A recurring theme at the opening night of the 2025 Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock — the 114th edition of the annual event — was the heat. Sure, it’s not 108 degrees like last year, but 102 on Friday afternoon wasn’t too far off.
Regardless, the show went on, with the usual lines at the entrances forming an hour before gates opened at 4 p.m., large crowds to watch the FFA and 4-H kids show off their animals, and a wave of people ready to rock out to country singer Drake Milligan.
First in line this year were Whitney Camp of Modesto and Candice Hilton of La Palma, who said they arrived right at 3 p.m. in hopes of sitting in the front row for the Milligan concert at the Modelo Variety Free Stage. Milligan is Hilton’s favorite artist…