Stanislaus County Fairgrounds & Event Center

"As an FFA alumni, and a long time fans of the fair, I can tell you that this venue is great, especially during the summer when we have all those animals, rides, vendors, shows, and more to keep you and the family entertained. I have gone to the fair every year for over 10 years and would highly recommend to anyone who has been on the fence about checking it out."

"Nice fair. The number of shopping vendors has drastically been reduced. Huge long wait to get into fair with no chairs available during wait. 4 lines and only a single person in each line doing security screening; should have had many many more screeners!!! Needed benches in cooling areas. The fair grounds were very clean, great staff picking up trash all day."

"Went to the gems and rock show I've been going for about 15 years and I haven't missed one yet except for the year of the pandemic because they didn't have it if you haven't gone take the time to go every March 2nd week of the month you'll love it I guarantee it"

"WAY OVERPRICED! If you're going to charge high prices it better be HIGH QUALITY! Honestly it's way better to go in 105° heat during the day than to go at night, I'll explain. During the daytime it's not crowded at all, including rides, games, and vendors so you can pretty much do everything you want to. Plus with the food vendors not being rushed, the food quality is better than at night. HOWEVER since we ate during the day and night I can say that nothing was great. Funnel cakes are alright, deep fried Oreos were sitting for a long time and they lost all their crunch and warmth. Big Jim BBQ chicken kebab was very lackluster, almost no smoke flavor and no seasoning with oversized pieces of vegetables that weren't cooked very well. I mean, I don't want to eat a 3 inch thick piece of squash that's cold. Plus their coleslaw has no dressing and just tastes like cabbage with pepper and their baked beans are very bland. $24 dollars for that whole meal is way too much. Overall I was extremely disappointed in the fair, it's been over ten years since I last went and I can't imagine I'll want to return anytime soon."

"We have been going to this fair for many years. They have really shrunk the amount of rides. The cost of games and rides are high... but the food and drink prices are ridiculous! $10 for a corn dog! It is a huge corn dog, but come on??? A bottle of water is $3.00, a cotton candy and a icy... $18.00! I don't know how young families can afford to go. It is not the entry fee's that are outrageous... it's the food and drinks! I was going to take my grandson again during the week... were going to pass."