Santa Clara County Fair Opens This Week

Santa Clara County, CA -- The summertime tradition of fun in the sun with good food and rides returns this Thursday.

This year's theme for the Santa Clara County Fair, which runs for four days, is "Full STEAM Ahead." Fair officials hope to excite young people about science, technology, engineering, arts/agriculture and math with activities in the fields.

One of the first new attractions announced for this year’s Fair is Mind Works. Mind Works! is part wild science and part wizardry and goes way beyond hands-on.

The three zones of interactive fun include Classic Games, Puzzlers and Plexers, and the Construction Zone. Fair-goers from 5 to 95 will find that learning something new is a joyful experience at the annual fair.

Live entertainment includes:

• Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Brett Young
• Friday at 7:30 p.m. The English Beat
• Saturday at 5 p.m. Demolition Derby
• Saturday at 8 p.m. American Idol Finalist James Durbin
• Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Los Fugitivos

• Thursday 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Friday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For more information, go to TheFair.org.

--Image from Santa Clara County Fair