Visit the Vinai: Hmong Refugee Experience at the Fresno Fairgrounds’ Commerce Building now until Sun, 1/1 to hear stories and learn the history of the Hmong people and their journey to the U.S. The exhibit is open daily from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. (closed 12/24 & 12/25) and is a FREE to the public. NOTE: general admission will be required during the Hmong New Year Celebration.
Check out this article from Fresnoland for a sneak peak of the exhibit and to learn more.
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Can you believe that 2023 is just 13 days away!? Which means that the 2023 Big Fresno Fair is just 289 days away! What do you look forward to the most? Is it the action-packed excitement in live horse racing? Live performances at the Table Mountain Concert Series? Tasty Fair Food? Or maybe it’s all the free attractions and exhibits? Whatever it is, we want to know what you look forward too!
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the 2023 Big Fresno Fair, October 4 – 15!
The Big Fresno Fair Administration Office will be closed for the holidays beginning Friday, December 16 and will re-open again to the public on Monday, January 2. If you need immediate assistance, please call (559) 650-FAIR, leave a message and someone will return your call as soon as possible.
We wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a happy (and safe) New Year!
The Fresno County Historical Museum will be open for two special days on Saturday, December 17 and Saturday, January 7 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Visit this award-winning museum and learn about Fresno County’s rich history and cultures with incredible artifacts and photos! Admission is free but donations are welcome!
To learn more about the Fresno County Historical Museum, click here.
Learn the history of Hmong heritage by visiting the “Vinai, the Hmong Refugee Experience” in the Commerce Building at the Fresno Fairgrounds from Saturday, December 17 through Sunday, January 1 (closed December 24 & 25). This immersive and transformative exhibit will display photographs, stories, fine art and artifacts of the journey and experience of the Hmong in refugee camps throughout Thailand beginning in 1975 after the fall of Laos. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Exhibit and parking are FREE to the public – just park in the Chance Ave. parking lot.
For details about the Hmongstory Legacy Project, click here.
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!
THANK YOU to our BFFs for voting The Big Fresno Fair as “Best Local Annual Event to Attend” in The Fresno Business Journal’s “Best of the Central Valley” Business Awards six years in a row! We’re already in the works to make next year’s Fair BIGGER and better than the last! Mark your calendars for the 2023 Big Fresno Fair, October 4 – 15!
We want to congratulate ALL of the other Best of the Central Valley Business winners! Thank you to The Fresno Business Journal for recognizing and honoring some of the Valley’s top local businesses!
Life is short. Make it sweet! Happy National Cotton Candy Day! A trip to The Big Fresno Fair isn’t complete without some cotton candy in your hands. We want to know, are you a blue or pink cotton candy kind of person? 😋
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! 🐄💲🐑
Each year, The Big Fresno Fair gives away $100,000 in scholarships to hard-working 4.0 GPA Fresno County 8th – 12th grade students at our 4.0 & Above Program. These scholarships are made possible through generous community donations.
So, this Giving Tuesday consider funding a $1,500 4.0 & Above Program Scholarship to support a student’s bright future. It’s tax deductible and 100% of the money goes to the winning student.
Just fill out this form.
The Big Fresno Fair’s 4.0 & Above Program is supported by the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Chevron, Valley Children’s Healthcare, Toyota, EECU. iHeart Radio and Friends of the Big Fresno Fair.
