News

Note that all fairs, scheduled to start in September & October, have been cancelled or will have no poultry on site.  For a list of fairs, see the CDFA list here:

https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/FairsAndExpositions/Fair_Information/Fair_Dates_and_Information.asp

Note that all fairs, scheduled to start in August, have been cancelled.  For a list of fairs, see the CDFA list here:  https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/FairsAndExpositions/Fair_Information/Fair_Dates_and_Information.asp?i=08

In addition, the Riverside Co. Fair & National Date Festival, scheduled for February 2021, has been cancelled.

The fairs listed below have now been cancelled.  Also see the 5/25 and previous announcements to see fairs that have previously been cancelled.

Note that the Virulent Newcastle Disease (VND) quarantine has ended in Southern California.  Please see the details here: 

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/Newcastle_Disease_Info.html

These fairs have been cancelled or have announced "no poultry" since the last update on 4/29/20.

There has been no blanket decision about the implications of COVID-19 on our Fair season.  As of April 27, the following Fairs have published their 2020 status as shown below.   The information is divided by month (May, June, and July) and the fairs listed alphabetically within each month. 

Dr. Bradley

Dr. Bradley discouraged to announce that as of February 18, 2020 there is another positive backyard premise in San Bernardino County.

*These fairs have been added since the last update.

Below is the January 31 update on the virulent Newcastle disease regarding fairs and poultry shows from Dr. Jones, the California State Veterinarian.

StateVeterinarianUpdateFairsandShows.pdf