The 102nd anniversary LA County Fair will celebrate the medley of communities that comprise Los Angeles County with its 2024 theme Stars, Stripes and Fun. Fair dates are May 3-27.
LA County is one of the most diverse counties in the nation, brimming with a mix of cultures and communities, and the LA County Fair celebrates them all. Through song and dance, awe-inspiring exhibits and the enticing aroma of everything from corn dogs to turkey legs, tacos to red beans and rice, plantains to funnel cake, the Fair honors LA County with Stars, Stripes and Fun.
The 16-day event opens the first Friday of May with new attractions, honored partnerships and, of course, lots and lots of food. But the main component, as always, is fun.
Don’t miss Pride Day at the Fair on May 11. Wear your favorite Pride/rainbow colors and join family and friends for a day of that includes petting a goat, skating in the Fair’s indoor skating rink and catching the best emerging artists with the NextFest LA music festival. A special dance party will be held in Expo Hall 5 from 6 to 9 p.m., with entertainment and DJs. Discount tickets are available online in advance for both Fair and dance party admission for $15 (use password FAIRPRIDE).
The 2024 Fair will be chock full of programming to entice all the senses:
• The Big Red Barn, a perennial favorite stocked with animals and agriculture programming from Cal Poly Pomona’s Huntley College of Agriculture
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art returns for its second year with an exhibition in the Millard Sheets Art Center on the works of Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo
• The Fairplex Garden Railroad celebrates its 100th anniversary
• LORE Media & Arts will create a floral wonderland in the Flower & Garden Pavilion
• America’s Great Outdoors celebrates our local county and national parks with the US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Land Management and Los Angeles County Fair Forest Division
• Family-friendly entertainment like the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show and the Barnyard Racers Pig Racing
• Hidden gems of the Fair like wine, spirits, extra virgin olive oil and dairy tastings and classes in The Marketplace and live poetry with LionLike MindState
For more information, visit lacountyfair.com.
