Attention Dairy Cattle & Doe Exhibitors! The dairy cattle and dairy doe inspection that was scheduled for Saturday, June 18 has been cancelled due to a scheduling error with the vet. A new date for the inspection will be announced next week!
Check back on our website here for more updates.
Go out and capture a photo of nature for National Nature Photography Day! Take a small hike in the hills, travel to the beach, or even head to a local park here to capture the essence of the Central Valley.
If you’re a photographer and have some wonderful nature photos, we encourage you to submit into our 2022 Big Fresno Fair Competitive Exhibits! The Exhibits Handbook is available online NOW! Fine Arts and Photography entries must be submitted online! No hard copies will be accepted. Deadline for online entries is Monday, September 12 at 11:59 p.m. For more details, click here!
Join us for the 154TH running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 11 at our satellite wagering facility, The Starting Gate located at the Fresno Fairgrounds! Gates open at 8 a.m.
Here’s a few things to know before you go:
Questions? Please call Ruben Gastelo at (559) 916-7964. For more details, click here.
Attention all Fresno County 4-H, FFA and Independent Exhibitors: the deadline to submit Beef Cattle and Dairy Cattle entries is THIS Friday, June 3!
Don’t miss this deadline! Submit your animal projects today here!
Come and experience the best Yokai Market yet on Saturday, June 4 from 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the Pavilion area. Enjoy anime, music, food, vintage goods, retro games/toys, comics, collectibles, personal crafts, art plus more!
Tickets are $5. Seniors, veterans and kids 10 and under are FREE! For more info and to purchase tickets, click here.
The Big Fresno Fair (Fair) Board of Directors announced its formal search for the next CEO to lead year-round operations for the fourth largest fair in the State of California. The Board is working closely with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Fairs & Expositions Branch on the CEO Search process. Information about The Big Fresno Fair and the application for the CEO position can be found here.
In September 2020, longtime Fair CEO, John C. Alkire retired and transitioned to the Fair’s nonprofit Foundation, Friends of The Big Fresno Fair, in an effort to elevate fundraising amid the uncertainty of the pandemic. At that time, Deputy Managers Stacy Rianda and Lauri King were appointed by the Fair Board to oversee all Fair operations as an interim leadership strategy. Since then, the Fair has pivoted from a historical in-person Fair to a drive-thru event in 2020, and then navigated back to more normal year-round operations and a successful in-person fair in October 2021.
“The Board is pleased that the Fair has returned to its robust level of year-round activity,” stated Chuck Riojas, President of The Big Fresno Fair Board. “We are confident that with this search, we will determine the right person to lead the Fair into the future.”
We’re thrilled to announce that The Big Fresno Fair and the Fresno County Historical Museum took top honors in the Fresno Bee’s “Best of Central California’s” People’s Choice Awards! Thank you for voting us as:
The Big Fresno Fair
Gold – Best Annual Event/Festival
Gold – Best Attraction
Silver – Best Family Attraction
Silver – Best Live Music Venue
Our Fresno County Historical Museum took GOLD in BEST Museum!
You – our community, our BFFs, our biggest fans and fairgoers – are what makes our Big Fresno Fair so special! Thank you to our community for voting for us and congratulations to all of the winners who make our Valley so great! Mark your calendars for the 2022 Big Fresno Fair, October 5 – 16!
Today is a good day to win a FREE pair of tickets to see iconic rapper, Ice Cube on Thurs, 10/6 at the Table Mountain Concert Series presented by Modelo Especial and Toyota during the 2022 Big Fresno Fair! Here’s what you have to do…just go to our Big Fresno Fair Facebook, Twitter, TikTok or Instagram and then follow the contest rules on the post! Contest ends on Friday, June 3 at 5 p.m. where the winner will then be chosen and notified.
💥REMINDER💥 The Ice Cube special online only pre-sale is happening NOW for Big Fresno Fair Fan Club Members only! The special BFF Club pre-sale will go from now until Tuesday, May 31 at 11:59 p.m., during which members can purchase their Ice Cube tickets, PLUS get 50% off their Fair Admission with each ticket purchase! Concert tickets and discounted admission must be purchased in the same transaction. Tickets to the general public for Ice Cube will go on-sale ONLINE ONLY Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE: If you’re selected as the winner of this contest and have already bought your Ice Cube tickets, we will refund them for you.
Not a Fair Fan Club member or know someone who’s note? Click here to sign up today! A special pre-sale password was sent to Fan Club Members via email; any new signups will receive the password in their confirmation email.
The Ice Cube concert at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair on Thursday, October 6 is part of the Table Mountain Concert Series presented by Modelo Especial and Toyota.
“The legacy of heroes – the memory of a great name, and the inheritance of a great example,” – Benjamin Disraeli
This Memorial Day, we remember and honor the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives in service of our country. The Fair Administration Office will be closed Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. The office will reopen Tuesday, May 31.
Tickets to see country award-winning trio, Midland, are on-sale online only to BFF Members NOW and we have your chance to win a FREE pair of tickets to the show! Here’s what you have to do…just go to our Big Fresno Fair Facebook, Twitter, TikTok or Instagram and then follow the contest rules on the post! Contest ends on Wednesday, June 1 at 5 p.m. Winner will be chosen and notified on Thursday, June 2.
💥REMINDER💥 The Midland special online only pre-sale is happening NOW for Big Fresno Fair Fan Club Members only! The special BFF Club pre-sale will go from now until Tuesday, May 31 at 11:59 p.m., during which members can purchase their Midland tickets, PLUS get 50% off their Fair Admission with each ticket purchase! Concert tickets and discounted admission must be purchased in the same transaction. Tickets to the general public for Midland will go on-sale ONLINE ONLY Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE: If you’re selected as the winner of this contest and have already bought your Midland tickets, we will refund them for you.
Not a Fair Fan Club member or know someone who’s note? Click here to sign up today! A special pre-sale password was sent to Fan Club Members via email; any new signups will receive the password in their confirmation email.
The Midland concert at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair on Wednesday, October 12 is part of the Table Mountain Concert Series presented by Modelo Especial and Toyota.