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L.A. County Fair begins this Friday, Sept. 5; $1 opening-day admission

It’s that time of year again — join the masses for some good-time fun at the L.A. County Fair. The long-running event will offer its usual spectrum of monster trucks, animals, fireworks, R&B and country bands and food fit for stomachs of steel (deep-fried White Castle burger, anyone?).

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But for those not keen on typical fairground fare and activities, how do tequila seminars, a Karaokefest, Chinese acrobats, tiramisu gelato, red velvet cupcakes and a regularly erupting volcano sound? You’ll find all this and much more on the fair’s dizzyingly full schedule of events.

You have plenty of time to experience it. The fair runs Wednesdays through Sundays, from Friday, Sept. 5, to Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. Regular admission is $17/$12 weekends/weekdays for those 13 and older; $12/$7 weekends/weekdays for children 6 to 12 years old; kids 5 and under are free.

Deal: If you’re looking for a deal on tickets, Friday is your day. This Friday, for opening day, tickets will cost just $1 per person if you enter before 5 p.m. And for all Fridays during the run of the fair, children 6 to 12 are admitted free.

- Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

[Photo: Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 10:11 am by Susan Derby and is filed under California, Deals, Family & Kids, Festival, Los Angeles. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

7 Comments on “L.A. County Fair begins this Friday, Sept. 5; $1 opening-day admission”

jamaica harris Says:
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 am
where can we bye the wristbands for the rides for the frist day?
Deana Harvey Says:
September 11th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Do you have a discounted senior day with a lower ticket price? and when is it and what is the age catagory?

Thank you
Deana Harvey
Susan Derby Says:
September 11th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
The discounted day for seniors (60 and older) is Wednesday, with tickets at $6. Admissions info can be found on the LA County Fair website: http://www.lacountyfair.com.

Susan Derby
Rosemary Holguin Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
I have a friend who wants to come, but she has “bad” knees. She can walk a few hours, then needs to rest. Do you have “Rest Areas” on the fair grounds, where a person can go and nap for an hour or so?
Anonymous Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Look what you’ve wrote!!! Sept.5th is a saturday!!!
bradley teague Says:
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Hello you have the dates for the opening of the fair on sept 5,2009 that is a saturday but on your website it is saying that the 5th is a friday. So do the fair start on that friday that is the 4th or on that saturday the 5th?

Thank you bradley teague
Susan Derby Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 6:43 am
Hi Anonymous and Bradley,

Thanks for your comments. Sept. 5 this year is indeed a Saturday, but the above blog post was published on Sept. 3, 2008, about the 2008 fair.

The 2009 fair begins on Saturday, Sept. 5. Keep watching our blog — I’m sure we’ll have more to say about this year’s fair soon.

Susan Derby