The San Diego County Fair, Saturday June 1, 2019

The San Diego County Fair
Del Mar Fairgrounds

June 1, 2019

Normally, we go to the San Diego County Fair on Opening Day, due it being a special deal for military. This year, Godfrey had to work, so we ended up going to the Fair on the second day, Saturday, June 1 instead. 

The theme at the San Diego Fair this year is the Wizard of Oz. I have gone to the fair each year we have lived in California. I have really enjoyed it. There are so many things to do and check out at the fair. We are definitely going back for another fun day, but I am not sure exactly when we will be able to go. 

Godfrey's favorite part of the Fair is all of the crazy food. I swear, food vendors would fry water and sell it if they could. Of course, the vendors have the standard funnel cakes, corn dogs and turkey legs. I always try to find the craziest food item. I am definitely not going to eat any of the crazy stuff, but I definitely enjoy searching it out. Some of the crazy things I found this year were the fried oreos, fried cheesecake, fried bacon with chocolate and fried Kool Aid. I think every year the food gets crazier. This year I was a good girl and did not ear anything crazy.  

San Diego County Fair, June 1, 2018

San Diego County Fair

"How Sweet It Is"

June 1, 2018

Living in Virginia most of my life, we never had a "County Fair". We had the State Fair, and that is pretty much what I relate the San Diego County Fair to. We had festivals, small fairs. But nothing on the scale of the SD Fair, in length or attendees. 

Since moving to San Diego County, I have made sure that we go to the SD Fair each year. The first day of the fair, opening day, is the military appreciation day. Military members with their families get in free. The fair also does a special event for Albertson's and Vons employees on opening day.

The theme this year is How Sweet It Is. It is very cute. It is like Willy Wonka, and Candyland witn unicorns. Even the food vendors have Unicorn specials. One of the vendors has a "Unicorn Leg", which is just basically a smoked pig leg. One has a "Unicorn Horn" which is basically just a churro with icing and sprinkles. It is cute. The San Diego County fair runs at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar until July 4.