Merced County Fair (209) 722-1507 in Merced, California offers fairgrounds rental facilities for indoor or outdoor events, a June fair serving agricultural community features live performers, musicians, carnival, rides, rodeo, exhibitors, livestock, family fun

2010 Exhibitor Handbook

The free 80-page handbook contains instructions and rules for fair exhibitors. Books are available from the Fairgrounds office or view, download and print from the online handbook and entry forms.

Welcome to the Fair Page

The information here pertains to the annual Fair event's entertainment, exhibits, sponsors and more.

Announcing the 120th Merced County Fair is coming June 15-19, 2011

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Outdoor Theatre
Entertainment 2010

All shows are free with the price of admission! Click any photo to view bio...

Sons of the San Joaquin

appeared Tuesday, June 15

Skynnyn Lynnyrd

appeared Wednesday, June 16

Clay Walker

appeared Thursday, June 17

Tower of Power

appeared Friday, June 18

Night Ranger

appeared Saturday, June 19

Alicia Villarreal

Presented by Kragen O’Reilly

& Rancho San Miguel

Sunday, June 20

Commercial Exhibitor Application

Interested in having a commercial booth at the Fair? Here's the paper work you need:

Commercial Exhibitor Application PDF or Application for Concession Space PDF. Simply print. Then fax, mail or deliver either or both completed forms.

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Enjoy lots of interesting old photos and read about our history (slower connections please allow a few moments to load).

"Saddle Up for Fun!" is winning Fair slogan

Horse Showmanship The theme commodity for the 120th fair is horses. Karen Arnold may not know much about horses, but she knows a lot about words. That gift helped the language arts teacher come up with the winning slogan for the 2011 Merced County Fair.

Congratulations to second place winner Judy Douglas and to Joy Gort who took third place, from over 200 contest submissions. [View the full story]

Attention artists and designers:
Annual Fair logo contest is underway and deadlines Sept. 24th

1st place design wins $500
plus season passes to the fair!

Now that the 2011 fair has a theme, the fair is sponsoring a contest to find a logo that best illustrates the theme. The deadline to submit entries is Friday, Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. and the creator of the top design wins $500, a pair of season passes to the fair, and the satisfaction of seeing their artwork used to promote the fair. [See details and contest rules]

2010 Rodeo Queen Announced at Fair

Brittany Hart The winner of the 2010 Miss Merced County Fair Rodeo Queen contest was announced at festivities before the Merced County Fair Rodeo on Friday, June 18.

Brittany Hart, 21, of Madera, a nursing student at Reedley College, is the new queen. She was one of seven candidates from Merced, Mariposa, Madera and Stanislaus Counties.

Contestants were judged on horsemanship, personality, public speaking, appearance and promotion of the sport of rodeo. Hart received a $500 cash award and other prizes including a custom trophy saddle, crown, custom sash and belt buckle.

Merced County Fair 2010 logo: Wetlands, Water and Wildlife

The 2010 Fair has ended, but we'll leave its info and links below so you can enjoy the memories. Please visit our Sponsors Page and support those businesses that made your fair possible.

119th Merced County Fair June 15-20, 2010 All shows are FREE with the price of admission View a complete schedule of All Daily Events (PDF)
CVC/CVT Outdoor Theatre		CVC/CVT Grandstand
TUESDAY, JUNE 15 Presented by Emanuel Medical Center
Sons of the San Joaquin 8:30 p.m.		Pacific Tractor Pullers Assn. Tractor/4x4 Pull 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 First 5 Merced County Kid’s Day *Children 12 & under get FREE admission*
Skynnyn Lynnyrd A Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd 8:30 p.m.		Extreme Free Style Moto X and Destruction Derby 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 17
Clay Walker 8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18
Tower of Power 8:30 p.m.		Pre-Rodeo Festivities & Crown Rodeo Queen 6:00 p.m. CCPRA Rodeo 7:00 p.m. Kicks off with entry of Grand Marshal, Dr. Ed LeTourneau
SATURDAY, JUNE 19 Merced Sun-Star Day
Night Ranger 8:30 p.m.		Humpz & Hornz Bull Riding Tour 7:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 20
Alicia Villarreal 8:30 p.m.		USA vs Mexico Bulls and More 7:00 p.m.

View Fairtime Grounds Map: For quick look open JPEG – For printing open PDF Watch the Fair's Video Preview! Courtesy of Go Media, a multimedia company Click to view or visit us on Facebook and see the video!
ON-GOING ATTRACTIONS EVERY DAY Tractor Parade after gates open daily (noon Sat./Sun.) Livestock Judging all week in evenings (see Handbook) Great American Duck Races with live racing ducks! Mr. Duck'sWild Ride – A Wetland Adventure Hypnotist Dr. Scott Lewis Wine Garden – relax, enjoy jazz, blues, more Tadpole the Clown Old MacDonald's Farm and Petting Barn Sunshine Lane new fun and education area for kids Cutest Duckling Contest starts Saturday at 2:00p.m. Junior Livestock Auction starts Saturday at 9:30a.m. Carnival Rides for all ages (see what's new!)