I always enjoy the Fairplex when attending shows and expos here. Over the years I've attended everything from Tattoo, to MMA, and even Reptile shows here at the Pomona Fairplex. Depending on the gate and show, there are many locations and lots here to find, some closer to the freeway than others. Most recently, I attended the Reptile Expo here. $17 parking, fairly close to the event, and even shuttles that pick up from the deeper depths of the parking lot. The beers are cold, the Hot Dogs on sticks are warm, and the vendors always love this ideal location nestled between Orange County and LA. If you're into architecture, you'll enjoy the brutalist design elements, I snapped a pic that feels like it's out of Moscow or something, pretty epic. The parking attendants and guards are all really chill here and makes way for a great experience. It also seemed that the vendor parking was fairly close to the hall as well, making it easy for vendors to pack in/out. Great spot. read more

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~This review is for "Asian American Expo"~ Admission: Adult $10, Children $7, Senior $7 Parking: $10 Entertainment: One stage with live band Merchandise: Hall #4 to #8 selling different kinds of merchandise from Asia. Food: Over 20+ food vendors. Majority of them accept cash only. Waiting in long lines for some of the popular food vendors. The price is a little bit more expensive than eating in the restaurant & portion is a little bit smaller too. Not enough sitting area, many people have to sit on the stairs or floor to eat. read more

People directing parking are really bad at their jobs. They have no idea what's going on. Not helpful at all. One big fat star off for that. Also, the place is freakin' huge, but maps are super hard to get. How lame is that? SUPER lame is how lame it is!! We had one map between us. When we lost it, we were lost too. Couldn't find another dang map. They charge plenty to get in, c'mon Fairplex, pony up for some dang maps. What's with you guys? On top of that, finding a schedule of activities is even harder to find. What the deuce you guys? You've been doin' this thing since 1922 and you can't get the map and schedule thing together? Maybe you like people to wander around so they'll buy all that way over priced food while they are trying to find their way around and pay $5-$10 bucks to hop on a ride. Rand McNally called, he said to take two Texas-sized stars off for your lack of maps and schedules. There's not even a daily schedule to view on their website. They have one of best looking useless websites I've ever seen. Seriously, these guys just don't get it. This place is a one and done. It's so hot there too. It's no bueno. Take one look at the animals there. They are hatin' life it's so hot. They do have a few misting sprayers here and there, but not very many. Lamo Fairplexo! Not cool!! There's some good stuff, like the exhibits, but it's way more of a hassle than it's worth. I will never go back. We all left hot and tired, but not in a good way like when you had such a good time. It was, more of a "man, I'm sure glad I'm out of there," kinda' tired. If you must go, take lots of dough, you'll need it. Also, try to pick a cool or cloudy day. There are tons of school kids there in the morning, so if you don't like the sound of 30 busloads of screaming school kids, then don't show up until the late afternoon or evening. read more

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Fuck the Fairplex in LA. Took us 4 hours to get parking at a venue that was supposed to be prepared for 10k ppl. Completely unorganized. We left the hotel 1 hour before the venue was supposed to open, and we ended up missing half the bands because of the parking situation. Ridiculous! read more

I have been in the same 20 feet for about an hour in the parking lot. I left the event early. It is unreal how inept the parking is. I would rather die than come here again. read more

We came on 1/6/18 for the reptile expo. My boys had been looking forward to it since last October. Getting to the Fairplex from Ventura county was easy. We arrived early enough to avoid parking nightmares. Be sure to have cash- parking was only cash but $12 seem a decent charge. Lines for entering the Fairplex were pretty long (and about 6 of them) but they all moved rather quickly. Once parked, we knew exactly were to go, however we stood in line for about 10-15 mins only to find out as we got closer to the front of the line that the line we were standing was for cash entry only. Dang :( signs should be bigger and easily visible to avoid confusion. We decided to save our cash for the booths, so we transferred to the cc line and started at the back. Once in, expect madness. The good kind. All kinds of freebies and reptiles everywhere. Fun was had by all. Definitely bringing the kids back next year. read more

