Shasta District Fair
- About
The Shasta District Fair & Event Center is the home of the annual Shasta District Fair. This is an exciting and fun-filled 4-day attraction that is the largest event in Shasta County. This event features livestock exhibits, arts & crafts, carnival, live entertainment, and lots of vendors and concessionaires bringing fair-goers a dizzying array of souvenirs, food, and drinks.
We take great pride in safely and effectively producing fun and exciting entertainment for the community. The Shasta District Fair is a large rural fair held annually Wednesday through Saturday in June. It is without question the most attended annual event in Shasta County and attracts over 90,000 people of all ages and backgrounds.
The Event Center is situated on 65 acres featuring 4- large buildings, a huge livestock area and 3 large parking lots to accommodate 5,000 cars. This is the home of the annual Shasta District Fair held in June. The Fair draws over 75,000 people during the 4-day event, the largest event in Shasta County. The Fair features livestock exhibits, arts & crafts, carnival, entertainment, food, and drinks. The Shasta District Fair’s legal name is the 27th District Agricultural Association. The Shasta District Fair & Event Center is located in Anderson, California at the corner of Hwy 273 and Briggs Street.
- History
- History of the Fair According to the records: In 1880 the 10th District Agricultural Association was founded which included three counties: Siskiyou, Shasta, and Trinity. It is this association which organizes and puts on fairs. The first fair in Shasta County was held in 1887. It opened with a parade lead by the Millville Bugle Band, followed by officers of the Association, the Grand Army, the Fire Department, Fraternal Societies, and visiting citizens who were in carriages and on foot. They had a mineral and agricultural display which was shown at Major George’s Hall. The fair was sponsored by the Shasta County Agricultural and Mineral Association. In 1888 the exhibits were shown in the ‘new’ McCormick Saeltzer brick building on Market Street.
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