(Preperations for the Fair)....This year it will be an out-door fair.

Because of the pandemic, the California Mid-Winter Fair will be a completely out-door Fair. No inside building s will be open. The majority of the indoor buildings and exhibits will be closed, and what can be moved out-doors, will be moved out-doors. There is currently a lot of activity at the Fairgrounds, in preparation for a March 4th opening. The Fair this year will run through March 13th and is presented by One World Beef. The main attractions include a larger than ever midway, as well as traditional events such as High School Madness, a full slate of grounds acts, concerts, the traditional junior livestock show and auction, and a series of dirt track events sponsored by the Heritage Foundation, including the popular Heritage 500 on the final day of the Fair. Tickets for the Fair will be available February 25th, in what will be an online-only sale. Those sales will continue through the duration of the Fair. Once the Fair opens, March 4th, tickets will also be available at the gates. A link to purchase tickets is also available at the Fair website. Carnival wristband presales begin a week before the Fair opens at $30 each. Once the Fair opens, wristbands can be purchased onsite for $45 each. Admission has been reduced to $8 for adults and $6 for children and seniors.