Everything new this year at the Big Fresno Fair

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Big Fresno Fair is acceptable to invited you for its 142nd year!

"It is the spot wherever families travel unneurotic and make memories," Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said.

Wednesday morning, section leaders and the Big Fresno Fair committee members shared passionate words astir the affluent contented of the fair, highlighting the hard enactment of each azygous idiosyncratic involved, doing their champion to marque each twelvemonth special.

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The ceremonial paid tribute to the precocious John Harris, a pioneer of the Big Fresno Fair who passed distant this past July.

A plaque was presented successful his honor, keeping his bequest alive. Harris was instrumental successful bringing equine racing to Fresno, which volition not beryllium happening this year.

"His bequest volition ever person a location here, wherever it belongs," Big Fresno Fair CEO Christina Estrada said.

Estrada besides announced galore of the caller things to look guardant to astatine the grandstand, including a rodeo, car show, monster trucks and overmuch more.

Also caller connected the database is the Ivy Bar, the Candy Maze Selfie Trail, the Jurassic Adventure and the Sea Lion Splash.

"Here you tin spot them up close, instrumentality a selfie. That is thing that is precise different," Big Fresno Fair spokesperson German Amezcua said.

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For those who emotion the thrill, caller and accepted rides are acceptable up including "THE KING," the largest carnival thrust successful the country.

Sean Butler with Butler Amusements says information is their apical precedence and emphasizes that each azygous thrust is thoroughly checked.

"All of our rides person been inspected by the authorities of California, and we person 3 autarkic thrust inspectors doing inspections close earlier we open," helium said.

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