FAQ

The Fair Business Office hours vary during the off season - typically we begin reducing hours after the fair is completed with our lowest hours being Wednesday - Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm. We are happy to schedule an appointment outside of these hours, but drop-ins are only available during this time. As of June 16th, 2025 our hours have increased to Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm Call us in the office at 707-786-9511 or email us at frontdesk@humbodltcountyfair.org anytime to get assistance as soon as we are available.

Many of our buildings are available for special events - while we continue to improve and build upon our new website, your best option is to contact the Fair Business Office during business hours to discuss availability and costs. Soon much of the information you may need will be available on our website, so stay tuned!

The Humboldt County Fair is an annual event that historically occurs in mid to late August. When the Fair is open, the gates open at 12:00 pm and admission sales stop at 8:00 pm. Hindley Hall generally closes at 8:00 pm as well as our static exhibit halls. The carnival an exterior vendors may chose to remain open later if there are still community members about and the carnival tries their best to accommodate our late night guests. The grounds are closed by 10:00 pm but may close earlier if all vendors and the carnival close down due to lack of attendance.

We offer admission tickets through our partner, Etix! There are links to their page on our homepage as well as on our social media. You can also come into the Fair Business Office prior to the Fair's open date to purchase tickets with cash or check and save on those pesky credit card fees.

We will provide any who qualifies for our vendor parking lot access to this ahead of time by granting them a parking pass specific to that lot. Admission will be taken care of in a similar manner. In order to not be directed to pay admission you need to speak with the Fair Business Office prior to current Fair dates to prevent any confusion.

All exhibits must be entered through ShoWorks - the portal is available on our Competitive Exhibits page. Check out our Guidebook for all the information on which divisions and classes you should enter as well as the rules for your entries!

We offer online booking and reservations now with our partner, CampSpot! The link is on our home page as well as our RV and Camping page. The site offers a map that makes it easy to pick the site you want for the times you need.

It depends. Historically our campground has been reserved for the vendors and entertainment that come from out of the area to make our Fair happen. For the 2025 Fair we actually anticipate having several spots available, but they will not be open for reservation until we know for certain that our vendors all have a space to stay.