Get your appetite for fun ready for "Sweet Home Santa Barbara", the 21st annual Santa Barbara Fair & Expo, April 28-May 2, 2010 at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. There's a lot of excitement on the menu – from appetizing carnival rides to delicious Fair treats to sightings of farm animals and livestock.

Satisfy your Sweet Tooth for excitement at the Carnival Midway. With more than 30 rides and attractions, there’s sweet fun and excitement for the entire family. There's lots of entertainment on tap on the Candy Shoppe Stage and the Gum Drop Stage. Singing, Dancing, Magic and more will keep you and your family entertained for hours!

Visit Candyland Village (Warren Hall) to see the expo showcase of local foods, wine & beer, arts & crafts, horticulture and fine arts displays. You will love tasting free samples of the featured desserts, appetizers and other scrumptious foods in the Fair & Expo Cooking Contest, offered daily at Candyland Village.

The Arena and paddocks beyond are the 'icing on the cake'! Feast your eyes on cattle, goats, sheep and poultry as they compete for blue ribbons. You will also see exotic animals, a full Kid's Carnival and Petting Zoo.

Before you head for home sweet home, take your family to visit Cupcake Palace. (Exhibit Building) Here, you will enjoy the interactive displays. You will also be able to see artwork, photography, pottery and many other projects entered by children from our community. For complete info on how to enter in all areas of the Fair, please visit the Exhibitor page on this website or call 687-0766.

So if you're ready for some pleasing fun that will satisfy your whole family, Come to the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo, Sweet Home Santa Barbara. Pre-sale tickets are on sale now so give us a call to get yours, and we'll see you at the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo, "Sweet Home Santa Barbara"!