Author: Big Fresno Fair

Monster Truck Nitro Tour | November 16

The Monster Truck Nitro Tour is returning to the Fresno Fairgrounds in the Brian I. Tatarian Grandstand on Saturday, November 16! 🎉 Get ready to witness the power and thrill of 10,000-pound monster trucks as they battle it out in exhilarating races, show off their wheelies, and take the stage with jaw-dropping freestyle performances. Here’s a few things to know:

 

  • Show #1 | 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Show #2 | 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
  • Tickets range $15 -$70 (plus fees)
  • Children 2 and under are free!
  • Parking is $10 in the Carnival Lot (Cesar Chavez Blvd)

 

For more details and to purchase tickets, click here!

Try this Fresh and Flavorful Cranberry Sauce Recipe for your next Holiday Gathering! 

With the holidays approaching, we have some fantastic recipes for you to explore! Enjoy this delicious cranberry sauce recipe from www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com.

 

Think you have an award-winning recipe? Create and submit into our 2025 Competitive Exhibits Program! More details will be posted on our website next Spring. Stay tuned as we feature more holiday recipes throughout the month!

Watch and Wager With Us This Weekend! | Nov 8 – 10

Watch & wager with us; Big Fresno Fair logo, Starting Gate logo; horses racing with jockeys; purple background

Another weekend at The Starting Gate awaits! Join us at our Satellite Wagering facility to watch and wager with us and win money on some BIG stakes races this weekend, November 8 – 10! Here’s a few big stakes races you can wager on:

 

  • November 8 | Pebbles Stakes | $175,000
  • November 8 | Hill Prince Stakes | $200,000
  • November 9 | Red Smith | $300,000
  • November 9 | Autumn Stakes | $175,000
  • November 9 | Maple Leaf Stakes | $135,000
  • November 9 | Bessarabian Stakes | $135,000
  • November 10 | Long Island | $300,000

 

The Starting Gates is located on the second floor of the Brian I. Tatarian Grandstand. Hours are Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Friday – Sunday from 10 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. Admission into The Starting Gate is $6 and parking is FREE in front of the Grandstand! For horse racing inquiries, please contact please contact Ronnie Mobley at (559) 994-3105. More details here. 

Auto Cross This Weekend at the Fresno Fairgrounds | November 9 & 10

The Sports Car Club of America, Fresno Chapter, is back with an exciting weekend of Autocross racing in the Carnival Lot at the Fresno Fairgrounds on Saturday, November 9 and Sunday, November 10, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Experience the thrill of driving your car to the limit and compete safely in SCCA time trials! Spectating is FREE, so come out and enjoy the action!

 

For more details about SCCA – Fresno, click here.

Watch and Wager With Us This Weekend! | Nov 1 – 3

Join us at our Satellite Wagering facility to watch and wager with us and win money on some BIG stakes races happening November 1-3! Here’s which races you can wager on:

 

  • November 1 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies | $2,000,000
  • November 1 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | $1,000,000
  • November 1 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf | $1,000,000
  • November 1 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint | $1,000,000
  • November 2 | Bayakoa Stakes | $200,000
  • November 2 | Breeders’ Cup Classic | $7,000,000
  • November 2 | Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile | $1,000,000
  • November 2 | Breeders’ Cup Distaff | $2,000,000
  • November 2 | Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | $1,000,000
  • November 2 | Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf | $2,000,000
  • November 2 | Breeders’ Cup Mile | $2,000,000
  • November 2 | Breeders’ Cup Turf | $5,000,000
  • November 2 | Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint | $1,000,000
  • November 2 | Goldikova Stakes | $300,000
  • November 3 | Grey Stakes | $135,000
  • November 3 | Mazarine Stakes | $135,000

 

Hours are Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Friday – Sunday from 10 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. Special hours for the Breeders’ Cup is November 1 at 9:30 a.m. and November 2 and 9 a.m.  Admission into The Starting Gate is $6 and parking is FREE in front of the Grandstand! For horse racing inquiries, please contact please contact Ronnie Mobley at (559) 994-3105. More details here. 

Fresno Fall Home Improvement Home Show This Weekend!

Head to the 19th Annual Fresno Fall Home Improvement Show & Tiny House Expo from Friday, November 1 through Sunday, November 3 at the Fresno Fairgrounds! Meet licensed contractors, shop for home & garden products and services, tour tiny homes, check out local food, drinks and live music plus so much more! And NEW this year is the FREE gardening workshops! Here’s a few things to know before you go:

 

✔ Hours are: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

✔ Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for seniors; children 12 and under are FREE

✔ Parking is $10 in Chance and Kings Canyon Lot (CASH ONLY)

 

For more details, click here.

Watch and Wager with Us During the Breeders’ Cup at The Starting Gate | Nov 1 & 2

World Championships 2024 Breeders' cup Del Mar logo in diamond shape; Horses Racing in background

Head down to the Fresno Fairgrounds’ Starting Gate Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2 to watch and wager with us for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup! There is over $34 million in purses and awards! Gates open at 9:30 a.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday.  Admission is $6 and parking is free in front of the Grandstand!

 

The Starting Gate currently located on the second floor of the Brian I. Tatarian Grandstand.

 

For daily racing forms and all other horse racing inquiries, please contact Ronnie Mobley at 559-994-3105. More details here. 

Vote For Us for as “Best Local Annual Event to Attend”!

Show us some love and help us WIN by voting for The Big Fresno Fair as “Best Local Annual Event to Attend” in The Business Journal’s “Best of the Central Valley” Awards! Be sure to make it all the way to the end – we are the last one at #35 J! Thank you in advance!

 

The deadline is approaching fast! Last day to vote is Thursday, October 31. Click here to vote!