History of the WFA:
Founded in 1922 and incorporated in 1945, Western Fairs Association (WFA) is a non-profit trade association serving the fair industry throughout the Western United States and Canada. The association's primary purpose is to assist in maintaining the highest professional standards within the fair industry through a voluntary network of individuals and organizations. The primary objective of Western Fairs Association is to promote the prosperity of fairs through educational activities, training programs, and legislative advocacy.
Currently Western Fairs serves more than 800 members, representing fair-related businesses, fair management, fair board directors, festivals, and industry associations. This membership is represented by a 23-member elected board of directors that governs the activities and policies of the association.
Mission Statement:
To build better fairs by providing professional leadership, communication and education.
Membership Types:
WFA's Major Programs & Highlights (for a full explanation of our benefits visit our Members Benefit page):
Founded in 1922 and incorporated in 1945, Western Fairs Association (WFA) is a non-profit trade association serving the fair industry throughout the Western United States and Canada. The association's primary purpose is to assist in maintaining the highest professional standards within the fair industry through a voluntary network of individuals and organizations. The primary objective of Western Fairs Association is to promote the prosperity of fairs through educational activities, training programs, and legislative advocacy.
Currently Western Fairs serves more than 800 members, representing fair-related businesses, fair management, fair board directors, festivals, and industry associations. This membership is represented by a 23-member elected board of directors that governs the activities and policies of the association.
Mission Statement:
To build better fairs by providing professional leadership, communication and education.
Membership Types:
- Fairs
- Service Members
- Festivals and Special Events
- Affiliate Members
- Ag Resources
More than 130 of the finest fairs in North America are represented including 75 member fairs operating under California statute and over 70 associate fairs in the United States and Canada.
Over 500 of the best fair-related professionals in North America are represented in WFA. Membership division include Carnivals, Commercial Exhibitors, Food and Beverage Concessions, Equipment and Suppliers and Entertainment.
Major festivals, jubilees, fiestas, and other special events are listed in this category.
Non-profit associations, educational institutions, and other industry related groups demonstrate their support of the industry through membership in WFA.
This group consists of agricultural related industries and organizations.
WFA's Major Programs & Highlights (for a full explanation of our benefits visit our Members Benefit page):
- Annual Convention & Trade Show Featuring nightly Live Performance Showcases, Educational Programs, Trade Show and an Industry Awards Dinner.
- Service Member Board & Meetings Made up of fair-related businesses
- California Fairs Alliance A subsidiary of WFA that provides advocacy and resource development for the network of California fairs.
- Industry Publications Including the annual Date List & Membership Directory, the quarterly Fair Dealer magazine, and quarterly newsletters, and the WFA website.