Salinas Valley Fair to Host Pop Up Fair Food; Fair Food To Go Features Iconic Fair Flavors

KING CITY – South County is invited to the Salinas Valley Fair’s Pop Up Fair Food To Go activity Thursday, September 24 – Sunday, September 27. Some of your favorite flavors of the fair will be for sale for a limited time only! Capitol Concessions will be serving corn dogs, funnel cakes, lemonade and cheese-on-a-stick. While Jayden’s will be on hand (Friday and Saturday only) with fresh popped kettle corn. Dates/Times/Vendors Thursday, September 24, 4pm-8pm, Capitol Concessions Friday, September 25, 4pm-8pm, Capitol Concessions, Jayden’s Kettle Corn Saturday, September 26, 1pm-8pm, Capitol Concessions, Jayden’s Kettle Corn Sunday, September 27, 11am-2pm, Capitol Concessions Pop Up Fair Food is located between the Rava Equestrian Barn and the King City Golf Course. Patrons are asked to enter at San Lorenzo Street and park at the adjacent lot or at the Stampede Grounds. No tables or seating will be provided as all food is “to-go” only. Guests are reminded to maintain social distancing measures and are required to wear a mask per the local ordinance. Hand washing and hand sanitation stands are accessible for guests as an added measure to prevent disease transmission. TJ Plew, Salinas Valley Fair , CEO, explained that the fairgrounds is grateful for the city staff, fire inspectors and health officials that have vetted Pop Up Fair Food to ensure compliance with all industry guidance. “The Salinas Valley Fair takes the health and safety of our community seriously”, says Plew. “Hosting Pop Up Fair Food gives us the opportunity to share one of the most popular aspects of the Salinas Valley Fair – the food”, remarks Margaret Noroian, President of the Salinas Valley Fair Board. “It is also our way to help our fair food vendors generate some business”. The main vendor, Capitol Concessions, has been serving corndogs at the Salinas Valley Fair for over 30 years. Owners Kevin and Candace Peck are past members of the Heritage Foundation, sponsor the fair’s Special Persons Day and generously donate food on Senior Day during the fair. While this is the first of its kind at the fairgrounds in King City similar events have a track record of success. Central Coast fairgrounds have all previously hosted fair food line ups for their communities. “We are thankful for Capitol Concessions and Jayden’s for providing their products to our community. If our guests comply with safety measures and we have a positive turn out I hope we can host another pop up fair food line up” says CEO TJ Plew. Pop Up Fair Food Menus, updates and general information can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and at www.SalinasValleyFair.com. ### The Salinas Valley Fair was started in 1941 to provide a venue for showcasing the agriculture in the area and give youth an opportunity to show and auction animals through 4-H and FFA. It has grown to be one of the largest Junior Livestock Auctions in the state and attracts young people from throughout Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo and San Benito Counties. The Fair is designed to be a safe, accessible venue for education, community engagement, and fun in a wholesome, family friendly environment. Even with restrictions in gatherings to prevent COVID-19 transmission, the fairgrounds remains an essential community resource as a distribution point for food banks, blood drive host, drive through fundraisers, livestock evacuation shelter, evacuee shelter site and Fire Incident Command Center.