Watch and Wager With Us This Weekend!

Watch and wager with us at our Satellite Wagering facility, The Starting Gate on Saturday, March 18 and win BIG money! Here’s which races you can wager on:

 

  • Oaklawn Park Essex Handicap | $500,000
  • Aqueduct Park Cicada Stake | $1,000,000

 

Doors open at 10 a.m. Admission into The Starting Gate is $6 and parking is FREE! For horse racing inquiries, please contact Ruben Gastelo at (559) 994-3105 or (559) 916-7964. More details here. 

Ani-Me Con 11.0 Happening This Weekend at the Fresno Fairgrounds | March 18 & 19

Don’t miss Ani-Me Con 11.0, the biggest annual anime, gaming and sci-fi convention in the Central Valley happening Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19 at the Fresno Fairgrounds! Times are 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Sunday. Check out more than 150 vendors, special guests and cosplayers, artist, exhibitors, live entertainment plus so much more!

 

Tickets are $15 for Saturday and $10 for Sunday. 2-day passes also available for $20. Parking is FREE! Parking available only in the Kings Canyon parking lot. To purchase tickets and for more details, click here.

Don’t Miss Out on the BFF Club Pre-sale! | Sale Ends March 17

Why pay full price when you can save $$$ during the BFF Club Pre-sale happening NOW through Friday, March 17 at 11:59 p.m.! All BFF Club Members (free email newsletter) will have the exclusive opportunity to:

 

  • Save $2 off Admission tickets – All Ages (regular price is $12 for Adults and $8 for Children, Seniors and Military)
  • Purchase a Season Pass for just $40 (regular price $48)

 

These savings are available for only a few more days so be sure to take advantage of them! A special password will be emailed to ONLY new BFF Club Members that sign up, which will give you access to the pre-sale! Not a Fair Fan Club Member? Sign up today here to get your 2023 Big Fresno Fair tickets early!

Large Animal Evacuation Site

The Fresno Fairgrounds has been activated by Fresno County OES as an evacuation site for large animals. This flyer has all the information you need.

Location: Horse Barn Area
On Maple Ave., just south of Butler Ave.

Hours:
Haul in anytime from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
If after 5 p.m., call (559) 994-3108

What we will provide:
Shelter, alfalfa and bedding for your animals.

What you need to do:
Bring any diet specific food your animal needs.
Fill out this Animal Assistance Form.

Graphic with text above about large animal evacuation

The Handicapping Contest is BACK at The Starting Gate | Saturday, March 18

The Handicapping Contest RETURNS to The Starting Gate on Saturday, March 18! Times to be announced next week. Wager on selected races and win BIG cash money prizes!

 

💲 1st Place | $500

💲 2nd Place | $200

💲 3rd Place | $100

 

Admission into The Starting Gate is $6. Parking is FREE. Must be 18 years of age or older to play and must be present to win. For contest rules, click here.

Fresno State’s Red Wave Classic Continues With Small Animal Auction This Weekend

The second phase of the Fresno State Red Wave Classic Junior Livestock Show happens this Saturday, March 11 through Sunday, March 12 at the Fresno Fairgrounds’ Livestock Pavilion. Saturday will be the sheep and goat show and Sunday will be the hog show.


For a full list of schedule of events and more details, click here.

Join Us at The Starting Gate on Saturday, March 11!

Join us at our Satellite Wagering facility, The Starting Gate on Saturday, March 11 to wager on some races and win BIG money! Here’s which races you can wager on:

 

  • Beholder Mile | $500,000
  • San Carlos Stakes | $200,000

 

Doors open at 10 a.m. Admission into The Starting Gate is $6 and parking is FREE! For horse racing inquiries, please contact Ruben Gastelo at (559) 994-3105 or (559) 916-7964. More details here. 

Watch & Wager Horse Racing
watch & wager with us!

Don’t Forget to Vote for Us in the 2023 Best of Central California People’s Choice Awards!

There’s still time to vote for The Big Fresno Fair in The Fresno Bee’s 2023 Best of Central California People’s Choice Awards! Be sure to vote for The Big Fresno Fair in these five categories:

  • Best Annual Event/Festival
  • Best Attraction
  • Best Family Attraction
  • Best Live Music Venue
  • Best Museum – Fresno County Historical Museum

The deadline to vote is Friday, March 17 at 5 p.m. To cast your vote, click here! You can vote daily in the link provided. Thank you in advance for voting for us!

2023 International Women’s Day

Pictured in order: Taylor Childers, Lauri King, Christina Estrada, Cinnamon Howell

“There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” – W.E.B. Dubois

 

In support of International Women’s Day, we would like to honor all the hard-working and inspiring women who make the Central Valley’s largest annual event come to life! We would especially like to acknowledge some of our Big Fresno Fair team leaders – CEO, Lauri King (pictured second), Taylor Childers (pictured first), Christina Estrada (pictured third) and Cinnamon Howell (pictured fourth), along with so many other remarkable women who work to make The Big Fresno Fair a little bigger and better each year!