From the small scenic towns in Northern California all the way down to where the surf meets the turf in San Diego, from the hot days of summer to the cool days of spring, fairs throughout California offers fun for the entire family. Visitors will eat, drink, see livestock demonstrations, and enjoy live entertainment.
Alameda County
Alameda County Fair
Theme: “Hello Summer!”
4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton, California
June 15, 2018 – July 8, 2018
Amador County
Amador County Fair
Theme: “2018 Win, Place or Show… Off to the Fair we go!”
18621 Sherwood & School, Plymouth, California
July 26, 2018 – July 29, 2018
Butte County
Silver Dollar Fair
Theme: “Shake It!”
2357 Fair Street, Chico, California
May 24, 2018 – May 28, 2018
Butte County Fair
199 East Hazel St, Gridley, California
August 23, 2018 – August 26, 2018
Calaveras County
Calaveras Co. Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee
Theme: “Going Frog Wild”
101 Frogtown Road, Angels Camp, California
May 17 – 20, 2018
Colusa County
Colusa County Fair
Theme: “H2o Makes Things Grow”
1303 10th Street, Colusa, California
June 7 – 10, 2018
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Fair
Theme: “It All Happens at the Fair”
1201 West 10th Street, Antioch, California
May 17 – 20, 2018
Del Norte County
Del Norte County Fair
Theme: “There is Magic in the Air”
421 Highway 101 North, Crescent City, California
August 2 – 5, 2018
El Dorado County
El Dorado County Fair
Theme:“There is Magic in the Air”
100 Placerville Drive, Placerville, California
June 14 – 17, 2018
Fresno County
Big Fresno Fair
Theme: Big Times are Back
1121 South Chance Avenue, Fresno, California
October 3 – 14, 2018
Glenn County
Glenn County Fair
Theme: “What’s All the Buzz About”
221 East Yolo Street, Orland, California
May 17 – 20, 2018
Humboldt County
Humboldt County Fair
Theme: TBA
1250 5th Street, Ferndale, California
August 16 – 26, 2018
Redwood Acres Fair
Theme: TBA
3750 Harris St., Eureka, California
June 21 – 24, 2018
Imperial County
California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta
Theme: “Field of Dreams”
200 East Second Street, Imperial, California
March 2 – 11, 2018
Inyo County
Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair
Sierra St & Fair Drive, Bishop, California
August 30 – September 2, 2018
Kern County
Kern County Fair
Theme: TBA
1142 South “P” St., Bakersfield, California
September 19 – 30, 2018
Kings County
Kings Fair
Theme: TBA
810 S. 10th Ave, Hanford, California
June 7 – 10, 2018
Lake County
Lake County Fair
Theme: “The Grape Escape”
401 Martin St., Lakeport, California
August 30 – September 2, 2018
Lassen County
Lassen County Fair
Theme: “Celebrating 140 Years of Squeals and Wheels”
195 Russell Avenue, Susanville, California
July 18 – 22, 2018
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Fair
Theme: “Road Trip to the Fair”
1101 W. McKinley Ave, Pomona, California
August 31 – September 23, 2018
79th Annual Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival 2018
Theme: “Holy Cow, We’re 80 Now!”
2551 W. Avenue H, Lancaster, California
August 17 – 26, 2018
Madera County
Chowchilla-Madera County Fair
Theme: “Rolling Back the Years”
1000 S. Third Street, Chowchilla, California
May 17 – 20, 2018
Madera District Fair
1850 W. Cleveland Ave, Madera, California
Theme: “Rolling Back the Years”
May 17 – 20, 2018
Marin County
Marin County Fair & Exposition
Theme: “All for One | Fun for All”
10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, California
June 30, 2018 – July 4, 2018
Mariposa County
Mariposa County Fair & Homecoming
Theme: TBA
5007 Fairgrounds Road, Mariposa, California
August 31 – September 3, 2018
Mendocino County
Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show
14400 Highway 128, Boonville, California
September 14 – 16, 2018
Redwood Empire Fair
1055 N. State Street, Ukiah, California
June 1 – 3, 2018
Merced County
Merced County Fair & Apple Show
Theme: “The Biggest Show in Town”
900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, California
August 2 – 5, 2018
Modoc County
Modoc District Fair
Theme: “Where the West Still Lives!”
1 Center Street, Cedarville, California
August 16 – 19, 2018
Monterey County
Monterey County Fair
Theme: “Shake Your Tail Feathers”
2004 Fairground Road, Monterey, California
August 30 – September 3, 2018
Salinas Valley Fair
625 Division Street, King City, California
May 17 – 20, 2018
Napa County
Napa County Fair
Theme: “Celebrate!”
