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San Diego County Fair

July 10 @ 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
$17 – $25
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The San Diego County Fair is the greatest story our community has ever told. It’s a tale of food, fun, friends, family, laughter, tradition, music, amazement, and pure, unbridled joy. The Fair — the largest and longest-running community event in San Diego County — makes its triumphant return from Wednesday, June 10, through Sunday, July 5, 2026 (closed Mondays and Tuesdays.) You won’t want to miss your chance to live out your “happily ever after” at the 2026 SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.

What’s Included in Fair Admission

The Fair is the best value for your entertainment dollar in San Diego County. Here is a look at what is included in the price of Fair admission alone:

  • 📚 Step inside the pages of your favorite books in our Theme Exhibit and choose your own adventure—meander through Fairy Tales to Folklore, shop our Scholastic Book Fair, and get silly with the stars of Dr. Seuss!
  • 🎸 Listen to live music every night with tribute acts and nationally touring bands featured in our Chevrolet Paddock Concert Series!
  • 🎤 Enjoy even more music and entertainment on the Michelob Ultra Avenue, O’Brien, and Family Funville stages.
  • 🚜 Learn about agriculture (the fancy word for “farming”) while having fun at Fairview Farms, the Livestock BarnsGarden ShowFlower Show and our Farm 2U Exhibit!
  • 🏟️ Attend our action-packed Arena shows, featuring monster trucksdog shows, equestrian eventscultural experiences, and other activities.
  • 🐷 Enjoy animal edu-tainment, such as Swifty Swine Racing Pigs and the Turkey Stampede.
  • 🤹 See variety and strolling entertainers, such as hypnotistsmagicians, jugglers, stilt-walkers and flying acrobats.
  • 🏳️‍🌈 Join our cultural celebrations, such as Out at the FairGospel Day, the Asian/Pacific Islander FestivalNative American Heritage DayDomingueando en la Feria and more.
  • 🖼️ Stroll through museum-quality exhibitions of Fine Art and Photography.
  • 💎 Feast your eyes on the Gems, Minerals & Jewelry and Design in Wood exhibitions.
  • 🧑‍🎓 Celebrate student creations from kindergarten through community college in Student Showcase.
  • 🍪 Get inspired by collectionssewingbaking and other displays of incredible talents in the Home Arts & Hobbies exhibit.
  • 🛍️ Shop until you drop for gadgets & gizmos, slicers & dicers, fashion, home goods, and more! Visit the expanded San Diego Marketplace where locally hand-crafted wares are featured for sale, and you can might just meet the artisan that created them!
  • 😎 In San Diego, summer starts at the San Diego County Fair! There’s no place with a more fun or festive atmosphere than here!

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