Orange County Fair Schedule
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Fair hours: Noon 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 Farm Bureau Day. Fairgoers get free admission with a
Farm and Garden or Farm Bureau card.
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
* Polymer clay guild, embroiderers guild and model airplane club --
Home & Hobbies Stage
* Woodworkers and china painters demonstrations -- Visual Arts
Building
Noon
* Lime Light Dance Party -- Kids Park Stage
* Clown Patrol (until 8 p.m.) -- Main Gate
12:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
1 p.m.
* Good News Kids -- Heritage Stage
* Dawn Marie School of Dance -- Meadows Stage
* Market swine judging -- Livestock Arena
* Lemons, Limes and Oranges contest -- Kids Park Stage
* Model airplane club demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Sun Stage
* Picasso’s Place Art Center (until 8 p.m.) -- Kids Park
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Maureen W. Puppet (until 6 p.m.) -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
1:30 p.m.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
2 p.m.
* Shenanigans Youth Theatre Group -- Heritage Stage
* Rainbow Kids -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Citrus Sounds Musical Chairs -- Kids Park Stage
* Lemon Dessert Bake Off -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Sun Stage
* Traveling Game Show (until 7 p.m.) -- Grounds
2:30 p.m.
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* Great American Petting Zoo and Education Show -- Green Gate Petting
Zoo
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
3 p.m.
* Good News Kids -- Heritage Stage
* CA All-Star Cloggers -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Brad French, juggler -- Grounds
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
3:30 p.m.
* Craft demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
4 p.m.
* Shenanigans Youth Theatre Group -- Heritage Stage
* De Ja Vu Band -- Meadows Stage
* Miss Debbie Lynn, vocalist -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
* Walter Colvin, pianist (until 9 p.m.) -- Courtyard Stage
4:30 p.m.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* Cooking demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Grounds
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
5 p.m.
* Jessica Salinaz (Vocalist) -- Heritage Stage
* De Ja Vu Band -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Vanguard Pacemakers (until 8 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
5:30 p.m.
* “I Love Lucy” Look-alike contest -- Sun Stage
* Great American Petting Zoo and Education Show -- Green Gate Petting
Zoo
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
6 p.m.
* Miss Debbie Lynn, vocalist -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* 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
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
7:30 p.m.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* Dave McKelvy Trio -- Heritage Stage
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
8 p.m.
* Tanya Tucker -- 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.
* Southern California Jazz Company -- 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
10:30 p.m.
* Southern California Jazz Company -- Heritage Stage
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