The California State Fair is back for another year at Cal Expo! The Fair will run until July 29. You can expect a ton of unique activities on day seven as thousands of Californians converge for a day of fun, including ABC10!
Hours of operation
The California State Fair will be open from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m on Saturday, July 21.
For your wallet
Seniors at least 62 years of age will only pay $10 admission. Seniors also can also ride the Grand Carousel and the Giant Wheel for free.
For your belly
- Food vendors are open daily, click here for the full list.
- 10 a.m. -- Olive Oil Tasting with Sciabica's California Olive Oil (Taste of California Education Center)
- 10 a.m. -- Honey Sampling with Z Specialty Foods (Save Mart California Kitchen)
- 10 a.m. -- Pear Sampling with Pear Fair (Save Mart California Kitchen)
- 1 p.m. -- The Grill (Kaiser Permanente Farm Presented by Save Mart)
- 2 p.m. – Olive Oil Class with Astrid Long (Save Mart California Kitchen)
- 3 p.m. – Honey Tasting Clasee with UC Davis Homey and Pollination Center (Taste of California Education Center)
For your kids
- All Rides (click here for the full list)
- 10 a.m. – Student showcase competition (Expo building 7)
- 10 a.m. -- California Crafts Exhibit (Expo Building 4)
- 10 a.m. -- Balloonacy (Throughout the Fairgrounds)
- 11 a.m. -- Lady Bird Experience (Carnival)
- 11 a.m. -- Splash Dogs (Miller Lite Racetrack Grandstand)
- For your entertainment
- 10:30 a.m. - Spin Cycle (Throughout the fairgrounds)
- 11:30 a.m. – Street Drum Corps (Throughout the fairgrounds)
- 12:30 p.m. - Tree Circus (Expo Building 2)
- 3 p.m. – Best of California Brew Fest (Miller Lite Racetrack Grandstand)
- 3 p.m. - Freestyle Motocross FMX (Jack in the Box FMX Lagoon)
- 3 p.m. - Acrobats of Hebei China (PG&E Center Stage)
- 6 p.m. – Acrobats of Hebei China (PG&E Center Stage)
- 8 p.m. – Sacramento Republic versus the OKC Energy FC (Papa Murphy’s Park)
- 8:30 p.m. -- Big Crush Dance Band (Heineken Blues and Brews/Speakeasy Whiskey Lounge)
- 8:50 p.m. -- Obsidian Butterfly - Fire Show (Promenade Stage)
- 9 p.m. – Master Hypnotist Tina Marie (PG&E Center Stage)
- 10 p.m. – All you need to know about wine (Building B, southeast corner)
Where to find the ABC10 Swagwagon
Look for ABC10 all season at the State Fair! In addition to our cool down, charge up stations and cools down misters, keep an eye out for the all-new SWAGON! The Swagon is our new mobile pop-up events truck and it will be at the fair. We’ll be out there with free giveaways and fun! Come join us and make sure you join our Facebook page to find out where we are and what we’re up to each day!