Southern California Fair
The Southern California Fair is an annual fair held at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds in Perris, California, United States. The event features amusement rides, food concessions, competitive exhibits, carnival games, motorized events, live performances and more. The fair started in 1913 as the Riverside County Fair and has been held at its current location since 1987.
| Southern California Fair | |
|---|---|
| Dates | About 9 days in early October |
| Location(s) | Perris, California, United States |
| Years active | 1913–16; 1919–41; 1945–2019; 2021–, officially SoCal Fair since 1918[1] |
| Attendance | 122,500 in 2013[2] |
| Website | Southern California Fair |
The Perris Auto Speedway is a racetrack that opened in 1996.[3]
No fair is planned in 2020.
References
- "Fair Info". Socalfair.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "PERRIS: New CEO takes reins of Southern California Fair". Press Enterprise. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- Perris Auto Speedway opens 20th anniversary season - David Zink, The Press-Enterprise, 27 February 2015
External links
- Image of "Sweetheart Contest" contestants at the Southern California Fair, Riverside, 1929, Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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