Santa Cruz County Fair: September 11 – 15, 2024

Ride METRO for Free to the Santa Cruz County Fair

 

Riders who take METRO the Fair will also receive a discount on fair tickets. 

Just request a voucher from the operator upon your arrival to the fairgrounds.

 

 

Santa Cruz METRO announces free fares on both fixed-route and ParaCruz services to the Santa Cruz County Fair September 11-15th at the Watsonville Fairgrounds.

 

To provide additional service to Santa Cruz County Fair attendees, METRO has created a special route, Route 79F, that will provide FREE daily service to the Watsonville Fairgrounds. Additionally, METRO will offer FREE service on the Route 79 weekend service and daily ParaCruz service to the fairgrounds in Watsonville. Fixed-Route customers can utilize Route 79F to get to the Fairgrounds daily, but the Route 79 will only provide service to the fairgrounds on September 14-15th.

 

Service will depart from the Watsonville Transit Center on the hour from noon – 10pm on weekdays and 10am – 10pm on weekends and will offer a return trip from the County Fair at :25 past the hour from 12:25pm – 10:25pm on weekdays and 10:25am – 10:25pm on weekends.

 

Once METRO riders arrive at the fair please request a discount voucher from the operator that can be presented at the fair ticket window for discounted fair tickets. For details visit the County Fair Tickets Page.

 

 

Fair Service Hours: (see detailed schedule below)

• Wednesday-Friday: 12pm-10pm
• Saturday-Sunday: 10am-10pm

 

 

Applies to fixed-route and ParaCruz trips.

 

See printable schedule for Weekday and Weekend 79F Service.

See printable list of METRO bus stops to/from the County Fair.

 

Watch our fair video here.