Animals

The San Diego County Fair is over for 2009. We had tons of fun, and we hope you did, too! We have left the information about the 2009 Fair on the Web site so that you'll have an idea of what it's all about. Much of this information will disappear at the end of 2009 when we will have the re-designed Web site featuring the 2010 Fair theme. Please check back in April or May, 2010, for updated information on activities at the 2010 San Diego County Fair.

A county fair without animals just wouldn't be the same. You can see baby animals, farm equipment, animal shows and of course, the ever-popular Junior Livestock Auction, where San Diego County's young people auction the animals they have hand-raised during the past year.

AgriFair in the Wyland Center (Map location: G6-G7) will house most of the fun, interactive experiences you can have with animals at the Fair including:

Every day, AgriFair will have contests, such as Bean Bag Toss, Squash Toss, Rubber Chicken Toss, Onion Toss, Garlic Toss, Potato Toss, Vegetable Toss, Onion Bowling, Vegetable Bowling, Prune Pit Spitting, Cherry Tomato Eating and Carrot Eating.

Don't miss Sheep to Shawl on Sunday, June 21, 10:00AM-5:00PM, where participants will shear a sheep, card the wool, spin the wool and weave a shawl.

Other exciting animal programs at the Fair:

• World of Horses: Located in the Infield, the World of Horses features 20 different breeds of horses. Free behind-the-scenes tours are offered daily. Daily through July 2; closed July 3-5.



• Swifty Swine Races: Meet some of the fastest porkers in the West daily in the Durante Area. Several times daily; please see the Daily Schedules for the day you plan to come.



• Turkey Stampede: Catch this very funny show in the Sparkletts Water Infield. You'll learn about turkeys while laughing like crazy as these birds chase a remote-controlled truck with their feed in the truck bed. Several times daily; please see the Daily Schedules for the day you plan to come.



• Camel Dairy: This educational show is in the Sparkletts Water Infield. Watch a camel being milked (the milk is used to make soap), see just how large and gentle these desert animals are, while learning things you never knew. Several times daily; please see the Daily Schedules for the day you plan to come.



• Swifty Swine Races: Meet some of the fastest porkers in the West daily in the Durante Area. Several times daily.



• Junior Livestock Auction, Saturday, July 4: One of the Fair's most enduring traditions, the Junior Livestock Auction is the culmination of a year-long agriculture program involving more than 1,000 young people who are members of 4-H, Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Grange. During months of "hands-on" training, these youngsters carefully raise and care for an animal project they have selected and paid for. The money they earn from auctioning their blue-ribbon-winning animal provides an important agri-business experience, as well as help them achieve their educational goals.

Animals at the Fair on specific days in 2009 (subject to change)

• Llamas, June 12-14
• Boer Goats June 13-14
• Pigeons, June 13-14
• Dairy Cattle, June 16-20
• Sheep/Angora Goats June 20-21
• Poultry, June 16-21
• Pygmy Goats June 20-21
• Dairy Goats June 23-27
• Beef Cattle, June 23-27
• Rabbits and Cavies, June 23-28
• Market Show (Beef, Veal, Swine, Lambs, Goats, Turkeys, Chickens, Rabbits, June 29-July 5

Special Animal Events

• Purina Incredible Dog Challenge, June 12-13, Chevrolet Del Mar Arena
• Llama Show, June 12-13, San Diego Arena (adjacent to the Chevrolet Del Mar Arena)
• Charity Fair Horse Show, June 16-19, Chevrolet Del Mar Arena
• Del Mar Classic Junior Amateur Horse Show, June 23-24, Chevrolet Del Mar Arena
• Grange/4-H/FFA Dog Show, June 27, San Diego Arena
• Grand Champion Judging, July 2, 7:00PM, Livestock Area
• Junior Livestock Auction, July 4, 10:00AM, Livestock Area
• Master Showmanship, July 5, 10:00AM, Livestock Area

Pet Booth Schedule

• June 12 - San Diego Turtle & Tortoise
• June 13 - Greyhound Adoption Center
• June 14 - English Springer
• June 16 - Papillions
• June 17 - San Diego Cat Fanciers
• June 18 - San Diego House Rabbit Society
• June 19 - San Diego Humane Society
• June 20 - Labrador Harbor
• June 21 - Southwestern Rottweiler Club
• June 23 - Parrots First
• June 24 - Canine Companions
• June 25 - San Diego Bird Breeders
• June 26 - San Diego Bird Breeders
• June 27 - San Diego Spaniel Rescue
• June 28 - Westie Rescue of CA
• June 29 - Westie Rescue of CA
• June 30 - Golden Hearts
• July 1 - Alaskan Malamute
• July 2 - Leonberger
• July 3 - San Diego Pomeranian Club
• July 4 - Bulldog Club of Greater SD
• July 5 - Friends of Cats

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