Every summer I visited my grandparents in a small town in Oklahoma. While there, going to the fair was one of my favorite memories. California has county fairs throughout the state, here is a comprehensive list of fairs and dates.

Alameda County
Alameda County Fair
Theme: Best. Summer. Ever.
4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton, California
Friday, June 16, 2017 through Sunday, July 9, 2017

Amador County
Amador County Fair
Theme: We’re Moovin n’ Groovin
18621 Sherwood & School, Plymouth, California
Thursday, July 27, 2017 through Sunday, July 30, 2017

Butte County
Silver Dollar Fair
Theme: Race to the Fair
2357 Fair Street, Chico, California
Thursday, May 25, 2017 through Monday, May 29, 2017

Butte County Fair
Theme: Creating memories for over 75 years
199 East Hazel St, Gridley, California
Thursday, August 24, 2017 through Sunday, August 27, 2017

Calaveras County
Calaveras Co. Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee
Theme: Country Nights and Carnival Lights
101 Frogtown Road, Angels Camp, California
Thursday, May 18, 2017 through Sunday, May 21, 2017

Colusa County
Colusa County Fair
Theme: Home of the Big Wheel
1303 10th Street, Colusa, California
Thursday, June 8, 2017 through Sunday, June 11, 2017

Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Fair
Theme: Honoring the Past *** Celebrating the Future
1201 West 10th Street, Antioch, California
Thursday, May 18, 2017 through Sunday, May 21, 2017

Del Norte County
Del Norte County Fair
Theme: The Little Fair that Could
421 Highway 101 North, Crescent City, California
Thursday, August 3, 2017 through Sunday, August 6, 2017

El Dorado County
El Dorado County Fair
Theme: Ribbons & Rides
100 Placerville Drive, Placerville, California
Thursday, June 15, 2017 through Sunday, June 18, 2017

Fresno County
Big Fresno Fair
Theme: Big Times are Back
1121 South Chance Avenue, Fresno, California
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 through Sunday, October 15, 2017

Glenn County
Glenn County Fair
Theme: There’s No Place Like Home
221 East Yolo Street, Orland, California
Thursday, May 18, 2017 through Sunday, May 21, 2017

Humboldt County
Humboldt County Fair
Theme: 121 Years… a Million Memories!
1250 5th Street, Ferndale, California
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 through Monday, September 4, 2017

Redwood Acres Fair
Theme: Best of Humboldt
3750 Harris St., Eureka, California
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 through Sunday, June 25, 2017

Imperial County
California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta
Theme: The Sweet Life
200 East Second Street, Imperial, California
Friday, March 3, 2017 through Sunday, March 12, 2017

Inyo County
Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair
Sierra St & Fair Drive, Bishop, California
Thursday, August 31, 2017 through Sunday, September 3, 2017

Kern County
Kern County Fair
Theme: Ticket to Fun
1142 South “P” St., Bakersfield, California
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 through Sunday, October 1, 2017

Kings County
Kings Fair
Theme: Come Party With the Pigs & Pinatas
810 S. 10th Ave, Hanford, California
Thursday, June 15, 2017 through Sunday, June 18, 2017

Lake County
Lake County Fair
Theme: Boots & Bling
401 Martin St., Lakeport, California
Thursday, August 31, 2017 through Sunday, September 3, 2017

Lassen County
Lassen County Fair
Theme: Barn in the USA
195 Russell Avenue, Susanville, California
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 through Sunday, July 23, 2017

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Fair
1101 W. McKinley Ave, Pomona, California
Friday, September 1, 2017 through Monday, September 25, 2017

79th Annual Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival 2017
Theme: Cele-Grape-tion!
2551 W. Avenue H, Lancaster, California
Friday, August 18, 2017 through Sunday, August 27, 2017

Madera County
Chowchilla-Madera County Fair
Theme: Sow it, Grow It, Show It
1000 S. Third Street, Chowchilla, California
Thursday, May 18, 2017 through Sunday, May 21, 2017

Madera District Fair
1850 W. Cleveland Ave, Madera, California
Theme: Your Fair Since 1937
Thursday, September 7, 2017 through Sunday, September 10, 2017

Marin County
Marin County Fair & Exposition
Theme: Let the Funshine In
10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, California
Friday, June 30, 2017 through Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Mariposa County
Mariposa County Fair & Homecoming
Theme: Country Scenes & Children’s Dreams
5007 Fairgrounds Road, Mariposa, California
Friday, September 1, 2017 through Monday, September 4, 2017

Mendocino County
Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show
14400 Highway 128, Boonville, California
Friday, September 15, 2017 through Sunday, September 17, 2017

Redwood Empire Fair
1055 N. State Street, Ukiah, California
Thursday, August 3, 2017 through Sunday, August 6, 2017

Merced County
Merced County Fair & Apple Show
900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, California
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 through Sunday, June 11, 2017

Modoc County
Modoc District Fair
Theme: Summer days and country ways
1 Center Street, Cedarville, California
Thursday, August 17, 2017 through Sunday, August 20, 2017

Monterey County
Monterey County Fair
Theme: Fair Fun in the Summer of Love
2004 Fairground Road, Monterey, California
Thursday, August 31, 2017 through Monday, September 4, 2017

Salinas Valley Fair
625 Division Street, King City, California
Thursday, May 18, 2017 through Sunday, May 21, 2017

Napa County
Napa County Fair
1435 Oak Street, Calistoga, California
Tuesday, July 4, 2017 through Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Napa Town and Country Fair
Theme: Wheels & Squeals
575 Third Street, Napa, California
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 through Sunday, August 13, 2017

Nevada County
Nevada County Fair
Theme: Sea You at the Fair
11228 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, California
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 through Sunday, August 13, 2017

