The Santa Cruz County Fair opens Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the county fairgrounds, 2601 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville, and closes Sunday, Sept. 18, featuring fair food, clowns, camel rides, mariachi and magicians, live music plus competitions among the young and older to earn blue ribbons for the animals they have raised or the vegetables they grew.
Wednesday–Friday: Noon to 11 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Here are some entertainment highlights:
- Wednesday: Free admission for kids 12 and under and veterans; seniors 62 and over, $12, swine and poultry shows, peewee and adult livestock showmanship, senior ice cream social, All-Alaskan racing pigs, Gary Blackburn Band, Los Moralitos Circus, Michael Mezmer TranceNosis.
- Thursday: Sheep and dairy goat shows, All-Alaskan racing pigs, Country Cougars, Los Moralitos Circus, Michael Mezmer TranceNosis
- Friday: Rabbit and poultry showmanship, livestock & vegetable judging, All-Alaskan racing pigs, Journey Unauthorized, Los Moralitos Circus, Michael Mezmer TranceNosis
- Saturday: Junior livestock auction, diaper derby, All-Alaskan racing pigs, Heartless (Heart tribute), Los Moralitos Circus, Michael Mezmer TranceNosis
- Sunday: Best dressed goat contest, salsa judging, All-Alaskan racing pigs, Los Reyes de la Banda, Salinas Valley Charros and Escaramusa Charra, Sonora Dinamitra, Los Moralitos Circus, Michael Mezmer TranceNosis
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Tickets at https://tickets.santacruzcountyfair.com/p/tickets are: $20 for adults, 13 to 61; $10 for kids 6-12; kids under 5 free. Active duty military are free every day.
Parking in the main lot is $10. Valet parking is $30.
