Attendance was up this year at the California Mid-State Fair, but organizers say revenue from the carnival and alcohol sales was down.

The 79th annual California Mid-State Fair wrapped up its 12-day run on July 27.

This year, the fair reported a total of 366,2016 attendees walking through the gates of the Paso Robles Event Center, a 6.5% increase over 2024's total of approximately 335,000.

Carnival revenue totaled $1,692,094, a 1% decrease from last year.

The number of tickets sold to concerts in the Chumash Grandstand Arena totaled 83,000, a slightly lower number than in 2024.

This year, more than 55 vendors reported gross revenues of just over $3.3 million in non-alcoholic food and beverage sales, similar to 2024. However, sales of alcoholic beverages decreased. Organizers say that'

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