Maybe you’re thinking about a pet for Christmas. Maybe you’re thinking a bird would be an excellent pet because they are pretty much low-maintenance. After all, you don’t have to rush home from work to let the bird out, right? If you’re thinking about making the commitment to bird ownership, we have the perfect place…
NHRA Finals Roar into Fairplex
This is as good as it gets for NHRA fans. It’s about 80 degrees here at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, there’s plenty of parking, and the racing–well it’s NHRA, people. It’s mind-blowing. This is the final race of the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season, the 44th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA…
Red Cross Offers Super First Aid Preparedness Class at Fairplex
The Great California Shakeout on Nov. 13 has generated a lot of interest in emergency preparedness in general. It’s not a bad idea after all to think about what you would do if you had to deal with a medical emergency at home or work. Would you know how to handle a seizure? Heat stroke? The…
CA Bike Week & LOVE RIDE 25 Roll into to Fairplex
Ever seen Wall of Death stunt riders? Well, they ride sideways around the inside of a wooden barrel–sort of. It seems to defy gravity, actually, but they’ll be doing it Friday, Oct. 24 as part of California Bike Week at Fairplex. Then imagine dirt bikes screaming around Fairplex Park’s 5/8ths mile horse racing track…
Wooooooooo. It’s Creepy Time at Fearplex.
Now through Sunday, Nov. 2, Fearplex haunted theme park is luring unsuspecting humans into its haunted asylum and mansion. Prepare to find creepy clowns and dead end hallways at every turn. The spooks are out at the Fairplex Grandstand Oct. 17-19; 24-26 and every night Tuesday, Oct. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 2. Hours are Fridays and…
We’re Quilting at Fairplex – “Bee” There
If you’re a quilter now or you wish you knew how, get on over to the Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival. You’ll find products, workshops and seminars on quilting, needle arts, punch embroidery, iron-on metals, crystals, beading, cross-stitch, knitting, sewing and more. One popular class: “Less Than Traditional” quilting Charlie’s Way, which promises to make…
RVing is Still the Cheapest Kind of Vacation
On the Road Again. . . Did you know? Despite record-breaking fuel prices, typical RV trips remain the least expensive type of vacation, according to a new study by PKF Consulting. “Typical RV family vacations are on average 27 to 61 percent less expensive than other types of vacations studied,” the report found. When the 56th…
We’re Baaack.
The Fair has packed up and moved on until next year and the Fair-ey Blogster is taking a well-deserved break. This means that all those buildings and grounds are available for a spectacular line-up of fall events. FREEBIE! Starting things off on Wednesday, Oct. 1, Twilight Cruisers will fill the lower administration parking lot in…
Something for Everyone this Weekend at Fairplex
This weekend the events at Fairplex cover nearly all the bases. Remember, we’ve got 543 acres to play around with. Check out the abundance of options for fun and entertainment: Come to Nightshift Pomona, the largest automotive lifestyle event in the world, with car shows, model competitions, live music, live-action drift demonstrations and, of course,…
Guitar Man
It’s all about variety here at Fairplex. Last weekend it was tattoos. This weekend it’s the Los Angeles World Guitar Show, the place every Guitar Man will want to be this Saturday and Sunday, August 2 & 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. . This is a huge event filling Fairplex 5 with every…

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