FOOD ALERT: Move over Kit Kats, there’s a new candy in town

October 15, 2013

Halloween is right around the corner and grocery stores have already lined their shelves with an abundance of candy. Just in time for this sugar-loaded holiday, Hershey announced plans to launch a new candy brand for this first time in 30 years. Candy favorites like Hershey’s Kisses, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kats and Almond…

Oktoberfest Giveaway Round 2

October 14, 2013

www.oktoberfestatfairplex.com We spent most of our weekend at Oktoberfest and had a blast. We danced the Chicken Dance, watched competitions of all kinds and celebrated in true German fashion. We had so much fun we decided it was time to share some more Fairplex love. It’s time for: Oktoberfest Giveaway Round 2 Just like last…

Event Industry News: Venues need variety, Apple builds a spaceship and Russia creates Sputnik

October 14, 2013

Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center Variety is the spice of venue life: Venues are focusing on more than just size and practicality. They are also honing their visually unique qualities. BizBash released an article commenting on how conference planners are looking for ways to break out of the mundane in venue choice. Rather than hosting business…

Oktoberfest Giveaway Winner!

October 9, 2013

Congratulations to Carol for winning our Oktoberfest Opening Weekend giveaway! Carol will receive 2 Oktoberfest admission tickets, $20 in food bucks, 2 sixteen oz. beer coupons and an Oktoberfest hat. Thank you to everyone who participated! We will be hosting another Oktoberfest giveaway in the upcoming weeks so check back often. Prost! (P.S. Carol said…

Oktoberfest Giveaway

October 7, 2013

Fairplex is an extremely diverse campus that transforms from a full-blown Fair to an off-road expo to a blacklight obstacle course… and that was just one weekend. Our next major event is Oktoberfest, opening this Thursday, Oct. 10th and running every Thurs-Sun until Oct. 27th. Oktoberfest 2012 What was once the building that housed the…

Event Industry News: SnapChat 2.0, iHeartRadio gets own theater, government shutdown affects event industry

October 7, 2013

Snapchat 2.0: If you’re a “snapper” you might have noticed a slight change in the app. While not adapting to a Facebook model per se, Snapchat now allows for a news feed of sorts, collecting your snaps within a 24-hour period and giving users the option to send this collection to their friends. The biggest…

L.A. Weekender: First Fridays, blacklights and soccer

October 4, 2013

Since every weekend consisted of the L.A. County Fair for us, we took a break from giving you the L.A. Weekender. Now that we’re back to a semi-normal schedule we thought it was time to re-launch our weekly Los Angeles event listings. Here you go… happy Friday! Photo courtesy of Idea go from freedigitalphotos.net First…