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Merced County Fair Switching to Five Days

To save money, stretch budgets and avoid increasing admission and other prices, the Merced County Fair’s Board of Directors has decided to offer a five-day fair in 2011 – Wednesday, June 15 through Sunday, June 19. Reducing the fair’s run by one day – starting the fair on Wednesday instead of Tuesday – will be done on a trial basis, said the fair’s CEO, Tom Musser. [View more]

 

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"Saddle Up for Fun!" chosen as winning Fair slogan from Karen Arnold

Horse ShowmanshipThe 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:
Fair logo contest 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.

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 on everything from posters, billboards, T-shirts and advertising to schedules, the fair’s website and Facebook. The competition is open to Merced County residents only.

“We encourage the talented artists in our community to have some fun and show us their most creative designs for our logo contest,” said Tom Musser, the fair’s CEO.

The fair’s board of directors will select the first, second and third place graphic design winners at their October 18 board meeting. All eligible entries will be assigned a number for judging. The numbered entries will be reviewed by the fair’s marketing/promotions committee before the winning entries are selected by the fair board. The entrants’ names won’t be revealed until after the winners are picked. The second and third place winners will each receive a pair of season passes to the fair.

To enter the contest, artists may use any medium and submit a maximum of three entries on 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper. All entries become the Merced County Fair’s property and won’t be returned to the artist. The winning entry may be altered for marketing purposes.

Entries may be submitted to the fairgrounds office, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way or mailed to the Merced County Fair, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced CA. 95341. Submissions should include the entrant’s name, address and phone number and a copy of the following statement with your signature: “The logo entry (entries) are the artist’s own original, artistic creation and intellectual property.”

History of the Merced County Fair

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The 35th District Agricultural Association welcomes you to the Merced County Fair web site. The Fairgrounds is located in Merced, California, part of the sunny central San Joaquin Valley. The Merced County Fair serves the local ag community plus area residents with a fair each July featuring great entertainment, music headliners, rodeo, auto and motorcycle racing, tractor pull, midway fun, rides and thrills for all ages! Our fair exhibitors present an array of exhibits which include agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, art, photography, crafts, hobbies, home arts, mechanical science, large and small animals, horse show, livestock judging and auctions. In addition to the fair, our facilities are available for rent to host a variety of events year around. We have indoor and outdoor rental facilities for trade shows, music productions, dog shows, car shows, wedding receptions, parties, club sponsored events, conventions, conferences, seminars, flea markets, farmers market, home and garden shows, even family and class reunions! Contact us for your specific needs and visit our rental pages for helpful details.