The Los Angeles County Fairplex fair and event grounds,located in the foothills community of Pomona,California,features great events in music,entertainment,crafts,RV,county fairs and auto related events like The Grand National Roadster Show.The Grand National Roadster Show,held at the Los Angeles County Fairplex, is the longest running indoor car show in the world! Now in its 17th year at The Fairplex in Pomona,California over 500 custom cars and hot rods compete in various categories for awards. The GNRS is a great 3 day event and hundreds of thousands of visitors come to see a collection of world famous custom card. There is also lots to see,eating establishments and beverages along with car related clothing and Memoribilia-a great time for motor heads and non automobile fans as well.Its an amazing show that is a great family,couples,guys,womans,friends,and young peoples event. Plenty of parking and loads of great times for all.Lots to photograph and instagrammable areas as well! Be sure you and your family enjoy an event at The Los Angeles County Fairplex-its a great place! . . . # grandnationalroadstershow #ilovecars #oldguysrule #oreillyautoparts #hotrods #roadsters #americanmusclecars #fairplex #family #couples #kidsfun #autoevents #carshows #californiadreamin #californiadreaming #yelpla #tripadvisor #googlemaps #waynesalvatti #photografxworldwide #canon #leica #nikon #sony #fujifilm #ishootfilm #ishootdigital #customcars #lacounty #fairplex #pomona #lacountyfairplex #gnrs #lockjawgarage read more

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I am reviewing this place simply for the Tattoo MMA expo. Lots of people ready to meet MMA Legend, Randy Couture and get some ink done. Place was banging with music, tons of tattoo booths, drinks, and food. Margartia prices $12-$15 Got the chance to meet Randy Couture & Joe "Daddy" Stevenson. It was pretty awesome got some of my stuff signed by Randy and it was one hella experience. If they ever bring MMA to Fairplex again, I'll for sure go again. Tickets cost $25 read more

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Came here for the Dinosaur event, you drive through to see the Dinosaur show, well I been now to 4 different drive thru events, and this 1 is far the worst one ever, I expected the Dinosaurs to have more movement, more louder sound affects, the show wasn't good, and I will never come to this again. Wasn't exciting to my 9yr old grand daughter or my older children. I gave 3 stars for trying to make its nice. read more

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I've attended several conventions at Fairplex which have all been fantastic. Anime Impulse, Animanga, and the LA Fair have always been fun experiences. The grounds are well kept and easy to get to and from. They have trams that run from the parking area to the buildings. Plenty of bathrooms. I'll definitely be attending events here into the future. read more

