The California State Fair returns July 12 – 28, 2024!
Cal Expo is home to the California State Fair and plays host to hundreds of other signature events each year. Featuring 350 beautifully landscaped acres, Cal Expo was initiated by Governor Pat Brown and opened by Governor Ronald Reagan in 1968.
The current Cal Expo facilities were dedicated as a place to celebrate California’s achievements, agriculture, diversity of its people, traditions and trends that will shape the Golden State’s future.
The California Exposition & State Fair mission is to create a State Fair experience reflecting California including its industries, agriculture, and diversity of its people, traditions and trends shaping its future supported by year-round events.
TUESDAY KIDS FREE DAY & $2 RIDES FOR ALL
Read to Ride Program for Kids
For every two books you read, receive two rides free and a monorail ticket at the CA State Fair & Food Festival! A $15.00 value. The Read to Ride program is open to students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
Students must read two books, write a summary, then bring the completed form to the California State Fair Guest Services office (located inside the Main Gate) to receive two free rides and one monorail ticket.
Read to Ride redemption valid any day of the Fair. Only one report form per child per day will be accepted.
Learn More about Read To Ride Program
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