WFA Welcomes New and Returning Members
| Australian Foods
Cardinali Woodfire Pizza
Dynamite Kettle Corn
Humphrey Marine/Land Sanitation Systems
La Habra Spring Citrus Fair
Oxygen Party Bar
Rodeo House
Get full listing and booking information by searching our online Business Directory.
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Important Dates
| June 15
Summer Fair Dealer Fair Wraps Due
June 23
San Diego County Fair Open House
July 21
California State Fair Open House
July 20-22
Feature Fair Tour
January 8-11
Convention & Trade Show
For a complete list of upcoming industry events, including fair dates, visit the WFA Event Calendar.
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Service Member Mixers
| June 16, 2 p.m.
Merced County Fair
Bear Creek Plaza
June 23, 9:30 a.m.
San Diego County Fair
Star Fiddle Skybox
July 1, 9 a.m.
Marin County Fair
Fairground's Green Room
July 7, 9 a.m.
Alameda County Fair
Red Gate Area, Building H
July 19, 9:30 a.m.
California State Fair
Cal Expo Board Room
July 21, 3 p.m.
Stanislaus County Fair
Board Room
August 11, 10 a.m.
Ventura County Fair
Derby Club
September 29, 1:30 p.m.
Kern County Fair
Park Place Gazebo Area
For Service Member Mixer information anytime, visit the WFA Event Calendar or join the WFA Community Service Member Group.
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WFA Open House Season Begins in Del Mar
WFA 's annual Open House season begins at the San Diego County Fair. Join Executive Director Stephen Chambers and Meetings Manager Liz Waxstein on June 23 from 5-7 p.m. in the Celebrity Suites. All service members are invited and concessionaires are encouraged to bring their best food items to share with visiting fair managers, staff and peers. In the morning, attend the Service Member Mixer, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in the Star Fiddle Skybox, hosted by Ashley Murray of M & M Marketing. Get your new Service Member Pin at this meeting for a $2 donation to the Service Member scholarship fund.
Mark Your Calendar...
Our second Open House is hosted by Ovations and the California State Fair on July 21 from 5-7 p.m. in the Satellite Wagering Facility in conjunction with the annual Feature Fair Tour. A third Open House at the Oregon State Fair is in the works. Details will be forthcoming.
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Feature Fair Tour Celebrates Fairs' Birthday
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the American fair at the California State Fair July 20-22 on the annual Feature Fair Tour. Get a private behind-the-scenes tour of the California's Golden Fairs exhibit. Seventy-eight fairs will be highlighted with artifacts and memorabilia collected from each fair and longtime fair enthusiasts and service members. You won't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to celebrate the remarkable history and joys of fairs.
Book your space on the Feature Fair Tour for just $99. You'll also have a chance to:
- Tour the first, Merrill award-winning Demonstration Farm
- View the inner workings of the California State Fair racetrack. Place your bets on the WFA Feature Fair Tour race and get your picture taken in the winner's circle.
- Rock out to American favorite Lee Greenwood in concert.
- Receive a guided tour by WFA Executive Director Stephen Chambers of the State Capitol, the site of one of the first fairs in California.
- And more!
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Healthy and Safety Program for Fairs
Western Fairs Association in partnership with the Division of Fairs and Expositions and the California Fair Services Authority is in the process of creating a Health and Safety campaign that will be distributed to the 78 fairs in California. The campaign is an out-of-the-box program designed to help fairs protect and educate fair patrons.
A Health and Safety Kit will be sent to California fairs free of charge and will be an all inclusive, step-by-step program. Inside the kit, fairs will find signs and brochures to be posted throughout the fairgrounds, a boiler plate health and safety plan, a flash drive with electronic files so fairs can make more copies as needed, information on hand-washing stations and how to make sure they are ADA compliant, a copy of the Compendium, and a video on the importance of washing your hands after visiting animal areas. The kit will also include step-by-step instructions on where signs are designed to go on the grounds and how to make the boiler plate plan work for each individual fair.
This program is scheduled to be completed in mid-July and will also be available for non-California fairs upon request. For more information about the Health and Safety Kit, look for an article in the summer issue of the Fair Dealer.
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Western Fairs Association in June
As the fair season begins heating up, WFA also kicks into high gear. Take a look at what we're up to in June. - Executive Director Stephen Chambers, in conjunction with the WFA legislative team, is still working with key legislators to find solutions for California fair funding. He's also providing numerous interviews with media throughout the state to keep this important topic at the forefront and is traveling to as many fairs as his schedule allows to touch base with members.
- Marketing Director Carrie Wright is back to work after her maternity leave. She is busy catching up on what she missed and is hard at work on developing a Convention marketing plan, a membership drive and booking Trade Show booths.
- Meetings Manager Liz Waxstein is working out the details for upcoming Service Member Mixers, WFA Open Houses and the Feature Fair Tour. She is also fielding questions about Showcase and collecting applications.
- Communications Manager Lori Hanley is writing, editing and compiling information for the summer issue of the Fair Dealer magazine, due out in July. She is also putting the finishing touches on the revised Service Member Update Form/Invoice that will be used to collect information for the next Date List and Membership Directory.
- Accounting Manager Tami Triggs is reviewing our database to make sure information is correct for the service member billing and is creating invoices for the July billing.
- Marketing Assistant Amy Wunder is working with California State Fair's exhibit crew to produce California's Golden Fairs, an exhibit celebrating the 200th anniversary of fairs.
- Administrative Assistant Wendy Sanchez is answering phone calls, processing mail and helping with the membership drive.
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