Attention Livestock Advisors and Exhibitors! The Livestock Exhibitors Handbook is now available on our website, along with other important details for the 2023 Livestock Program at The Big Fresno Fair.
Livestock details can be found on our website here.
🎶 Big Fresno Fair had a farm, E-I-E-I-O 🎶 Happy National Farm Animals Day! Each year at The Big Fresno Fair, hard-working Livestock exhibitors enter their swine, cows, goats, sheep, chicken, turkeys and rabbits into the Livestock Exhibits Program to showcase and auction their animal projects!
Comment an emoji of your favorite farm animal is in the blog comments!
Attention Livestock Advisors and Exhibitors! We’re six months away from the 2023 Big Fresno Fair which means prep for the Jr. Livestock Show is well underway. The Livestock Exhibitors Handbook will be available on our website on Thursday, April 20 along with other important details for the 2023 Livestock Program.
Livestock details can be found on our website 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 2,580 animals were exhibited and a total of 1,043 exhibitors from different 4-H and FFA groups participated in the 2022 Big Fresno Fair Livestock Exhibits? Many of these members participated in the Jr. Livestock Auctions on October 8 and 15 at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair. 🐮🐑🐐🐷🐔
Fun Fair Fact: A total of 806 animals were sold at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair, generating a grand total of $1.4 million in sales and add-ons! WOW! 🤩
Interested in showing livestock at the 2023 Big Fresno Fair? Click here for more information.
It’s Floral Design Day! Did you know that floriculture is America’s third largest agricultural crop? (Source: Society of American Florists)
You can check out beautiful floral designs created and submitted by some of Fresno County’s most talented exhibitors in the Greenhouse each year at The Big Fresno Fair! Interested in submitting your floral design pieces into the 2023 Competitive Exhibits Program? Stay tuned in the upcoming months for details!
It’s a chilly day out, so why not have some chili! Happy National Chili Day! Did you know each year at The Big Fresno Fair, exhibitors compete in a “Crocktober” competition, to cook up anything from a main or side dish, soups and stews, and even chili!
Do you think you have what it takes to make the best Crocktober dish in town? Stay tuned for more details on our Competitive Exhibits handbook in the upcoming months!
Whatever you do, always keep your coal 😎
Happy Old Rock Day! Have you checked out the Gem & Mineral exhibit while visiting The Big Fresno Fair? Each year, there are approximately 100 variations of gems and minerals on display where you can learn many of the unique and interesting facts about special gems & minerals such as agate, obsidian, amethyst, jade, plus more! Have you checked out the Gem & Mineral exhibit on your visit to the Fair?
Happy National Gingerbread House Day! Each year, some of the most talented and creative exhibitors in Fresno County build and enter their very own Gingerbread House in our Competitive Exhibits Program for their chance to win the coveted Blue Ribbon!
Drumroll please! 🥁 The numbers are officially in for the 2022 Livestock Auction and Sales, which took place both Saturdays of The Big Fresno Fair! A total of 806 lots of animals went through this year’s auctions and brought in a grand total of $1.4 million in sales and add-ons – making 2022 a record-breaking year! WOW! We are so amazed and proud of all of our hard-working 4-H, FFA and Independent exhibitors who participated in this year’s sale! 🐮🐷🐑🐐🐰🐔
Thank you to all of our buyers who supported the sales! You have positively impacted the lives of our 4-H, FFA and Independent students by supporting their animal projects and our overall sales! You are one of the bright lights in our community! We can’t wait to beat this year’s sales record in 2023 with your help! 👏
If you’ve never been to or supported our annual Jr. Livestock Auctions, we highly encourage you to do so! Money well-spent for a great cause! 🐄💲🐑
Time is running out! Enter the 2022 Big Fresno Fair Competitive Exhibits soon so we can feature you at the Fair! Deadline to enter is Friday, September 9 for hard entries and online entries by Monday, September 12. Help us showcase the best that Fresno County has to offer!
To view a full copy of the Competitive Exhibits Handbook and for entry forms, click here.