The Big Fresno Fair Takes Home 17 Awards at This Year’s WFA Convention!

First Place: Give It Your Best Shot – Food & Beverage, Photo of Kid with Ice Cream Cone
First Place: Give It Your Best Shot – Entertainment & Grounds Acts, Photo of Paul Rodriguez in Crowd
Second Place – Give It Your Best Shot – Exhibits, Competitive or Educational, Photo of 4-H youth with Rabbit
Second Place: Give It Your Best Shot – Animals With or Without People, Photo of Alaskan Pig Races
Third Place: Give It Your Best Shot – Community Outreach/Emergency Response Venues, Photo of Cal Fire With Kid
Third Place: Give It Your Best Shot – Carnival, Photo of Mom & Daughter in Carnival
Third Place: Give It Your Best Shot – People at the Fair, Photo of Beer & Wine Fest

The Big Fresno Fair took home 17 awards at the Western Fairs Association’s (WFA) 100th Annual Convention & Trade Show held in Reno, Nevada January 15 – 18, where more than 1,200 fair CEOs, directors, staff and fair-related professionals from roughly 125 fairs throughout the Western United States attended to celebrate the greatest accomplishments of 2022. The Big Fresno Fair walked away with 17 WFA Achievement Awards, which included 6 first place, 8 second place and 3 third place award.

 

First Place Awards:

  • Give It Your Best Shot – Entertainment & Grounds Acts, Photo of Paul Rodriguez in Crowd
  • Give It Your Best Shot – Food & Beverage, Photo of Kid with Ice Cream Cone
  • Single Social Media Ad – Early Savings
  • Fair Logo – 2022 Big Fresno Fair Logo
  • New Cultural Program – Community Cultural Center, Fresno County Historical Museum
  • Overall Fair Marketing – The Big Fresno Fair’s Food, Family & Fun!

 

We’d like to thank our wonderful community for their continued support over the past 139 years. We can’t wait to continue the tradition at the 2023 Big Fresno Fair, October 4 – 15! To see the full list of awards and for full release, click here.