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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. 

Come Enjoy the Fresno County Historical Museum! l August 17

Discover the tapestry of Fresno County’s past come alive this Saturday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fresno County Historical Museum and The Big Fresno Fair Museum. Experience award-winning exhibits showcasing historic artifacts and stories that highlight Fresno County’s heritage and the history of The Big Fresno Fair! Admission and parking are free! Just park along Chance Ave.  Audio tours are available to enhance your museum journey guided by our knowledgeable docents.

 

For more details on both museums, click here.

FRESNO COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Save Some Green on Your Trip to the 2024 Big Fresno Fair with an Exclusive BFF Club Member Package Sale!

Find your pot of gold without the luck of the Irish – save some green and advantage of the BFF Club Lucky Duo Package Sale EXCLUSIVELY for Big Fair Fan Club Members ONLY! The last day to purchase this online-only package is Sunday, March 17 at 11:59 p.m. During this time members can purchase:

  • 🍀$30 Lucky Duo Package 🍀 – Includes: 2 Adult Admission Tickets and 1 Chance Ave. Parking Pass (a $9 savings!)

Lucky Duo Packages are good ONLY for the 2024 Big Fresno Fair, which runs October 2 – 14!

A special password was sent to Big Fair Fan Club Members prior to the online-sale. Know someone who isn’t a BFF Club Member? Tell them to sign up here.

Race Update! Details You Need to Know for Weekend Horse Racing!

It’s a big weekend for horse racing and we want to be sure you have the scoop on when you can catch the biggest stakes races, including race adjustments at Santa Anita Park due to weather!

 

Saturday, March 2nd

  • Santa Anita Park
    • No Racing due to weather
    • Race card moved to Sunday
  • Gulfstream
    • Fountain of Youth, 3YO, 1 1/16 M / Dirt – $400,000
    • Davona Dale, 3YO / F, 1M / Dirt – $200,000
    • Gulfstream Park Mile, 4YO&UP, 1M / Dirt – $200,000
    • Mac Diarmida, 4YO&UP, 1 3/8 M / Turf – $200,000
    • Canadian Turf, 4YO&UP, 1 1/16 M / Turf – $150,000
    • Honey Fox, 4YO&UP / F&M, 1M / Turf – $150,000
    • The Very One, 4YO&UP / F&M, 1 3/8 M / Turf – $150,000
    • Herecomesthebride, 3YO / F, 1M / Turf – $175,000
    • Colonel Liam, 3YO, 1M / Turf – $175,000
    • The San Cristobal, 4YO&UP, 1 1/8 M / Tapeta – $100,000

Sunday, March 3rd

  • Santa Anita Park
    • Santa Anita Handicap (Gr I), 4 & UP, 10 F – $400,000
    • Frank E. Kilroe Mile (Gr I), 4 & UP, 8 F (T) – $300,000
    • DK Horse San Felipe Stakes (Gr II), 3 YO, 8 1/2 F – $300,000
    • Buena Vista Stakes (Gr II), F/M, 4 & UP, 8 F (T) – $200,000

So be sure to join us at our Satellite Wagering facility, The Starting Gate to wager and (hopefully) win BIG on these races! Don’t forget, The Starting Gate is back at its original location off Butler Ave. between Maple and Chance Avenues.

 

The Starting Gate opens at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, 10:00 a.m. on Sunday and Monday!  Admission is $6; parking is FREE! For horse racing inquiries, please contact Ruben Gastelo at (559) 994-3105 or (559) 916-7964. More details here. 

Spring Home & Garden Show Happens This Weekend!

Don’t miss the Spring Home & Garden Show happening this Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Fresno Fairgrounds! Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors 60+ and kids 12 and under are free! Parking is $10 in the Chance Avenue parking lot and $12 for Preferred Parking.

 

For more details and to purchase tickets, click here!

Vote For Us in the Fresno Bee Best of Central CA People’s Choice Awards!

The Fresno Bee’s 2024 Best of Central California People’s Choice awards are back! Be sure to vote for The Big Fresno Fair in these five categories:

 

  • Best Annual Event/Festival
  • Best Attraction
  • Best Family Attraction
  • Best Live Music Venue
  • Best Museum – Fresno County Historical Museum

 

The deadline to vote is Friday, March 8 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!

2023 BIG FRESNO FAIR FUN FACTS

That’s a wrap! Thank you for an amazing 2023 Big Fresno Fair! We enjoyed seeing all of our BFFs back to enjoy the tradition of the Fair with lots of free entertainment, live horse racing, thrilling carnival rides, talented exhibit entries, tasty Fair food, new attractions plus everything else in between. Here are a few Fair Fun Facts from the 2023 Big Fresno Fair!

  • There was 34,140 minutes of free and entertaining strolling grounds acts to enjoy!
  • There was 20, 726 minutes of free entertainment on the five community stages!
  • The new Flippenout! Extreme Trampoline show did over 8,000 jumps during their 36 shows! That’s over 220 jumps per show!
  • 2,753 animals were exhibited at The Big Fresno Fair.
  • Chicken Charlie’s sold 4,000 of the new Flaming Hot Cheetos pot stickers, and sold 10,000 deep-fried chicken drumsticks. Best part is once the Fair is over, Chicken Charlie’s donated all leftover product to the Poverello House to feed our community! This is the 6th year they’ve been doing this!
  • Fruit Caboose used over 400 lbs. of bananas and over 4,000 ice cream cones!
  • Fabulous Fanny’s Funnel Cakes used 2,080 lbs. of fresh strawberries during this year’s Fair!
  • Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls (all three stands) used 31,000 lbs. of flour.
  • This year also marked Country Fair Cinnamon Roll’s 45 years of the local, family-owned and operated business!

We can’t wait to create more fun Fair facts at the 2024 Big Fresno Fair, October 2 – 14!

Click here to read the full Fun Fair Facts Release.

$2 “Fans & Followers” Happy Hour Entry Tomorrow (10/10)!

TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 10 is $2 “Fans & Followers” Happy Hour Entry Day! Save BIG on Fair entry just by connecting with us on social media! Connect and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to get into the Fair for just $2 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.! Just show the barcode posted on our social pages at the gate during that timeframe on October 10 ONLY and pay just $2 to get into the Fair!

 

For more information on deals & discounts, click here!

Safety at the Big Fresno Fair

The Big Fresno Fair works year-round with the Fresno Police Department on a comprehensive security plan to provide a safe, family friendly event. We would not open our gates without them and we want you – our Fairgoers – to know all that is being done to make your trip to the Fair a safe, and fun one! Watch this video from Chief of Police Paco Balderrama on safety measures at the Fair and what you need to know before you attend! For more details you can also visit https://www.fresnofair.com/p/plan/security-measures