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 Kids Day. Children ages 12 and younger will receive
free admission all day.
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.
Call: (714) 708-1928 or o7 https://www.ocfair.com
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All Day
* Newborn animals -- Livestock Area/Maternity Barn
* Oxen, dairy goats and dairy cattle -- 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
* Small Scale Squadron, leather guild and California Carvers Guild --
Home & Hobbies Stage
* Woodworkers and China painters demonstrations -- Visual Arts
Building
10 a.m.
* Junior dairy goat judging -- Livestock Arena
* Clown Patrol (until 8 p.m.) -- Main Gate
10:30 a.m.
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
11 a.m.
* Dance Precisions/Rhythmettes -- Heritage Stage
* Dance Etc. Creative Arts Center -- Meadows Stage
* 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.
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
Noon
* Marilyn Grahn Dancers -- Heritage Stage
* Twinkle Toes -- Meadows Stage
* Garden speaker -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Brad French, juggler -- Sun Stage
* Frank Thurston, magic -- 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.
* Dance Precisions/Rhythmettes -- Heritage Stage
* Rockettes Baton and Dance Team -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Chris Barnhill from Fullerton Arboretum talks about planting for a
Mediterranean garden -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* The Great Lemon Walk -- 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
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
1:30 p.m.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* California Carvers Guild demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
2 p.m.
* Marilyn Grahn Dancers -- Heritage Stage
* Sunshine Generation of Huntington Beach -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Robert Krueger talks about growing citrus in problem soils -- Grass
Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Kids Park
* Cooking demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Traveling Game Show (until 7 p.m.) -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
2:30 p.m.
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
* Brad French, juggler -- Grounds
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
3 p.m.
* Showbiz Kidz -- Heritage Stage
* Tap-A-Rhythm -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* The Fun Run -- Kids Park Stage
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
3:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Craft demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
4 p.m.
* Daria Bearden Dance Studio -- Heritage Stage
* Superstars of 21st Century -- Meadows Stage
* Miss Debbie Lynn, vocalist -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Twistin’ Hula Hoops -- Kids Park Stage
* 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.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* King Arthur’s Flour Contest -- 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.
* American Youth Express -- Heritage Stage
* WindyNites -- Meadows Stage
* Jessica Salinaz, vocalist -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Vanguard Pacemakers (until 8 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
5:30 p.m.
* Orange Country 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.
* Miss Debbie Lynn, vocalist -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Gems and Minerals identification by Santiago Canyon College (until 9
p.m.) -- Collections Building
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Lab Anti-Mall concert series -- Sun Stage
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
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
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Dave McKelvy Trio -- Heritage Stage
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
8 p.m.
* John Berry, Suzy Bogguss and Billy Dean -- Arlington Theater
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* Twist ‘n’ Shout Bullriders Blow Out -- Grandstand Arena
* Sunchild -- Sun Stage
* Doo Wah Riders -- Meadows Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* The Terry Hanck Band (until 11 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
8:30 p.m.
* John Peace Band -- Heritage Stage
9 p.m.
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Mark Yuzuik, hypnotist -- Meadows Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
9:30 p.m.
* Sunchild -- Sun Stage
* Dave McKelvy Trio -- Heritage Stage
10 p.m.
* Doo Wah Riders -- Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* John Peace Band -- Heritage Stage
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