(Ten Day run of the 2024 Mid-Winter Fair)...Thee Fair starts March 1st..

Pre-sale tickets are available at ivfairgrounds.com. The tickets right now are only available online. Officials say all the traditional events return to the fair, including High School Madness, Vehicle racing, Jr. Livestock Show and auction and more. They say there are a number of new additions to this year's Fair, as well. That includes Twisted Tuesday on March 5th. Taking a cue from theme parks, Twisted Tuesday will provide admission to the fair and unlimited carnial rides, all for $20 per person. Twisted Tuesday tickets will be sold online and at the gate for $20, regardless of age. Guests will have to have a Twisted Tuesday ticket to be admitted to the fair that day. No other tickets will be accepted. Another new addition to this year's Red, White and Moo event will be the mini-mural art Project. Different local artists, one each day of the fair, will be painting a fair related mural on stage in the Preble Building. They will each have 8 hours to complete their work, which will be displayed this year and at future fairs, as well. On Marh 7 at 7 pm, the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team, pilots and support crew, will be at the Mechanics Stage for a public meet and greet. The team concludes their 3 month training session in Imperial Valley on March 9th with the first air show of their 2024 season at NAF El Centro.