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Dixon May Fair 'Buzzing with Excitement'

Forget about the birds and the bees. Just think about the bees. The 141st annual Dixon May Fair, California's oldest fair, is "Buzzing with Excitement," and that's the theme of the fair, which opens Thursday, May 5 for a four-day run. Fairgoers will...

Chris Conklin, standing on a ladder in Madden Hall, looks at an image of honey bees pollinating almonds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Chris Conklin, standing on a ladder in Madden Hall, looks at an image of honey bees pollinating almonds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Chris Conklin, standing on a ladder in Madden Hall, looks at an image of honey bees pollinating almonds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Fairgoers will learn what to plant to attract bees. This display is in Madden Hall on the Dixon May Fair grounds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Fairgoers will learn what to plant to attract bees. This display is in Madden Hall on the Dixon May Fair grounds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Fairgoers will learn what to plant to attract bees. This display is in Madden Hall on the Dixon May Fair grounds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Buzzing with Excitement!

That's a honey of a theme! When the 141st annual Dixon May Fair opens May 5-8, 2016 at 655 S 1st St.,Dixon,  the grounds will be buzzing, in keeping with the theme, "Buzzing with Excitement." The fair is putting the "buzz" in bees and the bees in...

Buzzing with Excitement: This is the logo that graphic artist Steve Dana  of Dixon created for the 141st annual Dixon May Fair.
Buzzing with Excitement: This is the logo that graphic artist Steve Dana of Dixon created for the 141st annual Dixon May Fair.

Buzzing with Excitement: This is the logo that graphic artist Steve Dana of Dixon created for the 141st annual Dixon May Fair.

Agricultural scenes like this are prevalent in the Dixon area. This photo was taken of a sunflower field on Pedrick Road, Dixon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Agricultural scenes like this are prevalent in the Dixon area. This photo was taken of a sunflower field on Pedrick Road, Dixon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Agricultural scenes like this are prevalent in the Dixon area. This photo was taken of a sunflower field on Pedrick Road, Dixon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 6:39 PM

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