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Typical Month
July
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Duration
10 days
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Size
medium
About Santa Maria Fairpark
The Santa Maria Fairpark hosts a ten-day July fair in California's tri-tip barbecue capital, drawing families from the Santa Maria Valley and the broader Santa Barbara County wine and agricultural region.
What to Expect
Expect livestock judging, 4-H competitions, carnival rides, grandstand entertainment, local Santa Maria Valley wine and food vendors, and the famous Santa Maria-style barbecue that defines this community.
Visitor Tips
Santa Maria is the birthplace of tri-tip barbecue — the slow-smoked, open-fire red oak barbecue style is a California institution that the fair celebrates in full.
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