About The Fairgrounds

The Alameda County Agricultural Fair Association operates the Alameda County Fair. We are a 501(c)3 private, non-profit corporation, and we are responsible for producing the annual Fair as well as other select events.

Other events during the year are produced by outside promoters who rent our facilities. The Alameda County Fair Association staff supervises all events. The Association is completely self-supporting, and receives no funding from tax revenue.

The Alameda County Fair originated in 1859 in downtown Oakland as a Floral Fair. The first modern-day Fair in Pleasanton began in 1912, and has been held annually with the exception of the war years.

The Alameda County Fair racetrack is the oldest one-mile horse racing track in America, dating back to 1858. The sons of Spanish Don Augustin Bernal constructed it, and wealthy horse owners shipped their horses from the east to Pleasanton for training during the winter months.

 

Economic Impact of California Fairs

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Pat O'Brien, President
Janet Lochkart, Vice President
Rick K. Pickering, CEO

DIRECTORS (with city of residence)
Anthony Pegram, Oakland
Ario Ysit, Sunol
Bill McCammon, Pleasanton
Dawna Dowdell, Alameda
Dean Schenone, Pleasanton
Eric Wente, Livermore
Frank Imhof, Pleasanton
Gordon Galvan, San Leandro
Harvey Smith, Berkeley
Jack Balch, Fremont
Jack Kavanagh, Livermore
Jason Chin, Oakland
Jim McGrail, Livermore
John Smith, Fremont
Lil Arnerich, Alameda
Michael Mahoney, Hayward
Naomi Wallace, Fremont
Patsy Gilbert, Livermore
Paul Banke, Livermore
Richard Sealana, Union City
Robert Sherratt, Alameda
Robert Silva, Pleasanton
Ron Zeno, Oakland


DIRECTOR EMERITI
Billie Sherwood, Castro Valley
Clark Redeker, Newark
DeWitt Wilson, Pleasanton
Evelyn Johnson, Berkeley
George McDermott, Berkeley
Jim Coelho, Fremont