Includes contest entry forms, contest books and programs, photographs, administrative documents and manuals, lists of judges and winners, press kits, broadcast news audio and video coverage, and newspaper clippings.

The San Francisco Urban Fair and Exposition was the first urban county fair in California, operating in the 1980s. The first fair was held June 25-27, 1982 at Moscone Center, and was the inaugural event there. It celebrated San Francisco through ethnic dances, foods, wines, exhibits and informational booths, children's activities, local art efforts and contests. Later sites included Fort Mason, Brooks Hall, and the Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center.

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