California State Fair Sacramento

July 11-27, 2025

1600 Exposition Blvd.
Sacramento, CA
877 - CALEXPO
$16-20 approx., calexpostatefair.com
$15 parking

Weekdays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Weekends 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Carnival Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday  2-11 p.m.
Tuesday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Friday – Sunday 11 a.m. - Midnight

California State Fair 2025 Concerts

Free with fair admission, or upgrade to reserved seating for $25. The fairticket sales for concerts have previously broken records.

Special events

Competitions (to be announced)

• Cannabis Competition
• Canning and Baking
• Open Livestock
• Junior Livestock - best of California's youth FFA programs
  Small Animals
• Crafts
• Student Showcase
• Photography
• Fine Art
• Plein Air at the Fair Contest
• Wheatland FFA ag Lucas Skinner
• Ag Mechanics
• County Fair Best Of Show
• Homebrew
• CA Kitchen
• Design-A-Round Contest
• A Counties Exhibit at CA State Fair
  California Counties Exhibit

Entertainment (to be announced)

• Esports Bear Cup Tournament Gaming competitors from around the GALAXY will go head to head!
• California Produce Trivia
• Meet and greet with Poppy, the CA State Fair mascot!
• Food Festival - buy a Pass to taste it all!
• Big O Tires Monster Truck Mayhem - Titan, Hillbilly, Obsessed, and Wild Card trucks compete
• Made in California fashion show
• Save Mart Employee Cooking Challenge
• Sacramento Republic FC faces off against Memphis 901 FC!
• Postal Service Cooking Challenge
• Save Mart Pie Eating Contest
• Corn Dog Eating Contest
• CA Professional Chef Challenge
• Destruction Derby Day
• Gospel Choir Multicultural Celebration
• Best of California Brewfest
• Junior Chef Cooking Challenge
• Sacramento Republic FC faces off against Phoenix Rising FC!
• Dinner 911! Cooking Challenge - Military, Veterans, and First Responders face off in a live cooking challenge.
• Falling in Reverse with Special Guests Ice Nine Kills, Our Last Night, and Catch Your Breath.
• Lucha Xtreme best lucha libre and American styles of professional wrestling!
• Carnival Rides
• Thoroughbred Racing
• Wine Garden
• Taster's Row with outstanding commodities, education and sampling.
• The Lost World of Dragons, Stone Pillar, Wizard's Challenge
• Wild Science!
• Hills of Candy at Candy Maze Selfie Exhibit winding through 14 candy-themed photo stations!
• Captain Jack Spareribs juggling and pirate hijinks
• California Authors Booth
• Fine Art & Photography Exhibit
• Cavalcade of Horses amazing shows at the Horse Arena
• Motorcross O'Reilly Auto Parts FMX Shows
• United States Postal Service Booth Stop by to purchase a commemorative Fair post card
• Tree Circus Climb vertical ropes and see climbing demonstrations from professional arborists!

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.