Purchase Admission & Carnival Tickets by June 11 and Save!
"Buy 4 – get the 5th ticket FREE"... Advance sale 5-pack of tickets is only $20 if you purchase them by June 11, 2013, the day before the Fair starts.
Save $7.00... Advance sale All-Day-Ride Carnival coupon is $23 if purchased by June 11, 2013. Exchange for Unlimited Ride Wrist Wrap good any one day of the Fair (after June 11 the price is $30 each).
Purchase tickets online, at the Fairgrounds Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at pre-sale ticket outlet Rancho San Miguel Market, 1930 Yosemite Parkway, Merced from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Great Fair Fun Still Just $5 Admission
2013 Fair admission will remain the same as the 2012 Fair – everybody gets in for $5! Kids 5 years and under will continue to get in free every day.
Mercy Medical Center Seniors' Day is opening day, Wednesday, June 12 when those 65 years and better will get FREE admission.
EECU Kids’ Day will be Thursday, June 13, when all children 12 years and younger get in FREE on that day only.
Active duty military members in uniform will be admitted at no charge all five days of the fair.
Outdoor Theatre Free Concert Series Lineup


Presented by Table Mountain Casino, Budweiser and Xfinity – all outdoor concerts are free with the price of admission! View details at concerts & attractions.
Grandstand Entertainment Lineup



Presented by Table Mountain Casino, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Modelo Light and Rancho San Miguel Markets – View grandstand lineup at concerts & attractions.
"Run for the Fallen" Teams Up With Fair
Run or walk in the “Run for the Fallen,” to honor and remember fallen service members from Merced County. The 4th annual event will be Saturday, June 15, in partnership with the 2013 Merced County Fair, which is June 12-16. The walk/run route will be on the Bear Creek bike path. There is no charge to participate except to pledge to walk or run miles that will be pledged towards a national total of miles for all fallen service members in Iraq and Afghanistan. [more]
Click here or the poster image at right to view an enlargement of the Fair's poster in PDF format (PDFs require free Adobe Reader)






















