It’s National Agriculture Week!

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 818 exhibitors from 26 different 4-H and FFA groups participated in the 2021 Big Fresno Fair Livestock Exhibits? Many of these members participated in the Jr. Livestock Auctions on October 9 and 16 at the 2021 Big Fresno Fair.

 

Fun Fair Fact: A total of 648 animals were sold at the 2021 Big Fresno Fair, generating a grand total of $1,169,256.93 in sales and add-ons!

 

Interested in showing livestock at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair? For more information, click here!

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Submit Your Entries into the SJVOOC

Entries are still being accepted for the 7th annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition for all commercial olive oil producers in California! But don’t wait! Deadline to submit entries is Friday, March 25 at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Winners will be announced on Thursday, April 14. Awards will be given out for Best of Show, Best of the Valley – as well as Gold and Silver medal winners.

 

 

For complete details and rules, visit our website here. 

Livestock Exhibitor Update: YQCA Platform Transition

Attention Livestock Exhibitors! The YQCA program has recently updated their certification program and website platform. This new platform is expected to launch on March 23, 2022.

 

With this new transition, all YQCA users who plan to use their current and valid certification for the 2022 Big Fresno Fair will need to download their certification prior to the transition on March 23. YQCA users will no longer be able to access their existing accounts and past certification information after the March 23 deadline.

 

⚠IMPORTANT⚠YQCA users that do not retrieve their valid certification from the current YQCA platform before March 23 may be required to regain certification through the new platform.

 

For more details on YQCA requirements, click here.

Things To Do at the Fresno Fairgrounds This Weekend | March 19 – March 20

  • Red Wave Classic – Lamb, Goat & Hog Shows | March 19 & March 20
  • Red Wave Classic – Lamb, Goat & Hog Shows | March 19 & March 20
  • Ani-Me Con 10.0 | March 19 & March 20
  • Central Valley Prospectors | March 19 & 20

There’s a little bit of everything for everyone happening at the Fresno Fairgrounds this weekend! Here’s what we have coming up at our Fairgrounds and where you can get more details to join in on the fun:

 

  • Red Wave Classic – Lamb, Goat & Hog Shows| March 19 & March 20
  • Ani-Me Con 10.0 | March 19 & March 20
  • Central Valley Prospectors | March 19 & 20

 

For details on these events and more, visit our Events Calendar here!

Two Days Left to Vote in the 2022 Best of Central California People’s Choice Awards!

Don’t wait! There’s only three days left to cast your vote in The Fresno Bee’s 2022 Best of Central California People’s Choice awards! 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 11 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!

Thank You Fresno County for Your Support of The Big Fresno Fair!

We’d like to give a BIG thank you to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for allowing us to be part of their board meeting on Tuesday, March 8 to present the Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) with their very own Merrill Award for the Joint Health & Safety Public Outreach Program; along with certificates of recognition to all who have supported our Fair as we were able to return back to an in-person Fair, safely.

The Big Fresno Fair Wins Top Honor Merrill Award at the 99th Annual WFA Awards!

The Big Fresno Fair is thrilled to announce it received its FIFTH Merrill Award – the “Academy Award or the Oscar” of the fair industry – at the Western Fairs Association’s (WFA) 99th Convention & Trade Show in Reno, Nevada where roughly 125 fairs throughout the Western United States attended to celebrate the greatest accomplishments of 2021. Given for the Fair’s Joint Health & Safety Public Outreach Program in partnership with the Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH), the Merrill Award recognizes fair programs that demonstrate outstanding vision, leadership and excellence.

 

In addition to receiving this outstanding award, The Big Fresno Fair walked away with 18 WFA Achievement Awards, which recognize the best practices by fairs in a variety of categories from advertising to community involvement. To see the full list of awards and read the full press release, click here!

 

Thank you to our wonderful community for their continued support over the past 138 years! We can’t wait to continue the tradition at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair, October 5 – 16!

International Women’s Day 2022

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made…It shouldn’t be that women are the exception,” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

 

In support of International Women’s Day, we would like to honor all the hard-working and inspiring women who make the Central Valley’s largest annual event come to life! We would especially like to acknowledge some of our Big Fresno Fair team leaders – Deputy Managers, Stacy Rianda (left) and Lauri King (right), along with so many other remarkable women who work to make The Big Fresno Fair a little bigger and better each year!

Win Tickets to the Spring Home & Garden Show For This Weekend! | March 4 – 6

The 36th annual Spring Home & Garden Show is this weekend at the Fresno Fairgrounds and we’re choosing four lucky winners to win a FREE VIP Admission Ticket*! Here’s what you have to do: just head to our Big Fresno Fair Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and follow the steps on the post. Contest closes on Friday, March 4 at 12 p.m.

 

The Spring Home & Garden Show runs Friday, March 4 – Sunday, March 6. Hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday. Purchase your tickets online and receive $3 off!

 

For more details and to purchase tickets, click here!

 

*VIP Admission Ticket admits two people.

Be Part of the Livin’ Local Marketplace at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair!

Are you a local vendor who would like to showcase your locally grown products and handcrafted items to over 600,000 Fairgoers at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair? Then you need to be part of our Livin’ Local Marketplace – all dedicated to our incredible local vendors! We’re looking for everything from food to clothing, jewelry, art and more!

 

Interested in becoming a vendor to showcase your products? Head to our website to fill out an application today! A limited number of vendors will be accepted. Applications are due by Tuesday, May 31 OR until space is sold out.

 

For more details and to fill out an application, click here.