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This is strictly for the Fairplex management, employees, and organization and is in no way a reflection of the vendors exhibiting there. I arrived ready to enjoy a day at the yearly Cat Show, which was glorious, by the way. Driving into the parking lot, there are no signs anyplace indicating where you should park. People are driving in circles, pedestrians walking dangerously on the wrong side of the street... No one directing traffic anywhere from the street. I knew exactly where to go-to the website said "Gate 1, Bldg. 7". When I arrived at this location, the parking toll guard tells me, No, I have to go back up to Gate 17. I comply and find no less than 7-8 lanes of cars trying to get into the Fairplex. I wait, and wait. I see all 8 lanes, after they are robbed, er I mean, pay 10.00 to park, being funnelled into ONE lane. It's moving monstrously slowly. There is NO REASON for this; the parking lot is enormous there are ACRES of spaces. ACRES. We finally get to the first guy directing all the traffic. What they have done is reduce all traffic to one lane, and then cause even more backlogs by directing exiting traffic to the same area. (Why??) Now the power-tripping traffic guy is yelling at people, waving arms furiously, and generally causing more chaos. He thinks he's a NYC traffic cop in Times Square... People are stopping to ask questions and he's yelling at them to Keep Moving. All he needed was a whistle. After this clustertruck, we encounter yet ANOTHER screaming employee, rudely waving, gesturing and yelling, directing to the furthest point visible to the naked eye...It's my turn and Um yeah, No. The building I'm supposed to be in is now further away than ever after all this misdirection. I am not going to the furthest edge of the lot. So I drive through the lot to try and get closer, and I do. The guy who parks next to me was just as exasperated when we emerge from our vehicles simultaneously. He was headed to the RV Show and it made no sense to him either why we were parking so damn far away. As I am walking, and walking, there are fences and gates blocking me from getting across quicker, now I see cars driving past me, to the spaces closer, and I hear yet another employee asking drivers what show they are there for and directing these cars to where I should have been! Where was he when I arrived? Why didn't the two nincompoops I first encountered ask me where I was headed instead of commanding me to Siberia?! Absolutely NO directional signs. Now I am almost to the area of Bldg.7, I am seeing mirages at this point (incidentally, I am nearly to the place where I originally turned in according to the directions on the website) I finally get close enough to see the tops of the building Im supposed to be in, but the entrances are blocked. I see another employee in a golf cart and ask: "How do I get to the Cat Show in bldg. 7?" He directs me to a break in the fencing and says that's " the only way in." I have to walk All Around the Octoberfest building, empty shells of the Fair, walking walking walking over more scorching asphalt until I see building 4. But its Blocked by a big blue and white striped fenced tarped barrier. There is NO way to get in seemingly. I ask yet another becarted employee... He tells me go behind the "Beer building" yes, this is what he called it... More time wasted, still no way in. Now I'm on, what, the fifth person? I ask someone I see vacuuming, and she says I have to walk all the way back whence I came, because there is 'no other way'.... By this time I'm furious, hot, and exhausted. (I must really love cats) And here's where I come across Broomhilda. Lifelong Fairplex employee, decked out in vest / uniform / powertrip, and I ask her, is there a shuttle that will take me back to my car, because I saw shuttle stop signs on my epic journey from the Hinterland. She says "No. Those are only for the RV show". I smile, "How will they know?" Ms. Helpful: " It's only for the RV people." Me: "But why? I paid to park too." I ask why nobody knew where to direct me and she tells me: "Oh well, not my problem." Nice. I tell her have a nice day and she says: "Oh I Wiiiiiiill!!!" In a creepy sing-songy (wicked witch) voice. Excuse. Me. Rude rude rude. Rude. So, upon leaving, trekking back to my car, I over hear a Fairplex employee telling a driver: " Oh you're going to the Cat Show? You can park here (pointing about a mile closer than I ended up) and you Can Take the Shuttle Back to your car if you need to...." WTF? What is Wrong with this place? Why are they so unorganized? Why is every employee not informed of what is where in the grounds? So they can direct venue-goers. Aren't these employees aware of the concept of Customer Service?? I suppose not. When people pay 10 bucks to park and 4.00 for a bottled water, I guess it's our own fault. Not going to be going to Pomona Fairplex for awhile, cats or no cats. read more

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Our family had so much fun today at Jurassic Quest thanks to Yelp for gifting us the tickets. We saw dinosaurs and my kids went to all the dinosaurs jumpers laughing from ear to ear. There are photo booth, souvenir area, fossils digging, jumpers and tons of giant moving dinosaurs statues. Lots of photo ops with the dinosaurs. There are also food vendors inside the building and outside, we got Pinks hot dogs and ice cream. Parking was $12, we got there pretty late so a lot of vendors were closed and the place was a little empty. read more

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Came here for the reptile expo on 1/7 and it was aweeeeeeeesome. We saw over 100,000 reptile species and pet a lot of beautiful creatures. We almost bought a gecko but the booth we were looking at only took cash :( ( NEXT TIME) We had a great time. Tickets were $14 for adults and $9 for kids under 12 years old. Parking was $12 read more

