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California Fair Dates 2026

California's 58 counties and their annual fairs are a highlight of the year for locals and visitors who come for the food & fun and head home with fabulous memories to last till the next fair comes along. 

Alameda County Fair June 19-July 12, 2026
Pleasanton, CA
alamedacountyfair.com

Amador County Fair July 30-August 2, 2026
Fairgrounds
Theme: More Cowbell
Plymouth, CA
amadorcountyfair.com

Antelope Valley Fair  September 24-28, 2025
Lancaster, CA
avfair.com

Big Fresno Fair October 7-18, 2026
Fresno, CA
fresnofair.com

Butte County Fair August 27-30, 2026
Gridley, CA
buttecountyfair.org

Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee May 14-17, 2026
Angels Camp, CA
frogtown.org

California Exposition & State Fair July 17-August 2, 2026
July 11-27, 2025
Sacramento, CA
calexpostatefair.com

California Mid-State Fair July 15-26, 2026
July 16-27, 2025
Paso Robles, CA
midstatefair.com

California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta February 27-March 15, 2026
February 28-March 16, 2025
Imperial, CA
ivexpo.com

Caruthers District Fair September 23-26, 2026 pending
September 24-27, 2025
Caruthers, CA
caruthersfair.com

Chowchilla-Madera County Fair May 4-10, 2026 pending
May 15-18, 2025
Chowchilla, CA
chowchillafair.org

Cloverdale Citrus Fair February 13-16, 2026
February 14-17, 2025
Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds
Cloverdale, CA
Theme: Celebrating America… 250 Years, Then & Now!
cloverdalecitrusfair.org

Colorado River Fair March 12-15, 2026
March 13-16, 2025
Blythe, CA
coloradoriverfair.com

Colusa County Fair June 11-14, 2026
Fairgrounds
Colusa, CA
colusacountyfair.com

Contra Costa County Fair May 14-17, 2026
May 15-18, 2025
Fairgrounds
Antioch, CA
contracostafair.com
Theme: Wild About the 2026 Fair

Del Norte County Fair August 6-9, 2026
July 31-August 3, 2025
Crescent City, CA
dnfair.org

Desert Empire Fair October 23-25, 2026
October 17-19, 2025
Ridgecrest, CA
desertempirefair.com

Dixon May Fair May 7-10, 2026
May 8-11, 2025
Dixon, CA
dixonmayfair.com

Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair September 4-7, 2026
August 28-31, 2025
Bishop, CA
tricountyfair.com
(every Labor Day Weekend)

El Dorado County Fair June 18-21, 2026
June 12-15, 2025
Placerville, CA
eldoradocountyfair.org

Glenn County Fair May 14-17, 2026
May 15-18, 2025
Orland, CA
glenncountyfair.org

Gold Country Fair September 10-13, 2026
September 4-7, 2025
Fairgrounds 
Auburn, CA
goldcountryfair.com

Humboldt County Fair August to be announced
Ferndale, CA
humboldtcountyfair.org

Inter-Mountain Fair of Shasta September 3-7, 2026
McArthur, CA
August 28-September 1, 2025
inter-mountainfair.com

Kern County Fair  September 23-October 4, 2026
Bakersfield, CA
September 17-28, 2025
kerncountyfair.com

Kings Fair June 25-28, 2026
June 19-22, 2025
Hanford, CA
kingsfair.com

Lake County Fair July 29-August 2, 2026
August 28-31, 2025
Lakeport, CA
lakecountyfair.com

Lassen County Fair July 15-19, 2026
July 16-20, 2025
Susanville, CA
lassencountyfair.org
(third week in July)

Lodi Grape Festival & Harvest Fair September 17-20, 2026
September 11-15, 2025
Lodi, CA
grapefestival.com

Los Angeles County Fair May 7-31, 2026
May 2-26, 2025
Pomona, CA
lacountyfair.com

Madera District Fair September 10-13, 2026
September 4-7, 2025
Madera, CA
maderafair.com

Marin County Fair & Exposition July 1-5, 2026
July 2-July 6, 2025
San Rafael, CA
marinfair.org

Mariposa County Fair & Homecoming September 4-7, 2026
August 29-September 1, 2025
Mariposa, CA
mariposafair.com

Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show September 18-20, 2026
September 12-14, 2025
Boonville, CA
mendocountyfair.com

Merced County Fair June 10-14, 2026
June 6-8, 2025
Merced, CA
mercedcountyfair.com

Merced County Spring Fair April 29-May 3, 2026
April 30-May 4, 2025
Los Banos, CA
countyofmerced.com/ 3880/ Spring-Fair

Modoc District Fair August 20-23, 2026 pending
August 21-24, 2025
Cedarville, CA
modocfair.com | modocheritagefoundation.org

Monterey County Fair  September 3-7, 2026
August 28-September 1, 2025
Monterey, CA
montereycountyfair.com
(Labor Day weekend)

Mother Lode Fair July 2-5, 2026
June 26-29, 2025
Sonora, CA
motherlodefair.org
2026 theme: Heritage, Honor & Hometown Fun

Napa Town and Country Fair August 6-9, 2026
August 7-10, 2025
Napa, CA
napafair.org

National Orange Show April 15-19, 2026
April 16-20, 2025
San Bernardino, CA
nationalorangeshow.com

