San Diego County Fair Review

NOT Fair DEL MAR RACES - BBQ Championship. Great fun, great food.

Excellence place to visit w/ kids it was awesome!!!!!!

A little expensive, but very good place and with many activities

Expensive. Pay to park, pay to enter, pay to eat, pay to ride, pay to play games...
We were visiting from out of town and thought we'd do this fair since we are going to miss our own.
Wish we had gone to Disney, Legoland, Knotts Berry Farm, Sea World, pretty much any place other than here. Not enough value for the money.

All the fun of the fair until we were told why there are no animals there. Extremely sad as to what happened. Wish they had posted online and at the gate to advise people there were no animals as we traveled 2 hrs to see the animals as they are a great part of the fair. We would have asked for our pre-ordered tickets to be reimbursed and we would have not gone in.

Great event and the animals were all exciting to see. Had a garlic pretzel and was the best thing ever. Go to fair, have fun.

I was on vacation in San Diego with my family and the Fair was the perfect place for everyone. They have rides for children under 10 and another section with the big rides for older kids and I really like that because my little daughters have fun on the little rides. One of thw best County Fair I have been.

Fun for all kids, including big kids, AKA adults. Just don t eat right before going on the gravitron.

I love the fair! This year it was unicorn themed food! Every year its different themes but always fun! Definetly eat the turkey leg!

Visiting from Ohio. The food was excellent, people are friendly and the rides were fun! Definitely worth being stuck in traffic for 1 hour! Lol! Great experience!

Had a great time. As I do every year. Just cost so much for everything... including admission

What a blast the 3 5 year olds had. If it wasn't for the expense I'd rate it a 5

Very long lines. Haunted house was worth it. Hay ride was not.

If you love crowds good food loud music fun exhibits and want a fun day try the fair. We had a ball.

Had a blast at the Horse Races and even better time at the Ziggy Marley Concert after, we had VIP seats.

All year long tons of events. The big one every one knows is The San Diego County Fair, however they have much more. There are even shops and restaurants in the fair grounds that are open out side of event hours and on non event days. I love the mocas at the coffe shop on the second floor right side of the del mar tower whats nice is they are open every morning event or no event . stop by for the gem fair, the renaissance fair, the races, tons of music concerts, motor cross, the circus, California's largest haunted house in October, and Santas work shop in December

Crowded, but so many great sites to see, rides to go on, and entertaining shows to watch.

The pinapple with white rice and shrimp was the bomb

Great place for all ages and enjoyment types. Everything from Bonsai tree competitions to all out fair rides. Lots of exhibits, local businesses and art too!
But as are most fairs, not a cheap place to go. You can get discount tickets from Vons and Albertsons but you still have to pay for parking. $13!
Rides aren't cheap either. I only went on one ride and it cost about $8 in tickets.
4 stars for being a fun place to go but also quite expensive.

My first time attending, very impressed with the entire event. Staff very friendly, incredible rides with fast moving lines, exhibits were nice to visit, lots of various foods. The price was great. It was a great time at the fair.

Fun, lots to do, but they made the beer hard to find.

Beautiful fairgrounds, and fun for the whole family. Only open for about a month each year, so make sure to check it out when you can!

Fun fun fun something for everyone. Even the food was fun.

Love the fair, we go every year, lots of things to eat, see, and do. Don't forget to wash your hands.

Went to the annual Fred Hall Show which is like a large fishing swap meet and boat show. It has everything you want or need.

Love the fair. We come by every year. If your in San Diego aroynd fair time always a blast to check out!

My son and I come here every year for the last 14 years. There are many fun and cool things to do. We enjoy it and recommend it to everyone.

Best day to go.... OPENING DAY!!!, no lines for the rides and open parking area.

Way cool got in for 1 dollar won 2 top prizes love it

The fair is a well-run, reliably fun annual event. The woodworking and photography are two of our favorites.

I'm going to let you in on a secret: there are a ton of bathrooms with no lines. See a bathroom with a long line? Laugh at the people and go into the art exhibits. Go deep in, and there are many many stalls with no lines. People just don't know.

We had a great time. Lots of cool stuff. Food is way to expensive.

