SACRAMENTO – It may still be winter, but Cal Expo is already making plans for the state fair by changing a long-standing tradition. Since the mid-2000s, the California State Fair has opened its ...

Mark S. Allen is at Cal Expo in Sacramento with a look at what people can expect as they attend the California State Fair in 2025.

The California State Fair will return on Friday, July 11, and will end Sunday, July 27. The first appearance of the X Games in Sacramento will take place not long after at Cal Expo. The action sports ...

Some changes are coming to the California State Fair, which will mark its 171st year in 2025. Each year, crowds come to ...

Finding enough horses in the absence of Golden Gate Fields and the traditional Northern California fair circuit poses a ...

Sacramento sees most of its festivals in May and June, but the California State Fair doesn't come to town until July when California's Central Valley usually experiences extreme heat. The hotter ...

It may still be winter, but Cal Expo is already making plans for the state fair by changing a long-standing tradition.