Junior Fair Board general description:

Teens interested in being a part of the Merced County Fair are encouraged to apply for a seat on the Junior Fair Board, usually in the Fall each year. An announcement is made when it is time to apply.

The fair recruits teens who want to volunteer their talents for a year by serving on the 12-member Junior Fair Board. Application forms can be picked up at the Merced County Fairgrounds Office, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced and also can be downloaded here on the Fair web site.

Candidates must live in Merced County and be 14 to 19 years of age as of January 1. A GPA of 2.0 or above is required to be eligible to volunteer.

Junior Fair Board duties include providing input on what teens want to see and do at the fair, assisting with pre-fair planning, set-up and helping during the fair. Applicants don’t need any previous experience at the fair, such as showing an animal or entering an exhibit at the fair.

Serving on the board will help fulfill high school community service requirements. Meetings are the second Tuesday of each month and as needed as the fair gets closer. Each year the new board’s first meeting is in January.

Each junior board member is entitled to free parking and admission for one person and one vehicle during the fair.

For more information, call the fair office at 722-1507 and view the Fair's application form.