It may have been a little rainy, and definitely overcast, but that didn’t stop us from having fun this weekend! Read the recap below: Holiday Half Marathon & 5K The December festivities continued this weekend with the annual Holiday Half Marathon & 5K! We love being home base for the half marathon — it’s where…
Fairplex Snapshot: Souper Bowl 2016
The Souper Bowl is one of our favorite end-of-year fundraisers! Our Career & Technical Education (CTEC) students have made beautiful, unique ceramic bowls, which our guests can purchase for $15 each. Once bowls have been selected, guests can fill them up with delicious hot soup, while chatting with fellow donors and meeting the students themselves.…
Weekend Recap: 2016 Auto Club Finals
2016 NHRA Auto Club Finals The 52nd annual NHRA Auto Club Finals ended in a cloud of adrenaline, breaking records and first-time achievements! Here’s how it went down: Funny Car Championship Funny Car vet Ron Capps has tried (and came very close) to taking the championship title before, but this was the year he actually…
November at Fairplex
And just like that, October is over! We had so much fun at Oktoberfest, the RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns and all our other fantastic fall events, but we’re equally excited for what lies ahead! See which events are coming to Fairplex in November: So Cal Maker Con (Nov 5): The Maker Movement returns to…
Fairplex Snapshot: Horses at Fairplex
While the promised storm may not have come to fruition, we were certainly prepared! With the potential for flooding and mudslides in recent burn areas, we worked with our local communities participating in the horse evacuation. We’re currently housing about 60 horses in our barns, and are happy to have them stay with us! We’re…
Fairplex Embraces Aquaponics System
Aquaponics System at The Farm We love The Farm at Fairplex. Besides being one of the most peaceful places on our grounds, this place is LIFE and constantly changing. We’ve shown you the crops, the lovely animals and now we want to explain the purpose of our aquaponics system. Aquaponics combines aquaculture (the raising of…
Motocross in the House
Ryan Dungey vs. Marvin Musquin Photo Credit: Christian Pondella / Red Bull Content Pool For the third straight year, Red Bull Straight Rhythm took over Fairplex this past weekend for the most unique race in the world of professional motocross. Fans from all across the SoCal visited our campus with family and friends to cheer their…
Fairplex Weekend Recap: Oktoberfest Opens
Our campus seems strangely quiet after the festivities of the past weekend. Keep reading to see what happened at Fairplex: Oktoberfest Opens Our biggest event, Oktoberfest at Fairplex, opened to the masses on Friday night. The Festhalle boomed with oom-pah-pah music as guests crowded around our long tables with their steins of beer and German…
Fairplex Eats: Our Top Food Picks
Our campus is home to two restaurants: Finish Line Sports Bar & Grill and McKinley’s Grille. We’ve spent our fair share of time dining at both of these establishments and have tried enough of their menus to know which ones are our favorites. Sure everyone’s tastes are different, but we HIGHLY recommend giving these dishes…
Fairplex Weekend Recap: Off-Road Expo 2016
Fall festivities started with a roar this weekend at the 2016 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo. For two days our campus was home to rock crawling, trail riding, ATVs, racing demos and ride alongs: What was once the LA County Fair venue, filled with carnival rides and food booths, was transformed into adrenaline-pumping race tracks, trails…
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