Wednesday, July 28, 2010

SONOMA COUNTY FAIR

THIS FAIR IS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE SUMMER HERE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COME TO HAVE FUN. I USUALLY LIKE WATCHING THE ANIMALS AND THE JUDGING OF GOATS, COWS, AND HORSE.

THE FAIR HAS SPECIAL EVENTS THAT I HAVE ATTENDED FOR MANY YEARS. THEY HAVE PEOPLE WHO TRAIN CATS AND DOGS FOR PERFORMANCES, AS WELL AS JUGGLERS. OF COURSE THEY HAVE MANY RIDES FOR ADULTS AND KIDS. ONE OF THE FAIR'S MOST POPULAR ATTRACTIONS IS THE HALL OF FLOWERS. IT IS DESIGNED BY MANY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS IN ORDER TOACHIEVE A THEME OF HISTORY. EACHBUSINESS USES LIVE TREES, FLOWERS AND GROUND COVER. IT IS BEAUTIFUL THE WAY THEY ARRANGE THIS! THEY ALSO HAVE A HALL OF ARTISTS WHO HAVE ENTERED THEIR DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS AS WELL AS SCULPTURES. THEY HAVE SOME OF THE BEST ARTISTS ENTER HERE. THEN THERE IS ALSO A HALL FOR CHILDREN'S ARTISTIC CRAFTS AND PAINTINGS THAT ARE JUDGED. THEY ALSO HAVE HORSE RACES HERE. AND THEY HAVE A WAGON WITH CLYSDALE HORSES CARRY PEOPLE AROUND THE GROUNDS.

THEY HAVE MANY BANDS PLAY IN AN OUTDOOR THEATRE. AND MANY FOOD VENDORS. ONE HALL IS DEVOTED TO BUSINESSES WHO DEMONSTRATE THEIR GOODS AND APPLIANCES. THE THING I LOVE MOST IS THE PETTING ZOO, WHERE YOU CAN WALK INTO A SMALL FENCED IN AREA AND PET A LLAMA, DONKEY, PIG, GOATS, AND VARIOUS OTHER FARM ANIMALS AS WELL AS SOME BABY ANIMALS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

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