What fantastic entertainment. Couldn't believe what talent lurks around our fair. From singers, musicians, artists, farmers, livestock and more. Have a problem or wanting a special tree? Talk to the Master Gardner in the Garden exhibit be for you spend time & money. I love our fair!

Awesome once a year fried junk food. Amazing people watching.

3.5 stars - This year isn't as good as last year. I feel like there's more of a cash grab from the Fair. Now charging $5 for parking that used to be free. The rules for the Speakeasy bar is they require a purchase of a cocktail every 30 minutes. The fair themed foods this year were uninspired. The Wizard of Oz exhibit was a bit dark inside but had lots of interactive photo opportunities and historical info.

Well this place is super fun. Tons of thing to do, a lot of food, and there's so much space to explore. It's kinda expensive but you're at the fair. So just have some fun!

The turkey legs are the best. No more turkey trot but you have to see the camel show.

Expensive every year gets more and more... same rides...

Beautiful fair with great games, food and rides. Great for the whole family.

Didn t have enough money to get into Kaboo but my boyfriend and I went to listen to The Stone Temple Pilots on one day from across the river and could hear everything fine. The next day, we came back to check out Alice In Chains on a different stage. We were outside but much closer. We could see the screens so we could see the musicians doing their thing. It was great and free. Parking wasn t too much of a hassle. We had to walk a bit to get there. Had a great time! Will do it next year!

A little pricey but great food and fun for all is well worth it.

It's always fun going to the del mar fair. Nothing bad to say.

Pro tip if you're hungry and don't want expensive fried food check out the sandwiches at the Vons pavilion market display towards the front of the fair. Best food deal at the fair. Also don't miss the wood working display theese folks are amazing.

So nice for everyone to put this together! We had the kettle korn, cheese on a stick, funnel cake, tasty chips, and fried oreos!! Thank you!!! We miss the fair!

Parking is a grip unless you park on the street. We paid $10.00 dollars. Still a RIP off for public parking that should be free! I bought our tickets on Groupon for good price. At the entrance it's a RIP off. The atmosphere was nice. Not real crowed but still a lot of people for late Saturday evening. Food was good. It's a fun place for all ages.

Such a fun place to go. Very pricey but thats like all fairs. Huge selection of crazy fair foods. From large turkey legs, to bacon wrapped everything, to a buffalochicken chimichanga with hotcheetos, ro fried snickers and fried apple tacos. There is literally everything, even healthy options if you are dieting.
The rides are very expensive, so watch out and plan carefully if you have limited tickets.
If you are going multiple times, I would get the unlimited entries ticket along with the coupon book saver, especially if you come with kids. The book is only $5 and you get abunch of buy one get one free deals.
Also they have a bunch of shows for free. We stumbled upon a hypnosis show and it was hilarious!!!
Walking through the shopping part of the fair is dangerous, we almost bought a vacation, a new $100 shower head and a purple mattress amongst other things. They do have great deals, but I would go with a plan and a budget or else you will be spending so much!
Parking is cheap if you park at one of the sights and get a bus ride to the park for FREE. Its fast an convenient.
If you go on a $6 day there are tons of people but if you on a regular non discounted price day there are fewer people and you wont be hangry waiting in line for food.
The fair, in all, literally has something for everyone and you can get stuck there for hours and not realize the time has gone by. We had a blast and so will you!

Too expensive. $13 a beer. $16 for a burger, fries, and coke. Parking is awful, and lines are long for everything. Just not worth it. Have your own picnic.

Car show was great. Parking a bit pricey at 14$ and very few handicapped spots compared to size of lot. They run trams to the far parts of the lot which was nice for our weary feet after a long day of burnouts and hot rods.

I liked it since it was our first time to visit the eldel mar fair

The Fair always has interesting stuff to see: gardens, art, woodworking, carnival games, rides, etc

Not as great as in past years. Paid parking at the Horse Park? Never before!

Best Fair all year round, great food and shopping is fantastic

Great place to bring the family year after year. My son and I look forward to it every year.

It was so much fun there is lot to do. I wish the rides didn't cost so much tickets

A must see every year. Tons of events, games, and great food. Try Chicken Charlie's.