County Fair Guide

Santa Maria Fairpark

Santa Maria, California

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Typical Month

July

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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