LAKEPORT, Calif. – Officials at the Lake County Fairgrounds have officially announced the return of the Lake County Spring Fair in June.

“The event had a great start in 2013, better than we expected, and we hope to see it grow for 2014,” said Fair Chief Executive Officer Richard Persons.
 
The Lake County Spring Fair will take place Friday, June 20, through Sunday, June 22, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St. in Lakeport.

The theme for the event is “Spring Into Summer!,” playing on the fact that June 21st is the summer solstice.

Major attractions include three nights of grandstand activities and a carnival produced by Butler Amusements, which also provided the carnival for the Lake County Fair on Labor Day weekend for several decades, until a recent date conflict caused the fair to change companies.

Additional activities will include two stages of entertainment and several buildings of various exhibits, including vocational education project displays from schools throughout the county.
 
Persons said the dates for the event are still being driven by the availability of a carnival.

The Midway of Fun carnival company provided the rides for the 2013 event, but was unable to be in Lake County in May or early June this year, while Butler Amusements was happy to return, but only had the weekend of June 20 through 22 available.

“We’ve enjoyed working with both companies over the years, so having Butler provide the show for the Spring Fair and Midway of Fun provide the show for the traditional Labor Day Fair will give some variety to our customers, and also provide us with companies that we know will do a good job at both events,” Persons said.

Grandstand events are expected to include round two of the Mendo/Lake Mud Bog Nationals on Friday night.

On Saturday, June 21, the Spring Fair will host WGAS Motorsports tuff truck races, part of the state wide points series that concludes with with the State Finals at the Lake County Fair in August.

On Sunday, June 22, the Spring Fair will host the second race in the four race Ukiah/Lakeport Bomber and Bandolero Challenge.

Persons said the fair is working with four antique, classic, and custom car clubs from Lake County, and that he expects the car show activities to expand to both Saturday and Sunday of the event.

The car show is a show and shine event, with free admission for the car, owner and one passenger. Membership in a car club is not mandatory, as long as the car meets the antique, classic or custom requirement.
 
A variety of fair food and exhibits are expected.

Businesses interested in food or exhibit space should contact the Lake County Spring Fair at 707-263-6181 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..