San Benito County Fair celebrates 101 years

File photo from 2021 San Benito County Fair — KION

By Jeanette Bent

Published October 4, 2024 4:42 PM

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The 101st annual San Benito County Fair kicks off today amid an October heatwave.

“It's a time for [people] to come bring the kids out, bring the families out, meet with old friends," said the San Benito County Fair CEO, Dara Tobias. "You'll find on Saturday night there's going to be a big crowd of people that are just catching up with their friends that they haven't seen in years."

Saturday visitors can expect activities like a chili pepper eating contest at 7 p.m.

The fair is open through 10 p.m. tonight, noon until 10 p.m. tomorrow and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

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Jeanette Bent

I’ve been an international professional writer and performer for over 25 years. With a background in journalism, creative writing, dance and aerial, I find the intersection between all of these skills lands itself somewhere under the term “storytelling.”