Creative corn dogs, live music, farm animals, roller skating, car shows and more await visitors at the L.A. County Fair, opening today.

This year’s theme is “Art Unleashed,” which the fair describes as celebrating home arts and cuisine as well as visual and performing arts.

The 93-year-old grandstand, one of the fairgrounds’ oldest landmarks, will be closed for renovations. Home Arts exhibits, usually displayed in the hall under the grandstand, have been moved to Expo Hall 5. The fair’s ticketed concert series will be moved to a field near the grandstand.

Here’s more to know about this year’s fair.Eats

Over-the-top, selfie-friendly foods are one of the fair’s attractions, and vendors such as Charlie Boghosian and Dominic Palmieri are always ready to supply something new.

This year Boghosian, the man behind San Diego-based Chicken Charlie’s, is preparing meatball mozzarella corn dogs, fire-roasted chiles with queso blanco and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, and a Pibb pickle drink.

Palmieri is part of Ray Cammack Shows, which provides carnival entertainment and oversees several food stands at the fair.

Palmieri will be tapping into the hot honey craze at Biggy’s, which he said will be serving a Big Daddy Corn Dog made with pecan-smoked sausage and drizzled with honey. Other creations include a Mike’s Hot Honey turkey leg, hot honey pickles and hot honey bacon-wrapped pork belly on a stick.

He is also importing an English fad called chocolate strawberry cups.

MacPherson’s Ice Cream, which traces its history to the first L.A. County Fair in 1922, will be back, serving chocolate-dipped ice cream bars and Dole Whip. Schuyler MacPherson’s other concession, Ten Pound Buns, will introduce clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl.

Concessions will be offering value menu items at a fixed price of $9.75. Some can be meals, such as fish and chips and a 16-ounce drink at Piggy’s Seafood, or a small hot dog with fries and a drink at Bacon A Fair. Value snacks include a fruit cup and drink at Bougie Berries and a scoop of ice cream with two toppings at Afters Ice Cream.

Shows

War, the fan-favorite funk rock group, will kick off this year’s concert series on opening night. The series will close May 25 with Los Huracanes del Norte.

In between are 10 nights of rock, rap, soul, country and Latin music with such acts as Cheap Trick, Shaggy, The O’Jays, Tower of Power, Chris Janson and Los Ángeles Azules.

Tickets are $57-$203 and include same-day admission to the fair.

There will also be shows throughout the fairgrounds.

Plaza de las Americas will be the place to hear mariachi, banda, cumbia and norteña music. NextFest L.A., an indie music festival, will have performers at stages throughout the fairgrounds.

Bob Baker Marionettes will perform at the Clock Tower.

Other events include a dance party during Pride at the L.A. County Fair day May 10. And junior and senior high school bands will appear May 16-17 at the Performing Arts Showcase.

Critters

The Farm & Garden will be where agriculture students show off animals they have raised. Thummer, the fair mascot, also hangs out there. Goats will be milked and chicks will hatch in the Big Red Barn. There will be a petting zoo and pig, duck and goat races.

Attractions

Ray Cammack Shows will offer more than 40 rides and 20 games in the carnival near the Yellow Gate, where most people will enter.

A poetry fest by LionLike MindState will be at the Glade and the Carousel Stage.

Roller skaters can show off their moves at Skate-R-Cade.

The Flower & Garden Pavilion and nearby Marketplace will be where you can view floral designs, taste wine and attend cheese classes.

A lowrider car show with pinstriping demonstrations will take place in Downtown Fairplex on the east side of the fairgrounds.

When and where

The fair runs through Memorial Day, May 26, at the Fairplex in Pomona. Hours are 5-11 p.m. today, and after that, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.

The fair takes place at the Fairplex in Pomona, 1101 W. McKinley Ave.

The fairgrounds occupy about 12 acres on the 487-acre property, which is bounded by four streets: McKinley, Fairplex Drive, Arrow Highway and Fruit Street/White Avenue. It has several entry gates. Most fairgoers will be using Gate 17, where Fairplex Drive and McKinley come together.

Other facilities at the Fairplex include a Sheraton hotel, the NHRA Motorsports Museum and the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.

Tickets, discounts and parking

The Fairplex is a cashless facility, so the most convenient way to buy admission and parking is online in advance.

Single-day advance tickets for opening day are $9.50 for everybody. After that, adult tickets are $18.50 Thursdays, $21.50-$27.50 Fridays through Sundays, and $27 on closing day.

Children age 6-12 and adults 60 or older get in for $15.50.

At the gate, adult tickets are $32. Children and older adults get in for $17.

Discounted admission is available from partners such as Farmer Boys, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Superior Grocers. Check lacountyfair.com for details.

An L.A. County Fair Value Pass costs $25 and is valid through May 11.

Veterans can get in for $10.50 on Memorial Day. Also free tickets may be available through the Veteran Tickets Foundation, vettix.org.

Fairplex annual passes, which are good for the fair and other events such as Oktoberfest, cost $79.

Advance parking purchased online is $22.50. At the gate it’s $26. RV parking is $43.50 online, $52 at the gate.

Information: lacountyfair.com