Let’s be real: The summer of 2020 has been a bust. How can we even call it a summer if there were no Ferris wheels, Tilt-A-Whirls or midway carnival games? All nine in-person Bay Area county fairs were canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A handful of the organizers, including the nonprofit that puts on the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, took this peculiar moment in history as a chance to experiment with new ways to keep their communities engaged — while following state and county health orders that require social distancing — and found success.
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