{"id":440796,"date":"2026-08-22T23:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/440796\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T23:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:28:27","slug":"photos-santa-clara-county-fair-in-full-swing-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/440796\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Santa Clara County Fair in full swing this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 82nd Santa Clara County Fair continues its run today and Sunday in San Jose, with rides operating until 11 p.m. today and 10 p.m. Sunday (gates open at 1 p.m.).<\/p>\n<p>The fairgrounds on Tully Road will have Alaskan pigs racing, kids screaming on carnival rides and the usual assortment of huge corndogs, strawberry shortcakes and a variety of new fair food like tamales, bao buns and kabobs.<\/p>\n<p>Adults can check out the Heritage Hall, where displays of memorabilia will relive decades of fairgrounds history. For kids, there are\u00a0pony and camel rides and a petting zoo.<\/p>\n<p>And for fright fans of all ages, the Bernal Scream will offer a preview of its Halloween haunted house.<\/p>\n<p>Details, tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefair.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thefair.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Fairgoers check out the food court at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"6000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-7.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031739\" \/>Fairgoers check out the food court at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A view of the midway from the ferris wheel at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"5753\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-13.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031757\" \/>A view of the midway from the ferris wheel at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Members of the 4-H club compete with their market sheep at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"5675\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-9.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031745\" \/>Members of the 4-H club compete with their market sheep at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Asada fries are served at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"5466\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-8.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031737\" \/>Asada fries are served at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Fairgoers check out the sights at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"5124\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-6.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031731\" \/>Fairgoers check out the sights at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Alaskan racing pigs head for the finish line during a race at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"3828\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-3.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031724\" \/>Alaskan racing pigs head for the finish line during a race at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Fairgoers ride the Rampage at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"5713\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-4.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031727\" \/>Fairgoers ride the Rampage at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Fairgoers check out the food court at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"5643\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-14.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031756\" \/>Fairgoers check out the food court at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Fairgoers go on a ride at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"5546\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-12.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031750\" \/>Fairgoers go on a ride at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Shari McHenry feeds her paint pony Scout, 15, a carrot at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"5634\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-5.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031732\" \/>Shari McHenry feeds her paint pony Scout, 15, a carrot at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Fairgoers check out the games at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"5659\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJM-L-SCCOUNTYFAIR-0821-10.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"13031746\" \/>Fairgoers check out the games at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 82nd Santa Clara County Fair continues its run today and Sunday in San Jose, with rides operating&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440797,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[184,7,967,839,421,181,971,23,100,4824,182,412,88,90,89,198,94685,200,420],"class_list":["post-440796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-entertainment","tag-festivals","tag-food-and-drink","tag-latest-headlines","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-pets-and-animals","tag-pm-report","tag-restaurants","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-santa-clara-county","tag-social-alert","tag-south-bay","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}