Butte County Fair

The rides are a lil sketchy. cracking, squeezing and popping with almost every move. But everything else is great! I love the chainsaw art, the derby, tractor pulls, beer garden, live band etc etc. Awesome fun for a summer night out. Although, it’s not as big as you would think a COUNTY fair would be lol

Chocolate covered bacon… ’nuff said

First off I find it rather odd that you can rate the Butte County Fair! It’s not a full time establishment, its only around for a week once a year, but such is life…
I lived in Gridley for about 10 years, and could NEVER understand why the Butte COUNTY fair was held in Gridley of all places. The fair grounds are small, parking is limited, most people park in the Safeway parking lot.
If you’ve been to one poo-​dunk fair you’ve been to ‘em all and so you can imagine the Gridley Fair (which is what most people call it)
There is of course a small midway with sketchy parole carneys controlling the rides & enticing you to play their rigged games.
The same food venders always seem to be there, with no complaint from me!
The highlight of the fair is ALWAYS the last day when there is the destruction derby, which ALWAYS sells out. (So heed my warning buy your tickets early if you want to go and NO I’m not kidding)
Oh and don’t worry this is a Beer Gardens (duh! what fair would be complete without one!)
So if you happen to be in Gridley the last weekend of August give the fair a shot.

What’s a Butt (haha) County Fair? Well, if you’re lucky and do not blink, somewhere along 99 North in a little town called Gridley, you may see this Butte (bee-​you-​t) County fair usually around the end of August.
This year I didn’t get around to our state fair– which I try to attend annually, so, after talking to my father, we decided to pack up for the night and take a day trip to Gridley (on your way to Chico, if you still don’t follow)
Parking was no problem– and free. If you are to go, beware of small town scammers trying to sell you tickets… yep…theyre out there… admission is just 7 bucks, my 4 year old was free (for one more year, I think)
Right away, we walked into the fun adult rides– the more popular had the longest lines, no doubt. Unlimited wristbands are 20 bucks, the grandparents watched the wee one, while the Mr and I snuck off for some coffee (try the gypsy coffee ladies Mexican Mocha) and fair shopping. Who can resist 10 dollar hats and 8 dollar sunglasses? Not this one. I went home with several, still in one piece after a week.
County fairs are cute, and a nice change of pace from the usual crazy big business state fair– I probably circled the place 4 times in 2 hours– great local exhibits. We even got to see sweet little small town gangsters being escorted out– so there’s plenty of security for sure. Very cool to see winners of homemade jams, flower arrangements and huge harvests. Local art is always my favorite, no doubt~it would be neat maybe one of these years to do more installations for artists– otherwise, Ill probably be here again in a few years.