The OC Fair is happening through Aug.16, and it’s brought back the popular program.
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Attendees who visit the fair before 5 p.m. each day (it is closed Mondays and Tuesdays) will have a variety of fun-sized options to choose from at the various vendors on the fairgrounds. Not only does this allow fairgoers to get more bang for their buck, but it also provides the option for mixing and matching.
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Here’s everything you can get at the OC Fair for $5 until 5 p.m., organized by where to find it on the fairgrounds:
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Carnival
- Jalapeño Cheese Corn Dog – Big Dogs
- Cup of Street Corn (small) – Corn Shack
- Dolphin Breeze Soda (9 oz.) – Cowboy Kettle Corn
- Funnel Cake (mini) – Dutchmen’s Funnel Cakes
- Pickle Pizza Slice – Enzo’s Pizzeria
- Fried Twinkie (1) – Fried A Fair
- Mile Long Hot Dog (1/2) – ICEE
- Rolled Taquitos in a Cup (4 pieces) (Aug. 12-16) – La Mexicana
- Chicken Sope Aug (5-9) – La Mexicana
- Chamoy Pickle & Candy Combo (1) – Michelaguas
- Mini Donut Tray (4) – Mini Donuts
- Takis Cheese on a Stick (small) – Mustards Midway Café
- Blue Raspberry Whip with Fruity Pebbles (mini) – Pineapple Whip Express
- Sour Apple Lemonade (12 oz.) – Squeezers
- Freeze Dried Skittles (3 oz.) – Sugar Puff Candy
- Popcorn (small) – Sweet Dreams
- Chocolate Chip Cookies (3) – Totally Baked Cookie Joint
Centennial Farm
- Kettle Corn, Popcorn or Sno-Cone (snack size) – Candy Land
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Cone (4-5 cookies) – Cathy’s Cookies
- Lemonade (small) – Corn Dogs & Fresh Lemonade
- Ice Cream Cone or Frozen Chocolate Banana – Funnel Cakes – Texas Size
- Hawaiian Chicken Bowl (mini), Filthy Fizz or Lemonade (12 oz.) – Hawaiian Chicken Bowls
- Giant Western Sausage (1/2) or Cup of Corn (small) – Juicys
- Nachos Deluxe (½ order), Taquitos (2), Carne Asada Fries (½ order) or Agua Fresca (16 oz.) – NOEL’S Mexican Food
- Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries (small) – Oasis Fruit Co.
- Chili Cheese Fries (snack size) – PINK’S
- Float Any Flavor (8 oz.) – Rowdy’s Root Beer
- Fried Twinkie (1) – StrEAT
- Milk Tea (12 oz.) – Sunrise Boba
- Bayou Smoked Mac-N-Cheese (small) – The Ranch
- Cream Puff Any Flavor (1) – Tom’s Puffs & Pie
Main Mall
- Fried Avocado (3 pieces) – Chicken Charlie’s
- Maui Chicken Slider (1) – Chicken Charlie’s Pineapple Express
- Lemonade (small) – Corn Dogs & Fresh Lemonade
- Agua Fresca (8 oz.) (Aug 5-9) – Crazy Nachos
- Carne Asada Nachos (Aug 12-16) – Crazy Nachos
- “Party Cup” Choice of Flavor Dots (3.5 oz.) – Dippin’ Dots
- Orange Chicken & Fried Rice (9 oz.) – Eddie’s Asian Inspired Cuisine
- Pretzel Log (Salted or Cinnamon Sugar) – Fair Pretzels
- Fresh Lemonade (16 oz.) – Hot Dog on a Stick
- Churro (10″) or Prepackaged Dole Soft Serve – Ice Cold Drinks & Frozen Treats
- Chocolate-Covered Strawberries (2 pieces) – Iconic Ice Cream
- Cinnamon Roll (1) with One Topping – JP’s Old West Cinnamon Rolls
- Kettle Corn Taste Bag or Cotton Candy – Kettle Corn Junction
- Powdered Sugar Funnel Cake (small) – The Lazy Toucan
