Orange County Fair Schedule of Events
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.
Special: Today is Seniors Day. Seniors 55 and older are admitted for
$4 and receive free merry-go-round and Ferris wheel rides.
Weekday wristbands: A $10 wristband is good for 10 rides of your choice. Wristbands are sold until 8 p.m. and are good for rides in the
major and kiddie midways. Valid for all ages. Wristbands are not
transferable and do not include gate admission.
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
* Free arts and crafts -- Kids Park
* Model airplane club, quilter’s guild and tole painter’s guild --
Home & Hobbies Stage
* Woodworkers and china painters demonstrations -- Visual Arts
Building
10 a.m.
* Market swine showmanship judging -- Livestock Arena
* Lime Light Dance Party -- Kids Park Stage
* Clown Patrol (until 8 p.m.) -- Main Gate
10:30 a.m.
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
11 a.m.
* Senior Hat Parade competition -- Heritage Stage
* Arts Around the County with artist Mike Tauber (until 6 p.m.) --
Visual Arts Building
* Brad French, juggler -- Sun Stage
* Picasso’s Place Art Center -- Kids Park
11:30 a.m.
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
Noon
* Cal’s Caddyshack Putting Contest -- Heritage Stage
* Arts of Orange County -- Meadows Stage
* John Bagnasco, radio personality, talks about exotic grafted
hibiscus -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Arts Around the County Cultural Performing Group -- Meadows Stage
* Arts Around the County’s City Pride Art Showcase (until 5 p.m.) --
Meadows Lawn
* Craft demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Sun Stage
* 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.
* Golden Grapefruit Bowling -- Heritage Stage
* Arts of Orange County -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Wade Roberts of Sherman Library on backyard gardening -- Grass
Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Arts Around the County Cultural Performing Group -- Meadows Stage
* Pucker Up Orange Juice Contest -- Kids Park Stage
* Craft demonstration -- 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.
* Marge’s Tappers -- Heritage Stage
* John Bishop of Sherman Library on companion perennials -- Grass
Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Orange Pushers -- Kids Park Stage
* Drapers & Damons Fashion Show -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Traveling Game Show (until 7 p.m.) -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
2:30 p.m.
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Brad French, juggler -- Grounds
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
3 p.m.
* Spectrum Racquettes -- Heritage Stage
* Arts of Orange County -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Arts Around the County Cultural Performing Group -- Meadows Stage
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
3:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Tole painting demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
4 p.m.
* Al Di Mora, vocalist -- Heritage Stage
* Arts of Orange County -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Arts Around the County Cultural Performing Group -- Meadows Stage
* Walter Colvin, pianist (until 9 p.m.) -- Courtyard Stage
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Great American Petting Zoo and Educational Show -- Green Gate
Petting Zoo
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
4:30 p.m.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* Craft demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- 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.
* Graham Kerr, celebrity chef -- Heritage Stage
* Arts of Orange County -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Master showmanship judging -- Livestock Arena
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Arts Around the County Cultural Performing Group -- Meadows Stage
* Arts Around the County’s City Pride Art Showcase judging -- Meadows
Lawn
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Vanguard Pacemakers (until 8 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
5:30 p.m.
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Orange Country Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
6 p.m.
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Arts Around the County’s City Pride Art Showcase awards presentation
-- Meadows Stage
* 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 awards ceremony -- 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.
* Three Dog Night -- Arlington Theater
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* Raymond Michael, Elvis impersonator -- Meadows Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* Comedy Sportz -- 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
* Comedy Sportz -- Sun Stage
10 p.m.
* Raymond Michael, Elvis impersonator -- Meadows Stage
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