El Dorado County Fair
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Fair Policy:
No Pets allowed on the fairgrounds with the exception of Service Dogs.
No bicycles, quads, or skateboards allowed. Flo the Clown and Fair staff are the only exceptions.
No gang attire.
No guns or weapons allowed even with CCW permit.
All patrons may be wanded by security for the safety of fair patrons.
No outside food or beverage allowed except UNOPENED sealed plastic water bottles.
Baby food and special dietetic foods will be allowed. NO Coolers. NO alcohol may be brought in.
EMPTY refillable bottles may be brought in to be filled with water after entering fairgrounds.
El Dorado County Fair is a non-smoking/non-vaping Fair. There are designated smoking/vaping areas in the Smoking Tent (between the Carnival and Organ Room) and at the Beer Tree (except within 25 feet of buildings, shade structures, stages, animal exhibits, children’s attractions or food booths). Smoking marijuana on Fairgrounds during Fair is NOT allowed.
Carnival Ride Limits: Access to some carnival rides may be denied for visitors not meeting age or height requirements or for those with physical disabilities such as casts.Please be advised that photographs and video may be taken at the El Dorado County Fair for use by the Fair and its licensees on their websites, press and marketing materials, and in other publications and productions. By entering the event, you consent to the Fair and its licensees to photograph, video and/or use your image and likeness.
- History
- The first recorded Fair in El Dorado County was held in 1859 in Coloma. Until 1939, the Fair was held at various locations including Coloma, Diamond Springs, and downtown Placerville. The Fairs of 1859, 1860 and 1864 were held in Coloma. Two other towns where the Fair was held in the early years were Placerville and Diamond Springs. The downtown areas of these small towns were transformed into the fairgrounds each time the County Fair was held. With no permanent facilities to call its own until 1939, the County Fair annually used whatever facilities it could glean to hold the event. In those early days, the entire town where the Fair was held became the Fairgrounds. When in Placerville, some venues included the Confidence Hall, Sigwart’s Opera House, the Central House Hotel and Ballroom and the Stockyards. The first County Fair at the current site on Placerville Dr. (old Hwy 50) was held in 1939 conducted by the American Legion under a contract with El Dorado County. The American Legion conducted the County Fairs until 1952 when the current Fair Association was formed. World War II caused the Fair to become dormant from 1942 until 1947 when the American Legion reactivated the event.
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