Nemo the sea lion, one of the performers from the California State University Moss Landing Marine Laboratories’ Sea Lion Encounters, gives out kisses on the opening day of last year’s Pima County Fair. A sea-lion encounter is back this year. Kisses are not guaranteed.
Riders on the Insanity get twisted, spun, flipped and spun about in the early going shortly after the opening of the carnival rides on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 16, 2015, Tucson, Ariz.
This goat gets a cool shower before the Pima County Fair opened on Thursday, April 16, 2015, Tucson, Ariz.
As sun sets on the opening day of last year’s Pima County Fair, dozens of fair goers take a spin on the Big Top Swinger. This year’s fair gets underway Thursday, April 20, with new rides, foods, exhibits and music.
The Endeavor is one of the new, dizzying rides at the fair.
Cowboy Kettle Corn will serve Nitro Pop Kettle Corn — popcorn dipped in liquid nitrogen. That’s not a typo: liquid nitrogen.
Nemo the sea lion, one of the performers from the California State University Moss Landing Marine Laboratories’ Sea Lion Encounters, gives out kisses on the opening day of last year’s Pima County Fair. A sea-lion encounter is back this year. Kisses are not guaranteed.
Pepperoni pizza is so three years ago. This year you can nibble Flaming Hot Cheetos pizza.
A pie-eating contest, ca. 1964, officiated by Happy the Clown at the Pima County Fair.
The Pima County Fair and Livestock Show during Family Day at the fair’s “new home” on South Houghton Road in March, 1972. It was held at the rodeo grounds from 1948 until the move to Houghton Road.
The glittering lights of the ferris wheel are seen from miles away. Families rush to the entrance, children smiling and pulling the hands of their parents. The sweet smells of cotton candy and funnel cake hit your nose.
It’s that time of the year again.
The Pima County Fair will bring an endless amount of entertainment to Tucson starting Thursday, April 20 to Sunday, April 30.
Here's a primer on the 106-year-old event:
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