CDFA Division of Fairs & Expositions

Fairs & Expositions

The Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Fairs & Expositions (F&E), a Branch within the Division of Marketing Services, provides fiscal and policy oversight of the network of California fairs and ensures the best use of available funding and other services.

Featured Items

• 2019 State Rules
  

  2019 State Rules for California Fairs

• 2017 DAA Cannabis Event Guidelines

• CalHR Supervisor Resource

• Supervisor Handbook

• DAA CEO Salary Increase PML

• Video Feature: Del Mar Fairgrounds “a Virtual Noah’s Ark”

  A nationally broadcast news segment highlights the evacuation of 2,700 large animals to Del Mar Fairgrounds during California's 2007 wildfires.

• Fair Dates and Information

  California’s 77 fairs are located throughout the Golden State from early spring to the fall of each year.

• Exhibits and Livestock Issues

  Fairs & Expositions is responsible for the development and enforcement of the State Rules of California Fairs. The purpose of the these rules are to ensure educational and equitable competition; provide state-wide competition consistency; and maximize exhibitor and public safety.