The St. Mary's Country Fair in downtown Los Gatos is back through Sunday the 11th at 5pm. 

This year the fair is a little more kid-centric and there are more inflated play structures.  Things are not all where they were in the past, but the best of the best is all still there: great food, live entertainment, games, rides, and goods to purchase. (Jim and I just got back in from enjoying supper and a 2.5 hour stint overseeing the Obstacle Course - part playhouse, part inflated balloon attraction). 

Everyone's welcome. The fair's proceeds are split between the school and the parish, and helps to support outreach work in the community too. Please stop on by!  The fair can be accessed off of West Main Street and Lyndon Avenue or off of Bean Avenue near Tait.   There's no entry fee!

The St. Mary's Country Fair in downtown Los Gatos is off to a fantastic start!  Last night the place was hopping to the tunes of the Joe Sharino Band. Tonight it's the Cheeseballs. Come on back!

Today started off a little cool and slow but picked up by 11 or 11:30 or so. The wind died down and it got to be very comfortable, and folks from all over town were there.

The burrito booth ended up being over-staffed, so I was reassigned to work the skee ball booth from 10am to 1pm today. It was a great spot with a clear view of the stage and I saw loads of people I knew there, including Steve Rice, who's running for town council.

What's really neat about working a game booth, though, is being able to interact with kids. One young family came through and their daughter was just too adorable to not photograph (with their permission). I played with the image because unfortunately the toddler's face was shadowed and the groovy sunglasses she's wearing don't show up too well. I think my favorite of the four is the third one in from the left as it's really focused on her.

The Country Fair continues tonight and tomorrow. A petting zoo and pony rides are available again tomorrow from 11am - 3pm.  Enjoy!

Tonight begins another fun weekend in downtown Los Gatos at the annual St. Mary's Country Fair. (Located on Bean at Tait but also reachable via Lyndon Court off Main Street.)

Starting at 5pm today, there will be rides, food booths, arts & crafts and much more. Free music and dancing both tonight and tomorrow night - no cover charge!

There's something for everyone. Need more info? Please see my other post about the fair.

If you happen to be there on Saturday, stop by and say hello!  I'll be working the burrito booth from 10am - 1pm. Hope to see you there!

St. Mary's Country Fair in Los Gatos is an annual event that happens the second weekend of October. This year, my family and I visited it on Sunday morning. It was quieter than we've seen it on Friday nights or anytime on Saturday (esp Saturday nights, which tend to be packed). Really geared towards the littlest members of the community on Sundays, the fair nonetheless has something for everyone then too.

It should be added, too, that while there was a magnificent car was benefit going on at Fisher Middle School for Sara Cole, the Country Fair had a booth to draw donations too. It looked like they were doing well .

I took a lot of photos to share with you - a snapshot in time of a Sunday morning at the fair. I hope you will enjoy the slideshow! (And there are extra still photos to view as well.)