The Budweiser Clydesdales arrived at the Mid-State Fair on Monday, rumbling down the main thoroughfare and stopping every 100 yards for photo opportunities.

What's happening today at the California Mid-State Fair

The fair is open from noon to midnight; the box office is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 2198 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles. www.midstatefair.com

Tickets: Adult (13+): $8; Child (6-12): $5; Senior (62+): $6.

Today’s schedule

8 a.m.: Market hog, lamb and goat shows, Livestock Pavilion

9:30 a.m.: Snaffle Bit Futurity, Equestrian Center

Noon: Carnival and buildings open

1, 3, 5 & 7:30 p.m.: Mutton Bustin’, South End

3, 5 & 7 p.m.: Zoo to You, Headliner Stage

6 p.m.: Sand’s Apple Pie Contest, Home Arts Building

6:30 & 8:30 p.m.: Los Lonely Boys, Frontier Stage

6:30 & 8:30 p.m.: Piano Madness, Mission Square

7:30 p.m.: Journey with Pat Benatar and Loverboy, Main Grandstand Stage, $35 to $65

9 p.m.: KJUG Barn Dance, Headliner Stage