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🦎🐍 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S MEGA REPTILE EXPO IS COMING TO DEL MAR! 🐢🕷️
REPTILES, REPTILES, REPTILES! 🐍🦎🐸🐢🕷️
Get ready for one of SoCal’s largest reptile events as the MEGA Reptile Expo takes over the massive 69,000 sq. ft. O’Brien Hall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds! With 100 vendors and thousands of incredible animals and products to explore, this is a can’t-miss weekend for reptile lovers and families!
🐍 SHOP THOUSANDS OF REPTILES &amp; SUPPLIES! 
Meet trusted breeders and vendors offering: 
✨ Snakes, Bearded Dragons, Chameleons 
✨ Lizards &amp; Geckos 
✨ Amphibians &amp; Frogs 
✨ Turtles &amp; Tortoises 
✨ Tarantulas, Invertebrates &amp; More!
Plus, shop terrariums, enclosures, feeders, nutrition, live plants, bioactive supplies, lighting, heating, décor, accessories, and specialty products!
🌿 TERRARIUM BUILDING WORKSHOPS 
Watch reptile experts in action or upgrade your experience with a Hands-On Terrarium Building Workshop where you can create your own Tropical or Desert terrarium to take home!
🎟️ INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION! 
✔️ All-Day Reptile Encounters 
✔️ Live Animal Shows featuring incredible animals including an Alligator, Coati, North American Opossum, Patagonian Mara &amp; more!
🗓️ September 12–13, 2026 
📍 Del Mar Fairgrounds – O’Brien Hall 
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92016
🕙 EVENT HOURS 
Saturday: 10 AM–5 PM 
Sunday: 10 AM–4 PM
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Packs &amp; 2-Day Passes Available! 
👶 Kids 3 &amp; Under are FREE!
🎟️ Get your tickets and full event information at: CVRExpo.com

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