The Big Fresno Fair, Fresno

Name: The Big Fresno Fair
Address: 1121 S Chance Ave, Fresno, 93702, United States
Telephone: +1 559 650 3247

#42 among attractions in Fresno

Sport venue, Sport, Fair

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Facts and practical information

The Big Fresno Fair, founded in 1884, is the fifth-largest fair in the State of California. The Big Fresno Fair represents the 21st District Agricultural Association, an entity of the California Department of Food and Agriculture Division of Fairs & Expositions. It is the largest annual event in the San Joaquin Valley, attracting more than 600,000 people each October during its two-week run featuring exhibits, a livestock show, live horse racing, musical entertainment, educational programs and more. The Fair provides a link between urban and rural California, serving as a tool to educate visitors on the region's rich agricultural industry. The mission of The Big Fresno Fair is to "Educate, Celebrate and Have Fun." ()

Coordinates: 36°43'56"N, 119°44'53"W

Address

1121 S Chance AveRoosevelt (Huntington)Fresno 93702 United States

Contact

+1 559 650 3247

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Day trips

The Big Fresno Fair – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chukchansi Park, Fresno City Hall, Fresno Memorial Auditorium, Warnors Theatre.

2.3 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Baseball
Chukchansi Park, Fresno
60 min walk • Chukchansi Park, formerly Grizzlies Stadium, is a city-owned baseball stadium located in Fresno, California, United States, completed in 2002 as the home for Minor League Baseball's Fresno Grizzlies. The first game was May 1, 2002.
2.1 miW
City hall, Architecture, Postmodern architecture
Fresno City Hall, Fresno
53 min walk • Fresno City Hall is a Post-modern Futurist structure in Fresno, California. The building serves as the seat of city government, and the location of the mayor's office and the Fresno City Council chambers.
2.3 miW
Theater
Fresno Memorial Auditorium, Fresno
59 min walk • The Fresno Memorial Auditorium, at 2425 Fresno St. in Fresno, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Besides the one contributing building, the listing included two contributing objects and a contributing site on 2.9 acres.
2.6 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Music venue
Warnors Theatre, Fresno
68 min walk • Warnors Theatre is an historic theater located in downtown Fresno, California. The 2,000-seat venue opened in 1928 as the Pantages Theater, after the name of its then owner, Alexander Pantages, and later, the Warner Theater in 1929 after it was purchased by Warner Brothers.
2.3 miW
Park
Fresno County Courthouse, Fresno
59 min walk • The Fresno County Courthouse is an 8-storey, 60.96 m low-rise building at 1100 Van Ness Avenue in downtown Fresno, California. Construction was completed on the building was in 1966 on the site of–and replacing–the previous neo-classical style courthouse that was completed in 1875.
2.2 miW
Architecture, Historic walking areas, Tower
Old Fresno Water Tower, Fresno
57 min walk • The Old Fresno Water Tower is a historic water tower in Fresno, California. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by George Washington Maher, the tower was completed in late 1894. It ceased operation in 1963 and has served as a visitors' center since 2001.
1.9 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Fresno
50 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in Fresno, California. Completed in 1914, it is one of the earliest Armenian churches in America and the first to incorporate traditional Armenian architecture.
2 miW
Church
Saint John the Baptist Cathedral, Fresno
52 min walk • Saint John the Baptist Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, located at 2814 Mariposa Street, in Fresno, California. The parish was established in 1882. In 1878, Catholic settlers in the area recognized the need for a church and began to raise funds.
1.9 miW
Convention center, Event space
Fresno Convention Center, Fresno
50 min walk • The Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Fresno, California. The four-building complex was originally made up of three main venues when completed in 1966, and underwent several expansions with the latest additions in 1981 and 1999.
2 miW
36°44'23"N • 119°46'55"W
The Meux Home Museum, Fresno
50 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
2.5 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Azteca Theater, Fresno
64 min walk • The Azteca Theater is an historic Art Deco theater in the Chinatown district of Fresno, California, built by Gustavo Acosta in 1948.