“It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life,” – Cesar Chavez
In honor of Cesar Chavez Day, the Fair Administration Office will be closed today and will reopen to the public on Monday, April 4.
ATTENTION Foam Glow 5K participants! Packet Pick-up is today from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Gate 2, off of Chance Ave (closest to Butler Ave).
If you are unable to attend Packet Pick-up today, it will be reserved for you on Race Day for a $5 fee (cash only). To avoid paying this fee, please attend the Packet Pick-up today, or you can also send a friend with a copy of your race barcode.
For more details on the Foam Glow 5k, click here.
Race to the finish line at the Foam Glow 5K on Saturday, March 26 at the Fresno Fairgrounds! Here’s what to expect the day of the race:
Runners/walkers will run through different color foams in the Foam Glow 5K Zones, with each color that glows in the dark under their high-intensity black lights! Once the race ends, there will be a Foam Glow 5K after-party filled with music, food and more! For more details, click here.
Did you know that there are more than seven billion people in the world? That’s over seven billion mouths to feed every day! Take the time today to thank a farmer for all their hard work on National Ag Day!
Having trouble passing smog and registering your car? Then join us at the Fresno Fairgrounds for the Tune In & Tune Up event on Saturday, March 26 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the Kings Canyon Lot. Valley residents can get a free emissions test. If your car fails the smog test, those eligible will receive a $500 voucher to use at a local smog shop for repairs. Gates may open as early as 6:30 a.m. Please expect a 2+ hour wait.
For more details, click here.
It’s the beginning of National Ag Week and what better way to celebrate than to highlight our hard-working livestock exhibitors! Did you know that a total of 818 exhibitors from 26 different 4-H and FFA groups participated in the 2021 Big Fresno Fair Livestock Exhibits? Many of these members participated in the Jr. Livestock Auctions on October 9 and 16 at the 2021 Big Fresno Fair.
Fun Fair Fact: A total of 648 animals were sold at the 2021 Big Fresno Fair, generating a grand total of $1,169,256.93 in sales and add-ons!
Interested in showing livestock at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair? For more information, click here!
Entries are still being accepted for the 7th annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition for all commercial olive oil producers in California! But don’t wait! Deadline to submit entries is Friday, March 25 at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Winners will be announced on Thursday, April 14. Awards will be given out for Best of Show, Best of the Valley – as well as Gold and Silver medal winners.
For complete details and rules, visit our website here.
Attention Livestock Exhibitors! The YQCA program has recently updated their certification program and website platform. This new platform is expected to launch on March 23, 2022.
With this new transition, all YQCA users who plan to use their current and valid certification for the 2022 Big Fresno Fair will need to download their certification prior to the transition on March 23. YQCA users will no longer be able to access their existing accounts and past certification information after the March 23 deadline.
⚠IMPORTANT⚠YQCA users that do not retrieve their valid certification from the current YQCA platform before March 23 may be required to regain certification through the new platform.
For more details on YQCA requirements, click here.
There’s a little bit of everything for everyone happening at the Fresno Fairgrounds this weekend! Here’s what we have coming up at our Fairgrounds and where you can get more details to join in on the fun:
For details on these events and more, visit our Events Calendar here!
Don’t wait! There’s only three days left to cast your vote in The Fresno Bee’s 2022 Best of Central California People’s Choice awards! Be sure to vote for The Big Fresno Fair in these five categories:
The deadline to vote is Friday, March 11 at 5 p.m. To cast your vote, click here! You can vote daily in the link provided.
Thank you in advance for voting for us!