California State Fair

The California State Fair celebrates its 160th anniversary this summer and will do so by offering a free concert every night during the State Fair run, July 12-28. The line up includes acts like Night Ranger, Hoobastank, "Weird Al" Yankovic, EnVogue ...

Here’s a press release from my friends at the California State Fair!! SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 6, 2012) – The state’s finest winemakers, vineyards and wineries will be honored on Aug. 18, when California’s Grape & Gourmet – the country’s largest tasting of award-winning wines – returns to Cal Expo. The 17th annual Grape &...

The California State Fair ended four days ago, so you were probably thinking I couldn't possibly come up with another fair photo, but today was the day to pick up my photo from the fine arts building, so I got to go back to the Cal Expo Center one more...

I have to admit I took a lot of ferris wheel photos.  The lights change so quickly that each photo is amazingly different.  I don't plan to post anymore of these (at least until the Yolo County Fair next month)  :^)I really wanted to pos...

Mariachi music, boxing and motorcycle races bring down the curtain today at the State Fair. Cal Expo's annual salute to all things Californian wraps up at 10 p.m. tonight as the State Fair concludes its 18-day run. Among the highlights of Closing Day...

Well today is the final day for the California State Fair, and last night I finally rode the big ferris wheel, so here is a view of most of the midway.  There are four ferris wheels; two in this photo: the one I'm on, and another on that is off to...

On July 22, 2012, I went to the California State Fair.  I rode the rides, ate cotton candy, and had a lot of fun with ...

Maybe this goes without saying, but I opted not to get the wristband :-)  So I just wandered around with all my camera gear; my own kind of fun.I saw about a half dozen kindred spirits who were also lugging their tripods around.

It was back to the California State Fair this evening to take advantage of the Wells Fargo Savings Day.  Half price admission and half price wristbands for unlimited rides.  Two of my kids wanted to go, and I already had two complimentary ti...

Beehive Display: California State FairThis just happens to be one of my favorite lines that sprang from manning the "Bee Booth" at the California State Fair this past Monday. Though it was a Monday afternoon, and things were a tad slow on the fairgroun...