Lake County Fair has full weekend lineup

By Elizabeth Larson | Aug. 31, 2019
Flowers in the Garden Building at the 2019 Lake County Fair in Lakeport, Calif. Photo by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Fair is promising a busy weekend, with the annual Junior Livestock Auction and grandstand events, plus music and a colorful midway.

The fair runs until Sunday at 11 p.m.

At noon on Saturday the Junior Livestock Auction will take place at the Baldwin Pavilion. The event is the culmination for many 4-H and FFA members of a year’s worth of work raising an animal.

At 7 p.m. Saturday the annual Destruction Derby will take place at the grandstand.

Sunday is Fiesta Latina Day, with features including the 4-H and FFA Award ceremony, Baldwin Pavilion at 5 p.m. and the boat races at the grandstand at 7 p.m.

Fair hours are 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Regular admission prices are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors 60 and older, $8 for children ages 6 to 11, and children age 5 and under attend for free.

Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online here.

The full schedule for the remainder of the fair is published below.

The clothing and textile display in the Little Theater at the 2019 Lake County Fair in Lakeport, Calif. Photo by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News.

SATURDAY, AUG. 31

Carnival Pay-One Price Day; the cost is $35. Purchase tickets in the carnival area.

Buildings close at 10 p.m.; the fair closes at 11 p.m.

Family Oasis in Fiesta Park: A great place for parents to relax with youngsters.

Daily features: Draft horse wagon rides, a climbing wall, Fill-Up the Strolling Balloon Sculptor, Skip Banks the Balloon Man, Magician Ken Garr and Tanna Banana.

Grandstand entertainment

7 p.m.: Destruction Derby, sponsored by Sutter Lakeside Hospital

Junior Livestock Auction

10:30 a.m.: Buyers Registration Brunch

Noon: Junior Livestock Auction, Baldwin Pavilion; major auction sponsor, American AgCredit

Livestock area

6 to 8 p.m.: Goat milking, Mather Barn

Around the grounds

1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m.: Sea Lion Splash, Fiesta Park

Free contests

1 p.m.: Create a Splash-Themed Watercolor, Fritch Hall. No preregistration; just come to Fritch Hall. All materials provided. Ribbon awards for first, second and third place winners.

Live music

11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.: Michael Barrish, country soul, Gazebo Stage

Noon, 2 and 4 p.m.: Clean Sweep, R&B, funk, blues, and rock and jazz, Main Stage

2:30 and 3:45 p.m.: 2 Diamonds, 60s to 90s pop and rock, Gazebo Stage

5:15, 7 and 8:30 p.m.: American Lore, classic rock, Gazebo Stage

7 p.m.: Ranch House, country dance, Main Stage

The midway at the 2019 Lake County Fair in Lakeport, Calif. Photo by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News.


SUNDAY, SEPT. 1

Carnival Pay-One Price Day; the cost is $35. Purchase tickets in the carnival area.

Buildings close at 10 p.m.; the fair closes at 11 p.m.

Family Oasis in Fiesta Park: A great place for parents to relax with youngsters.

Daily features: Draft horse wagon rides, a climbing wall, Fill-Up the Strolling Balloon Sculptor, Skip Banks the Balloon Man, Magician Ken Garr and Tanna Banana.

Grandstand entertainment

7 p.m.: Boat races, sponsored by Lake County Tribal Health TANF

Special attractions

Fiesta Latina Day, sponsored by Lake County Tribal Health Consortium

Livestock area

5 p.m.: 4-H and FFA Award ceremony, Baldwin Pavilion

Around the grounds

1, 3 and 7 p.m.: Sea Lion Splash, Fiesta Park

Free contests

1 p.m.: Decorate a Splashingly Delicious Cookie, Lewis Hall. No preregistration; just come to Lewis Hall. Participants are provided with all materials. Ribbon awards for first, second and third place winners.

Live music

Noon and 1:15 p.m.: Sara and Cory Cunningham w/Dorian May Trio, jazz trio plus vocals and trombone, Main Stage

12:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.: Majide!, trio – standard jazz classics from the Great American Songbook, Gazebo Stage

3 p.m.: Konocti Klogging Kids, clogging, Gazebo Stage

5, 7 and 9 p.m.: Austin & Owens, The NeoFlamenco Duo, Gazebo Stage

Fair closes at 11 p.m. The 2020 Fair takes place Sept. 3 to 6.

Email Elizabeth Larson at elarson@lakeconews.com . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.