The Marin County Fair – What a Ride [sponsored]
Fair opens June 30.
Join us from June 30 to July 4th at the 75th Marin County Fair for concerts by Kool and the Gang, Foreigner, the Plain White T’s, Sheila E. and more. The Marin County Fair, 75 Years – What a Ride! celebrates over seven decades of history, nostalgia, carnival rides, and other Fair-going experiences from the very beginning. This year, the Fair will reflect back on years of the beloved summer event while looking forward as a leader in the Fair industry celebrating art, agriculture and community. For years, the Marin County Fair has reflected the county in all of its colorful traditions and innovations; its farm animals, family activities, popular concerts, thrilling rides, leading-edge exhibits, and spectacular fireworks displays each night have made the Fair one of the Bay Area’s favorite and anticipated summer events.
The first Marin County Fair took place in 1925 and offered a place where Marinites could share ideas and techniques in fine arts, gardens, fruits, livestock, vegetables, and floral arrangements. With that same spirit of innovation, the Fair now features over 800 categories, over 13,500 exhibits, and over 7,500 annual entrants from the entire Bay Area. Get creative!
This year you will be entertained by our spectacular grounds entertainment including Jeremy the Juggler, Something Ridiculous, the Street Drum Corps, Balloonacy, the Rawhide Express Train and the always popular 501st Legion, the world’s premier Star Wars costuming club. There’s something for everyone!
Of course the Marin County Fair is also known for spectacular fireworks taking place every evening of the Fair at 9:30. The displays are safely choreographed from three low level barges over the lagoon. The extravaganza includes music, rockets, Roman candles, comets, meteoric showers and spectacular bursting cascades – all beautifully reflected in the water below. The entire family will enjoy this amazing display.
New this year is the ability to enjoy the Fair even more by using your phone! Download the Marin County Fair App from Google Play or the iTunes App store now! You can get all the details on rides, events and attractions, participate in daily contests, find the Fair healthy food choices, engage with the interactive map, participate in our Fair scavenger hunt, be entered to win fabulous prizes, and much more! With the Marin County Fair App, you’ll even be able to locate your car after a long day of fun, frills and fireworks! And of course, follow us on Facebook!
Visit our website and enter to win a FREE pair of tickets to the Marin County Fair every week by playing the Fair Trivia Game. Test your knowledge and see how much you know about the Fair and its history. If you get all five questions correct, you’ll be entered to win!
Last year, the Marin County Fair was the proud winner of the prestigious Merrill Award, the highest award given in the fair industry for being the Greenest and Healthiest Fair on Earth. This year the fair looks to be even better! What a Ride!
