The fair opened for its 80th annual run July 25. The event brought together the county’s agricultural past and technological present.
Robin Best, originally from Florida, talks to a child while balancing on stilts at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Best travels with the circus year round.Not just because of the bright carnival rides or delicious fried foods — Ellingson’s pig, Anthony, was just judged the second-best market hog in the county. And for all her hard work raising the massive swine, Ellingson has won a shiny new belt buckle engraved with her achievement.
A goat stands on an animal carrier at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. “Weekdays have been kind of slow, but some people like it that way,” she said. “We’d definitely like to see more people.” Eddie Zuniga, of San Jose, wins a prize for Brianna Rodriguez, of San Jose, at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Donna Kelley is one of the artisans on the historical side of things, carving obsidian spear heads by hand. Kelley, a mechanical engineer by trade, appreciates how the fair introduces the public to both old and new technology.But to take in the fun, one must first pay the price of admission. Adults pay $17.50 to enter, kids $11.
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