We’re currently moving 77 horses into our barns as the fires rage on in Azusa and Duarte. Our thoughts go out to those who are being evacuated from their homes, and the brave firefighters who are combating the flames. *UPDATE: We’re up to 113 horses in the barn. If you have any large pets who…
Fairplex Snapshot: Watermelons + Team Bonding
Things looked a little different around the Fairplex offices last week! Our community team spent a couple hours chopping up these giant watermelons for Pomona Youth Campout campers to enjoy over the weekend. It made for great team bonding and was a fun way to get involved in this event. Special thanks to our Fairplex…
Fairplex Weekend Recap: A run, a dance, a walk
We kept things pretty active this weekend at Fairplex, both at events we hosted and attended. Keep reading to see what went down. The Music Run 5K Fairplex exploded with color, sound and energy at The Music Run 5K! Our campus turned into fun run mania with giant inflatable pieces, non-stop music and thousands of…
Company Announcement: Michael Ortiz Tapped as Interim CEO as Jim Henwood Decides to Step Down
The Board of Directors for the Los Angeles County Fair Association (LACFA) announced today that Michael Ortiz, Chair of the Board and former president of Cal Poly Pomona, will serve as our Interim CEO as current CEO Jim Henwood has decided to step down. Ortiz has been a Board member of LACFA since 2003 and…
[CONTEST CLOSED] GIVEAWAY: BeerFit 5K Ticket
We have a winner! Congratulations to Diego Nunez for being selected. Hope to see all you beer enthusiasts at the BeerFit 5K in just a few weeks! ___________________________________________________________________ Are you BeerFit? If you like running, charity and beer the answer is yes, you certainly are. Whether you choose to run the 5K or embark on the…
Throwback Thursday: Fairplex Expo Halls
We found this beautiful photo in our archives the other day and thought we would share with you! We don’t have an exact date of when this photo was taken but it was definitely before 1935, when the Fairplex Garden Railroad was moved to its current location, which spans the length of several expo halls.…
Happy Holidays from Fairplex!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from all of us at Fairplex! We wish you nothing but love, joy and wonderful memories as we close out 2015 and look to next year with smiles on our faces.
Fairplex Snapshot: Neighborhood Care Packages
Today our team members played Santa to the surrounding communities and dropped off poinsettias and a Fairplex holiday greeting card to all our neighbors! We would like to take this time to thank our neighbors for letting us be a part of their community. We appreciate their involvement with us. Happy Holidays!
L.A. Weekender: Beer, Easter Sunday & Dodgers
It’s been a little over a month since our last L.A. Weekender blog post, so I am very excited about the events happening this weekend. Regardless of what you end up doing, I just know you will have fun with family and friends! LA Fall Beer Festival: Beer lovers have to come out to LA…
Fairplex Weekend Recap: Cars, Paint, Wine and Trains
WOW, what a great weekend! The rubber smell is still in the air, and we absolutely love it! On Saturday and Sunday, we celebrated horsepower and torque at the 2nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals. Our grounds were filled with high-performance muscle cars, pro-touring cars and street machines from across…
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