LA County Fair returns this week for 100th birthday celebration with food, fun, history – Daily Bulletin

of LA County Fair is coming back this week, after years of delays caused by the pandemic.

The return of the fair to the Fairplex in Pomona, also means the return of fried Oreos, carnival games and pig races. And for the first time, the fair will take place in May, just in time celebrates 100th birthday.

Noise has been on the ground for weeks, Fairplex CEO and President Walter M. Marquez said on a tour last week. after shifting gears by entertainersHe said organizers are ready to “welcome the public to a place where memories are made”.

The return of the fair comes after a two-year break due to coronavirus pandemic, including a smaller event in September called Fair bitten size.

“For the last two years our focus has been on meeting the needs of the community, it was great, but we are happy that we are now back doing what we do best: bring together events and bring the community together to celebrate everything that “brings a fair circuit,” said Marquez. “There is nothing like the fair.”

This year’s event will take place from 5 to 30 May and will only be open from Thursday to Sunday, opening with a Cinco de Mayo weekend party and ending the Memorial Day. of series of fair concerts Highlights include The Beach Boys, WAR, Juanes, Ramon Ayala and ZZ Top.

In the past, the fair usually opened on Labor Day weekend. This year’s spring event is a departure from the sunken September and with that comes optimism for more comfortable weather and more fair in general. Expectations of participation must match those within 2019said Marquez, who saw over 1.1 million people visited.

Opening day in 2019Noon temperatures hit the mid-90s, this year on Thursday a maximum of 80 degrees is forecast.

This year and the beginning of spring also brings new programming.

“We have to open Cinco de Mayo, we have Mother’s Day, graduations, it creates a whole new opportunity,” Marquez said. “There is something here for everyone.”

Opening Week will feature Latin Heritage entertainment, late mother’s morning breakfast AND resident discounts.

Residents of Pomona receive entry for $ 1 on opening day May 5, the same for residents of La Verne the next day, May 6, while residents of LA County receive $ 10 on Saturday, May 7. Tickets must be purchased online prior to the day of admission to lacountyfair.com.

Other events during the fair include the Sharp International Cheer & Dance Competition on 7 May. In addition, four stages will be set up across the fair grounds featuring indie groups, part of NextFest.

Weekend 2, May 13-15, will be the “CEEM Receipt Weekend”, highlighting the work of Collaborative Movement for Economic Empowerment to support professionals and entrepreneurs of color. According to fair page.

The Future Farmers of America competition returns to the fair this year – for the first time since 2007 – where students will showcase their pets, according to Fairplex spokeswoman Renee Hernandez.

The public can also expect the larger zoo areas to be accommodated for crowd control concerns and a new open place for pig races. More than 100 animals will be part of this year’s pet zoo, all from Cal Poly Pomona.

More than 130 grocery stalls will be on site this year, including new crunchy chicken sandwiches made with Kool-Aid cherries at Charlie’s Chicken. Tony Boghosian, whose brother Charlie owns the company, said they hope cooler weather will be a benefit.

“The client will not have that factor to deal with sweat and heat,” Boghosian said. “Cooler weather is always better to eat weather.”

As part of the fair’s 100th anniversary celebration, the fair will pay homage to his past with an exhibition at the Millard Sheets Art Center, featuring archival findings from the fairs, as well as artists’ performances for the centenary. . Meanwhile, the Haunt Show is back and will display its 100 Years of Monsters museum.

The flower and garden pavilion, which is also celebrating its 70th anniversary, is commemorating its centenary through flower and vignette exhibitions.