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Metrolink Sched
| Trains To Fair | |||
| Train | 189 | 191 | 197 |
| Simi Valley | 9:15a | 11:47a | 1:45p |
| Mrprk | 9:29a | 12:03p | 1:59p |
| Cam | 9:41a | 12:20p | 2:13p |
| Ox | *9:53a | *12:35p | *2:31p |
| Vent | 10:20a | 12:55p | 3:00p |
| Trains From Fair | |||
| Train | 194 | 196 | 198 |
| Ven | 3:30p | 6:30p | 10:10p |
| Ox | 3:45p | 6:45p | 10:25p |
| Cam | 3:56p | 7:01p | 10:40p |
| Mrprk | 4:07p | 7:13p | 10:52p |
| Simi Valley | 4:22p | 7:29p | 11:10p |
| Prices | |||
| Simi Valley | $ 4.00 | $ 8.00 | |
| Mrprk | $ 4.00 | $ 8.00 | |
| Cam | $ 3.00 | $ 6.00 | |
| Ox | $ 3.00 | $ 6.00 | |
Fair details
Dates: Aug. 1-12
Location: Ventura County Fairgrounds at Harbor Boulevard and Figueroa Street in Ventura.
Hours: Fair will open weekdays at 11 a.m. and 10 a.m. on weekends and Aug. 7. Exhibit buildings close at 10 p.m. Commercial buildings close at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Admission: $8 (adults 13-61 years); $5 children (6-12 years) and seniors (62 years and older); free for children 5 and under and seniors 100 and over.
More information
The fair's official Web site is www.venturacountyfair.org. The main telephone number is 648-3376.
How to get there
By car:
From northbound Highway 101: Take the Seaward Avenue or the California Street exit. Turn left toward the ocean to Harbor Boulevard, turn right on Harbor and continue until you reach The Ventura County Fairgrounds at the corner of Harbor and Figueroa.
From southbound: Highway 101: Take the Seaward Avenue exit, make an immediate right on Harbor Boulevard and proceed to Ventura County Fair at Seaside Park.
Parking
Parking at the Ventura County Fair is $5 per car. Parking at the fairgrounds is limited. However, free shuttle service is provided daily during the fair from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. from the six off-site parking locations:
-- San Buenaventura State Beach, where there is a $5 parking fee (shuttle service to the fair is free).
-- County Government Center off Telephone Road in Ventura, in Lot E and Lot F, free parking.
-- Ventura High School Larrabee lots off Poli Street in Ventura, free parking.
-- Corner of Schooner and Harbor Boulevard, across from the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Ventura Harbor, free parking.
-- Pacific View mall in Ventura, free parking.
-- Oxnard Performing Arts Center on Hobson Way in Oxnard, free parking.
Wheelchair capable busing will be available from all sites.
By train:
Amtrak train service
Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner stops at the Ventura train station seven days a week. The Ventura Station is across the street from the fair's main parking lot and the pedestrian entrances on Harbor Boulevard just past Figueroa Street. For exact schedules and fares, call 800-USA-RAIL or http"//www.amtrak.com.
Metrolink train schedule
The Ventura County Transportation Commission has chartered Metrolink trains for special service between Chatsworth and Ventura on both weekends of the fair — Aug. 4 and 5 and Aug. 11 and 12.
Metrolink fair-train tickets can be purchased in advance, Monday through Friday, at Simi Valley, Moorpark and Camarillo city halls or the Chatsworth station Whistle Stop Depot Cafe. Tickets may also be purchased from special sellers at the train stations on the day of travel.
Metrolink monthly-pass holders' tickets will also be accepted. Children ages 5 and younger are free on the Metrolink train to the fairgrounds.
Specialty days
-- Aug. 2: Automobile Club of Southern California Member Discount Day. Show your membership card and save $1 on general admission. One per membership card. No other discounts apply.
-- Aug. 3: Youth Day: All fair visitors 12 years old and younger will be admitted free all day.
-- Aug. 7: Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Day. Fair opens at 10 a.m. Anyone 62 and older and all handicapped persons will be admitted free. Special exhibits, displays and entertainment are on tap all day.
-- Aug. 7: Blessing of the Marriages, 10:30 a.m.
-- Aug. 9: Military Appreciation Day. All military personnel holding a current, valid military I.D. will be admitted free.
-- Aug. 9: SuperLOTTO Plus Free Admission. Free adult admission from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. when you present qualifying SuperLOTTO Plus ticket. Tickets must be purchased for Aug. 1, Aug. 4, or Aug. 8 drawings.
-- Aug. 1 and Aug. 8: Dollar Days. Entry to the fair is $1 until 3 p.m.
-- Aug. 2, Aug. 6, Aug. 7 and Aug. 9: Carnival Wristband Days. Wristbands are sold for $25 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Good for unlimited rides until 7 p.m.
-- Aug. 10: Junior Livestock Auction 9 a.m.
Posted by SteveBrown on July 31, 2007 at 1:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Another convenient and very affordable way of getting to the fair is to utilize the Gold Coast Transit (formerly SCAT) Route 12 bus that will drop you off right at the fairgrounds on Harbor Blvd. For only $1.25 (or $3.00 for all day pass) you can catch the Route 12 bus at the Ventura Harbor, throughout Pierpont, or in Downtown Ventura - where convenient connections from Ojai (Rt. 16), East Ventura (Routes 6, 10 or 11) and Oxnard and Port Hueneme (Route 6) can be made. Check www.goldcoasttransit.org for details.
Steve Brown
Director of Planning and Marketing
Gold Coast Transit
Posted by spokenit on August 1, 2007 at 4:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
why do the rides cost so much? I heard this year that buying the tickets early didnt help much because you still have to give them more then one ticket. Is that true?
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