Soo and Maggie blog about our adventures in San Diego and other parts of the world.
San Diego County Fair @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
Topiary Horse
Runs from June 2nd to July 4th, 2017
It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been to the Fair. Definitely recommend planning in advance what you’d like to see since they have special dates and times for numerous events depending on what your interested in.
Fairy Gardens
For me I divided my time between the Paul Ecke Jr. Flower & Garden show tables, the outdoor fairy & landscape gardens, topiary’s & container plant exhibit area, the photographic art display, the Gyros stand, the Mackinac Island Fudge stand, livestock including cows and sweet sheep you may purchase a handful of food to feed; little cute pigs, donkeys and adorable rabbits, (really wanted to pet those rabbits!) outdoor games for prizes and last but not least the rides. Just the tame, fun rides for us. But if your into the adrenaline pumping, scare you to death rides they have plenty of those.
Jacque near the train set
Jacque and Soo near the Fairy gardens
Thunbergia, 3rd award
Hydrengea, 4th award
Hydrengea 2nd award
Aloe 2nd award
1st award
AC Abby 2nd award
Tomo 3rd award
The Fair has so much to do, you could purchase the $26.00 for the full 26 days of the Fair (Best Pass Ever Season Pass, unlimited admission) and find something new each day.
Sadly I’ll have to admit to taking well over 400 pictures on this day. It’s so easy for me to get carried away with such a plethora of subjects to photograph! Probably will make a few Shutterfly photo-books I’m sure. Makes it so difficult to choose which ones to post!
Green Acres Nursery
Chicken Gyros
Mackinac Fudge with walnuts
Soo, Jacque & Maggie
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd Del Mar Fairgrounds Del Mar, CA 92014
By Maggie
I use a combination of my iPhone and my Fujifilm X-E2 camera for all my photographs. Just depends on where I am as to which one I'll use to take my pictures with. I love to write original stories combined with my photographs.
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We just celebrated our 14th Anniversary this October 2016!! So exciting!!
2015
A couple since 2003 and now on the precipice of this new journey, our fondest hope is this website serves a purpose. One of useful information presented in an elegant, beautiful photographic setting.
Together we love to discover new restaurants, food trucks, diners, café’s, huts or where ever we find food being served. The love of artful, carefully crafted, passionately orchestrated food, beverages and let’s not forget desert, Is something we both enjoy immensely. Immersing ourselves in the history, culture and surrounding locations of our adventures hopefully leads to not only meeting new people, but making new friends, sharing ideas, listening to stories and learning something new everyday.
Maggie
Nice photos, Maggie! So many theme related displays this year made the Fair more cohesive. It’s nice to see your point of view of this longstanding tradition.
i loved the garden area. i actually split off from dennis and robin so i could take my time with pictures! there was also the farm area with some of the biggest vegetables i’ve seen in real life! butterfly garden too though i have some nice butterfly pics from my trip to houston (never posted though). btw i fixed the link to your post in my blog! didn’t realize it was incorrectly set up!
Thank you for sharing. We used to go to the fair every year starting in the 1960’s Don Diego was riding around (he was great). Now I live in NC. Miss the the Del Mar fair.
Great photos of the plants and flowers! You should get the season pass next time.
Nice photos, Maggie! So many theme related displays this year made the Fair more cohesive. It’s nice to see your point of view of this longstanding tradition.
Thanks Cathy, so glad you liked my photos! What are some of your favorite things to do at the fair?
i loved the garden area. i actually split off from dennis and robin so i could take my time with pictures! there was also the farm area with some of the biggest vegetables i’ve seen in real life! butterfly garden too though i have some nice butterfly pics from my trip to houston (never posted though). btw i fixed the link to your post in my blog! didn’t realize it was incorrectly set up!
I’ll have to check out the vegetables and butterfly’s next year. Sounds just lovely. Thanks again for the link. ?
The Mackinac Island Fudge was a disappointment. The one I purchased was not fresh. A complete waste of $10.00. Never again.
Sorry to hear about that. Hopefully there will be better food next year.
Thank you for sharing. We used to go to the fair every year starting in the 1960’s Don Diego was riding around (he was great). Now I live in NC. Miss the the Del Mar fair.
Diana,
You are welcome! You should come back and visit the fair again. Lots of new stuff to see.