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Stanislaus
County Fair tickets go on sale this Saturday!
Wake
up this Saturday and be ready to phone in or log on,
or be dressed and out early because Stanislaus County
Fair tickets go on sale!
Beginning
at 10:00 a.m.
on Saturday, May 3, fair-goers can buy tickets
for the Food Maxx Arena events, fair gate admission
and discounted carnival admission.
The lineup in the Food Maxx Arena is:
·
Tuff
Trucks—Friday, July 25: $6
·
Truck
and Tractor Pulls—Saturday, July 26: $6
·
Peter
Frampton/Creedence Clearwater Revisited—Monday, July
28: $15 & $18
·
Rockin’
Roadhouse Tour starring Mark Chesnutt, Joe Diffie, and
Tracy Lawrence —Tuesday, July 29: $12 & 16
·
Destruction
Derby I: Traditional Turmoil—Wednesday, July 30: $10
·
Destruction
Derby II: Metal Mayhem—Thursday, July 31: $8
·
CCPRA
Rodeo—Friday, August 1 (free)
·
Motocross
Competition—Saturday, August 2: $6
·
Horse
& Oxen Pulls—Sunday, August 3 (free)
There
are five convenient ways to purchase arena event
tickets:
1.
Stanislaus
County Fair office: The fair’s office is located
at 900 N. Broadway Avenue in Turlock. The ticket
office will be open on Saturday, May 3 (only) from 10
am to 3 pm and then each weekday thereafter from 8:30
am to 4:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased with cash,
VISA or MasterCard. Checks are not accepted at the
fair office.
2.
Mail order:
To request an order-by-mail form visit www.stancofair.com
and view the “tickets” page, or call the Fair
office at 668-1333 or 524-2660.
3.
Telephone:
Arena event tickets can be ordered by telephone by
calling 1-800-225-BASS. A
nominal customer convenience fee will be added
to the price of the event ticket by tickets.com.
4.
Online:
Arena event tickets can be ordered online at www.tickets.com.
A nominal customer convenience fee will be added to
the price of the event ticket by tickets.com.
5.
Tickets.com Outlets: Arena event tickets can be purchased through
ticket outlets which are located in Raley’s
Supermarkets in Manteca, Merced, Modesto, Ceres, and
Turlock.
Due
to popular demand, concert and Destruction Derby
tickets are limited to 10 per person/per event on May
3. After May 3, there is no ticket limit.
Fair
gate admission and carnival coupons are only available
at the fair office and by mail order. Prices are:
●
Pre-sale adult fair admission (available only
until July 12) is available for $5 per adult (normally
$7 per adult).
●
Child fair admission (age 6 to 12) is available
for $2 per child.
●
Carnival advance-sale discount unlimited ride
coupon is $15 (valid for use on any weeknight, Monday
through Friday, and will only be sold until 5:00 p.m.
on July 25).
The
Stanislaus County Fair is now in its 92nd year. The 2003 fair opens
Friday, July 25 for a
10-day run.
The theme of this year’s fair is “The Place
to be in 2003: Saluting the 30th
Anniversary of American Graffiti.”
Last
year, more than 226,000 family members enjoyed the
fair —the largest attendance in the past decade.
In the fall of 2002, Modesto Bee readers voted
the Stanislaus County Fair their “Favorite
All-Around Event” in the Bee’s Readers’ Choice
Awards!
The
mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to provide a
family and community oriented experience promoting
agriculture, education, entertainment and technology.
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