Carnival Rides and Admission Savings End at 5pm July 14
By Diane Booth Conway,
Merced County Fair Communications & Marketing Director

Saving money rocks, but time is running out for fairgoers to take a big bite out of the cost of enjoying the thrills and chills of the 2008 Merced County Fair’s Carnival rides.

Not only can fairgoers save big bucks on the fun at the fair’s Carnival and Kiddieland, but there’s a new discount on general admission tickets! Advance sale carnival discount coupons and advance sale discount general admission tickets are on sale now at the Merced County Fairgrounds Office, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday, July 12 through Monday, July 14, tickets will be sold at the Fair Office Parking Lot Ticket Booth from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets also are available at the fair's website, www.MercedCountyFair.com through 5 p.m. Monday, July 14.

Advance sale carnival discount coupons and advance sale discount general admission tickets also are on sale at the Merced Mall Customer Service Desk, Olive Avenue between M and R streets, daily through July 14. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the Merced Flea Market, G Street and Childs Avenue, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. The fair is July 15-20.

Pay-one-price coupons that can be exchanged for an unlimited ride wrist wrap any one day of the fair are available in advance for $20 -- during the fair the cost is $28 each. The bracelets are good for one day of unlimited rides, all day, any day of the fair. Discount general admission tickets (13 years and over) are just $6, a 25% savings compared to tickets purchased during the fair. At fairtime, general admission tickets (13 years and over) are $8.

For information, call the fair office at 722-1507 or go to the Merced County Fair’s award-winning web site, www.MercedCountyFair.com

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