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May 10, 2017

“Fly Me to the Fair”

2017 Santa Cruz County Fair Selects Theme

Watsonville, CA – “Fly Me to the Fair” will be the foundation upon which the 2017 Santa Cruz County Fair is built.  Member of the Board of Directors Loretta Estrada suggested the theme. “I was looking for something a little different” explained Estrada.

The Santa Cruz County Fair celebrates the rich agricultural history of our community and people, and invests heavily in bringing this heritage to our youth.  The 2017 Fair will be held September 13 - 17 at the Fairgrounds located on Highway 152 just east of Watsonville.  Information on the Fair, and the Fairgrounds - a year round entertainment and event venue, can be found at www.santacruzcountyfair.com

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2/17/2017

The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds begins 2017 financially healthy and looking forward to a bright future. “With this solid forward momentum we thought it was time to start the process of reviewing and planning on how the Fairgrounds can best serve our community” said David Kegebein, Fairgrounds Manager.

The next Fairgrounds Board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, February 28, at 6 PM. The main agenda item will be the first of several listening / learning sessions to explore the best possibilities for future land and facility use. Some of the first areas to be covered will include the auto racing area and baseball fields as well as increasing the number of events and grounds utilization.

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March 17, 2016

Watsonville, CA – “Cows, Plows and Oh Wows!” will be the foundation upon which the 2016 Santa Cruz County Fair is built. From a long list of suggestions submitted by the community, a dozen semi-finalists were selected. During the year’s first fair department head meeting the winning theme was chosen.

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September 15, 2015

Watsonville, CA - There is nothing quite like Fairtime at a Fairgrounds. The Santa Cruz County Fair is no exception and you can feel the vibe as hundreds of volunteers work to be ready for opening day. "In the past we’ve been kind of low key about opening the gates” said Dave Kegebein, Fair Manager, who added, "This year we want to add a little more excitement to our ceremony."

Fair Board of Director member Stephanie Fontana volunteered to organize the festivities.  “Many of our colorful Fair performers will be at the main gate to entertain our early arriving guests prior to the start of the ceremony.  Then Ted Sanchez will sing the Star Spangled Banner, we’ll have a proper salute by an honor guard, and opening remarks by Don Dietrich, Board President” Fontana outlined.  The gates will then swing open at noon on the much anticipated fully packed five day Fair.