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Mid-State Fair attendance and revenue up in 2023

Written on 4 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than 334,000 visitors attended the California Mid-State Fair this year, according to an estimated tally released by event organizers on Thursday.  The 2023 fair, which spanned July 19 through July 30, saw an estimated .5% increase... (Continue reading)

Two people contracted the flu from pigs at the Mid-State Fair

Written on 10 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced Thursday tests have confirmed that two people caught influenza viruses from contact with pigs at the California Mid-State Fair. [Cal Coast Times] Both patients had extended contact with pigs at the... (Continue reading)

Intoxicated teen steals car at Mid-State Fair, crashes and injures other driver

Written on 26 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Update: The CHP says it was a 17-year-old teen who stole a Pontiac car from the Mid-State Fair lot and crashed into a Ford Explorer. Prior to the collision, two CHP officers at the fair grounds were alerted to the... (Continue reading)

Rock marathon takes over Mid-State Fair

Written on 3 Aug, 2016 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

By COLIN JONES As most of my friends know, I go to a lot of concerts. So four shows in five days during the second week of the California Mid-State Fair (three on school nights no less) might be a... (Continue reading)

37 arrested for alcohol offenses at the Mid-State Fair

Written on 3 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

At the Mid-State Fair, from July 20 through July 31, law enforcement officers arrested 37 fair attendees and staffers for a variety of alcohol related offenses. Working together, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies and agents from the California Department... (Continue reading)

Go to the Mid-State Fair, catch an STD?

Written on 28 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Cases of sexually transmitted disease are on the rise in San Luis Obispo County, particularly the spread of chlamydia and gonorrhea, according to county health department. Officials also say there is a connection between an uptick in STDs reported and... (Continue reading)

Boston brings home the bacon

Written on 4 Aug, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By COLIN JONES If I said it once, I’ll say it a hundred times: there’s no bigger, better event in San Luis Obispo County than a headliner concert at the California Mid-State Fair. Sure, it’s hot and smelly with lots... (Continue reading)

Def Leppard redeems and delivers

Written on 30 Jul, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 5 comments

By COLIN JONES After Saturday night’s Motley Crue fiasco which left many fair goers seething with anger and frustration, rock fans and California Mid-State Fair officials were certainly hoping for some rock and roll redemption Monday evening. Well, they got... (Continue reading)

Motley Crue burns midnight oil, fans at fair

Written on 28 Jul, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 11 comments

By COLIN JONES I love those UPS ads that talk about their dedication to logistics. It’s probably something nobody but those in the delivery biz give a lot of thought to. Well, the first Saturday night concert at the 2015... (Continue reading)

Stills, Cray complete Mid-State Fair lineup

Written on 15 May, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By COLIN JONES Stephen Stills and Robert Cray will co-headline the final open date at the California Mid-State Fair, CalCoastNews has learned. The concert will take place in the Chumash Grandstand Arena on Thursday, July 30 at 7:30pm. Ticket prices... (Continue reading)