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Ventura County Fair
All photographs taken by Kenneth A. Larson. All rights reserved. © 2009 - 2012.|
The Ventura County Fair is a nice size fair along the Pacific Coast. It is small enough to see in a day yet large enough that the visitor feels satisfied, and is kept cool by ocean breezes. There are several buildings with exhibits and vedors. One building has aphotography exhibit, another gems, mineral, and models. Home arts, Floriculture, Agricultural and Natural Resources, and Commercial Exhibits fill other buildings. Animals, including pips, goats, cattle, horses, rabbits, and more fill buildings, stall, and barns. Several stages and arenas present animal shows and races, music concerts, and other events. A Midway has rides and other activities. There are special days for various reasons, events, and activities. The Ventura County Fair began in 1874 and is now held on land donated by Orpha and Eugene Foster in 1909. Two Quonset hut like airplane hangers date to just after World War II. The fair is easily reached just a block off Highway 101 in the center of the City of Ventura. 10 West Harbor Boulevard Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 648-3376 |
Welcome to the Fair.
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| Main Entrance to the fair. | |
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| Main Entrance to the fair with fountain. | |
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| The fair's main street. | |
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| Exhibit on scarecrows. | |
 Cows. |
 Horse show. |
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| Baby pigs are so cute. | |
 Playing music with wine glasses. |
 Exhibit on Central California. |
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| Village Blacksmith is a traveling exhibit on the anchient art of working hot metal. | |
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| Village Blacksmith. | |
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| Turkey Races by the Oasis Camel Dairy in San Diego. They brought the turkeys instead of camels because it was easier (although the first time this author met Nancy and Gil was at the LA County Fair several years ago with their camels). It was silly fun. | |
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| Iron Mountain Boys, a bluegrass music group. | |
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| Rides fill the southwest corner of the fair grounds. | |
 Rides. |
 Bungee Jump on 8-14-09. |
 Bungee Jump on 8-2-03 |
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| Bungee jump toward sunset. | |
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This page last updated: Sunday, 25-Oct-2009 09:35:18 EDT
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