WATSONVILLE — Guests from across the county and past on Saturday flocked to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville to get pleasure from spectacles similar to “Twinkle Time” and the magic of captain Jack Spareribs, carnival rides, uncommon collections, pig races, livestock auctions, equestrian competitions and honest meals classics similar to corn canine, turkey legs, kettle corn and different extra unconventional fares.
“The honest is only a nice group gathering, and it’s all the time family-friendly,” mentioned Caitlyn Blackstormof Santa Cruz who’d visited the honest daily since Wednesday. “And the cinnamon rolls are so good. They're one of the best cinnamon rolls I’ve ever had.”
The broad number of candy and savory treats attracts many to the honest, which closes its five-day run on Sunday, similar to Evan Ochoa de Leon of Watsonville who was visiting together with his grandmother Maggie de Leon and her 7-year-old grandson Samuel Duran who loves the meals, animals and carnival video games.
“We attempt to come yearly,” mentioned Ochoa de Leon. “It’s time and we all the time reap the benefits of the chance to deliver the household collectively.”
San Francisco residents Martha and Tim Singleton had by no means been to the Santa Cruz County Honest and have been totally having fun with their time away from the large metropolis. The couple got here to help their pal who had some award-winning squash on show.
“We got here to see how properly their squash did, and we simply love this honest. It’s such a throwback,” mentioned Martha Singleton. “I'm excited to see the quilts and the All Alaskan Racing Pigs.”
All of the furry and feathered creatures are additionally an enormous draw for individuals on the honest similar to Prunedale resident,Kathleen Gutierrez.
“I'm tremendous joyful to see the livestock again this yr,” mentioned Gutierrez. “I simply love seeing the 4-H youngsters and the attractive pigs they've on the market they’ve been working so exhausting on all yr.”
The pigs and the 4-H members weren’t the one ones competing on the honest Saturday. Aptos resident Kyra Corridor was the proud first-place winner of the hunter hack horse competitors Saturday.
“I’ve been driving for seven years, and competing for 2,” mentioned Corridor, who was there along with her father, 22-year Aptos resident Christopher Corridor. “I understand how to compete Western, however I like English driving extra.”
With so many issues to do and watch and eat, the Santa Cruz County Honest is like having a nationwide theme park right here in Santa Cruz County, if just for a short while.
“Since we will’t take my daughter to Disneyland, we wished to deliver her to the honest,” mentioned Rafael Jassoof Watsonville. “We love the meals and particularly the corndogs.”
IF YOU GO
What: Remaining day of the Santa Cruz County Honest.
The place: County Fairgrounds, 2601 E. Lake Ave. Watsonville.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Info: santacruzcountyfair.com.