Penny Pinching at the San Diego County Fair
San Diego County Fair - June 10 - July 4 (closed on Mondays except July 4)
Gates open at 10am on Weekends and 11am on Weekdays
Regular price tickets:
$13 for adults
$7 for ages 62 & older
$7 for kids ages 6-12
Discount Ticket Guide:
Albertson's: SDFair tickets are available for $11 at your local Albertson's ($2 savings)
SDFAIR.COM Online Special: 4 admission tickets, 4 drinks, 20 ride tickets and a **parking pass (parking pass not include if purchased after 6/9) $51
Costco Special: 4 admission tickets, 4 drinks, 20 ride tickets and a parking pass $53.99
Unlimited San Diego County Fair Pass: $22
JULY 14th (Only) $3 Tuesday: Purchase as many $3 tickets as you would like from any Albertson's store with a $5 purchase.
HAVE YOU BEEN UNEMPLOYED RECENTLY???
The 2011 San Diego County Fair, presented by Albertsons/Sav-on, offers free admission to those on unemployment, or who have been on unemployment during the past 12 months! Two free Fair tickets are available for such individuals if they present a recent unemployment check stub and a photo ID at the will-call window next to the OBrien Gate on two specific Tuesdays, June 21 and June 28.
HAVE YOU BEEN UNEMPLOYED RECENTLY???
The 2011 San Diego County Fair, presented by Albertsons/Sav-on, offers free admission to those on unemployment, or who have been on unemployment during the past 12 months! Two free Fair tickets are available for such individuals if they present a recent unemployment check stub and a photo ID at the will-call window next to the OBrien Gate on two specific Tuesdays, June 21 and June 28.
No matter what kind of a ticket you get...don't forget!!!!
Your Fair ticket is good for free admission to the Ventura County Fair, August 3-14, 2011.
FREE Tickets for kids:
Kids 12 and under are FREE every Tuesday!!!!
Read 10 books and get a FREE ticket to the fair- CLICK HERE to download a certificate. Have your child's teacher or Librarian sign off on the certificate and simply present it at the main entrance.
FREE Parking:
Parking at the fair is $10
FREE parking is available everyday at Horsepark, on the corner of Via de la Valle & El Camino Real. On Saturday and Sunday, FREE parking is also available at the Torrey Pines High Schhol & MiraCosta College's San Elijo campus. The FREE parking locations all provide FREE shuttles to and from the fairgrounds.
***While FREE parking is nice, there is a downside. The lines during peak hours can get very long. The fair staff do a great job at keep everything moving a smooth as possible. For those with very small children, I suggest paying and parking at the fairgrounds if possible. Traveling on the shuttle with a stroller can be a little bit of a challenge, and if you are spending the entire day at the fair, you along with the kids might not want to deal with the madness of waiting for the shuttle back to your parking location. If you are purchasing a COSTCO fair package, your parking is already included.
Fair Food
It's almost impossible to go to the fair and not be tempted to taste the food! But if you give in to temptation, you can very easily go broke.
Picnic at the fair: YES...you can bring your own food to the fair. Whether it's homemade sandwiches or Mcdonald's dollar menu, you can bring a cooler full of just about anything you want. All drink containers must be factory sealed and NO ALCOHOL.
$2 Tuesday Taste of the Fair: Every Tuesday is $2 Taste of the fair. Many vendors will offer sample sizes of their food for $2. **Be very careful, while $2 seems cheap, it can add up really fast. Sometimes its cheaper to pay full price for one of you favorite food items, instead of sampling several of your favorites.
FREE Entertainment
There are plenty of free attractions: All the Fair exhibits are free with admission; the flower and garden show; all the animals, gems, art, photo, home and hobby displays; woodworking; and much more.
The Fair has free entertainment all day and long into the evenings on eight stages, plus daily animal or motor sports shows in the Chevrolet Del Mar Arena. Nationally known entertainers are featured nightly on the Heineken Grandstand Stage. Many of the Grandstand shows are free with admission to the Fair, and all entertainment on other stages is free with admission.
FREE Entertainment
There are plenty of free attractions: All the Fair exhibits are free with admission; the flower and garden show; all the animals, gems, art, photo, home and hobby displays; woodworking; and much more.
The Fair has free entertainment all day and long into the evenings on eight stages, plus daily animal or motor sports shows in the Chevrolet Del Mar Arena. Nationally known entertainers are featured nightly on the Heineken Grandstand Stage. Many of the Grandstand shows are free with admission to the Fair, and all entertainment on other stages is free with admission.
