• 11 a.m. - John Marsh, fruit tree selection and trimming, Flower Show Stage -
• 11:30 a.m. - Dana Middle School Jazz Band, San Diego Showcase Stage

• Noon - Learn about organ donations, Hero Exhibit

• Noon - Pie-eating contest, Plaza Stage

• 12:30 p.m. - Watermelon-spitting contest, Farm

• 4 p.m. - Meet Honored Nurse Ellen McKissick, Hero Exhibit

• 7:30 p.m. - "Weird Al" Yankovic, Harrah's Grandstand Stage

Daily fair features

• Doggies of the Wild West, 9:30 a.m. at O'Brien Gate; 11 a.m. at Plaza Stage; 1 p.m. at Ralphs Infield Stage

• Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Durante Arena

• NEW Turkey Stampede, 11:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m., Sparkletts Water Infield

• Dixie Hasslers, Dixieland band; 12:30 p.m., O'Brien Stage

Fair facts at a glance

WHEN: June 8 through July 4. (Closed June 11, 12, 18, 19 and 25). Gates open at

10 a.m. daily. Exhibit buildings close at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and

at 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The carnival is open from 11 a.m. to

midnight on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays, Sundays and

July 4.

WHERE: Just west of Interstate 5 at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Via de la Valle is

the freeway exit.

HOW MUCH: Adults, $12; seniors 62 and older, $6; children 6 through 12, $6;

children 5 and under, free. Three-day passes are $26.

PARKING: $9 for standard vehicles and $15 for motorhomes. "Preferred parking"

near the main gate, $14.

SHUTTLES: Free parking is available daily at Horsepark, 14550 El Camino Real,

just off of Via de la Valle at El Camino Real. On weekends and on July 4, from

9 to 1 a.m., additional shuttles will run every 15 minutes from Torrey Pines

High School (3710 Del Mar Heights Road, Carmel Valley) and from MiraCosta

College's San Elijo Campus, (3333 Manchester Ave., Cardiff).

TELEPHONE: (858) 755-1161

WEB SITE: www.sdfair.com