The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District will offer free fares to the Santa Cruz County Fair on both fixed-route and ParaCruz services Sept. 11-15.
To provide additional service to attendees, Metro has also created a special route, Route 79F, that will provide free daily service to the county fairgrounds outside Watsonville. 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 Route 79 will provide service to the fairgrounds only during the weekend of Sept. 14 and 15.
Riders who take Routes 79F, 79 or ParaCruz service to the fair will also receive discounted fair tickets. According to a release from Metro, riders should request a coupon voucher from the operator and present the voucher at the fair ticketing window when purchasing tickets. It will bring the ticket price down to $15 for adults (a $7 savings) and $5 for children (a $6 savings).
Service will depart from the Watsonville Transit Center on the hour from noon to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends, with return trips from the fair at 25 minutes past the hour from 12:25 p.m. to 10:25 p.m. on weekdays and 10:25 a.m. to 10:25 p.m. on weekends.
For more information on taking Metro to the fair, visit scmetro.org/countyfair, and for details on the Santa Cruz County Fair itself, visit santacruzcountyfair.com.
Metro will also have a booth in the First Responders Area of the fair, featuring games and giveaways.
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