Pima County Fair opens its 2015 run Thursday and for the next 10 days, expect to hear this from your little ones:
“Can we go to the fair?”
This would be a perfect opportunity to get them to say please as in, “Can we go to the fair please?”
See how that works?
The Pima County Fair runs through April 26 and in addition to all the fun kids can have — from cotton candy to carnival rides and a Disney Channel star in concert — there’s plenty to please adults: the Mach 1, G Force, Speed and the Mega Drop are places to start before you take the ultimate plunge on Insanity.
After those nail-biting carnival rides, you may want to hit the Montejo Sunset Cantina Bar and Grill for a cold one — or two — or grab a beer from a vendor at the Budweiser Main Stage on the backside of the fairgrounds and catch a concert.
For the next 10 days, some of the biggest names in rap, rock, country and classic rock will put on some of Tucson’s hottest concerts of the year on the sprawling stage. Concert admission is free with paid fair admission: $8 for adults, $4 for kids 6 to 10 and free for anyone 5 and younger. Reserved seats are $15 extra.
Country singer David Nail (“Whatever She’s Got”) launches the concert series at 8 p.m. Thursday. The rest of the lineup:
- Def Jam singer-songwriter Jeremih, 8 p.m. Friday.
- Hard rockers Jack Russell’s Great White, Dokken, Sebastian Bach and Jackyl beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday.
- Pop sibling act R5 featuring Disney Channel star Ross Lynch (“Austin & Ally,” “Teen Beach Movie”) at 3 p.m. Sunday.
- Mexican-American hip-hop artist Baby Bash, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
- San Diego alt-rockers Switchfoot at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
- Oakland hip-hop artist G-Eazy at 8 p.m. next Thursday.
- Headbanging rockers Tesla, 8 p.m. April 24.
- Country singer Joe Nichols, 8 p.m. April 25.
- Mexico’s Banda Los Recoditos, 8 p.m. April 26.
