There are so many exciting events and attractions at the 2008 Marin County Fair that
you'll want to come back each day to savor the fun! Here are just some of the many Fair
favorites. Read more.
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Fair Competitions
The fair features over 800 categories, over 11,000 exhibits and over 4,000 annual entrants from Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area. |
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Carnival Rides — The Best in the West!
With 28 fun free rides and carnival games, Butler Amusements will once again provide the fair with something enticing to every rider. |
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Fine Arts, Fine Crafts and Photography
This show has been a tradition since the days of the Marin Art & Garden Fair in Ross, and is one of the best of any county fair in California. Over 2,000 entries are juried in this popular 800-piece show. |
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Ham Bone Express
Direct from Arkansas and back by popular demand, the charming piglets that have been touted as the “swiftest swine of the line” achieve maximum velocity for a mere handful of Oreo cookies. |
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Barnyard Arts
This unique arts program returns this year to introduce urban and suburban children to farm animals while they create an original masterpiece. |
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Home Arts Stage
Talented and inventive Marinites learn from and share their special talents and experience with other locals on the Home Arts Stage. Events will be held daily in the Exhibit Hall’s Friends of Marin Center Conference Room. |
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Marin Bonsai Club’s Mini Marvels
The ancient art of bonsai will be on display once again this year in the Exhibit Hall when the Marin Bonsai Club presents their summer exhibit of 40-60 beautiful bonsai trees. Demonstrations on the art of bonsai will take place on the Home Arts Stage. |
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Outstanding Orchids
Members of the Marin Orchid Society will showcase hundreds of varieties of orchids in a special display in the Exhibit Hall. The Society will also demonstrate the art of raising orchids on the Home Arts Stage. |
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Fiesta!
The eight-member band, Mariachi Jalisco de Miguel Orozco, will stroll the fairgrounds on Sunday, July 6, from 3 to 7 pm serenading fairgoers with the lively and romantic songs of Mexico. |
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Golden Gate Garrison
The Golden Gate Garrison 501st Legion will make appearances in the Creatures + Models area in the Exhibit Hall July 2 through 6, 12 noon to 7 pm. |
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