Today at the Fair (7/12/15)

It’s Doctors Medical Center Day at the fair. Also, it’s a “Free ’til 3” Sunday – admission is free until 3 p.m.

WHAT TO DO: Check out the butterfly exhibit, next to the fair entrance on North Broadway, open from noon to 9 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS: What’s more fun than cookies? Watching the junior decorated cookies competition, 12:45 p.m. in the competitive exhibits hall.

VARIETY FREE STAGE: 3BallMTY, 8:30 p.m.

ARENA: Rough Stock Cowboy 2015 Tour/Bull Riding, 6:30 p.m.

CENTER STAGE: CoraSol, 9 to 11 p.m.

HOURS: Gates open at noon; exhibit buildings close at 11 p.m.; carnival closes at midnight

PARK ’N’ RIDE: 11:30 a.m. to midnight; park and ride free from CSU, Stanislaus (Crowell Road off Monte Vista Avenue) or Pitman High School (Christoffersen Parkway). Shuttles run every 15 to 20 minutes.

WHERE: From Highway 99, exit at Fulkerth Road in Turlock and head east. For fairgrounds parking, turn right on Soderquist Road, or go past Soderquist for more parking; $5 per vehicle.

ADMISSION: $12 for adults; $5 for children 7 to 12 and seniors 65 and older; free for 6 and younger

INFORMATION: www.stancofair.com, 209-668-1333

This story was originally published July 11, 2015 at 2:19 PM with the headline "Today at the Fair (7/12/15)."