Fair Admission Discounts
Seniors (60 & better) admitted free on Tuesdays
Senior Day program is on Tuesday, Aug. 3
Kids (6 and younger) free every day
Kids (7 – 12) free on Thursdays
Food Bank Fridays
Bring 2 cans (or bags or boxes) of nonperishable food for the Redwood Empire Food Bank and get $2 off on general Fair admission—help us top the 4,609 pounds of food we collected in 2009! Limit: 1 discount/person
Carnival Discount Days
- Pay-One-Price Days Get a wristband to ride unlimited rides Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays. You can use a Carnival Pre-Sale Coupon or purchase a wristband for $25
- Choose Your Discount on Friday On Fridays only, get a wristband to ride unlimited rides from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. – or from 5 – 11 p.m. for just $20. You may also use a Carnival Pre-Sale Coupon for one of either of these 6-hour sessions. You may also purchase a daytime wristband and get a second wristband for the evening session for just $15 when you turn in your daytime wristband and show your hand stamped with that day’s date.
- Dollar Monday Ride any ride in either carnival for just $1 per ride on Monday, Aug. 2. You can also exchange a Carnival Pre-Sale Coupon on Monday for 20 rides.
- Hero Days Monday – Friday only Every weekday is Carnival Appreciation Day for police, firefighters and active-duty military personnel. Get up to five wristbands for just $15 each on any weekday (one Hero plus up to four family members); Hero with current ID must be present to purchase wristbands for family members.
- Food For Haiti Monday – Friday only Helm & Sons is collecting food for earthquake victims in Haiti. Because the food collected at this drive has to be shipped to Haiti, we have specific requirements for donations. Here are details for the Food For Haiti Program:
We can only accept and ship:
• Canned non-perishables
• Full-sized items, not singles or mini-cans
• Only items with a current "Best By" date
We cannot accept:
• Expired foods (past "Best By" date)
• Boxed foods
• Plastic or glass containers
• Dented or rusty cans
• Alcoholic beverages of any kind
• Soft packages, such as bags of rice, etc., as they are not pest-resistant
The Food for Haiti Program offers a single wristband for a FULL standard grocery bag of current canned goods, which is approximately 24 cans OR a single ride for 2 current canned items. The program is offered Monday - Friday, but Helm & Sons reserves the right to limit quantities and to terminate the programs when the container, shipping and packaging limits are met. Food for the program should be taken to the Helm & Sons Carnival Customer Service booth on the Carnival Lot just inside the Brookwood Gate. Expired cans and items will be disposed of; other non-qualifying items will be either returned to the customer or offered to a local food bank.
Thank you for your contributions and your understanding of the special requirements for this international program.
Sonoma County Fair
July 27 - Aug. 8, 2010
Thank you so much for the work you’ve done to make this year’s fair a great time. We had fun all day including horseracing, Ibleto’s (pasta), Dixieland parade, animals, chickens, baby goats, cows, Clo’s ice cream, and a big dill pickle.
Janie Roberts
Thank you! The Derby Dog Dash was the most fun I’ve had since the Harvest Fair last year. Splash Dogs was also great, and the AcroCats were a class act.
Karin
We are new to the community so this is our first time at the fair. I can honestly say this is the best fair we've been to, and we've been to fairs from San Diego to Wisconsin!
Tambra Curtis
Kudos to all the fair staff for a great fair--I came three times!
Vi Traba
Santa Rosa
It was a great...I didn't milk a cow but I did get my Moms apple pie...and had a blast like always
posted to Official Sonoma County Fair Blog
We spent four annual summer vacations in Sonoma County during those years, visiting the fair each time, and remember those trips with much fondness. We would still be making the annual trek if we still lived in Las Vegas, NV, but we have since moved to Florida.
Thanks!
Cherie Pannizzo
Weeki Wachee, FL