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 Fiesta Del Mariachi Day. The rich and colorful
heritage of Mexico will come alive as Fiesta Del Mariachi Day brings
mariachi music, festive dancing, a mercado and other fun activities to
the Grandstand Arena and Meadows Stage.
Information: (714) 708-1928 or https://www.ocfair.com
All Day
* Newborn animals -- Livestock Area/Maternity Barn
* Oxen, Angora goats, breeding sheep, llama industry and sheep
industry -- 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
* Quilter’s guild, tole painter’s guild and Orange County woodworkers
-- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Woodworkers and China painters demonstrations -- Visual Arts
Building
* Fiesta Del Mariachi -- Grandstand Arena
10 a.m.
* Open rabbit show 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.
* Blanca Luz Academy of Performing Arts -- Heritage Stage
* Betty’s Performing Arts Studio -- Meadows Stage
* Windy Nites -- 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.
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
Noon
* Apple Creek Cloggers -- Heritage Stage
* Crystal Squares Square Dancers -- Meadows Stage
* Dulcimania -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Craft demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* 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.
* Ballet Folklorico Amor De Mexico -- Heritage Stage
* Ballet Folklorico Alegria-Anaheim -- Meadows Stage
* John Frawley, magician -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Windy Nites -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Lemon Aide -- Kids Park Stage
* Flying Geese Quilt Guild 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.
* Phoenix Club German Dancers -- Heritage Stage
* Polynesian Dream -- Meadows Stage
* Betty Performing Arts Studio, singers -- Celebration Stage (Youth
Building)
* Dulcimania -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Sun-Day Eating Contest -- Kids Park Stage
* Cooking with Jan Mongell -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Wine demonstration -- Wine Courtyard
* 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
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
3 p.m.
* Ballet Folklorico De Guadalupe -- Heritage Stage
* Divine Talents -- Meadows Stage
* John Frawley, magician -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Sheep dog trial demonstration -- Centennial Farm
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Juggler -- Kids Park Stage
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Kids Park
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
3:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Tole painter’s demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
4 p.m.
* Orange County Song and Dance -- Heritage Stage
* Babylon Mood Dancers -- Meadows Stage
* Betty’s Performing Arts Studio, violins -- Celebration Stage (Youth
Building)
* Fruity Bubble Gum Blowing -- Kids Park Stage
* Wine demonstration -- Wine Courtyard
* Walter Colvin, pianist (until 9 p.m.) -- Courtyard Stage
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- 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.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* Orange County Woodworkers 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.
* Westminster Performing Arts -- Heritage Stage
* Orange County Klezmers -- Meadows Stage
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Vanguard Pacemakers (until 8 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
5:30 p.m.
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
6 p.m.
* Industry sheep shearing presentation -- Centennial Farm
* Gems and minerals identification by Santiago Canyon College (until 9
p.m.) -- Collections Building
* Cooking demonstration -- Home & Hobbies 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.
* 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.
* Billy Ray Cyrus -- Arlington Theater
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* Billy and the Bandits -- Meadows Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* Sunchild -- Sun Stage
* The Terry Hanck Band (until 11 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
8:30 p.m.
* Swing Fest -- 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.
* Billy and the Bandits -- Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* Swing Fest -- Heritage Stage
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