The Ventura County Fair attracts a big crowd each summer time. Many visitors benefit from the rides, the meals, the ocean breeze and the ocean view from the Ferris wheel. With a energetic environment together with stands, music, animals and a rodeo, the truthful presents a wide range of experiences. While there may be challenges in buying tickets for rides and admission, together with prices and the timing of ticket gross sales, the general expertise is a spotlight of the summer time season.
The Ventura County Fair begins July 29, 2026 and ends on the ultimate day, Aug. 9, 2026. A particular promotion for opening day on Wednesday, July 29, presents discounted admission tickets for under $5, obtainable solely earlier than 5pm, in comparison with the standard value of $16.45 for adults and $11.45 for kids and seniors, on sale May 26 to June 30. As ordinary, there shall be wristband days the place there’s no have to buy tickets for truthful rides, aside from truthful admission. The carnival wristband sale is anticipated to be on June 1, 2026, for these anticipating the wristband days freed from cost.
VIP tickets for the live shows are bought individually from admission tickets. This 12 months has a ready line-up of artists, guaranteeing a musical-filled carnival. A well known artist throughout the web who’s deliberate to carry out is Christopher Comstock, also referred to as “Marshmello”, a DJ hottest throughout 2016 to 2019. Marshmello shall be acting on July 30, 2026. VIP tickets for the live performance are being bought as quickly as early June, in addition to many different VIP tickets for numerous different artists together with Bush, Iration, Jake Owen and extra.
As at all times, the Flying U Rodeo shall be on the Ventura County Fair. They’ll have 5 exhibits working from Aug. 7 to Aug. 9, however tickets for the rodeo are bought individually from truthful admission tickets. Along with the rodeo, are the various animals and livestock showcased and auctioned on the truthful. The Junior Livestock Auction shall be held on Aug. 7, 2026.
New this 12 months is the clear bag coverage that’s being carried out, arising controversy. The new coverage is to make sure security for visitors and employees on the truthful. In the clear bag coverage, there are very particular measurements and bag varieties allowed on the premises through the carnival with very particular exceptions to the coverage, making many baggage prohibited solely for visitors to have.
“On one hand, I think it’s good that they have the rule because it can help people feel safe, but they are also kind of ugly,” Olivia Pamplona ‘28 mentioned.
Although the clear bag coverage is for security, some visitors discover it irritating and pointless, whether or not it’s stylistic preferences or practicality.
As spring involves an finish and college concludes, everybody can sit up for the various summer time actions forward, particularly the Ventura County Fair and all of the experiences it provides to its visitors. Admission, So don’t wait! VIP live performance and rodeo tickets are being bought proper now.