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California Mid-State Fair
Your whole day on one timeline — when to park, sit down to eat, reach your gate, and the smartest windows to head home.
Planned around 30 min before showtime
30 min before showtime at 7:00 PM
Expected crowd release around 9:15 PM
Add a parking spot and a restaurant below and we’ll work backward from here into a “leave by” plan.
30 min before showtime.
Estimated start for Willie Nelson.
Using the ticketed show start of 7:30 PM because no separate headliner set time is listed.
An estimated 105-minute show puts the main exit wave here.
setlist.fm
Pick the exit window that fits how you want the night to end.
Leave before the final songs if avoiding the first exit wave matters more than the full ending.
Medium confidence
Best estimate for the main crowd release based on show pacing.
Medium confidence
Wait for the concourse and rideshare surge to thin before leaving.
Medium confidence
Times are estimates — arrival steps use straight-line walking distances, and end times shift with encores, pacing, and overtime. Pad in a buffer for security lines, traffic, and will-call, and double-check restaurant hours before you go.
Setlist-informed estimate
25 songs found from recent setlist.fm data, including 0 likely encore songs.
Using the ticketed show start of 7:30 PM because no separate headliner set time is listed.
Runtime estimate
105 min
Songs found
25
Encore songs
0
Recent setlist