Alameda County Fair Saturday: Coffee Cake Contest, Fiesta Hispana and live music from the Whispers

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Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Today's Promotion: No promotion.

Concert: Whispers, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., Amphitheater

Highlights: Beef is King Cookout Contest, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Bernal Greens Picnic Area.

Geocaching, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Science and Outdoor Adventure Building. Adventure seekers will use GPS devices to find hidden containers and win prizes. Every Friday-Sunday at the fair.

King Arthur Flour Coffee Cake Baking Contest, 10-11 a.m., Festival Square.

Fiesta Hispana theme at Festival Square. It will include all manner of Mexican food, a Day of the Dead photo exhibit, a noon-time performance by Fuego Nuevo Ballet Folklorico (A Celebration of Veracruz: the dances of El Tilingo Lingo, La Paloma, El Palomar, La Bamba, Zapateado Veracruzan), Latin beat DJ Santos Lopez at 2 p.m., along with salsa, merengue and bachatta music from 4-6 p.m. 

Oaxacan Tamales Cooking Demonstration, noon-12:30 p.m., Festival Square Stage.

Tamale Tasting Contest, 2-3 p.m., Festival Square Stage.

Local youth groups will perform, including the Better World School of Music, 2:30 p.m., Family Fun Stage.

$10,000 putting contest, 3:45-4:45 p.m., race track.

At the Race Track: Horses run from 1:15 - 5:45 p.m. 

Weather: High - 82 , Low - 55

Getting There:

• General parking at the fairgrounds, $8, preferred parking (Gate 8), $15
• BART shuttle available from the Dublin/Pleasanton station
• Catch a Wheels Route 8 bus, which has a drop-off at the fair on Pleasanton Avenue. BART riders go right upon exiting the fair gate to get to the Route 8 bus bay.