Porterville Fair

What the hell happened to the Porterville fair? I had not been to the fair since it moved to it's new location. I was very disappointed when I made the mistake of attending this year with my wife. The "home town" atmosphere is gone. You might as well call it a Carnival! There are no "local" cooking booths, as in the past. Not much to look at in regards to displays for the older folks. It does not even come close to what the old fair used to be! I was born and raised in Porterville and have attended many Porterville fairs since way back in the sixties. This year, sadly, will be my last! I will miss the fun...but the fun is not there anymore!!! It is apparently geared for only the kids now!!! I will now only attend the Tulare fair in the future. It still has that "home town" feel! Sad day for Porterville!!!Oh...the animal auction was at least a weak reminder of the fairs of the past. But very tightly quartered!The food that was offered for sale was extremely over priced for the portions....and we declined to partake. Obviously it was geared to take advantage of customers and was not of good quality! But...that...I guess... is what u get at a Carnival venue! GOOD BYE PORTERVILLE FAIR!!!!

Well allow me too start by saying that for the size of our town it's not that bad of a fair. For most of us who have been to a big fair such as the fresno fair or mid state fair in paso or the del mar fair in San Diego, this fair is not going to be good. However don't let that spoil someone elses fun. My 11 and 16 year old kids love it and like coming to this fair. Not to mention the food is good and they also have some delicious jumbo corn dog's.