1435 Oak Street, Calistoga, California
May 5-6, 2018
Napa Town and Country Fair
Theme: “Peace, Love & Livestock”
575 Third Street, Napa, California
August 8 – 12, 2018
Nevada County
Nevada County Fair
Theme: “Bushels of Fun”
11228 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, California
August 8 – 12, 2018
Orange County
Orange County Fair
Theme: “Free Your Inner Farmer”
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California
July 13 – August 12, 2018
Placer County
Gold Country Fair
Theme: “California Nights and Carnival Lights”
1273 High Street, Auburn, California
July 13 – August 12, 2018
Placer County Fair
Theme: “ReNEW your LOVE of fair”
800 All America City Blvd., Roseville, California
June 21 – 24, 2018
Plumas County
Plumas-Sierra County Fair
Theme: “Welcome to the Neighborhood”
204 Fairgrounds Road, Quincy, California
August 8 – 12, 2018
Riverside County
Riverside Co. Fair & National Date Festival
Theme: “Here Comes the Fun”
46-350 Arabia Street, Indio, California
February 16 – 25, 2018
Colorado River Fair
Theme: “Rock the Flock”
11995 Olive Lake Blvd., Blythe, California
March 14 – 17, 2019
Southern California Fair
18700 Lake Perris Dr., Perris, California
October 6 – 14, 2018
Sacramento County
Sacramento County Fair
Theme: “Celebrating Red White & Blue”
1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, California
May 24 – 28, 2018
California Exposition & State Fair
Theme: “Live in the Moment”
1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, California
July 13 – 29, 2018
San Benito County
San Benito County Fair
Theme: “Gear Up for the Fair”
9000 Airline HWY., Tres Pinos, California
October 4 – 7, 2018
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County Fair
Theme: “Catch the Fun”
14800 Seventh Street, Victorville, California
May 19 – 28, 2018
Desert Empire Fair
Theme: “The Best ‘Little’ Fair in California”
520 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, California
October 19 – 21, 2018
San Diego County
San Diego County Fair
Theme: “How Sweet It Is”
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, California
June 1 – July 4, 2018
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County Fair
Theme: “Celebrating Our County’s Cultures”
1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton, California
June 14 – 17, 2018
San Luis Obispo County
California Mid-State Fair
Theme: “¡Ole It’s Fiesta Time!”
2198 Riverside Ave, Paso Robles, California
July 18 – 29, 2018
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Exposition & Fair
Theme: “Where Tradition Meets Innovation”
2495 S. Delaware St., San Mateo, California
June 9 – 17, 2018
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara Fair and Exposition
Theme: “Out of This World”
3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, California
April 25 – 29, 2018
Santa Maria Fair Park
Theme: “Out of This World”
937 S. Thornburg St., Santa Maria, California
July 11 – 15, 2018
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Fair
Theme: “Fun For The Whole Herd”
344 Tully Road, San Jose, California
August 2 – 5, 2018
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Fair
2601 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville, California
Dates: TBA
Shasta County
Shasta District Fair
Theme: “A Barrel of Fun”
1890 Briggs Street, Anderson, California
June 20 – 23, 2018
99th Annual Inter-Mountain Fair of Shasta
44218 A Street, McArthur, California
August 30 – September 3, 2018
Siskiyou County
Siskiyou Golden Fair
Theme: “TBA”
1712 Fairlane Road, Yreka, California
September 6 – 9, 2018
Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair
1712 Fairlane Road, Yreka, California
September 6 – 9, 2018
Solano County
142nd Dixon May Fair
Theme: “Home Grown Fun”
655 South First Street, Dixon, California
May 10 – 13, 2018
Solano County Fair
Theme: “Blue Ribbon Fun”
900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo, California
June 30 – July 1, 2018
Sonoma County
Sonoma County Fair & Exposition
Theme: Holidaze at the Sonoma County Fair
1350 Bennett Valley Rd., Santa Rosa, California
August 2 – 12, 2018
Cloverdale Citrus Fair
1 Citrus Fair Drive, Cloverdale, California
February 15 – 18, 2019
Sonoma-Marin Fair
Theme: Great Eggspectations
442 Franklin Ave., Yuba City, California
June 20 – 24, 2018
Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County Fair
900 North Broadway, Turlock, California
July 13 – 22, 2018
Sutter County
Yuba-Sutter Fair
442 Franklin Ave., Yuba City, California
August 2 – 5, 2018
Tehama County
97th Annual Tehama District Fair
650 Antelope Blvd, Red Bluff, California
July 19 – 22, 2018
Trinity County
Trinity County Fair
S. Highway 3, Hayfork, California
August 11 – 13, 2018
Tulare County
Tulare County Fair
215 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, Tulare, California
September 12, 2018 – September 16, 2018
Tuolumne County
Mother Lode Fair
220 Southgate Drive, Sonora, California
July 5, 2018 – July 8, 2018
Ventura County
Ventura County Fair
10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, California
August 1, 2018 – August 12, 2018
Yolo County
Yolo County Fair
1125 East Street, Woodland, California
August 15, 2018 – August 19, 2018
NOTE: Dates and information may be subject to change. We suggest you contact the organizers and/or their website for latest dates, times, and other details. Did we miss a fair in California? Please contact us to let us know via our contact form or email us at californiamombloggers@gmail.com.
Photo Courtesy of LA County Fair
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