The Fair Facts

LOCATION: West of Interstate 5 at the Via de la Valle exit.

HOURS: Fair runs through July 5. Visitors may enter the fairgrounds from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Certain fair events stay open until 12:30 a.m. Exhibits are open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The midway Fun Zone is open from noon-12:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

ADMISSION: Adults (13 and older) $6; children (6-12) $1; seniors (62 and older) $3; children under 6 free.

PHONE: Call 259-1355 for recorded information.

PARKING: Free. 12,000 on-site spaces, open from 9:30 a.m. to midnight. Additional spaces available off-site on weekends and July 4 and 5 at Torrey Pines High School (Interstate 5 and Carmel Mountain Road), Eastgate Mall near Interstate 805, and UC San Diego (I-5 and Genesee Avenue). Shuttles will carry fair-goers from the off-site lots to the grounds.

CONTESTS/DEMONSTRATIONS:

10 a.m.: Humongous harvest contest. Flower Bloom Building.

Noon: Pie eating contest. Pipsqueak Plaza.

1 p.m.: Best animal noise contest. O’Brien Plaza.

3 p.m.: Tug-of-war, egg toss, sack race and hula hoop contest. Contest Court. Country dance contest on the Community Stage.

4 p.m.: Cow chip throwing contest. Contest Court.

6 p.m.: Harriest, skinniest, best legs and knobby knees. Fiesta Stage.

SHOWS:

9 a.m.: Charity Fair Horse Show

Noon: Charity Fair Horse Show

7:30 p.m.: RTZ (Rock). Grandstand Stage and Charity Fair Horse Show.