OC Fair board members will meet later this month to consider whether to cancel their annual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said Wednesday.
“A decision whether or not to cancel the 2020 OC Fair has not yet been made,” OC Fair spokeswoman Terry Moore said.
But the board is expected to consider the issue at an April 27 meeting. The board also has an April 23 meeting.
“When the time is right we will be so happy to welcome our guests again,” said Michele Richards, the chief executive officer of the OC Fair & Event Center. “For now, please stay safe and healthy and we will continue to work on future events and to follow official health directives to keep us all safe.”
The fairgrounds is now serving as a parking lot for 10 Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers that have been provided to the county to house transients at risk from or who have contracted COVID-19.
This year’s fair, themed “All for Fun,” is scheduled to begin July 17 and continue Wednesdays through Sundays until Aug. 16.
San Diego County canceled its 2020 fair on Tuesday.