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2008 Fair Facts
Dates
Wednesday, July 2 through Sunday, July 6
Hours
11 am to 11 pm
Admission
Adults $14
Seniors 65 and older   $12
Children 4 - 12 $12
Children under 4 Free
Admission includes all exhibits, attractions, entertainment, nightly fireworks, and 28 carnival rides.
SPECIAL ADMISSION DAYS
Wednesday, July 2 is Marin Independent Journal Day. A $2 discount coupon will be published in the Marin Independent Journal.
Wednesday, July 2 is Youth In Arts Day.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE.
CONCERTS
All concerts are free with gate admission in the Play Fair Pavilion
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Wednesday, July 2, 7:30 pm
Steel Pulse
Thursday, July 3, 7:30 pm
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Friday, July 4, 2 and 4 pm
Tommy Castro Band
Friday, July 4, 6 and 8 pm
WAR
Saturday, July 5, 3 pm
America
Saturday, July 5, 7:30 pm
Elvin Bishop
Sunday, July 6, 4 pm
Los Lobos
Sunday, July 6, 7:30 pm
ATTRACTIONS
Danny Seo - Environmental Lifestyle Expert: Keynotes fair with "how-to" talk on July 2 at 6 pm in 800-seat Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium
Earthcapades: See the Earthcapades Environmental Vaudeville shows, 2 and 4 pm daily in 800-seat Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium. Saving the planet can be fun!
Dr. Solar's Traveling Medicine Show: Magic, ventriloquism and vaudeville in "World's First Solar-Powered Theatre." Four shows daily outdoors at 1, 3, 5 and 7 pm.
Green Adventures: New interactive exhibit celebrating green lifestyle choices in the Exhibit Hall.
28 Free Carnival Rides featuring 10-story Giant Ferris Wheel from Butler Amusements.
Fireworks Show over the lagoon nightly at 9:30 pm. The biggest and longest show ever presented by Pyro-Spectaculars.
19th Annual Creatures and Models exhibit juried by visual effects wizards of Kerner Optical.
38th Annual National Short Film and Video Festival in the 300-seat Showcase Theatre at 5 and 7 pm daily.
Fun Attractions for the entire family: Healthy Marin Partnership Pavilion, Public Safety Fun Zone, Walking Treeman and Rawhide Express Train.
Over 10,000 Exhibits in Fine Arts and Crafts, Art Chairs, Cartoons, Photography, Bonsai, Home Arts, Baked Goods, Junior Arts, Gardens, and Flowers.
Barnyard features farm animals, Hambone Express Pig Racing, Fur & Feathers Tent, Great American Petting Zoo, Marin Agricultural Land Trust. Plus: Vaulting, Junior Dairy Cattle Show, Junior Horse Show, Sheep Dog Trials, Junior Dairy Goats, and Classic Beef Show.
Ben & Jerry's Stage features popular contests: Hip Hop and Break Dance, Dancing Stars, Poetry Slam, and "Star Search" Performing Arts Competitions.