  Fresh Cheese served daily at the County Fair Fairs are great for a day of walking around looking at stuff and riding some scary carnival rides.
The local yokels are also good for a laugh and you can always be sure the U.S. Military will be there in force looking to recruit more fodder for wars in third-world countries. As usual Marian has a in dept posting on the event, which saves me from having to write anything other than my opinions.
urlLink http://www.maybe.com/blog/2004/06/alameda-county-fair.html My only problem with these fairs is the high prices of pretty much everything. I mean why is parking cost as much as admission? Also I'm not all that cool with all the livestock for sale that we saw. I can just imagine some kid going home with a cute baby chick only to have it neglected and dead in under a month. 
