Contra Costa County Fair Heritage Foundation

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The mission of The Heritage Foundation is to maintain a standard of excellence in the facilities and grounds of the Contra Costa County Fair by providing funds for capital improvement opportunities, educational opportunities and scholarships.

Congratulations to both of our scholarship winners 
05/16/2026

Congratulations to both of our scholarship winners 

05/01/2026

Dear Contra Costa County Fair Exhibitors and the Community of Contra Costa County:

It is with heavy hearts that the Contra Costa County Fair Heritage Foundation Board members announce that, effective July 31, 2026, the Heritage Foundation will formally dissolve.

The Heritage Foundation was founded in 2014 with the mission of maintaining a standard of excellence in the facilities and grounds of the Contra Costa County Fair by providing funds for capital improvements, educational opportunities, and scholarships. The Heritage Hog Scholarship and, in recent years, the Small Animal Scholarship were established through this effort. The vision of the Heritage Foundation has been to preserve and enrich the heritage of the Contra Costa County Fair by continuing to develop it into a premier destination.

Past and present Heritage Foundation Board members are proud of the success of the Foundation and the many contributions made to improve the fairgrounds. We were honored to support families during fair week, contribute to improvements such as the show ring and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation and its volunteers joined together to organize a livestock sale for exhibitors in 2020 and to host a Junior Livestock Show and Auction known as the Comeback Show in 2021. We are especially proud of all Heritage Hog and Small Animal Scholarship recipients.

In recent years, the Foundation has faced increasing challenges in recruiting new board officers and members, resulting in a growing reliance on a small group of dedicated volunteers to carry out its work. Despite their continued commitment and significant efforts, this level of responsibility has become unsustainable for the long-term operation of the organization. In addition, changes to the fair’s show schedule and overall timing have made it increasingly difficult to effectively host the Heritage Grove and to continue providing dinners for families on show nights—both of which have been important traditions of the Foundation’s presence at the fair. After careful and thoughtful consideration of these factors, the difficult decision was made to bring the Foundation’s operations to a close.

As this will be our final year, scholarship recipients will still be showing the Heritage Hog and Heritage Rabbits and going through the auction. Proceeds from these, along with our remaining funds, will be used to make improvements to the livestock area.

Although the Foundation will be dissolving, we remain deeply grateful for the years of partnership and the legacy we have built together. It has been an honor to serve the Contra Costa County community.

We wish Contra Costa County 4-H, FFA, Grange, and independent exhibitors and their families, along with the communities served by the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, continued success and enjoyment of all the fairgrounds have to offer.

Sincerely,
The Contra Costa County Fair Heritage Board

03/03/2026

🐴 Horse Show Info 🐴

We have some exciting things happening with the horse show this year!

We have added a few fun classes that will be up on Showman soon to enter as well as LEAD LINE for ages 8 and below!!

We will be awarding High Point Buckles in the Walk/Trot, Junior and Senior divisions as well as ribbons, banners and fun awards throughout the show.

Sponsorships are still needed to help make this show successful. Please follow the link to our Sponsorship page. We appreciate the support!

https://showman.app/shows #/contra-costa-fair-bf43/sponsor

03/03/2026

Applications are due in 2 days!! Don’t miss out!
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01/09/2026

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

12/24/2025

INTRODUCING THE NEW & IMPROVED MISS CONTRA COSTA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 👑✨

We are so excited to officially announce the revamp of the Miss Contra Costa Scholarship Program! This refreshed program is community-service focused, designed to empower young leaders, build confidence, and award scholarships to participants who want to make a difference in Contra Costa County. 💙

This program is about service, leadership, personal growth, and opportunity all while celebrating the tradition of the Contra Costa Fair.

📅 Program held during the Contra Costa Fair – May 14, 2026
👧 Ages 8–12 & 16–20
🎓 Scholarships awarded
🤝 Community service driven
✨ No previous pageant experience required

We are now accepting interest forms for those who want to learn more and be part of this exciting new chapter!

🔗 Interest Form Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMXAdxyPHWRkWXgZ_nWAtql7J3YYdtsGFKX70zLXycAFtLQ/viewform

📩 Questions? Email: [email protected]

12/24/2025

It’s almost time to be Wild About the Fair!!

Entries will be opening soon but before that time a few things to keep in mind:

🦁 Market Steer and Equine entries are due January 12th!!
🦒Market lamb, goat, hog and turkey entries are due March 12th!!
🐘 Rabbits, market chickens, breeding and showmanship are due April 12th!!

🎡All entries will be done online this year through www.showman.app 🎡

🎢Sponsorship information can be found by finding our page at www.showman.app. Once entries are live, click “find shows” and type in Contra Costa Fair!!

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1201 10th Street
Antioch, CA
94509

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