Thousands of Kids to Get in Free to Alameda County Fair

Elementary school students throughout Alameda County have received a free ticket to the Alameda County Fair.

All K-5 students in participating school districts received a free ticket to use any day of Fair. Kaiser Permanente, a local non-profit organization and supporter of the Fair’s health-oriented activities for kids, sponsored the program.

“The Fair provides meaningful fun for kids through innovative, STEAM-based activities, events and competitions, each and every year. Historically, fairs have always been about showcasing innovation, and its important to keep those things at the core of what we do,” said Jerome Hoban, Alameda County Fair CEO. “Our goal is for kids to learn something while they’re here, whether they realize it or not.”

Approximately 100,000 tickets were distributed to 172 public schools in 13 districts including Alameda, Albany, Castro Valley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, New Haven, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Lorenzo, and Sunol.

Berkeley, Piedmont, Newark and San Leandro districts chose not to participate in the program but the Fair will honor free admission at any time to elementary grade students who attend those schools, with any form of enrollment documentation such as a report card or other official school document with the child’s name.

Private schools within the county were also offered tickets for students and many of them are participating as well.

Events for kids:

The following are some examples of the programs, activities, events and competitions available for kids at the Alameda County Fair:

Special Kids’ STEM Weekend Events.

Hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering & Math games and activities offered on Kids FREE Fridays.

Sports, Fitness & Health - June 19-21
Engineering, Robots, Rockets & Space - June 26-28
Agriculture, Energy & Environment - July 3-5

Discovery Quest
Kids look for clues and solve mysteries in this self-guided, educational scavenger hunt.

POWER STATION
Kids have fun racing model cars on a unique, solar-powered racetrack.

Competitive Exhibits and School Projects:
The Fair offers a wide variety of competitive categories for kids including crafts, gardening, woodworking, photography, science & technology, creative writing, food, school projects and more. An entire building is dedicated to showcasing youth projects.

Live competitions and attractions:

• Lego Building Competition
• Mind Storm Challenge Robot
• Reptile Exhibit
• Storybook character costume contest
• Cows, pigs, sheep, rabbits, chickens & more in the Livestock Exhibits
• Petting Zoo
• Reptile Exhibit
• School project & competition exhibits

Dates: June 17 – July 5 (Open Tuesday – Sunday)
Hours: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. daily