Livestock Reminders and Updates for 2019

Turlock, CA (February 28, 2019) – Fair is quickly approaching!  Here are some reminders and updates for the 2019 Stanislaus County Fair livestock exhibitors.

Fair kicks off this year on Friday, July 12th for its 10-day run. The 2019 Fair is seeing minor changes for the livestock exhibitors.

  1. Online entries are available now on our website www.stancofair.com. All entries are due no later than 12:00 midnight Thursday, May16th, 2019.
  2. Liability Insurance is required for 4-H, FFA and Independent Exhibitors showing Horse and Livestock.
  3. All Exhibitors showing large or small animals (excluding horse and dog) at the 2019 Stanislaus County Fair must complete their YQCA testing by the May 16th Visit our website for more information.
  4. Extended entry deadline for Exhibitors is Thursday, May 23rd by 5 p.m. Entry, including all required information, will be accepted with a $250 cash only late entry fee and must be paid in full at the Livestock Office.
  5. The 2019 Stanislaus County Fair Auctions and Sale schedules:
  6. NEW DATE AND TIME – 51st Annual Replacement Heifer Sale: Sunday, July 14th at 2:00 p.m. in the Thurman Pavilion B8.
  7. 55th Annual Beef Sale: Friday, July 19th at 7:00 p.m.
  8. 55th Annual Junior Livestock Auction: Saturday, July 20th
  • Market Hogs @ 8:00 am
  • Poultry, Rabbits, Market Sheep and Market Goats @ 9:00 am
  • Sale of Champions (Market Sheep, Goats and Swine) @ 12 noon.

The 2019 Stanislaus County Fair opens Friday, July 12th for a 10-day run. Fair guests can count on an award-winning experience that has been over 108 years in the making. Discounted Fair admission tickets, unlimited ride wristbands, and the Fair season pass will be on sale beginning Saturday, April 20, 2019. Corporate ticket sales will also be available to purchase at a highly discounted rate. Visit the Fair’s website for upcoming ticket sale information at www.stancofair.com.

The 2019 Fair will feature a hands-on children’s play area presented by Sky Trek Aviation. The Fair will also host 10-nights of free celebrity concerts included with Fair admission, a total of three stages of live entertainment, upwards of 30,000 local exhibits and over 1,750 animals. Metal-mashing motorsports and rodeo in the FoodMaxx Arena will also be featured.

To receive future Fair announcements, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/stancofair. Also, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @stancofair.

The mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to provide a family and community-oriented experience promoting agriculture, entertainment and technology. For more information about the award-winning Stanislaus County Fair, visit www.stancofair.com.

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Carry on the Southern Country Rock sound with the Marshall Tucker Band

Turlock, CA (February 21, 2019) –Timeless essence of country music is coming to the Stanislaus County Fair.

The Stanislaus County Fair welcomes The Marshall Tucker Band on Thursday, July 18, 2019. The band will be performing on the Coors Light Variety Free Stage at 8:30 p.m. The concert will be hosted by 104.1 The Hawk and is free with the price of Fair admission.

    “The Marshall Tucker Band is known for their unique country rock sound,” said Adrenna Alkhas, spokesperson for the Stanislaus County Fair, “but they are sure to bring a little bit of blues, country, and jazz giving our guests an electic sound.”

Today, the band records on its own Ramblin’ Records Label (distributed by Sony/RED Music) and continues to release new and previously unreleased material. Still led today by founding member and lead singer Doug Gray, they represent a time and place in music that will never be duplicated. Gray is quick to credit the band’s current dynamic members with carrying on the timeless essence of The Marshall Tucker Band sound. Years of rigorous tour schedules earned the band the respect of critics and countless dedicated fans. With hit singles like “Heard It In a Love Song,” “Fire On The Mountain,” “Can’t You See,” and “Take The Highway,” The Marshall Tucker Band earned seven gold and three platinum albums while they were on the Capricorn Records label. During the 90’s, the band scored four hit singles on Billboard’s country chart and one on Billboard’s gospel chart. Their music has also been featured on the soundtracks of movies such as Smokey and the Bandit, Blow, The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, Shipwrecked, Crank 2, Don’t Mess with Zohan, Stop Loss, Swing Vote, Taking Chance and many others as well as many television shows.

The 2019 Stanislaus County Fair opens Friday, July 12th for a 10-day run. Fair guests can count on an award-winning experience that has been over 108 years in the making. Discounted Fair admission tickets, unlimited ride wristbands, and the Fair season pass will be on sale beginning Saturday, April 20, 2019. Corporate ticket sales will also be available to purchase at a highly discounted rate. Visit the Fair’s website for upcoming ticket sale information at www.stancofair.com.

The 2019 Fair will feature a spectacular children’s area presented by Sky Trek Aviation. Also planned for 2019 are 10-nights of free celebrity concerts included with Fair admission, a total of three stages of live entertainment, upwards of 30,000 local exhibits and over 1,750 animals.  Metal-mashing motorsports in the FoodMaxx Arena will also be featured.

To receive future Fair announcements follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or twitter.

The mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to provide a family and community-oriented experience promoting agriculture, entertainment and technology.

