Open to the public. Free admission.
2012 NEVADA WILD FEST MOVING TO RIO ALL-SUITE HOTEL & CASINO
Four-Day Festival Benefits The Lili Claire Foundation
October 25th-28th, 2012
LAS VEGAS (August 10, 2012)—This year’s Nevada Wild Fest will be held at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino from Thursday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012.
The Nevada Wild Fest features the biggest state-fair carnival experience in the Las Vegas Valley, with over 35 large format carnival rides & midway attractions, daily celebrity meet & greets, a free festival music stage featuring KWNR’s hottest country acts, the DockDogs® Iron Dog East vs. West competition.
This will be filmed as a one-hour television special for the Outdoor Channel. Other attractions include the Blood Village’s Haunted Maze, Las Vegas’ best gourmet food trucks and food vendors, beer and wine gardens, the world’s largest slingshot and incredible specialty arts and crafts vendors, just in time for holiday shopping.
All net proceeds from the Nevada Wild Fest benefit the Lili Claire Foundation, which provides medical genetics clinic and other social services to children and adults living with neurogenetic birth conditions.
http://www.nevadawildfest.com/
• Food Truck Chef vs. Restaurant Chef – July 19, 3:30 p.m. (Exhibit Promenade)
The Burnt Truck, a regular at the OC Fair’s Food Truck Fare, will kick off this year’s Chowdown series and compete against renowned chef Pascal Olhats, whose French-inspired cuisine has become a staple at several of his OC restaurants.• Food Truck vs. Food Truck – July 26, 7:30 p.m. (Food Truck Arena)
On July 26, two popular Food Truck Fares will race to the title in this year’s Food Truck vs. Food Truck Chowdown, featuring chefs from Fairgoer favorites Baconmania and Dogzilla Hot Dogs.•Pro Chef vs. Home Cook – August 2 and August 9, 5 p.m. (Exhibit Promenade)For the last two Thursdays of the Fair, The Lime Truck’s Jason Quinn, whose culinary success led to the opening of OC’s The Playground, will compete against OC home cooks James Boyd (August 2) and OC Weekly’s Dave Lieberman (August 9) in the OC Fair’s first-ever Pro Chef vs. Home Cook Chowdown. Both competitions begin at 5 p.m.
Food Truck Fare will also be returning to the OC Fair this year every Thursday from Noon-10 p.m. in the Livestock area. This year’s Food Truck Fare will feature the cuisine of Fairgoer favorites The Grilled Cheese Truck,, Chunk N Chip, Seabirds, Dogzilla, Baconmania, Grill Em All and more! Food Truck Fare is free with Fair admission and prices vary per truck.Food Truck Fare at the 2012 OC Fair will feature: 
New stop this Thursday 7/19 11:30-2 15601 Springdale st, Huntington beach w @tamarindotruck @ocburgermonster @rollingsushivan. RT
— YHK ROLLING INC. (@RollingSushivan) July 17, 2012
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