Nevada County Fair August 12-16, 2026
August 6-10, 2025
Fairgrounds
Grass Valley, CA
nevadacountyfair.com

Norco Fair  September 4-7, 2026
August 29-September 1, 2025
norcofair.org
(Labor Day weekend)

Orange County Fair July 17-August 16, 2026
July 18-August 17, 2025
Costa Mesa, CA
ocfair.com

Placer County Fair June 25-28, 2026
June 26-29, 2025
@The Grounds
Roseville, CA
placercountyfair.org

Porterville Fair May 13-17, 2026
May 14-18, 2025
Dare to Fair
2700 W Teapot Dome Ave.
Porterville, CA
portervillefair.com

Plumas-Sierra County Fair July 23-26, 2026
July 24-27, 2025
Quincy, CA
plumas-sierracountyfair.net

Redwood Acres Fair June 19-22, 2025
Eureka, CA
redwoodacres.com

Redwood Empire Fair August 6-9, 2026
July 31-August 3, 2025
Ukiah, CA
 redwoodempirefair.com

Riverside Co. Fair & National Date Festival February 12-March 1, 2026
February 13-March 2, 2025
datefest.org

Sacramento County Fair May 21-25, 2026
May 22-26, 2025
Sacramento, CA
sacfair.com
Theme: Let's Eat, Have Fun, and Celebrate!

Salinas Valley Fair May 14-17, 2026
May 15-18, 2025
King City, CA
salinasvalleyfair.com
Red, White, & Bloom

San Benito County Fair October 2-4, 2026
October 3-5, 2025
Tres Pinos, CA
sanbenitocountyfair.com

San Bernardino National Orange Show April 15-19, 2026
April 16-20, 2025
National Orange Show Fairgrounds
690 S. Arrowhead Ave.
San Bernardino, CA
Free-$15, nationalorangeshow.com

San Bernardino County Fair May 23-31, 2026 (May 23-25 & May 29-31, 2026)
May 24-June 1, 2025
Victorville, CA
sbcfair.com
2026 theme: May the Fair Be with You

San Diego County Fair June 10-July 5, 2026 (closed Mon & Tue)
June 11-July 6, 2025
Del Mar Fairgrounds
Del Mar, CA
sdfair.com
2026 theme: Once Upon a Fair

San Joaquin County Fair May 29-31, 2026
May 30-June 1, 2025
Stockton, CA
sanjoaquinfair.com

San Mateo County Exposition & Fair June 5-14, 2026
May 30-June 8, 2025
San Mateo, CA
2495 South Delaware Street
San Mateo CA 94403
sanmateocountyfair.com

Santa Barbara County Fair April 24-May 4, 2026 (April 24-27 & May 2-4, 2026)
April 25-May 5, 2025
Earl Warren Showgrounds
Santa Barbara, CA
earlwarren.com
Theme: 80s Flashback

Santa Clara County Fair July 29-August 2, 2026 pending
July 30-August 3, 2025
San Jose, CA
thefair.org

Santa Cruz County Fair September 16-20, 2026
September 10-14, 2025
Watsonville, CA

Santa Maria Fairpark July 3-12, 2026 (closed July 6-7, 2026)
July 9-13, 2025
Santa Maria, CA
santamariafairpark.com

Shasta District Fair June 17-21, 2026
Anderson, CA
shastadistrictfairandeventcenter.com

Silver Dollar Fair May 21-25, 2026
May 22-26, 2025
Butte, CA
silverdollarfair.org

Siskiyou Golden Fair June 24-28, 2026
August 6-10, 2025
Fairgrounds
Yreka, CA
sisqfair.com
2026 theme: June Nights Under Stars & Stripes

Solano County Fair June 11-14, 2026
June 12-15, 2025
Fairgrounds
Vallejo, CA
scfair.org
2026 theme: Stars, Stripes & Carnival Lights

Sonoma County Fair August 7-16, 2026
August 1-10, 2025
Fairgrounds
Theme: The Greatest Fair on Earth
Santa Rosa, CA
sonomacountyfair.com

Sonoma-Marin Fair July 1-5, 2026
June 19-22, 2025
Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds 
Petaluma, CA
sonoma-marinfair.org

Southern California Fair 2026 tba
October 9-12, 2025
Perris, CA
socalfair.com

Stanislaus County Fair July 10-19, 2026
July 11-20, 2025
Turlock, CA
stancofair.com

Tehama District Fair April 30-May 3, 2026
May 1,-4, 2025
Red Bluff, CA
tehamadistrictfair.com

Trinity County Fair July 10-13, 2025
Hayfork, CA
trinitycountyfair.org

Tulare County Fair September 16-20, 2025
September 10-15, 2025
Tulare, CA
tularefair.org

Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair September 10-13, 2026
September 4-7, 2025
Tulelake, CA
tbvfair.com

Ventura County Fair July 29-August 9, 2026
July 30-August 10, 2025
Fairgrounds & Event Center
Ventura, CA
venturacountyfair.org

Yolo County Fair August 12-16, 2026
August 13-18, 2025
Woodland, CA
yolocountyfair.net
2026 theme: Hog August Nights

Yuba-Sutter Fair June 25-28, 2026
June 19-22, 2025
Fairgrounds 
Yuba City, CA
ysfair.com
2026 theme: Barn in the USA

Events are  not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.