Headed to the OC Fair this week? Here are some things to know.
General information
• Hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and 11 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Read more Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5 billion talc settlement to end marathon legal fight
• General admission is $13 on Wednesdays and Thursdays and $18 on Fridays and weekends; tickets are $9 every day for children 6-12 and $10 for seniors 65 and older.
• Tickets must be purchased ahead online at ocfair.com. Daily attendance is capped at about 55,000 people and the fair tends to sell out on popular days.
• Parking is $15
• OC Fair Express runs weekends, with direct bus service from the ARTIC station in Anaheim, Fullerton Park-and-Ride, Goldenwest Transportation Center in Huntington Beach, Irvine Train Station, Laguna Hills Transportation Center and the Santa Ana train station. Get information on times and locations at ocfair.com, cost is $2 each way.
Things to do
• There are live cooking demonstrations highlighting food from around the world daily in the OC Promenade at 1, 3 and 5 p.m.
• Fair After Dark is a nightly party taking over at the Plaza Stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and 8:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. There will be karaoke every Wednesday night, country dancing on Thursdays, a DJ on Fridays, swing dancing on Saturdays and Latin nights on Sundays.
• Cheer on the All-Alaskan Racing Pigs; races start every hour and a half beginning at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays through Fridays and 12:30 p.m. on the weekends in the Plaza Pacifica. The last race is 8 p.m. each day. And note: Seating is first come, so grab a snack and settle in early.
Read more Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country’s worst outbreak
• The Orange County Wine Society offers wine education, tasting and award-winning pours daily in the Wine Courtyard – also one of the cooler outdoor spots to take a break in. Try the winners of this year’s OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition – they are all California wines – or meet some of the makers at the featured wine nights from 3 to 7 p.m. on Fridays-Sundays, check online for the schedule.
Entertainment
In the Action Sports Arena (requires a ticket purchased in advance, but includes fair admission):
• July 29: Kicker Monster Truck Show at 7 p.m.
• July 30: Kicker Monster Truck Show at 7 p.m.
• July 31: Kicker Monster Truck Show at 7 p.m.
• Aug. 1: Kicker Monster Truck Show at 7 p.m.
• Aug. 2: Kicker Monster Truck Show at 7 p.m.
Playing at the Hangar (requires a ticket purchased in advance, but includes fair admission):
• July 29: Breakdown, The Tom Petty Experience at 8:15 p.m.
• July 30: DSB, A Tribute to Journey at 8:15 p.m.
• July 31: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Grateful Dead tribute at 7 p.m.
• Aug. 1: It’s Britney Beep, A Live Tribute to Britney at 8:15 p.m.
• Aug. 2: Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández at 2:30 p.m.; and Michael – The Concert, A Tribute to Michael Jackson at 8:15 p.m.
Playing at the Pacific Amphitheatre (requires a ticket purchased in advance, but includes fair admission):
Read more Judge orders immigration officials to release key witness in Texas ICE shooting
• July 29: Cypress Hill with Ozomatli at 7:30 p.m.
• July 30: Trevor Noah at 8:15 p.m.
• July 31: Nile Rodgers & Chic with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at 7:30 p.m.
• Aug. 1: The Fab Four at 8 p.m.
• Aug. 2: Nelly and Too $hort at 7:30 p.m.