The California State Fair and Food Festival is back in Sacramento July 11-27. This favorite Sacramento summer tradition brings a plethora of rides, fair food, live music, animals, competitions, cooking challenges, and more to Cal Expo. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s fair.
Tickets:
Tickets to the fair and food festival start at $16 for adults and $10 for children. If you’re looking to purchase tickets for the whole family, the “Fun Pack,” which includes four single-day general admission tickets, four ride tickets, and one parking pass, is only $54.99. Tickets can be purchased online on the California State Fair website.
2025 Toyota Concert Series:
This year’s Toyota Concert Series features performances by Ludacris, Bret Michaels, Dustin Lynch, TESLA, Air Supply, Brothers Osborne, and more. Cal Expo encourages all attendees to purchase tickets directly from CAStateFair.com, as they cannot guarantee the authenticity of tickets sold by third-party vendors.
Competitions:
The State Fair wouldn’t be complete without competitions highlighting the best of California’s traditions, culture, and cuisine. This year’s competitions include livestock competitions, art competitions, food competitions, the Best of California Brewfest, California Commercial Cheese competition, California Commercial Wine competition, Commercial Extra Virgin Olive Oil competition, the Professional Chef Challenge, and the not-to-be-missed Corn Dog Eating competition.
Exhibits & Shows:
There are a number of exhibits and shows to keep you entertained at the fair all day long. This year’s exhibits include a candy maze exhibit where attendees can make their way through 14 candy-themed photo stations, the CaLOWfornia Love: A Lowrider Culture Exhibit showcasing the legacy of lowrider culture across California, and the It's a Wild Wild World Adventure exhibit featuring educational presentations about rare animals. Some of this year’s shows and attractions include a comedy hypnosis show, pig racing, thoroughbred horse racing, motocross, and more.
Parking:
Parking at the Cal Expo fairgrounds is $15 and cash-only, unless purchased as part of a package.
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