Weekend Recap: Winternationals, Trains

February 13, 2017

We like to share our weekend experiences through the eyes of our guests! NHRA Winternationals The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series always starts here at Fairplex at the Auto Club Raceaway, and this year was no exception! Click here to read up on who won what at the 2017 NHRA Winternationals! World’s Great Hobby On…

Fairplex Snapshot: Filming Things Green at The Farm!

February 10, 2017

The Farm at Fairplex is home to many things: farm-to-table dinners, agriculture classes, field trips, weddings… and it’s also one of the places where Nick Federoff films his Things Green show for PBS! Today’s topic: the California drought. Our Farm keeps water-efficiency a top priority at all times, from using vertical crops to the way…

Life On The Farm

February 7, 2017

The Farm at Fairplex has expanded greatly over the years. In 2014 we grew from a one to five-acre Farm, which now includes a kitchen, new crops, learning opportunities and foodie events. Here’s a quick look at what we’re up to this month: Chef’s Potluck About once a month we host a Chef’s Potluck, where…

INFOGRAPHIC: Modern Pentathlon History

February 6, 2017

It may be called ‘modern’ but the event  is more than a century old! Introduced at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, the first Modern Pentathlon event only had one US Olympian, the future Gen. George S. Patton. Since that first year, athletes have trained hard to become masters of Modern Pentathlon, competing in numerous…

Fairplex Weekender: Horses, spas and football

February 3, 2017

Happy Friday everyone! Another weekend is here, and with it some fantastic events at Fairplex. Keep reading to see what we have going on: Horse Expo (Feb 3-5):The Western States Horse Expo is well underway here at Fairplex! From the expo halls to the barns, it’s all things equine, from seminars to shopping, and riding…