Orange County
Orange County Fair
Theme: Farm Fresh Fun
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California
Friday, July 14, 2017 through Sunday, August 13, 2017

Placer County
Gold Country Fair
1273 High Street, Auburn, California
Thursday, September 7, 2017 through Sunday, September 10, 2017

Placer County Fair
Theme: Crazy 80 Years
800 All America City Blvd., Roseville, California
Thursday, June 22, 2017 through Sunday, June 25, 2017

Plumas County
Plumas-Sierra County Fair
Theme: Art to Ag
204 Fairgrounds Road, Quincy, California
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 through Sunday, August 13, 2017

Riverside County
Riverside Co. Fair & National Date Festival
46-350 Arabia Street, Indio, California
Friday, February 17, 2017 through Sunday, February 26, 2017

Colorado River Fair
Theme: Wagon Wheels to Ferris Wheels
11995 Olive Lake Blvd., Blythe, California
Thursday, March 16, 2017 through Sunday, March 19, 2017

Southern California Fair
18700 Lake Perris Dr., Perris, California
Saturday, October 1, 2016 through Sunday, October 9, 2016

Sacramento County
Sacramento County Fair
Let’s Eat Have Fun and Celebrate The Red White & Blue
1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, California
Thursday, May 25, 2017 through Monday, May 29, 2017

California Exposition & State Fair
Theme: Best Moments are Ahead
1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, California
Friday, July 14, 2017 through Sunday, July 30, 2017

San Benito County
San Benito County Fair
Theme: Lettuce Celebrate!
9000 Airline HWY., Tres Pinos, California
Thursday, September 28, 2017 through Sunday, October 1, 2017

San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County Fair
14800 Seventh Street, Victorville, California
Saturday, May 20, 2017 through Monday, May 29, 2017

Desert Empire Fair
Theme: Honoring Courage, Saluting Sacrifice
520 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, California
Friday, October 20, 2017 through Sunday, October 22, 2017

San Diego County
San Diego County Fair
Theme: Where the West is Fun
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, California
Friday, June 2, 2017 through Tuesday, July 4, 2017

San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County Fair
1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton, California
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 through Sunday, June 18, 2017

San Luis Obispo County
California Mid-State Fair
2198 Riverside Ave, Paso Robles, California
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 through Sunday, July 30, 2017

San Mateo County
San Mateo County Exposition & Fair
Theme: Where Tradition Meets Innovation
2495 S. Delaware St., San Mateo, California
Saturday, June 10, 2017 through Sunday, June 18, 2017

Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara Fair and Exposition
Theme: Back to the ’50s
3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, California
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 through Sunday, April 30, 2017

Santa Maria Fair Park
Theme: Once Upon a Fair
937 S. Thornburg St., Santa Maria, California
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 through Sunday, July 16, 2017

Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Fair
Theme: S.T.E.A.M.’n Hot Summer
344 Tully Road, San Jose, California
Thursday, August 3, 2017 through Sunday, August 6, 2017

Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Fair
2601 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville, California
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 through Sunday, September 17, 2017

Shasta County
Shasta District Fair
Theme: A Blue Jean Kinda Night
1890 Briggs Street, Anderson, California
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 through Saturday, June 24, 2017

99th Annual Inter-Mountain Fair of Shasta
44218 A Street, McArthur, California
Thursday, August 31, 2017 through Monday, September 4, 2017

Siskiyou County
Siskiyou Golden Fair
Theme: Pioner Days to Modern Ways
1712 Fairlane Road, Yreka, California
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 through Sunday, August 13, 2017

Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair
Theme: American Flare at our Country Fair
800 S. Main Street, Tulelake, California
Thursday, September 7, 2017 through Sunday, September 10, 2017

Solano County
142nd Dixon May Fair
Theme: Farm to Fair
655 South First Street, Dixon, California
Thursday, May 11, 2017 through Sunday, May 14, 2017

Solano County Fair
Theme: This Fair’s For Ewe!
900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo, California
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 through Sunday, August 6, 2017

Sonoma County
Sonoma County Fair & Exposition
Theme: Holidaze at the Sonoma County Fair
1350 Bennett Valley Rd., Santa Rosa, California
Thursday, August 3, 2017 through Sunday, August 13, 2017

Cloverdale Citrus Fair
1 Citrus Fair Drive, Cloverdale, California
Friday, February 17, 2017 through Monday, February 20, 2017

Sonoma-Marin Fair
Theme: Great Eggspectations
442 Franklin Ave., Yuba City, California
Thursday, August 3, 2017 through Sunday, August 6, 2017

Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County Fair
900 North Broadway, Turlock, California
Friday, July 14, 2017 through Sunday, July 23, 2017

Sutter County
Yuba-Sutter Fair
442 Franklin Ave., Yuba City, California
Thursday, August 3, 2017 through Sunday, August 6, 2017

Tehama County
97th Annual Tehama District Fair
Theme: Back to Summertime Fun!
650 Antelope Blvd, Red Bluff, California
Thursday, July 13, 2017 through Sunday, July 16, 2017

Trinity County
Trinity County Fair
Theme: So Much to Share at the County Fair
S. Highway 3, Hayfork, California
Friday, August 11, 2017 through Sunday, August 13, 2017

Tulare County
Tulare County Fair
Theme: Celebrating the Bounty of Our County
215 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, Tulare, California
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 through Sunday, September 17, 2017

Tuolumne County
Mother Lode Fair
220 Southgate Drive, Sonora, California
Friday, July 7, 2017 through Sunday, July 9, 2017

Ventura County
Ventura County Fair
Theme: Rooted in Tradition
10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, California
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 through Sunday, August 13, 2017

Yolo County
Yolo County Fair
1125 East Street, Woodland, California
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 through Sunday, August 20, 2017

Photo Courtesy of LA County Fair