Santa Cruz County Fair

Santa Cruz County Fair Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds & Event Center. Home to the annual Santa Cruz County Fair in September and Events Center open for rentals all year long.
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Santa Cruz hosts the quintessential county fair and horse show. The Fair embraces technology, social media, updated buildings and systems and all are used to support an old fashion country fair. Connecting youth with their sources of food and fiber remains a focus of the Fair and that is reflected in strong Ag Hort, Youth, Livestock and Horse Show departments. The learning is wrapped in several la

yers of fun including a full carnival and grounds packed with free stage and roving entertainment. Adults will find that evenings bring out great entertainment on the main Amphitheater Stage.

🎨🎨 CHECK IT OUT! Our 2026 Poster Art! 🎨🎨The poster was chosen from more than 20 submissions in our Fair Poster Art Conte...
06/13/2026

🎨🎨 CHECK IT OUT! Our 2026 Poster Art! 🎨🎨

The poster was chosen from more than 20 submissions in our Fair Poster Art Contest. The winning artist is 17-year-old High School student, Alondra Jaramillo-Arreola!

Alondra’s poster is a charming representation of all the elements of this year’s theme, 🍎⭐🥧 “Apple Pies and Starry Skies.” 🍎⭐🥧

Congratulations to Alondra! We are so happy to feature her artwork at the 2026 Fair-- our youth and community involvement is what makes the great!

See you at the !

🥇🥇ENTRIES ARE OPEN!🥇🥇🌺Flowers🧸Collections🍓Fruits and Veggies📸Photography✏Poetry🧵Home Arts🏰LEGOs🐖LivestockIf you create, ...
06/13/2026

🥇🥇ENTRIES ARE OPEN!🥇🥇
🌺Flowers
🧸Collections
🍓Fruits and Veggies
📸Photography
✏Poetry
🧵Home Arts
🏰LEGOs
🐖Livestock
If you create, grow, raise, bake or make any of the above (and that's the short list!)... it's time to enter the !
Go to santacruzcountyfair.com to see all the departments... and to ENTER!!

‼️ AWESOME OPPORTUNITY ALERT ‼️Make your name shine in the sky! Sponsorship opportunities are still available for our sp...
06/07/2026

‼️ AWESOME OPPORTUNITY ALERT ‼️

Make your name shine in the sky!
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for our spectacular Light Show on Friday (9/18), Saturday (9/19-SOLD) and Sunday (9/20) nights!
This one-of-a-kind opportunity is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Claudette today!

[email protected]
or 831-461-1796
or visit santacruzcountyfair.com/sponsorship-opportunities!

🗑️ LET'S TALK SOME TRASH! 🗑️The is so proud to partner with Pitch In and !Here are the results of the 2026 Third Annu...
06/01/2026

🗑️ LET'S TALK SOME TRASH! 🗑️

The is so proud to partner with Pitch In and !

Here are the results of the 2026 Third Annual All County Cleanup:
-730 People
-325 Bags of trash
-Approximately 7,247.5 lbs of trash (not counting tires, furniture & appliances)

WOW!!

Extra props to of for volunteering their time to cleanup the fairgrounds!!

💚 A HUGE thank you to everyone who's helping keep our fairgrounds and clean! 💚

05/31/2026

🏠Community.
🎡Tradition.
🎉Celebration.
Align your business with the through sponsorship opportunities-- designed to maximize exposure and community engagement.
Contact Claudette at:
[email protected]
or 831-461-1796
or visit santacruzcountyfair.com/sponsorship-opportunities!

05/27/2026

Attention class of 2026!!
25 special graduates will get to ride on the Watsonville Speedway bus!!
Get your bus ticket when you get to the races!!

🎉🎉 CONGRATULATIONS are in order! High School student, Alondra Jaramillo-Arreola, is the winner of our 2026 Fair Poster ...
05/19/2026

🎉🎉 CONGRATULATIONS are in order!

High School student, Alondra Jaramillo-Arreola, is the winner of our 2026 Fair Poster Art Contest!

Alondra won over more than 20 submissions!

Her poster is a charming, hand-drawn representation… featuring all the elements of this year’s theme, 🍎🥧⭐️ “Apple Pies and Starry Skies.” 🍎🥧⭐️

The final artwork will be revealed at a later date... but picture this: a cute cow and pink pig picnicking on apple pie beneath a constellation-filled night sky.

We are so happy to feature Alondra's artwork at the 2026 Fair— our youth and community involvement is what makes the great!!

"🌱 The Santa Cruz County Fair is proud to participate in the Pitch In Santa Cruz County Cleanup Day on May 9thOur fairgr...
05/04/2026

"🌱 The Santa Cruz County Fair is proud to participate in the Pitch In Santa Cruz County Cleanup Day on May 9th

Our fairgrounds have always been a place where community comes together—and this is another way we can give back to the place we call home. By joining this county-wide effort, we’re helping keep our neighborhoods, waterways, and shared spaces clean and beautiful for everyone.

At the Santa Cruz County Fair, we value our community deeply. Events like this reflect what we stand for: stewardship, connection, and taking pride in where we live.

We encourage everyone to get involved—whether you join a cleanup, organize your own, or simply do your part. Every effort makes a difference.

Let’s work together to make Santa Cruz County the cleanest in the state

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We’re honored to be recognized with the Santa Cruz Sentinel Newspaper’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Annual Event in S...
04/30/2026

We’re honored to be recognized with the Santa Cruz Sentinel Newspaper’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Annual Event in Santa Cruz County—for the THIRD year in a row!

Thank you to our incredible community—our staff, volunteers, exhibitors, vendors, and fairgoers—who make the Santa Cruz County Fair so special year after year. This recognition belongs to all of you!

We can’t wait to welcome you back September 16–20 for this year’s theme: “Apple Pies and Starry Skies!” 🥧

04/28/2026

“The cinnamon rolls have left the building!”

Thank you everyone who came out for a cinnamon roll and some fair nostalgia the last few weeks. have packed up and left for their summer tour. They’ll be back for our county fair September 16-20!

Address

2601 E Lake Avenue
Watsonville, CA
95076

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Friday 9am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm

Telephone

(831) 724-5671

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