Each year, the San Diego County Fair brings back popular performers, and introduces exciting new shows, too. All of these shows are free with Fair admission. Please check back, because we will be adding to this list until early June.
NEW! Butter Sculptor Jim Victor Butter sculpting is a favorite attraction at fairs throughout the United States. To celebrate our "Taste The Fun" theme, we have the country's leading butter sculptor, Jim Victor from Pennsylvania. Jim is a sculptor with more than 30 years experience as an artist and teacher. His sculptures (using traditional materials) are also featured in private and public collections, including the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.
Among his many commissions are various food sculptures, including butter, chocolate, vegetable and cheese sculptures for many fairs, state and county. He has traveled all over the United States and even to China to delight viewers with his unique creations.
NEW! Bandaloni Bandaloni is an amazing one-man band, combining this long-time tradition and infusing it with a modern makeover. Bandaloni's one-man band includes guitar, harmonica, a kick drum, high-hat, snare drum, tambourine, plus singing and even live harmonies — all performed at the same time!
He draws from a century-deep well of classic songs, spanning all musical genres with an emphasis on rock 'n' roll and country. The show also involves lots of audience participation, humor and astounding novelty tricks executed on his custom-made guitar and drum rig.
Camel Dairy Gil and Nancy Riegler, who run the Oasis Camel Dairy near Ramona, will show how they milk camels and turn that milk into incredible soap. You will learn more about camels than you ever imagined, and you will find out that well-treated camels are sweet and loveable animals.
Check out Nancy's witty blog at http://camelmilkextremechallenge.blogspot.com and read all about their planned Camel Milk Extreme Challenge, when they will live for two weeks on camel's milk, water and dates, just like nomads have done for centuries! Vote for their "last meal," which will be a repast of Fair Food on "Fat Tuesday," June 15.
Every Day at noon, 2:30PM & 5:00PM,
Sparkletts Water Infield
Mark Yuzuik, Master Hypnotist It's hip to be hypnotized in Mark Yuzuik's popular audience-participation hypnotist show. Mark has been entertaining to packed crowds at the Fair for nearly three decades. Mark trained at the prestigious Hypnotism Training Institute in Glendale, CA and achieved the coveted title of Master Hypnotist, awarded by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners. Learn more at http://www.greatfun.com
Every day at 5:00 & 7:00PM, SDG&E Showcase Stage (Thursdays on the Albertsons Infield Stage)
Chef Bon Appetite and Master Waiter Reggie Reginald III The Fair's favorite Theme Performers, Stu and Kazoo, transform themselves every year. As Keystone Kops, movie producers, masked comic book heroes or golfers, they come ready to lead the fun with whatever theme the Fair has. This year, for Taste the Fun, they will be Chef Bon Appetite and Master Waiter Reggie Reginald III. Look for them on their moving kitchen/restaurant!
Rock-it the Robot With skin that changes color and computers in his brain and chest, nine-foot-tall Rock-It the Robot greets Fair visitors every day as the gates open, and then throughout the Fairgrounds. Rock-It dances to his own music, which is pumped plentifully from an on-board music system. And when the beats die down, he'll talk his way into the crowds' heart with an amazing selection of voices, sounds and effects.
Dixie Hasslers Bart Hazlett’s Dixie Hasslers Jazz Band started playing for the patrons of the San Diego County Fair in 1953. Here they are 57 years later, still pumping out America’s favorite music — Dixieland Jazz — to welcome Fairgoers as they enter the O'Brien Gate. The world has changed in many ways since the Hasslers made their debut, but they still set the happy welcoming tone for every year’s Fair, and they hope to continue this tradition at long as they can!
Every day, Noon-2:30PM, O'Brien Stage
Doggies of the Wild West and Calamity Jo Marshal Rowdy Yo and his silly sidekick Calamity Jo put on a show of fun and comedy with their adorable cast of Pooches from the Prairie, some of which are Miss Prissy, the world's only pup to balance on one paw; Precious, famous for her jump-roping skills; and the star of the show, Hollywood High Diving Champion, Paco! All doggies in the show are rescued from animal shelters and are lovingly trained by Gary Noel (Marshal Rowdy Yo).
Calamity Jo performs a comedy magic show, including card tricks, losing and finding children's shoes, making an American flag from scarves and many more tricks that will delight kids of any age.
Every day, Infield by the Tunnel; Calamity Jo at 11:30AM; Doggies at noon
Circle City Sidewalk Stompers The Stompers hail from Indianapolis, and have been performing since 1976. This colorful brass band’s high-energy, choreographed show engages the crowd with a mix of popular tunes including classic rock, jazz, big band swing and country favorites. The Stompers have played at fairs throughout the U.S., at Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers games, the prestigious Great American Brass Band Festival and the Shanghai International Music Festival. Here, they are a huge favorite, popping up all over the Fairgrounds, and leading the Hometown Heroes parade from the Sparkletts Water Infield to the Grandstand on July 4. Learn more at www.clownband.com.
June 23-27 and June 30-July 5
Swifty Swine These little porkers can really run! You'll get hooked on this delightful show, as cute pigs race around the track in search of an Oreo cookie reward. Learn more at www.swiftyswine.com
Daily, 11:00AM, 12:30PM, 2:30PM, 4:30PM, 6:30PM and 8:00PM