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Mandatory Training for ALL Livestock Exhibitors

Beginning January 1, 2019, the Fairs and Exposition Branch (F&E) will require all California Fairs (County, Citrus & District Agricultural Associations) junior livestock (large and small animal, excluding dog and horse) exhibitors to annually participate in the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) program, a youth education certification program on the issues of animal welfare, food safety and character education.

The new state education deadline to for all wanting to exhibit their animals this year is May 16, 2019.  The Stanislaus County Fair has posted the link on their site to register and go through the training.  Proof of course completion will be required for all livestock exhibitors.

For more information and to register to take the course, go to yqca.org

Obtaining your YQCA Web Based Certification

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Maddie & Tae are coming to “Your Side of Town!”

Turlock, CA (February 14, 2019) – No need to “Die From a Broken Heart” as Maddie & Tae bring country to town!

The Stanislaus County Fair welcomes country favorites and award-winning duo Maddie & Tae, Monday, July 15, 2019 on the Coors Light Variety Free Stage at 8:30 p.m.  The concert will be hosted by KAT Country 103 and is free with the price of Fair admission.

            “We are excited to have this sensational young female country duo at our fair this year,” said Adrenna Alkhas, spokesperson for the Stanislaus County Fair. “They have amazing hits that I know our guests are going to love!”

Maddie & Tae became only the third female duo in 70 years to top the country airplay charts, also earning trophies from the Country Music Academy (CMA) and Radio Disney Music Awards along with multiple Academy of Country Music (ACM), CMA and Country Music Television (CMT) Award nominations. Most recently, the platinum selling duo released their new co-written single, “Friends Don’t,” for their upcoming album to be announced on Mercury Nashville. Maddie & Tae first broke out in 2013 with their brilliant take down of bro-country, “Girl In A Country Song,” which took Country radio by storm, skyrocketing to the top of the charts and quickly going platinum.  Receiving widespread praise from National Public Radio (NPR), Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Glamour and others, country music’s hottest stars including Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice and Brad Paisley have welcomed Maddie & Tae on the road. Following suit is Carrie Underwood who will have the pair join her in 2019 for her Cry Pretty 360 Tour next summer and fall.

The 2019 Stanislaus County Fair opens Friday, July 12th for a 10-day run. Fair guests can count on an award-winning experience that has been over 108 years in the making. Discounted Fair admission tickets, unlimited ride wristbands, and the Fair season pass will be on sale beginning Saturday, April 20, 2019. Corporate ticket sales will also be available to purchase at a highly discounted rate. Visit the Fair’s website for upcoming ticket sale information at www.stancofair.com.

The 2019 Fair will feature a spectacular children’s area presented by Sky Trek Aviation. Also planned for 2019 are 10-nights of free celebrity concerts included with Fair admission, a total of three stages of live entertainment, upwards of 30,000 local exhibits and over 1,750 animals.  Metal-mashing motorsports and one night of rodeo in the FoodMaxx Arena will also be featured.

To receive future Fair announcements follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/stancofair. Also, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @stancofair.

The mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to provide a family and community-oriented experience promoting agriculture, entertainment and technology. For more information about the award-winning Stanislaus County Fair, visit www.stancofair.com.

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“No Scrubs” at the Stanislaus County Fair

Turlock, CA (February 7, 2019) – One of the greatest legacies in music history can be summed up by just three letters – TLC.

The Stanislaus County Fair welcomes TLC, Tuesday, July 16, 2019.  TLC will be performing on the Coors Light Variety Free Stage at 8:30 p.m.  The concert will be hosted by KHOP @ 95.1 and is free with the price of Fair admission.

    “I grew up listening to TLC and they have been such icons to the age demographic that populates our fair and we are more than excited to welcome them this year,” said Adrenna Alkhas, spokesperson for the Stanislaus County Fair. “Their undeniable chemistry and great music are what will make this concert an unforgettable one.”

TLC is known to be one of the best-selling American girl-groups of all-time. The characters, TLC, merely hint at the talent of Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, and the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. Their journey encompasses immortal anthems such as “Waterfalls,” “Creep,” “No Scrubs,” and “Unpretty,” to name a few, as well as sales of 70 million records worldwide, four GRAMMY® Awards, two RIAA diamond-certified albums among a total of four multiplatinum albums, 10 Top 10 singles, and four Number 1 singles.

TLC has evolved so much since they first came out, but the issues that men and women go through haven’t changed and is what inspires their music.

The 2019 Stanislaus County Fair opens Friday, July 12th for a 10-day run. Fair guests can count on an award-winning experience that has been over 108 years in the making. Discounted Fair admission tickets, unlimited ride wristbands, and the Fair season pass will be on sale beginning Saturday, April 20, 2019. Corporate ticket sales will also be available to purchase at a highly discounted rate. Visit the Fair’s website for upcoming ticket sale information at www.stancofair.com.

The 2019 Fair will feature a spectacular children’s area presented by Sky Trek Aviation. Also planned for 2019 are 10-nights of free celebrity concerts included with Fair admission, a total of three stages of live entertainment, upwards of 30,000 local exhibits and over 1,750 animals.  Metal-mashing motorsports, Portuguese Bull Fight night, and one night of rodeo in the FoodMaxx Arena will also be featured.

To receive future Fair announcements follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

The mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to provide a family and community oriented experience promoting agriculture, entertainment and technology. For more information about the award-winning Stanislaus County Fair, visit www.stancofair.com.

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