Opening Day: Scenes From the 2025 Santa Cruz County Fair

South County locals compete in Watsonville fair | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California

As workers and volunteers put the finishing touches on the Santa Cruz County Fair, the animals raised by Future Farmers of America and other organizations—including some from Morgan Hill and southern Santa Clara County—have arrived in the livestock section. Earlier this week, students from Morgan Hill joined others from surrounding communities to bring their cows, pigs and other livestock to the Watsonville fairgrounds for demonstration and comp…

South County locals compete in Watsonville fair | Morgan Hill Times | Morgan Hill, San Martin, CA

As workers and volunteers put the finishing touches on the Santa Cruz County Fair, the animals raised by Future Farmers of America and other organizations—including some from Morgan Hill and southern Santa Clara County—have arrived in the livestock section. Earlier this week, students from Morgan Hill joined others from surrounding communities to bring their cows, pigs and other livestock to the Watsonville fairgrounds for demonstration and comp…

Opening Day: Scenes from the 2025 Santa Cruz County Fair

The Santa Cruz County Fair opened Wednesday with a vibrant mix of old and new traditions, from livestock exhibitions to wrestling matches. The annual event, which draws tens of thousands to Watsonville each fall, runs through Sunday. Lookout’s Kevin Painchaud captured the first-day fun. The post Opening Day: Scenes from the 2025 Santa Cruz County Fair appeared first on Lookout Santa Cruz.

County Fair swings its doors open | The Pajaronian | Watsonville, CA

The Santa Cruz County Fair welcomed the public through its gates Wednesday at noon for the traditional mix of food, entertainment, arts and crafts, livestock shows, floriculture exhibits, collections, colorful home arts, food, agricultural and historical displays. A quilt by Judy Pedersen was named Best of Show, First Place in the Home Arts Division (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian) Under cloudy skies and cool, breezy conditions, members of the Fai…