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We took our kids there when they were small. We were lured in by an offer to get in for only $1. Of course, we went and the whole world was there. This was not surprising. What was surprising was the fact that we spent about 2-3 hours trying to find a parking place. Then, after circling around for hours, they notified everyone that the place was at attendance capacity and they would not allow any more people in! Wow. So we tried to exit and it took another 2+ hours to exit the parking. They could have stopped people from coming into the parking earlier in anticipation of hitting the maximum attendance, but no. They made all these people, including us, waste their time and gas for nothing. I used to go all the time to the LA Fairplex in Pomona, but will never go again... read more

Too crowded and not enough time to do anything wish it was a little less crowded I guess with better parking

Came here for the Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo this was an outdoor event and three indoor buildings. Parking was 10 and entrance fee was 20 without discounts. There were people directing parking traffic. They had trams you can catch to take you to the ticket booth and entrance. If you been to the LA County Fair then you're familiar with the layout of outdoor vendors and eating spots and the buildings that have vendors and food as well. Overall nice Fairplex but on summer or early fall days it's a sauna even inside the buildings so keep cool and hydrated and rest in shaded areas. read more

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I came here recently to attend the Tom's Warehouse Sale. The staff on the grounds were very helpful right from the beginning. I drove onto the fairgrounds and there were ample signs directing me to the warehouse. They charge 10$ for parking and the staff who helped me was very nice and again very helpful. As for the Tom's Warehouse Sale, the lines were orderly and efficient for a Thursday evening. I left the warehouse at 8pm. The fairgrounds offered plenty of lighting and security for me to feel safe walking back to my car alone. read more

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I wish there were more trees... I've been here for so many things it's hard to count. From the fair, to HARD summer 2016 o the weekly food truck festival in the summer time. I'm burning up, getting darker by the second haha read more

Fairplex - Love when the food truck festival comes here... every Thursday may-aug. free admission, free parking and DELICIOUS food. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Pomona, California

As the husband of one of these ladies. Thank you Fairplex staff. Shout to the staff who made the ladies leaving the Scrapbook Expo feel safe exiting the event. Thanks for getting them to their vehicles safely! You guys are awesome! read more

I have been coming here for the car shows for many years. This is also the grounds for the L A County Fair. The Grand National Car Show is now $25 so it can be a pricy day with food and a few trinkets and parking. I will say that this is one of the best car shows in the Western USA. read more

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There sure is a lot of different stuff going on at the Fairplex. It sort of patchwork, racing, train museums, art museum, restaurants and convention spaces. They also do haunted attractions in October. Overall, the facilities are kind of run down and seem to have been built up piecemeal. There is no consistent architectural theme. But there is lots of parking! No recommendation. read more

February 2022. Came here to the Fairplex in my RV and paid more than $100 per night to stay on the fairgrounds for the NHRA Drag races. Stayed near the NHRA museum. Been going here for 8 years now except 2021. Always been a great experience. But now you're not even allowed to ride a bicycle in the Fairplex let alone anything else. There's these people from Allied Universal security who have nothing to do but zoom around on these carts and hassle anyone on a bike or God help them, on anything else. I talked to one of them and the person pointed out some of the cameras that are all over. Seems they're all afraid of someone named Doreen and apparently there is someone who has nothing to do but watch screens to see if someone is riding a bike or anything else. It felt like a prison camp the whole time with these Allied Universal carts and vehicles zooming around, and rather fast at that, looking for people that the person who is watching the screens radios them to catch. It wasn't this way before. Crazy. Never coming back. Ever. read more

LA Fair....Love it.. Came on Weds for Senior get in free, cause mom and pops, u both are seniors... Lines were crazy getting in, but once in, it was smooth sailing.. Love that every booth takes credit cards... read more

Came here for a company event in a picnic area that I was completely unaware of. I was actually pleasantly surprised. The facility was sort of isolated, so it didn't feel like we were thrown together with other events going on at the same time. The restrooms were better than I thought they were going to be, and the parking is spacious. Would I come here again? Absolutely. read more

The Fairplex is a pretty big area for showing off what ever event they have going on over there. I went there for the retro city festival and always had room for parking and ease of access for entering and exiting the place. They had food and drinks available for purchase Incase you get hungry at what ever event you're attending. read more

