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.
Information: (714) 708-1928 or https://www.ocfair.com
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
8 a.m.
* Open dairy goat judging -- Livestock Arena (enter through Gate 10)
10 a.m.
* Lime Light Dance Party -- Kids Park
* Clown Patrol (until 8 p.m.) -- Main Gate
10:30 a.m.
* Rats, mice and hamsters judging -- Livestock Area/Small Animal Tent
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
11 a.m.
* Camelle Flores Folklorico -- Heritage Stage
* Boots & Belles Square Dancers -- 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
* Step ‘N’ Time Cloggers -- Heritage Stage
* Kung Fu San Soo -- Meadows Stage
* Ottilia Bier of UC Riverside talks on citrus for the backyard garden
-- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* California Carvers Guild 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.
* Korean Traditional Dance -- Heritage Stage
* Button & Bows Square Dancers -- Meadows Stage
* John Frawley, magician -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Garden speaker -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Twist ‘n’ Bend Limbo -- Kids Park Stage
* Leather 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
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
2 p.m.
* Folkloristas de California -- Heritage Stage
* Salsa Swing Connection -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Garden speaker -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Twist & Shake Ice Cream Making -- Kids Park Stage
* Cooking demonstration -- 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.
* Orange Blossom Cloggers -- Heritage Stage
* Santana Swingers Square Dancers -- Meadows Stage
* John Frawley, magician -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* 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
* Whittling contest -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
4 p.m.
* Wonderful World of Dance -- Heritage Stage
* Arabian Night Fantasy -- Meadows Stage
* Malorie Bryant, vocalist -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Lemon Donut Eating Contest -- Kids Park Stage
* Wine demonstration -- Wine Courtyard
* Twist ‘n’ Shout Bullriders Blow Out -- Grandstand Arena
* 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
* 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.
* Halau Kau Oki O’Lani Polynesian Dance -- Heritage Stage
* When Pigs Fly!, Celtic music -- Meadows Stage
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
5:30 p.m.
* Orange Country Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Vanguard Pacemakers (until 8 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
6 p.m.
* 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.
* Howie Mandel -- Arlington Theater
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* Twist ‘n’ Shout Bullriders Blow Out -- Grandstand Arena
* Sunchild -- Sun Stage
* Kelly Rae Band -- Meadows Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* The Terry Hanck Band (until 11 p.m.) -- Blues & Brews
8:30 p.m.
* Touch of Class -- 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.
* Kelly Rae Band -- Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* Touch of Class -- Heritage Stage
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