- The Churro with Sea Salt Cold Foam (9 oz.) – MoonGoat Coffee
- Chicken Quesadilla (10″) – Pepe’s Mariscos Fresh Mexican Seafood
- Cheeseburger, BBQ Beef or Roast Beef Slider – Philly Cheese Steak
- Shave Ice (small) – Shave Ice Station
- Hamburger with Dressing & Pickle (small) – Tasti Burgers
- Chupacabra Chips (mini) – Tasti Chips
- Original or Bacon Nutella (½ slice) – Ten Pound Buns
- Big “D” Texas Donut, Frozen Banana or Ice Cream Cone – Texas Donuts & Ice Cream
- Dill Pickle (1) & Steak Jerky (1) – Timbo’s Beef Jerky & Pickles
- Plant-based Chorizo Tacos (2) – Vegging Out
- Award-Winning Wine (4 oz.) (Limit two per person) – Wine Courtyard
Fair Square
- Cheese Fry (small) Biggy’s
- Hot Dog or Orange Dream Smoothie (10 oz.) – Blended Bliss
- Cup of Corn (mini) – Chuckwagon BBQ/Corn
- BBQ Pork Sundae (mini) – Chuckwagon Wild Hog BBQ
- “Party Cup” Choice of Flavor Dots (3.5 oz.) – Dippin’ Dots
- Fried Twinkie (1) – Fried A Fair
- Powdered Sugar Funnel Cake (small) – Funnel Cakes
- Chamoy Pickle & Candy Combo (1) – Michelaguas
- Gooey Maple Butter Popcorn (small) – Planet Popcorn
- Sour Apple Lemonade (12 oz.) – Squeezers
Family Fairway
- Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dog (small) – Bacon Nation
- Pan Dulce Concha (small) – Café de Olla
- Popcorn (small) – Candy Factory
- Street Corn Potato (mini) – Charbroiled Corn – Giant Baked Potatoes and Fries/Corn Star
- Chicken Legs (2 pieces) – Chicken Charlie’s
- Maui Chicken Slider (1) – Chicken Charlie’s Pineapple Express
- Churros (2) – Dutchmen’s Funnel Cakes
- Fresh Frys with Ranch (mini) – Fresh Frys
- Churro (10″) or Prepackaged Dole Soft Serve – Fruit Caboose
- Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza (1/2 slice) – Gino’s Pizza & Wings
- Banana Dipped in Chocolate (1/2) – Ice Cream
- Mile Long Hot Dog (1/2) – ICEE
- Chamoy Pickle & Candy Combo (1) – Michelaguas
- Soft Serve Cup or Cone Any Flavor (mini) – Newman’s Premium Creamery
- Ranch Hand Baked Potato (small) – Spud Ranch
- Sour Apple Lemonade (12 oz.) – Squeezers
- Jolly Rancher Slushy (12 oz.) – Sugar Puff Candy
- Dole Soft Serve (mini) – Sweet Swirls Dole Soft Serve
- Chupacabra Chips (mini) – Tasti Chips
- BBQ Pork Sundae (mini) – Texas Style BBQ
Livestock
- Pulled Pork Slider with Fries or BBQ Fries with Chicken Strip (1) – Backyard BBQ Village/Big Chicken
- Chicken Nuggets or Aguas Frescas (small) – Backyard BBQ Village / Philly
- Buffalo Chicken Wings with Ranch Dressing (5 pieces) – Baja Bar & Grill
- Lemonade (small) – Corn Dogs & Fresh Lemonade
- Cinnamon Roll with Frosting (1/2) – Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls
- Churro (10″) or Prepackaged Dole Soft Serve – Ice Cold Drinks & Frozen Treats
- Chocolate Soft Serve Cone (small) – Ice Cream
- Kettle Corn Taste Bag, Cotton Candy or Shaved Ice – Kettle Corn Junction
- Mexican Funnel Cake with Whipped Cream (small) – Mexican Funnel Cakes
- Chocolate Chip Cookies (4) – Mom’s Bakeshoppe
- Shave Ice (small) – Shave Ice
- Milk Tea (12 oz.) – Sunrise Boba
- Peaches and Cream Whip (8 oz.) or Cherry Limeade Float (8 oz.) – Tasti Whip
- Spicy Cheese Tots (small) – Wahlburgers
Plaza Pacifica
- Garlic Chicken Kabob (small) – Garlicky’s
- Papi’s Pork Taquitos (2) – Puffy Tacos