• LA County Fair marks 90th year with kids, pigs, and cotton candy

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    Boys pose for a photo at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, Calif. on Sept. 5. The nation's largest county fair, running from Aug. 31 to Sept. 30, is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

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    Visitors buy food at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, Calif. on Sept. 5.

    The Los Angeles County Fair, the nation's largest county fair, celebrates its 90th year. The fair, which started in 1922, cost 50 cents to enter and was attended by 49,461 people during its first year, according to a press release. Over 1.4 million people attend now.

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    Keyla Barreto, right, 6, shoots bubbles at her brother Jean, 5, at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, Calif. on Sept. 5.

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    Pigs race at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, Calif. on Sept. 5.

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    Daisy Pursley, 2, walks among goats at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, Calif. on Sept. 5.

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  • 'Hog-N-Mud Wrestling' at the Canyon County Fair

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    Brianna Woods of Caldwell, Idaho tries to grab hold of a pig as Tyler Robinett of Middleton, Idaho reaches out from behind to grab hold as the pair competed in a Hogs-N-Mud Wrestling competition on Friday, July 29 at the Canyon County Fair in Caldwell.

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    Jordyn Dormier of Boise, Idaho readies to mud wrestle a pig along with her crew from team "Bacon Bandits" on Friday.

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    A pig races around a muddy pen trying to evade young children as they attempt to catch it during the Hog-N-Mud Wrestling event, Friday, July 29, 2011 at the Canyon County Fair in Caldwell, Idaho.

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    Isabelle Campbell of Meridian, Idaho leads her friend Bailey Craig of Nampa, Idaho out of the mub pen after competing in the Hogs-N-Mud Wrestling event at the Canyon County Fair, Friday.

     

  • Chris Schneider / AP

    Brandan Styles, left, and Ellie Rusinova, right, both of Denver, look at a pen of alpacas at the first Denver County Fair in Denver, Colorado, on July 28.

    Denver bets on a county fair, aiming at hipsters

    The AP reports:

    Denver has an ambitious plan to revive the county fair: blend throwback chic with urban grit to draw crowds celebrating everything weird and crafty. Mix funnel cakes with drag queens, add a dash of old-time quilting and newly hip knitting, and the recipe could produce what organizers hope is a new flavor of county fair. Read the full story.