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HOT NEWS
- Fair E-waste Drive Sept. 27-28
- Merced County Fair Gives Our Honors
- Contest for 2009 Fair Slogan Announced
- More Animals Sold at Livestock Auction (Jr. Livestock Auction Results)
- 2008 Fair Judging Results - PDF partial listing only of Champion Lot, Dept. 1 thru Dept. 63
- Fair a Rocking Success (attendance figures & fair wrap-up)
- View Fair Photo Gallery 2008
- County's Hay Rocks with the Flock (Hay judging results)
- Merced County Fair's Milk Rocks (Milk contest results)
- Fair's Milk Producers' Contest Turns 50 (photos & story)
- Mercy Med. Center Lost Children's Booth Wins Fair Award

RECENT NEWS and ARCHIVES
- Meet Pat Kress, A Face Behind the Fair
- See photos of behind the scenes Fair preparation!
- Craig Morgan Will Open Merced Fair
- Five-Man Band Rooney Will Play at Merced Fair
- Yolanda Del Rio To Perform at Fair
- Terri Clark Coming To Merced Fair
- Guess Who is Coming to Merced Fair
- The Spinners To Play at Merced Fair
- Dance Slab & Beer Garden Entertainment Overview
- Highlights at 2008 Fair (turkey races to contests & more)
- Six Nights of Rockin' Fun at Grandstand
- Exhibitor's Handbook Contest Winners Announced
- Giving Blood at the Merced Fair Rocks
- Merced County Fair by the Numbers (fun stats)
- Junior Fair Board
- Free Fair Horse Show Saturday, July 12
- Carnival Rides & Admission Savings End at 5pm July 14
- Save on Advance Carnival Rides & Admission 'til July 14
(also info about new Butler Carnival Rides)
- Remember Fair Exhibits Due July 5
- Reserve Now for Free Fair Tours for Kids
- 2008 Fair Handbooks Are Ready For Exhibitors
- New Fair Sponsorship Director, Marci Suddjian
- Sheep-Swine-Goats Independent Exhibitor Deadline May 16
- All Market Beef Weigh In March 17
- Rodeo Queen Contest Application Deadline May 9
- Fair E-Waste Drive April 12-13 & 19-20
- Fair Wins Awards at Western Fairs (WFA)
- Merced Fair Wins International Awards (IAFE)
- Newspaper Artist Wins Fair Logo Contest (2008 winning designs)
- Janae Elmasian wins Fair Slogan Contest
- Fair 2008 Logo Design Contest (deadline 10/31/07)
- Fair Begins Search for Sheep Slogan (deadline 8/30/07)
- Farm Safety Day Makes Staying Safe Fun

FAIR HISTORY
- Courthouse Museum Exhibit: Merced County Fairs
View story and photo gallery of exhibition and of opening night, ice cream social and Merced College Summer Community Band)
- Faces of the Fair  (behind the scenes people profiles)
- Ag exhibit dedicated to memory of Jerry Harris 10/19/05
- History of the Fair with vintage photos
- Dottie Fragie Greer, 1st Rodeo Queen in 1941
- Fair Exhibitor Has Blue Ribbon Life 6/21/04
- View vintage 1939 Merced County Fair program
- Merced Fair Historical Display at Civic Center 6/24/02
- Merced County Fair Names New CEO 10/05
- Fair's "Go-to Guy" Goes to Help Hurricane Victims 10/05
- Boles & Gilbert honored for "Friends Helping Friends" 11/02
- Fair 2007 Photo Gallery
- Fair 2006 Photo Gallery
- View Fair Movie Clips #1 (2006)
- View Fair Movie Clips #2 (2006)
- View Fair animated TV ad created by Go Media (2006)
(requires QuickTime plugin)
- Fair 2005 Photo Gallery
- Fair 2004 Photo Gallery

PAST EVENTS AT FAIRGROUNDS FACILITIES
- Bridal Fair Returns to Fairgrounds 1/19/03
- Health Fair Offers Free Screenings 5/4/02
- Football coach Herman "Ike" Boone at Fairgrounds 3/27/02
- Job Fair Comes to the Merced Fairgrounds 3/9/02
- Red Cross MASH Bash held at Fairgrounds 3/02
- Price Antiques at Appraisal Fair 10/7/01

Visit the 2008
Fair Photo Gallery

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