Orange County Fair Schedule of Events
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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 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.
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 Stage
* Model airplane club, quilter’s guild and tole painter’s guild --
Home & Hobbies Stage
* Woodworkers and china painters demonstrations -- Visual Arts
Building
9 a.m.
* Barnyard Olympics (special event, enter through Gate 10) --
Livestock Arena
10 a.m.
* 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.
* Mission Viejo Dance and Performing Arts -- Heritage Stage
* CA Sun Baton Team -- 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.
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
Noon
* Tustin Dance Center -- Heritage Stage
* Gill Dance Company -- Meadows Stage
* Mr. Fertilizer, Don Knipp, on how to make your lawn make more oxygen
-- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* Craft demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* Brad French, juggler -- Sun Stage
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
12:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Billy Erickson, country music -- Sun Stage
1 p.m.
* Mission Viejo Dance and Performing Arts -- Heritage Stage
* Hi Tops Dance Group -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Chris Barnhill of Fullerton Arboretum on planting for a
Mediterranean garden -- Grass Roots Stage (Floral Pavilion)
* The Great Lemon Walk Contest -- Kids Park Stage
* North Cities 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.
* DeFore Dance Center -- Heritage Stage
* Stars Show Choir -- Meadows Stage
* Morgan the Magic Man (magic show) -- Celebration Stage (Youth
Building)
* Bob Wade of Wade Landscaping on how to get the most for your
landscaping dollar -- Grass Root Stage
* Juggler -- Kids Park Stage
* Model airplane demonstration -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Kids Park
* 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
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
3 p.m.
* Dance Factory -- Heritage Stage
* Yostal Tepetl Dancers -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* The Fun Run -- Kids Park Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
3:30 p.m.
* El Torito contest -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Crafters Village
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
4 p.m.
* Irvine School of Dance -- Heritage Stage
* South Bay School of Music Arts -- Meadows Stage
* Morgan the Magic Man (puppet show) -- 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
* 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.
* Dance Factory -- Heritage Stage
* South Bay School of Music Arts -- Meadows Stage
* Something Special -- 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 County 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.
* Something Special -- Celebration Stage (Youth Building)
* Gems and minerals identification by Santiago Canyon College (until 9
p.m.) -- Collections Building
* 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.
* David Clayton-Thomas with Blood, Sweat and Tears -- Arlington
Theater
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* J.D. Hall Band -- 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.
* John Peace Band -- 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.
* J.D. Hall Band -- Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* John Peace Band -- Heritage Stage
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