{"id":143058,"date":"2023-02-28T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-record-breaking-return-of-the-riverside-county-fair-national-date-festival-presented-by-fantasy-springs-resort-casino\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T17:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:00:02","slug":"el-riverside-county-fair-national-date-festival-presentado-por-fantasy-springs-resort-casino-regresa-rompiendo-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-riverside-county-fair-national-date-festival-presentado-por-fantasy-springs-resort-casino-regresa-rompiendo-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-Breaking Return of the Riverside County Fair &amp; National Date Festival presented by Fantasy Springs Resort Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE; BORDER-TOP:1pt  black; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt  black; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt  black; BORDER-LEFT:1pt  black\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">INDIO, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 28, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; It&#8217;s a Date for the record books as the 2023 Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival presented by Fantasy Springs Resort Casino completed its 10-day run in <span class=\"xn-location\">Indio<\/span> yesterday, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg7d4bleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg7d4bleft\" title=\"Riverside County Fair &amp; National Date Festival February 17-26, 2023 Riverside County Fairgrounds, 82-503 CA Highway 111, Indio, CA, 92201\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1985166\/Date_Fest_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Riverside County Fair &amp; National Date Festival February 17-26, 2023 Riverside County Fairgrounds, 82-503 CA Highway 111, Indio, CA, 92201\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The community came together to celebrate the very best in <span class=\"xn-location\">Riverside County<\/span> for the first time since 2020 with Blue Ribbon competitions, community performances, and date-laden treats,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Chris Pickering<\/span>, Principal Partner of the Fairgrounds&#8217; new operator Pickering Events LLC. &#8220;This year marked the return of the Fair &amp; Date Fest; future years will see its growth.&#8221; The County of <span class=\"xn-location\">Riverside<\/span> signed a 5-year agreement with Pickering Events to operate the 91-acre Riverside County Fairgrounds in June of 2022, following a competitive bid process.<\/p>\n<p>Among other traditions, the 2023 Fair &amp; Date Fest saw the return of the Junior Livestock Auction, raising over <span class=\"xn-money\">$248,000<\/span> for local youth who collectively sold 187 project animals on Saturday. More than 2,000 students participated in free school tours of the event&#8217;s exhibit halls and received free tickets to return to the Fair &amp; Date Fest. New this year, Pickering Events partnered with long-time carnival operator for the Fair &amp; Date Fest, Butler Amusements, and The Bailey-Findley Foundation to award <span class=\"xn-money\">$24,000<\/span> in scholarships to 14 graduating high school seniors throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Riverside County<\/span>. Students from 17 high schools participated in the program.<\/p>\n<p>Butler Amusements set an all-time record on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sunday, February 19<\/span><sup>th<\/sup> and experienced its three highest days of ridership in its 20-plus years of history with the Fair &amp; Date Fest. The Giant Wheel, Exscream Machine, and Hawaiian Express thrilled the most guests, while younger audiences enjoyed the return of the separated Kids Carnival.<\/p>\n<p>Guests treated themselves to their favorite fair foods along with new delicacies as they grazed their way through this year&#8217;s event, driving a 10% increase in food sales over the 2020 event. This year&#8217;s menu included Date Shakes, Bacon Wrapped Dates, Milk Tea with Date syrup, Date Nut Bars, Date Tea, Date Brownies, Date Parfait, Date BBQ Sauces, Date Hot Sauce, and a variety of locally-grown Coachella Valley Dates. The Cooking Channel&#8217;s &#8220;Carnival Eats&#8221; production crew spent four days filming tasty treats for three episodes that will air this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Crowds mirroring pre-pandemic numbers were impressive considering last week&#8217;s storms and weekend rain. Sea Lions, Camel Rides, Pony Rides, Racing Pigs, Pirate Shows, Hypnotist, Pageant performers, and numerous community groups added to the public&#8217;s enjoyment and to celebrate with family and friends and make lifelong memories.\u00a0 Singer-songwriter <span class=\"xn-person\">Pancho Barraza<\/span>, Mariachi Sol de <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, and The Fray drew the largest concert crowds, and the PRCA Rodeo, Demo Derby, and Monster Trucks packed the Grandstand Arena.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The tremendous turnout for the Date Festival is a testament to how important this event is to our community,&#8221; said Supervisor <span class=\"xn-person\">V. Manuel Perez<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">Riverside County&#8217;s<\/span> District 4. &#8220;Pickering Events did a great job producing the festival for the first time which offered something for everyone reflecting the diversity of our Coachella Valley. We are so pleased to be a partner with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Riverside County Fair &amp; National Date Festival presented by Fantasy Springs Resort Casino will return <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 16-25, 2024<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Merry Aronson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Maryann Ridini Spencer<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:Merry@MPowerMedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">Merry@MPowerMedia.com<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:Maryann@MpowerMedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">Maryann@MpowerMedia.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(818) 720-1063 cell\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(818) 884-0104 cell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(818) 760-1502 office\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(818) 760-1502 office<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>CONTACT: <span class=\"xn-person\">Merry Aronson<\/span>, <a href=\"mailto:Merry@MPowerMedia.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Merry@MPowerMedia.com<\/a>, (818) 720-1063 cell, (818) 760-1502 office;\u00a0Maryann Ridini Spencer, <a href=\"mailto:Maryann@MpowerMedia.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Maryann@MpowerMedia.com<\/a>, (818) 884-0104 cell, (818) 760-1502 office<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; 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