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California State Fair 2018: Need to know for Sunday, July 15

The first weekend of the State Fair is underway.

The California State Fair is back for another year at Cal Expo! The Fair will run from July 13 to July 29. The first weekend of the Fair attracts thousands, including ABC10!

Hours of operation

The California State Fair's main gate will be open from 10 a.m.-10 p.m on Sunday. The carnival hours will last from 11 a.m. to midnight.

For your wallet

The State Fair has just begun and if you or your family plan on being frequent visitors there are some deals. Instead of continuously buying a single pass ($14), a State Fair Season Pass is only $35.99.

For your belly

Food vendors are open daily, click here for the full list.

  • 10 a.m. - Free Ice Cream with Gunther's Ice Cream (Save Mart California Kitchen)
  • 10 a.m. - Cooking Demonstration with Burgess Brothers (Save Mart California Kitchen)
  • 10 a.m. - Olive Oil Tasting with Cloud 9 Orchard ( Taste of California Education Center)
  • 1 p.m. - The Grill (Kaiser Permanente Farm Presented by Save Mart)
  • 3 p.m. & 4 p.m. - Wine Class with Clark Smith (Save Mart California Kitchen)

For your kids

All Rides (click here for the full list)

  • 10 a.m. - Lady Bird Experience (Butler Amusements)
  • Noon - California State Fair Rabbit Bowl (Expo Building 6)
  • 11 a.m. - Kids Park
  • 12:30 p.m. - Tree Circus (Expo Building 2)
  • 4 p.m. - Magicians Guild (California Building B)

For your entertainment

  • Noon - Silent Disco (Expo Building 1)
  • Noon - Folklorico Aztlan De Sacramento (PG&E Center Stage)
  • 3 p.m. & 4 p.m. - Oh! The Band (Promenade Stage)
  • 4 p.m. - Kevin K.-Smooth Jazz Artist (Farm to Glass Stage)
  • 6 p.m. - Shawn Wrangler (Kaiser Permanente Farm Presented by Save Mart)

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!

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