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LABOR DAY FUN IN SANTA PAULA WITH A PARADE & TRACTOR FAIR

With a 10AM Labor Day Parade and Second Annual Vintage Tractor Fair

By Sharon Rosenthal, www.camarillo.macaronikid.com August 24, 2014
The Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum will host its Second Annual Vintage Tractor Fair on Monday, September 1st, 2014, following the Santa Paula Labor Day Parade.

FREE LABOR DAY PARADE
The Santa Paula Labor Day Parade will take place in Downtown Santa Paula on Main Street, at 7th and Main Street and ends at the Gazebo at Santa Barbara and Mill, beginning at 10am with tractors, floats, horses, and lots of hard working folks celebrating their trades!

Parade Map
2ND ANNUAL TRACTOR FAIR
At the Second Annual Vintage Tractor Fair from 10:30am to 1:30pm, more than two dozen classic farm tractors from decades past will be displayed by their proud owners on Railroad Avenue adjacent to the Museum. Included at the fair will be live music with Santa Paula’s favorite rock and roll band -Cruise Knights, a noon pie eating contest and food trucks, and tractor-themed kids’ activities will add to the fun. 

Admission to the 2nd Annual Vintage Tractor Fair and to the Agriculture Museum is free. A Kids’ Outdoor Fun Zone, which is $5 per person, will also be featured. The Labor Day Vintage Tractor Fair is sponsored by the Limoneira Co.

With the purchase of a $5 wrist band, visitors can enter the Kids’ Fun Zone, in a secured area adjacent to the tractors.  Families can stay in or return to the Kids’ Fun Zone as they wish, with the wrist band.

Inside the Kids' Fun Zone, children can compete in or watch pedal tractor races, or bounce in a supervised, super-sized Jolly Jump. They can also ask for a balloon character from our balloon artist Cookie the Clown. There will also be a chance for kids and adults to get close and personal with several farm animals from chickens to alpacas in petting zoo area by Aloha Animal Experience.

Inside the Museum, visitors can view new exhibits about agriculture and vintage equipment in the air-conditioned historic building. Kids can climb on a real Oliver tractor and visit the Museum’s transparent, real beehive.  Also, visit the Museum’s General Store and shop our local vendors for special items.

For more information, call (805) 525-3100 or click HERE