Los Angeles County Fair Opens, Celebrating Local Communities

Published on May 3, 2024

POMONA, Calif.—The 95th Los Angeles County Fair opens its 16-day run May 3 at Fairplex in Pomona with the theme of “Stars, Stripes & Fun,” celebrating the county’s communities. With Los Angeles County being one of the most diverse counties in the nation, the fair aims to celebrate them all through song and dance, exhibits and foods—from corn dogs to turkey legs, tacos to red beans and rice, plantains to funnel cake and more. “County fairs are a community celebration, and county and state fairs across the nation reflect the unique characteristics of all their communities,” said Walter Marquez, Fairplex’s president and CEO. “We are excited to embrace Southern California’s cultural mosaic with ‘Stars, Stripes and Fun.”‘...

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