Merced Fair
June 10-14
“Our Roots Run Deep” at the 2026 Merced County Fair presented by Valley Children’s Healthcare. The Merced Fair will feature live music, action-packed grandstand entertainment, tasty fair food, exhibits plus so much more.
Grandstand events include two nights of Monster Truck action and two nights of rodeo (PRCA and Jaripeo).
The Merced Fair concert lineup includes Vive Mana & The Outlaw Mariachi (June 10), Just Jayne & Colin Stough (June 11), Tag Team & Color Me Badd (June 12), Bayker Blankenship (June 13) and Tiranos Del Norte & Banda Troyana (June 14).
For more information about all the entertainment, Grandstand Shows and ticket prices, visit mercedcountyfair.com.
Mother Lode Fair
July 2-5
This year’s Mother Lode Fair theme, “Heritage, Honor and Hometown Fun,” pays tribute to two historic milestones — America’s 250th birthday and California’s 175th anniversary. The fair invites the entire community to come together to honor our shared past while creating new hometown memories.
Arena events include CCPRA Rodeo action (July 3), Truck & Tractor Pulls (July 4) and Destruction Derby (July 5).
Musical performances will feature Serena Karise (July 2), Tiffany Rose and The Outlaw Hearts (July 3), Denise Choate and The Not Just Jazz Trio (July 4) and Blue Neon Serenade and Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces (July 5).
For more information, visit motherlodefair.org.
Stanislaus County Fair
July 10-19
The 113th Stanislaus County Fair is set to open on July 10 for its 10 days and nights of arena events, entertainment, fair food, amusement rides and games and new and fan-favorite exhibits and attractions.
The 2026 Fair will feature 10-nights of free celebrity concerts included with Fair admission, a total of three stages of live entertainment, upwards of 30,000 local exhibits and over 1,750 animals.
The Stanislaus County Fair has already confirmed a majority of the acts booked for the Variety Free Stage. Coming to the Fair are Clint Black (July 10), Mi Banda El Mexicano De German Roman (July 12), Diamond Rio (July 13), Twist on Taylor (July 14), 3OH!3 (July 15) Ashanti (July 16), Mayday Parade (July 17), Ying Yang Twins (July 18) and Banda Carnival (July 19).
The Foodmaxx Arena will showcase a variety of action-packed events including truck and tractor pulls (July 10 and 11), bloodless bullfights (July 12), destruction derby (July 13 and 14), monster trucks (July 15 and 16), PRCA rodeo (July 17), Motocross (July 18) and Hispanic rodeo (July 19).
Learn more about all of the bands, arena events and attractions planned for this year’s Fair at stancofair.com.
Amador County Fair
July 30-August 2
The 2026 Amador County Fair theme is “More Cowbell”, and the fairgrounds in Plymouth are set to host horse and livestock shows, exhibits and a tractor rodeo.
For more information and a list of scheduled events, visit amadorcountyfair.com.
