Counting the days – 125 – until this fun begins! Photo by Gold Country Photography.
Opening Day is in 17 Days!
Seventeen more days until opening day of the Nevada County Fair! Did you get your tickets yet? Buy early and you save money and avoid long lines! For tickets, call the Fair office at (530) 273-6217, visit the Fair Office on McCourtney Road, or buy online.
170 days until Fair!
170 days until Fair! Who’s ready for a ride?
Photo by @michelemwood
Carnival Ride from Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Featured at the Nevada County Fair
The Nevada County Fair, which opens on Wednesday, will feature a ride purchased from Michael Jackson’s infamous Neverland Ranch amusement park. The ride, Balloon Samba, was previously owned by Michael Jackson, operated at the Neverland Ranch and was purchased in the fall of 2008 by California-based carnival company, Butler Amusements.
The ride is designed to look like a hot-air balloon and features hot air balloon carriages. The Balloon Samba seats 32 children in six air balloons. The ride will be part of the carnival area during Nevada County’s five-day Fair.
Butler Amusements purchased the ride, along with five others from Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, last September. One ride is currently travelling with the Butler Amusements Oregon/ Washington carnival unit, one is operating at Coney Island, one is at the Stanislaus County Fair and the others are being refurbished at Butler’s winter quarters in Santa Nella, CA.
Balloon Samba will be open to the public at the Nevada County Fair beginning on Wednesday. This year’s Fair runs August 12 – 16.