Went here for Covid testing, drive up only which is nice. Despite there being a ton of cars, they did a great job maneuvering everybody and I felt like it went pretty smoothly. Only complaint was it took an hour and a half wait to get tested. read more

I recently attended the Bite Size Fair at the Pomona Fairplex. It was exactly what I expect a tiny version of the LA County Fair so the vibe was fun and the general experience was great. During COVID we are selective as to which events we attended. The fair advertised that mask were required vaccinated or not which was fine with us, what wasn't fine was that the retail vendors did not adhere to the policy, only a couple had on masks. It was disrespectful and unacceptable. The attendees were great at adhering to the requirements but not the vendors. I was very disappointed and did not purchase one item due to the fact that I did not want to go up to unmasked vendors. Very disappointed as it was small enough they could have been told and been required to put them on. Do better ! read more

I was just here for the tropicalia festival to see prayers, enanitos verdes, caifanes and hombres g. The event had plenty of vendors(including a Johnnie Walker stand) and friendly security. There were four stages, all with quality sound (i could hear caifanes perfectly from the stands when my old ass got tired). I would definitely come back for another concert, my girl said she came to warped tour before and had a blast. I'll make sure to be back have some drinks and dance the night away again. ... oh and a sidenote gate 17 for rideshare is the quickest way in and out.. took just a couple of minutes to get to and from our room. read more

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This review is for the INSANE INCREDIBLE 5K The best 5k so far. We ran around the whole fairgrounds and every so often there was inflatable obstacle courses from mattress run, to slides, to huge bouncy house. It was so fun. The fairgrounds were very clean and parking was a breeze, but $10. I also grew up coming to the Pomona Fair every summer and every year it is very fun. read more

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Great location parking was $12 a bit high for a sports event during the month of March! Used one of the large building! Surrounding area was clean, and parking crew were helpful and kind read more

Disorganized. Not enough helpers. Not enough signs. Where are the restrooms?!?! Trash cans?!?! My first bubble run here and so far I'm not impressed. $10 parking. read more

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The fairplex was a great host to such an awesome event that translated into one of the best experiences for me. Hard Day of the Dead 2014 was amazing, don't regret choosing it as my first edm concert. Other than minor problems at the entrance with costumes and go pros there was nothing else I can complain about. Drinks prices were what I expected. I was delightfully surprised to see that zip lining was $10 so we jumped at that opportunity. The wait was a little long but it was worth the wait. Overall, every dj set we chose to see was invigorating and energizing in every way. I jumped almost all night, listening to dj sets by Zedd, Calvin Harris, Galantis, Felix Cartal, RL Grime, Zeds Dead, Tchami, and Bassnectar. The lighting, the effects, and the crowd, it was all fun! read more

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Drove all the way from the Bay Area to attend Hard Day of the Dead! To be honest, the venue was pretty good. This place is huge! Besides all of the parking spaces, the actual venue was enormous! IT's essentially held at a massive parking lot! There was lots of room (maybe too much) between stages as it seemed like a journey to get from one stage to the next. They have lots of bathroom locations, but since they're all spread apart, it takes forever to get to one and then you gotta wait in line. There's plenty of food, merchandise, and water filling stations in the middle. Alcohol was sectioned off with extra security to ensure no underage drinking. There's a ferris wheel in the center so you know you made it to the right place. The 2 main stages were amazing! The Hard Stage definitely reminded me of Cosmic Meadow at EDC LV. The entire stage was basically LED screens and stobe lights. I just wish there were more lazers and confetti/streamers, but I was still quit impressed. I like how the sounds travels all the way to the back. No matter where you stand in the crowd, you can feel the bass in your veins which is very good sound production. The one thing that this place needs massive improvement on is leaving the parking lot after the event. OMG this was truly horrendous! I have never left an event that was as disorganized as this! I know there were 3 ways to leave, but even then why have 5 lanes converge into 1 lane to leave? There's no one else coming in. Open up the lanes so more people can leave at once. And why block off the main street that everyone used to get in with? Everything was great until we had to leave which was just a disaster. read more

