. County Fair always trips me out. During September a walk to the farm means encountering thousands of Fair guests and smelling deep-fried temptations at every corner. Once the Fair is over it feels like a ghost town (albeit a beautiful, peaceful one.) The farm is no longer hidden by food…
Event Industry News: Instagram and Vine, meet MixBit
Instagram and Vine, meet MixBit: Instagram and Vine have been “duking it out” for the title of Top Dog of social media video platforms. Both have pros and cons but it’s still too early to tell who exactly will come out on top. Now a new contender has been added to the fray: MixBit. And…
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