Win Tickets to Ladies Night Out Ft. Ashanti and Baby Bash at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair | Saturday, October 15

Tickets to see Grammy award-winning singer, Ashanti and the one and only, Baby Bash at Ladies Night Out are on-sale online only to BFF Members NOW and we have your chance to win a FREE pair of tickets to the concert! 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 Tuesday, May 31 at 5 p.m. Winner will be chosen and notified on Wednesday, June 1.

 

💥REMINDER💥 The Ladies Night Out featuring Ashanti and Baby Bash 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 Ladies Night Out 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 Ladies Night Out 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 Ladies Night Out 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 Ladies Night Out featuring Ashanti and Baby Bash concert on Saturday, October 15 at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair is part of the Table Mountain Concert Series presented by Modelo Especial and Toyota.

International Tour de Mexico en el Corazon This Sunday! | May 29

Head to the Fresno Fairgrounds’ Paul Paul Theater on Sunday, May 29 for the International Tour de Mexico en el Corazon from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.! Enjoy dancing, music, Mexican art, folklorico, live music from Banda Colores, plus so much more. Tickets are FREE to this event and can be picked up at Arte Americas, Fiesta Insurance, Mi Cafecito inside Manchester Center and Cochinito Contento Mexican Restaurant.

 

For more details, click here.

Bubble Run 5k This Weekend! | Saturday, May 28

Race to the finish line at the Bubble Run 5K on Saturday, May 28 at the Fresno Fairgrounds! Here’s what to expect the day of the race:

  • Registration opens at 6 a.m. on Race Day
  • Heat #1 begins at 8 a.m.
  • Heat #2 begins 9 a.m.
  • Heat #3 begins at 10 a.m.

Runners/walkers can enjoy a course full of bubbles along the way! Once the race ends, participants can enter into the raddest Bubble 5K celebration ever! For more details, click here.

Hall of Fame and Community Champions Awards Reminder

Those who work hard to better Fresno County through their ongoing actions deserve to be recognized for their tireless efforts. If you know someone who deserves to be recognized, nominate them today for The Big Fresno Fair’s most prestigious honor – the Hall of Fame Award.

 

The Big Fresno Fair Hall of Fame honors individuals who have demonstrated long-time, continuous support and extraordinary passion to better The Big Fresno Fair. Nominations are now being accepted! Deadline for entries is Monday, August 15. To place your nomination, click here.

Table Mountain Job Fair This Weekend | May 20 – 21

Table Mountain Casino will be holding its Job Fair at the Fresno Fairgrounds’ Commerce Building on Friday, May 20 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. There are 425+ new full and part-time positions available for the Grand Opening of their new Table Mountain Casino Resort!

 

Positions available include:

  • Food and Beverage
  • Security
  • Table Games
  • Hospitality
  • Facilities
  • Accounting
  • Environmental Services
  • Uniforms
  • And more!

 

 For more details on the event, click here.

Preakness Stakes This Weekend!

Who will win it all during the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes? Join us and find out at our satellite wagering facility, The Starting Gate, on Saturday, May 21 to watch and wager on the excitement! Gates open at 7:15 a.m.

 

Here’s a few things to know before you go:

  • Admission is $6; VIP Room is an additional $5
  • To make reservations for VIP, please call Pardini’s at (559) 253-0155
  • Parking is FREE! Just enter through Gate 2 off Chance Ave. and park in front of Grandstand or in the Chance parking lot

 

Questions? Please call Ruben Gastelo at (559) 916-7964. For more details, click here.

Set Your Alarms for the BFF Club Concert Pre-Sale | May 17 – May 31

Want to get your concert tickets and receive 50% off admission before anyone else? Set those alarms for tomorrow morning for the BFF Club concert pre-sale EXCLUSIVELY for Big Fair Fan Club members only!

 

The special online only pre-sale begins TOMORROW, May 17 at 10 a.m. and will go until Tuesday, May 31 at 11:59 p.m., during which members can purchase their concert tickets before anyone else, PLUS get 50% off their Fair Admission with each concert ticket purchase. Concert tickets and discounted admission MUST be purchased in the same transaction. Tickets will then go on sale to the general public (online only) beginning Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m.

 

For more details on this year’s Table Mountain Concert Series presented by Modelo and Toyota,  click here!

 

Know someone who’s not a BFF Fan Club Member but wants to get their concert tickets early? Tell them to sign up here!

Fairgrounds Appreciation Month – Agriculture

Fairs were built on the foundation of agriculture. The Big Fresno Fair started in 1884 as a 5-day event with horse racing, livestock and produce displays. Now, 138 years later, the Agriculture Building is one of the largest in the Western US, drawing visitors from around the world each October. Showcasing the abundance of agriculture in the #1 Ag producing county in the world, it is a source of pride for Fresno County communities whose volunteers work hard to put together their displays for judging and for the community to enjoy and learn from.

Fairs also serve as a connection point between agriculture and our urban populations – showcasing the extensive varieties of fruits and vegetables grown by hardworking farmers; providing the chance to learn about characteristics of different varieties and seeing how things grow.

For this and so much more we are grateful for fairs throughout the state, nation and world. We hope you are too! Join us and show your appreciation for the incredible way fairs and fairgrounds serve their communities!

Photo Courtesy of the Pop Laval Foundation

Fairgrounds Appreciation Month – Exhibits of Local Success | Livin’ Local Marketplace

✨Today’s #FairgroundsAppreciationMonth Theme is – Exhibits of Local Success✨


Fairgrounds are meant to showcase the best of the best in a community, share its successes and be a source of community pride. At the Fresno Fairgrounds, we consider this role a top honor. Whether we are showcasing community history in our Fresno County Historical Museum or showcasing locally grown products and handcrafted items by local vendors in our Livin’ Local Marketplace to all the other ways we honor our incredible Fresno County community – it is something so important to us and an honor to continue to do.
We appreciate all those fairgrounds that continuously showcase and honor local successes in their community! Continue to lift one another up this Fairgrounds Appreciation Month!

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