Entertainment Lineup
for the 2008 Fair
OUTDOOR THEATRE
Click on any picture or link for details, bios, artists' web sites:

Craig Morgan
appeared July 15
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Rooney
appeared July 16
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The Guess Who
appeared July 17
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The Spinners
appeared July 18
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Terri Clark
appeared July 19
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Yolanda del Rio
appeared July 20
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2008 Exhibitor's Handbook
The handbooks are online with entry forms included. The free 80-page handbook contains complete instructions. Read All About It

2008 Fair Photo Gallery
2007 Fair Photo Gallery
2006 Fair Photo Gallery
2005 Fair Photo Gallery
2004 Fair Photo Gallery

Interested in having a commercial booth at the Fair? Click on the icon for application in PDF format (requires Acrobat Reader plugin). Simply print. Then fax, mail or deliver the completed form!

2009 Fair Slogan Contest deadlines Aug. 28
Winner receives $100 and two season passes to the fair.
Bees will be the theme of the 118th annual Merced County Fair. Bees are a big deal in Merced County... about one-third of human food requires pollination! Get contest details and Read All About It

"Come Rock With The Flock" 117th Merced County Fair July 15-20, 2008 All shows are FREE with the price of admission
DATE	GRANDSTAND	OUTDOOR THEATRE
Tuesday, July 15 daily listing of all events
Tuesday July 15:	Auto Racing 7:00pm	Craig Morgan 9:00pm
Wedesday is Merced Sun-Star Kids' Day Children 12 & under FREE admission Wednesday, July 16 daily listing of all events
Wednesday July 16:	Destruction Derby 7:00pm	Rooney 9:00pm
Thursday, July 17 daily listing of all events
Thursday July 17:	Motorcycle/Quad Races 7:00pm	The Guess Who 9:00pm
Friday, July 18 daily listing of all events
Friday July 18:	Tractor/4x4 Pull 6:30pm	The Spinners 9:00pm
Saturday is Toyota Family & Auction Day Saturday, July 19 daily listing of all events
Saturday July 19:	Rodeo 7:00pm	Terri Clark 9:00pm
Sunday, July 20 daily listing of all events
Sunday July 20:	Bull Riding 8:00pm	Yolanda del Rio 9:00pm
On-going 2008 Attractions On-going events take place every day!
July 15-20 Fair Hours
OPEN Tuesday through Friday at 5:00pm		OPEN Saturday and Sunday at 3:00pm
CLOSING TIMES:	11:00pm.....Exhibit Buildings 11:30pm.....Beer/Commercial Exhibits 12:00am.....Food 12:30am.....Carnival and Grounds
View or print "fairtime" map of grounds
Admission Prices: $8 General Admission (13 years and older) $3 Children (6 through 12), Children 5 and under FREE

Fair Photo Gallery 2008
Photos by Fair Photographer Greg Hubbard
View photos of activities, fun and memorable moments!

READ ALL ABOUT IT IS THE INDEX TO ALL NEWS
AND INFO ABOUT THE MERCED COUNTY FAIR
Items such as:

Fair Followup stories:
- More Animals Sold at Livestock Auction
- 2008 Fair Judging Results - PDF partial listing of Champion Lot, Dept. 1 thru Dept. 63
- Fair a Rocking Success (attendance figures & fair wrap-up)
- County's Hay Rocks with the Flock (Hay judging results)
- Merced County Fair's Milk Rocks (Milk contest results)

Visit our Junior Fair Board page
Find out more about the Jr. Fair Board and view or print the online application form.

800 "Friends Helping Friends" visited Fair
More than 800 of our community’s special needs kids and adults – and some folks from local convalescent homes – came on a field trip to the fair the morning of July 17. They were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour, lunch, dancing and a mini-rodeo put on by a crew from the Rodeo and Bull Riding events.

Milk Producers' Contest Turns 50
A lot has changed in 50 years and thanks to the Merced County Fair’s Milk Producer’s Quality Control Contest for Grade “A” Dairies, the milk and other dairy products we enjoy today taste much better than they did in 1958. The contest, which is reportedly the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi River, celebrated its 50th anniversary event at the Merced County Fairgrounds. Read All About It and view photos of the event!

"Faces of the Fair" is a behind-the-scenes view of the people who make the fair happen... Check out our recent story on Pat Kress!

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