Orange County Fair Schedule of Events
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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 Teen Day. Teenagers ages 13 to 17 will be admitted
for $5 all day.
Unlimited Ride Day: Purchase a $20 wristband and receive unlimited
rides from noon to midnight in the major and kiddie midways. Valid for
all ages. Wristbands are nontransferable and do not include gate
admission.
Information: (714) 708-1928 or o7 https://www.ocfair.com
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All Day
* Newborn animals -- Livestock Area/Maternity Barn
* Oxen, Angora goats, llama industry, sheep industry and breeding
sheep -- Livestock Area
* Small animals -- Livestock Area/Small Animal Tent
* 4-H junior horse show -- Equestrian Center
* Crops and animals -- Centennial Farm
* Orange crate label display -- Collections Building
* Dale Earnhardt tribute -- Collections Building
* Free arts and crafts -- Kids Park
* Cranberry Quilter’s long arm demonstration, tole painter’s guild and
Orange County woodworkers -- Home & Hobbies Stage
* Woodworkers and China painters demonstrations -- Visual Arts
Building
8 a.m.
* 4-H junior horse show judging -- Equestrian Center
9:30 a.m.
* Junior poultry showmanship judging -- Livestock Area/Small Animal
Tent
10 a.m.
* Junior poultry show judging -- Livestock Area/Small Animal Tent
Noon
* Junior breeding sheep judging -- Livestock Arena
* Lime Light Dance Party -- Kids Park Revue
* 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.
* Pacific School of Ballet -- Heritage Stage
* Cactus Roses -- Meadows Stage
* Catching Rays contest -- Kids Park Stage
* Craft 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.
* Lynn Vogen Studio -- Heritage Stage
* Japan Karate Do-Itosu Kai of Costa Mesa -- Meadows Stage
* Sunny Days Water Sprays -- Kids Park Stage
* Spinning contest -- 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.
* Split Image, a cappella singing -- Heritage Stage
* Cactus Roses -- Meadows Stage
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Grounds
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Grounds
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
3:30 p.m.
* 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.
* Lynn Vogen Studio -- Heritage Stage
* Japan Karate Do-Itosu Kai of Costa Mesa -- Meadows Stage
* Jonathan Wild, country music -- Sun Stage
* Orange County Fair Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Main Street Dixieland Jazz Band -- Ground
* Walter Colvin, pianist (until 9 p.m.) -- Courtyard Stage
4:30 p.m.
* Ceramics demonstration -- Crafters Village
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Sun Stage
* Brad French, juggler -- Grounds
* Frank Thurston, magician -- Grounds
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
5 p.m.
* Split Image, a cappella singing -- Heritage Stage
* Dancers in Praise -- Meadows Stage
* 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.
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- 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.
* 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
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Dave McKelvy Trio -- Heritage Stage
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
8 p.m.
* Carman and ZOEgirl -- Arlington Theater
* Oxen team presentation -- Livestock Arena
* Comedy Sportz -- Sun Stage
* Billy & the Bandits -- Meadows Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
* The Terry Hanck Band (until 11 p.m.) -- Blues and Brews
8:30 p.m.
* Big Band 2000 -- Heritage Stage
9 p.m.
* Mad Science -- Mad Science Theatre
* Mark Yuzuik, hypnotist -- Meadows Stage
* Port City Washboard Wizards -- Grounds
9:30 p.m.
* Comedy Sportz -- Sun Stage
* Dave McKelvy Trio -- Heritage Stage
10 p.m.
* Billy & the Bandits -- Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* Big Band 2000 -- Heritage Stage Christian pop singer Carman, above,
and the all-girl group ZOEgirl will perform at 8 p.m. tonight at
Arlington Theater. The concert is free with general fair admission, but
reserved seating is available for $10.
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