{"id":102785,"date":"2021-07-23T17:47:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T00:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=102785"},"modified":"2021-07-23T17:47:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T00:47:56","slug":"2021-av-fair-back-on-82nd-annual-event-set-for-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/07\/23\/2021-av-fair-back-on-82nd-annual-event-set-for-october\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 AV Fair back on, 82nd annual event set for October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_90723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90723\" style=\"width: 864px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AV-Fair-file-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90723\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AV-Fair-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AV-Fair-file-photo.jpg 864w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AV-Fair-file-photo-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AV-Fair-file-photo-768x424.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[File]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER &#8211; The previously announced \u201cBarntober Fest\u201d is now officially the <strong>2021 AV Fair &amp; Alfalfa Festival<\/strong>, organizers announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-day event will take place from Oct. 1 to Oct. 10, with dark days scheduled for Oct. 4 and 5, at the AV Fair and Event Center, located at 2551 West Avenue H in Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all thrilled to announce that our beloved AV Fair &amp; Alfalfa Festival is back on,&#8221; said Drew Mercy, President of the AV Fair &amp; Alfalfa Festival Board of Directors. &#8220;Earlier in the year, the large-scale restrictions would not have allowed us to move forward to host a traditional Fair, but our staff, volunteers, vendors, exhibitors and leadership teams remained vigilant &#8212; working together to ensure we are ready to host our iconic Fair.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There will be some differences this year,&#8221; Mercy continued. &#8220;While we will not be including headline arena concerts, some of the all-time favorite arena events will be returning&#8230; We do look forward to bringing headline concerts back to the Fairgrounds in the not-too-distant future when performers\u2019 touring schedule allows.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 Fair will feature live music, carnival rides, pig races, select exhibits and arena events, including the California Circuit Finals Rodeo, a Hispanic Rodeo and Concert, two Monster Truck shows, Figure 8 races, the Rural Olympics, and a Demolition Derby.<\/p>\n<p>General admission and RAM PRCA CA Circuit Finals Rodeo arena event tickets will go on sale Aug. 2.\u00a0 For all Fair updates and announcements, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/avfair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avfair.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6><em>[Information via news release from the AV Fair and Event Center.]<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; The previously announced \u201cBarntober Fest\u201d is now officially the 2021 AV Fair &amp; Alfalfa Festival, organizers announced Friday. 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