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Monterey County Fairgrounds is a family entertainment center in Monterey, California, with its own website at montereycountyfair.com. Prices, hours and tickets shown here are quoted from that website. The venue publishes 3 admission prices on its own site, and sells tickets online through tickets.montereycountyfair.com. Opening hours are published on the venue's site and shown on this page beside the date they were last read. Monterey County Fairgrounds currently advertises 1 saving on montereycountyfair.com, quoted on this page in the venue's own words with the date each was last read. They are Children 5 and Under Free. The venue publishes no end date for them, so each shows when it was last read rather than how long it lasts. The category, the location and the savings above were read from montereycountyfair.com, and the link on this page goes to the exact page each one came from.
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One reason to go, each in the venue’s own words, with the date we checked it.
September 4, 2026News
The Monterey County Fair is happening at the Monterey County Fairgrounds with carnival rides, concerts, rodeo events, and fair food, according to KSBW.
“The Monterey County Fair returns Sept. 3-7 with carnival rides, concerts, rodeo events, fair food”
Children aged 5 and under admitted free every day
“Children 5 and under are admitted free every day”
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