OC Fair Rolls Into Town This Week: See What's On Tap

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The Orange County Fair returns this week in all its chocolate-covered bacon glory.

Come Friday, the "Feel the Sunshine" themed party will kick off Friday for a 23-day run featuring performances by the likes of the Steve Miller Band, Smokey Robinson, The Offspring and comedians such as Trevor Noah and Jim Gaffigan. And, of course, no Orange County Fair would be complete without a sampling of fried everything including fried Snickers, fried Twinkies, fried Oreos, fried cheesecake, fried butter, and even fried Nutella.

Advance ticket purchase will again be required with limited capacity for summer's best party, which will be open Wednesday through Sunday. Children five and under get free admission while tickets are $7 for children 6-12-years-old. On Thursdays, foodies can get a sampling of food and treats for only $4 each when every vendor offers one $4 item. Children who participate in the Read and Ride program can earn tickets for two free rides for reading three books.

Fair hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

“We are excited to invite everyone to come out to the 2022 OC Fair and ‘Feel the Sunshine,’” said OC Fair & Event Center CEO Michele Richards. “Our limited capacity, advance ticket sale model worked out so well last year that we are bringing it back so fairgoers can have more great experiences.”

Fair officials kept the ticket prices at the same as the past several years, $12 general admission on weekdays (Wednesday, Thursday) and $14 general admission on weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Tickets for seniors 60+ and kids 6-13 are $7 all days. OC Fair will absorb the online admission ticket transaction fees. Parking is $10 for cars and motorcycles and $20 for buses and limos.

A menu of fair food offerings can be found here. They include favorites such as giant turkey legs, Papi's Puffy Tacos, Planet Popcorn, Mexican street corn, and Texas Donuts and Ice Cream.

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Tickets are also on sale for the first OC Fair concerts announced for Pacific Amphitheatre and The Hangar.

Live music performances include:

• Steve Miller Band.
• ABBA LA.
• Bee Gees Gold.
• Which One's Pink?
• 24K Magic.
• LA Sound Machine.

“The annual OC Fair is a wonderful opportunity to provide fun and education to the community,” said OC Fair Board Chair Doug La Belle. “Our guests get to experience agriculture, our competitions, Centennial Farm and Heroes Hall along with all the excitement of the carnival, food and entertainment.”

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Returning OC Fair favorites include magician Frank Thurston, Brew Hee Haw craft beer fest, monster truck races, Dragon Knights stilt walkers, Russell Brothers Circus, hypnotist Mark Yuzuik, demolition derbies, All-Alaskan pig races and, of course, crazy fair food.

The OC Fair returned to an in-person event during the summer of 2021 with attendance at 1,055,770 after a virtual Fair was held online in 2020 due to the pandemic.

For more information, visit ocfair.com.