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The event is held in February on the Riverside County Fairgrounds. The fair is located in Indio, California, a city in the Colorado Desert, approximately 130 miles (210 km) east of Los Angeles. The Coachella Valley has about 250,000 date palms planted on approximately 5,000 acres (20 km 2) which produces 35,000,000 pounds of dates annually. [3]
The state fair has a history of crime. The Bee’s archives indicate 10 arrests, gunfire and fighting on opening day in 2008, a $100,000 heist in 2011 and a stabbing outside the front gate in 2003.
The Los Angeles County Fair was canceled shortly after the 1941 fair due to the outbreak of World War II and re-opened in 1948. The 2020-21 fairs were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in California, [15] deferring, as announced in May 2021, the next fair to May 2022, citing that summer heat resulted in reduced attendance. [16]
In June 2022, the NAMM Show returned to Anaheim as an in-person 3-day event. [ 14 ] [ 11 ] The following year's show, held in April, attracted 46,711 attendees from 120 countries and territories, and 1,200 exhibitors representing 3,500 brands. [ 15 ]
Aftershock 2024 saw the introduction of a new fifth stage, allowing an additional 30 bands to perform on the festival lineup. Approximately 160,000 people were in attendance for the festival weekend. [19] [20]
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California State Fair in July 2013. The California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo) is an independent state agency established by law in the California Food and Agriculture codes. Cal Expo is governed by an appointed 11-member Board of Directors and daily operations are managed by the chief executive officer (selected by the Board).
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