The Southern California Fair is an annual fair held at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds in

Perris Perris is an old railway city in Riverside County, California, United States, located east-southeast of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, an artificial lake, skydiving, and its sunny dry climate. Perris is wit ...

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, United States. The event features amusement rides, food concessions, competitive exhibits, carnival games, motorized events, live performances and more. The fair started in 1913 as the

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Fair and has been held at its current location since 1987. The

Perris Auto Speedway Perris Auto Speedway, also known as the PAS, is a 1/2 mile clay oval track located at 18700 Lake Perris Drive on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds in Perris, California. The track features a raised backstretch offering fans a better view over the infie ...

is a racetrack that opened in 1996.Perris Auto Speedway opens 20th anniversary season
- David Zink, The Press-Enterprise, 27 February 2015 No fair was held in 1917, 1942–44 nor 2020.

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"Sweetheart Contest" contestants at the Southern California Fair, Riverside, 1929

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