Orange County Fair schedule of events
Today
Fair hours: 10 a.m. to midnight
Fair location: Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa
Parking: $5. Buses park free.
Tickets: $7 for ages 13 to 54, $6 seniors 55 and older and $3 for
children 6 to 12. Children 5 and younger get in free.
Information: (714) 708-1928 or https://www.ocfair.com
All Day
* Newborn animals -- Livestock Area/Maternity Barn
* Oxen and market animals -- Livestock Area
* Small animals -- Livestock Area/Small Animal Tent
* Crops and animals -- Centennial Farm
* Orange Crate label display -- Collections Building
* Dale Earnhardt tribute -- Collections Building
* Weavers and spinners, fiber arts guild and polymer clay guild --
Home & Hobbies Stage
* Woodworkers and china painters demonstrations -- Visual Arts
Building
10 a.m.
* Cavies judging -- Livestock Arena
* Lime Light Dance Party -- Kids Park Stage
* Clown patrol (until 8 p.m.) -- Grounds
10:30 a.m.
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
11 a.m.
* Kuuipos Polynesian Dancers -- Heritage Stage
* South Bay English Country Dancers -- Meadows Stage
* Elk Whistle, Native American flute -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral
Pavilion)
* Brad French, juggler -- Sun Stage
* Picasso’s Place Art Center (until 7 p.m.) -- Kids Park
* Great American Petting Zoo and Education Show -- Green Gate Petting
Zoo
11:30 a.m.
* All-American Boys Chorus -- Sun Stage
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
Noon
* Wanda’s Dance Studio -- Heritage Stage
* Folklorico Madre Latinas -- Meadows Stage
* Saya Andina, Andes music -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Soap carving contest -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
12:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
1 p.m.
* Beach City Cloggers -- Heritage Stage
* Street Smarts Assault Prevention -- Meadows Stage
* Kuuipos Polynesian Dancers -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Elk Whistle, Native American flute -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral
Pavilion)
* Lemon-Aide contest -- Kids Park Stage
* Weavers and spinners -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Sun Stage
* Great American Petting Zoo and Education Show -- Green Gate Petting
Zoo
* Maureen W. Puppet (until 6 p.m.) -- Grounds
1:30 p.m.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
2 p.m.
* Youth Expo talent search winners -- Heritage Stage
* Country Kickers -- Meadows Stage
* Music and Me -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Saya Andina, Andes music -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Market goats weigh-in -- Livestock Arena
* Twist & Shout pineapple pizza contest -- Kids Park Stage
* Blue Bonnet cookie contest -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Wine demonstration -- Wine Courtyard
* All-American Boys Chorus -- Sun Stage
* Traveling Game Show (until 7 p.m.) -- Grounds
* Brad French, juggler -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
2:30 p.m.
* Market sheep weigh-in -- Livestock Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
3 p.m.
* U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers -- Heritage Stage
* Guns & Garters Square Dancers -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Milking demonstrations -- Millennium Barn
* Lime Time Parachute games -- Kids Park
* Fiber arts guild demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Grounds
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
3:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
4 p.m.
* Latin Express Big Band -- Heritage Stage
* Paradise Junction Band -- Meadows Stage
* Music and Me -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Market calves weigh-in -- Livestock Arena
* Walter Colvin, pianist (until 9 p.m.) -- Courtyard Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Great American Petting Zoo and Education Show -- Green Gate Petting
Zoo
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
4:30 p.m.
* Market beef weigh-in -- Livestock Arena
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* Polymer clay demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
5 p.m.
* Latin Express Big Band -- Heritage Stage
* Paradise Junction Band -- Meadows Stage
* Lokelani’s Rhythm of the Islands -- Celebration Stage (Youth
Building)
* Milking demonstrations -- Millennium Barn
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Vanguard Pacemakers (until 8 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
5:30 p.m.
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
6 p.m.
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Gems and minerals identification by Santiago Canyon College (until 9
p.m.) -- Collections Building
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Lab anti-mall concert series -- Sun Stage
6:30 p.m.
* Twister nightly contest -- Heritage Stage
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
7 p.m.
* Market swine weigh-in -- Livestock Arena
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Mark Yuzuik, hypnotist -- Meadows Stage
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
7:30 p.m.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* Dave McKelvy Trio -- Heritage Stage
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
8 p.m.
* Village People -- Arlington Theater
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* Southland Band -- Meadows Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* California State Sidecar and Quad Championship -- Grandstand Arena
* Sunchild -- Sun Stage
* The Terry Hanck Band (until 11 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
8:30 p.m.
* Wartime Radio -- Heritage Stage
9 p.m.
* Mark Yuzuik, hypnotist -- Meadows Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
9:30 p.m.
* Dave McKelvy Trio -- Heritage Stage
* Sunchild -- Sun Stage
10 p.m.
* Grove Therapy -- Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* Wartime Radio -- Heritage Stage
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