Went to the Tom's Warehouse Sale! Extremely pleased with the organization and the speed we were in and out of a warehouse sale. The people were extremely nice and the security were keeping the lines moving. We found a bunch of stuff and were pleased with our experience. Only problems we had was that there were a lot of flies when we were waiting outside but somethings are out of our control. I can't wait for the next warehouse sale here. I will be there . read more

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Stay at the Sheraton if you're attending any event at the Fairplex! It's within walking distance :) I came here for HARD's Day of the Dead. It's crazy to think that just 4 years ago it was a smaller festival at the Shrine and now it's exploded to a full-blown rave. The Fairplex was a good call for the amount of people that now show up to this event. I never felt too crowded. They set the place up like a fun amusement park! There was a Ferris Wheel (free) and a zip line (for $10). The Fairplex probably has early restrictions because HARD went from 11am to 11pm which is really early for a festival. A lot of people went to nearby hotels to party. Can't wait to go again! read more

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Been a long time since I've been to a fair so I forgot how expensive everything was. Parking was $15 and u get shuttled to the grounds. I didn't want to ride much or play many games so I got the $5 fun pass. That was a joke because I only got to play two games w the sorriest looking prizes I've ever seen. The highlight was a $6 funnel cake and a great saxophonist that was in this quiet section of the fair. Some of the staff wasn't the friendliest including this guy who was barrier police for the go carts. His instructions were very robotic- stop the line please. If I'm in your ear, stop the line. I definitely won't be back. read more

Wow, I didn't think much of the fair, but it really blew me by surprise. The LA County Fair is so much bigger and better than the OC Fair. There are plenty of rides, attractions, exhibits, shows, food, etc. I had a great time at the fair. If you want to see and try everything, you will definitely need more than a day's time here. read more

I came here for HARD Summerfest and this place was so chaotic. Getting into the venue was crazy because there was traffic from the highway exit to the entrance of the parking lot. I would say that the venue offers a crap ton of parking spaces, but with that comes terrible traffic getting in and out of the venue. This area was able to have 5 stages for HARD summer and space was not really an issue. Problems with HARDsummer/venue were: 1) The free water stations were a complete mess at times b/c no one is managing the water stations. One of the stations had a leaky hose and there was a giant puddle around the station. Not only was this a waste of water, but it just made the water lines chaotic. 2) The ventilation for the indoor stages were terrible, it was a sauna. You would literally have drops of sweat on your body once you stayed more than 5 minutes. Warning: the security made random people take off their shoes. If you choose to sneak whatever you want in, be warned. My security guy literally grabbed my junk and went around my pants line to try to find anything. It made the security line for the guys super long and annoying. Security lines will always be a problem, but this is the first event I've been to where people had to take off shoes. read more

My family and I visited the OC Fairplex in Costa Mesa for the Jurassic Quest experience. Overall we had a good time, my little one is obsessed with dinosaurs and loved it. Pros; you move at your pace You tube audio tour was great Dinosaur are pretty cool Cons Unfortunately the biggest negative I have is the Photo op picture at the end. We were very excited to see our photo to print and frame in my little ones room. But unfortunately the employee who took it COMPLETE FAILED TO SEE THAT THE DINOSAURS WERE NOT VISIBLE IN THE PICTURE so basically I have a picture of my family and I sitting in our car in a parking lot... No Dinosaurios visible what a Shane I an extremely disappointed. Ticket price was high $50+ for a short experience and you can't go through again. My little one wanted us to go again but there is no re-entry. Souvenirs are expensive read more

Very very pricey fair. But then again what's not pricy in Cali. There are a lot of games to play. Which are basically impossible to win. I "won" a Charmander once but I was maybe 60$ in and I ended up paying the dude 20$ for one lol. Not saying any names A lot of food here too Come check it out. read more