Our Mission
To preserve and enrich the heritage of the Salinas Valley Fair and showcase agricultural industries to the community. It will offer support to the 4-H and FFA programs, create agricultural education opportunities, promote public awareness and support for ongoing projects sponsored by the Salinas Valley Fair in maintaining and improving the current facility to further service the needs of the community.
our history
The Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation was formed in 2001 by a group who are dedicated to supporting, and improving, the Salinas Valley Fair in King City. In 2002, the Heritage Foundation became a 501(c) 3, and has since built a membership from the Salinas Valley and beyond.
Since the beginning, the Board of Directors, volunteers, and supporters have been hardworking and focused on bringing improvements to the Salinas Valley Fair through capital improvements and fundraising. In late 2002, the Heritage Foundation and Salinas Valley Fair embarked on their first project raising the funds necessary to demolish the wooden, antiquated livestock buildings and build two modern, clear span buildings totaling nearly 120,000 square feet. Those building came to be known as the Rava Barn and the Topo Barn. The barns are now landmarks on Highway 101 and have forever changed the landscape of the of the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds.