Sun City Fair

We needed this. We definitely needed this. The Sun City Fair is better than any carnival I've been to here (yes, I know a fair and a carnival are not the same... that's just the only thing you can really compare it to). This year it's going until the 10th and I we'll be checking it out a couple more times before it's over.My fiance and I went on opening night. It was pretty cold and I didn't come prepared in a heavy enough jacket so we decided to skip the rides, but we did get an idea of everything they had going and I was impressed. Lot's of rides, some trusted goodies like the Zipper and Tirlt-a-Whirl, and some ones that I've only seen in amusement parks (like this one that I can only describe as a spinning Superman). The Ferris Wheel was impressive in size and looked like each seat might actually be able to hold more than two people or maybe two people and a small child.Along with carnival food stands, they also had food trucks on site. Nice. We wanted the carnival food and went with jumbo corndogs, a funnel cake, and a sliced caramel apple (with an uncomfortable amount of caramel... at my request). All exactly how I remember them being as a kid, not good for you, but hard to stop eating.While there, we also caught the cowboy act (didn't catch his name) that was actually pretty good and entertaining even for an adult. We spent a couple of bucks to go inside the "freakshow" tent... probably more entertaining and creepy for a child, but still cool in a novelty kind of way. And they have a giant river rat that seemed like the sweetest thing (my heart is too big because I saw an adorable animal, but in reality he probably would've bit me in a heartbeat). I wasn't so fond of the petting zoo area, but I tend to be anti-petting zoo in general. They did have a large amount of goats though so this would be a great way to introduce your kids to farm animals especially living in a place like El Paso where most don't make it out to a farm.They picked a great location. Really great for any ages. I can't wait to see what they do next year and I hope that the local 4-H branches get in on the fun because the only thing this fair is missing is a little competition. Oh and keep in mind, you need to bring cash. If not, you're going to be searching for an ATM in the area (the one at the country club ran out of cash during the day if that tells you anything).

I don't think I've ever actually spent an entire day at a fair.. until now! Got to the park around 3ish.. didn't leave until after 9. Didn't even realize how long I'd been there! I had a blast. Rode most of the rides (cliff hanger was my favorite), watched Lady Houdini escape from a straight jacket and a water cell, took a picture with the cutest tea cup pig, and petted a bunch of sad looking goats in the petting zoo. Biggest complaints: 1- guided by reflective vested workers, had to park a mile away. Finally got to the gates, there was a parking lot only about a quarter filled for seemingly no reason. But, oh well. A bit of walking doesn't kill me. 2- dirt, dirt, dirt. I wore sandals. My feet were scary dirty by the time I left. But, oh well. This is El Paso, should've expected it. 3- price. $5 park entrance fee. $5-10 Fair entrance fee. Ticket/wristband prices inside the gates. Plus food/drink/activity costs. But, oh well. I knew going in, this was a money trap. 4- upon leaving, it felt like walking out of the fair and into some strange mixture of a car show/barrio/street party. It was a bit uncomfortable walking back to the car. Especially when an inebriated young man stumbled/ran right across my path, drink in hand, to relieve himself just a few feet away. Classy. No "but, oh well"s this time.

It was the best carnival is I have seen in a while. Pricey, but it is fun and great for the whole family. See all the shows and experience the carnival experience with good food, fun and games!

Not sure what the difference between a fair and a carnival is. This really is just a small carnival. We were really disappointed with this "fair" I knew going in that it wasn't going to be as big as the TX state fair but come on this place was ridiculous. We literally walked the whole thing in less than five minutes. It's in a dirt lot, it was hot with no shade. Instead of having fair food they had food trucks which are usually hit or miss and generally expensive. We decided to leave and get our money back. The person we spoke to said we couldn't get a refund and asked why we wanted to leave. I said we just came in and thought there would be a lot more things to do. He said there was going to be a band at night. So we had to sit around a few hours in the sun? Umm no thanks, keep the money and never again. Don't deceive people by calling it a fair. Don't charge the same amount to get in as most fairs do. Dont bother, Big time rip off!