
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Fair is promising a busy weekend, with the annual Junior Livestock Auction and grandstand events, plus music and a colorful midway.
The fair runs until Sunday at 11 p.m.
At noon on Saturday the Junior Livestock Auction will take place at the Baldwin Pavilion. The event is the culmination for many 4-H and FFA members of a year’s worth of work raising an animal.
At 7 p.m. Saturday the annual Destruction Derby will take place at the grandstand.
Sunday is Fiesta Latina Day, with features including the 4-H and FFA Award ceremony, Baldwin Pavilion at 5 p.m. and the boat races at the grandstand at 7 p.m.
Fair hours are 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Regular admission prices are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors 60 and older, $8 for children ages 6 to 11, and children age 5 and under attend for free.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online here.
The full schedule for the remainder of the fair is published below.

SATURDAY, AUG. 31
Carnival Pay-One Price Day; the cost is $35. Purchase tickets in the carnival area.
Buildings close at 10 p.m.; the fair closes at 11 p.m.
Family Oasis in Fiesta Park: A great place for parents to relax with youngsters.
Daily features: Draft horse wagon rides, a climbing wall, Fill-Up the Strolling Balloon Sculptor, Skip Banks the Balloon Man, Magician Ken Garr and Tanna Banana.
Grandstand entertainment
7 p.m.: Destruction Derby, sponsored by Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Junior Livestock Auction
10:30 a.m.: Buyers Registration Brunch
Noon: Junior Livestock Auction, Baldwin Pavilion; major auction sponsor, American AgCredit
Livestock area
6 to 8 p.m.: Goat milking, Mather Barn
Around the grounds
1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m.: Sea Lion Splash, Fiesta Park
Free contests
1 p.m.: Create a Splash-Themed Watercolor, Fritch Hall. No preregistration; just come to Fritch Hall. All materials provided. Ribbon awards for first, second and third place winners.
Live music
11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.: Michael Barrish, country soul, Gazebo Stage
Noon, 2 and 4 p.m.: Clean Sweep, R&B, funk, blues, and rock and jazz, Main Stage
2:30 and 3:45 p.m.: 2 Diamonds, 60s to 90s pop and rock, Gazebo Stage
5:15, 7 and 8:30 p.m.: American Lore, classic rock, Gazebo Stage
7 p.m.: Ranch House, country dance, Main Stage

SUNDAY, SEPT. 1
Carnival Pay-One Price Day; the cost is $35. Purchase tickets in the carnival area.
Buildings close at 10 p.m.; the fair closes at 11 p.m.
Family Oasis in Fiesta Park: A great place for parents to relax with youngsters.
Daily features: Draft horse wagon rides, a climbing wall, Fill-Up the Strolling Balloon Sculptor, Skip Banks the Balloon Man, Magician Ken Garr and Tanna Banana.
Grandstand entertainment
7 p.m.: Boat races, sponsored by Lake County Tribal Health TANF
Special attractions
Fiesta Latina Day, sponsored by Lake County Tribal Health Consortium
Livestock area
5 p.m.: 4-H and FFA Award ceremony, Baldwin Pavilion
Around the grounds
1, 3 and 7 p.m.: Sea Lion Splash, Fiesta Park
Free contests
1 p.m.: Decorate a Splashingly Delicious Cookie, Lewis Hall. No preregistration; just come to Lewis Hall. Participants are provided with all materials. Ribbon awards for first, second and third place winners.
Live music
Noon and 1:15 p.m.: Sara and Cory Cunningham w/Dorian May Trio, jazz trio plus vocals and trombone, Main Stage
12:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.: Majide!, trio – standard jazz classics from the Great American Songbook, Gazebo Stage
3 p.m.: Konocti Klogging Kids, clogging, Gazebo Stage
5, 7 and 9 p.m.: Austin & Owens, The NeoFlamenco Duo, Gazebo Stage
Fair closes at 11 p.m. The 2020 Fair takes place Sept. 3 to 6.
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