The Yolo County Fair is a State Entity. Since 1936 we have been the State of California 40th District Agricultural Association – Doing Business as the Yolo County Fair. Our mission and vision has always been to maintain a free gate fair with a safe family atmosphere; respect the diversity of the residents of our community; provide a place to showcase the history of agriculture and agricultural education and promote a rewarding experience for all who visit or hold events here.
We have successfully done this in the past and will continue to do so in the future with your continued support. For example, when the Governor has issued a State of Emergency due to Fire and Floods, our great community made posters, donated funds and gave so much to those affected.
Recently Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-23-20, which sparked a growing frenzy on the local social media front. As with any Executive Order or State of Emergency Declaration we as a State Facility are required to comply with an Order or Emergency Declaration. That said this new Order says surveys are being conducted and a list will be made of “unused” or “barely used” State Facilities. Our facility is neither “unused” or “barely used”.
We have multiple agreements with the local Sheriffs Department and Highway Patrol to be open and provide a spot for their training and some hiring tests. We have an agreement with Cal-Fire to open our grounds as a staging point for them in the event we have a fire in our area and have recently signed an agreement with Cal-OES and Yolo County to provide a refuge in a County Emergency. We also have agreements with PGE and other companies to help during times of emergency.
In addition to the agencies listed above we also have a long time Commitment to Yolo County 4-H and Yolo County Farm Bureau to house their annual Farm Connection Day, 4-H Spring Show and Yolo County Spring Show’s Livestock Auction. We also host numerous large events as well throughout the year. The most important events are the numerous private and community organization events held during the week and each weekend. These above agreements and events will support our survey response that our facility is not “unused”, but rather in constant use.
From the completed surveys a list of “unused” or “barely used” facilities will be created and distributed to local governments. We will only need to provide these services, or the use of facilities required by Executive Order N-23-20 if we make this list.
We ask for your continued support in the months ahead. You can help by attending the events at our facility. We plan to continue to manage and promote a multi-use, public assembly facility with a continued emphasis on agriculture, education, entertainment and recreation in a fiscally sound and safe manner for the benefit of our community and customers.
If you have any further questions or want more information on Executive Order N-23-20 please call our office at 530.402.2222 or email us at info@yolocountyfair.net
Thanks for your continued support of the Yolo County Fair.