Fairs & Expositions

Physical Address: 2399 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 210, Sacramento, CA 95833 • 916-999-3000
Mailing Address: 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

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.

Fair Information

Fair Dates and Information Gov. Org. Relationship Network of Fairs Meetings

Correspondence

D-District Agricultural Association Circular Letters F-Fair Circular Letters C-Letter – Citrus Fruit Fair & County Fair Circular Letters

Training

Training:

CDFA University
Defensive Training
OES Emergency Training
Institute for Local Government

Other State Resources

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Monthly Reporting California Construction Authority California Department of Cannabis Control CalHR CalPERS DGS DMV Fair Political Practices Commission Governor's Appointment Office Form 700 Conflict of Interest Savings Plus Secretary of State Business Search Secretary of State Archives State Fire Marshall Western Fairs Association California Authority of Racing Fairs California Fair Services Authority California Horse Racing Board CDTFA ABC OAG Form 802

Exhibit & Livestock

Exhibit & Livestock:

Animal Exhibit Signage
CDFA, Animal Health Branch
CDFA Secretary Ross Fair Season Welcome Letter
Exhibits and Livestock Issues
State Rules for California Fairs
YQCA

Deferred Maintenance Funds

Control Section 6.10 (Contact F&E for questions) SB 5/ Prop 68 Funds

Fairground and Community Resilience Centers Funds

Publications

F&E Publications DGS Publications CalHR Publications Dept. of Personnel Administration Publication

Finances

Finances:

Statement of Operations
Fairs on the Watch
Finance Templates
Provisional Fairs

Emergency Resources

Emergency Resources:

CalFIRE Daily Updates
CalOES Daily Updates
PG&E Power Outage Updates
Fairground Catastrophic Emergency Response Plan

Resources

Resources:

F&E Resources

Regulations and Legislation

California Fairs Alliance Regulations AB 1499

Featured Items

COVID 19 Alert: Updates

Live updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic is available at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/coronavirus/
For Governor Newsom’s Press Releases, Executive Orders, Media Advisories, Proclamations, and “On the Record” Column visit: https://www.gov.ca.gov/newsroom/

Additional Resources

Should you have any questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts to your fairgrounds, please contact the Fairs and Expositions Branch at 916-999-3000.