What’s Going On?

The Giants County Fair is an that event in San Francisco that ran from July 9th to July 19th. It is the first county fair that I’ve been to in San Francisco, well not really in context a county fair as most people would come to know, but it is the first fair for me to have county fair in it’s title in San Francisco. The event was put together in partnership with the San Francisco Giants and it was held in Parking Lot A next to McCovey Cove. The Giants County Fair is an event in partnership with the San Francisco Giants that had carnival games, midway games, food, and live music.

Did you know that San Francisco is the only city of it’s kind to be both a city and county all by itself in the United States? Well, yes it is and now you know.

Unlike most county fairs there was no livestock auctions, horse track racing, vendor booths selling local goods and services, and agricultural displays. I’ve come to realize that despite being a city that produces a lot of income, to hold an event like a county fair costs a tremendous amount of money and usually cities within a county chip in to pay for it, but since San Francisco is all on it’s own I don’t think tax payers would want to foot the cost.

The Giants County Fair was open to the public for $5 admission and $15 for an unlimited rides wristband. Later within the fair’s running the admission fee was waived. The Padres came in to San Francisco for the first 4 days of the fair and fans could have the opportunity to attend the fair during the day/night and go to a baseball game in the afternoon/evening. At the fair there were mini concerts on the stage at McCovey Cove, but the main event concert was Kenny Chesney who performed on a built stage on the field of AT&T Park. If you don’t know who Kenny Chesney is he sings country music. I particularly am not a big fan of country music, but I suppose hearing it at a friends party a few blocks away wasn’t too bad.

All in all, the Giants County Fair has been a good success to bring baseball, music, and a carnival all together in one place. I had a fun time on the day that I attended listening to awesome 80s cover songs sponsored by Live 105FM. I hope that the first ever Giants County Fair will not be it’s last.