Today at the Orange County Fair
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Fair hours are 10 a.m. to midnight
SENIOR VALUE AND SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS SENIORS’ DAY--People ages 55 and older admitted for $3 and receive free Ferris wheel and merry-go-round rides.
10 RIDES FOR $10--Purchase a special wristband containing 10 rides for $10. Valid any Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, opening until close, for rides in the major and kiddie midways. Good for all ages. Does not include gate admission.
All-day events
* Creations in Clay by the O.C. Polymer Clay Guild
* Tailoring Tole for Every Home by the O.C. Tole & Decorative Painters
* Warm, Worldly, Whimsical Woodcarving by the California Woodcarver’s Guild
* Junior Dairy Goats, Junior Dairy Cattle, and Open Dairy Goats on Display (until 11 p.m.)
* 10 a.m.
* Tropical Bash contest
* Hands-on nature exhibit presented by Wonder of Wildlife (until 6 p.m.)
10:30 a.m.
* Tropical Bash
* 11 a.m.
* Oasis Senior Ukulele Jam Session
* Dawn Marie’s School of Dance
* Blowfish contest
* The Garden Chef
Noon
* Senior Line Dance and Hularena
* Huntington/Westminster Senior Kitchen Band
* Hula Hoop contest
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
* Cavy Judging (until 3 p.m.)
* Peanut Toss
* China Painting (until 6 p.m.)
12:30 p.m.
* Banana Benefits with the Banana Man
1 p.m.
* Senior Golden Wedding
* Dawn Marie’s School of Dance
* Single Hearted Trio
* The Boat and the Dock contest
* Vacation Fashions for Seniors by Drapers & Damons
1:30 p.m.
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
2 p.m.
* Grandparent/Grandchild Look-A-Like contest
* Ramblin’ Rogues Singers
* Coconut Fronds Demonstration
* Peanut Toss
* California Seafood Goes Tropical by Jan Mongell
* Kobert’s Tropical Bird Show
* Junior Dairy Goat Showmanship (until 5:30 p.m.)
* The Garden Chef
3 p.m.
* Beach Cities Stars
* Nifty After Fifty
* Paul Cavin--vocalist
* Single Hearted Trio
* Water Scramble contest
* Coconut Fronds by Kekoa Kaapu
* Banana Benefits with the Banana Man
* Watercolor Demonstration
3:30 p.m.
* Butterflies and Buttercups (Batik) by Doris Knape
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
4 p.m.
* The Colony of Performing Arts
* Music Room Singers
* Sariri
* Elk Whistle
* Diana’s Singers
* The Big Kahuna Bubble contest
* Weaving a Tropical Warp Painting by Linda O’Berg
4:30 p.m.
* California Seafood Goes Tropical by Jan Mongell
* Kobert’s Tropical Bird Show
* Blowfish
5 p.m.
* The Raquettes
* Nifty After Fifty
* Paul Cavin--vocalist
* King Kukulele
* Hawaiian Limbo contest
5:30 p.m.
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
6 p.m.
* The Colony of Performing Arts
* Global Harmony
* Sariri
* Monkey Grip Blues Band
* Elk Whistle
* Diana’s Singers
* Fish Fantasy in Tole by Roseann Lindsey
* Barnyard Fashion Parade and Judging (until 8:30 p.m.)
6:30 p.m.
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik
7 p.m.
* Chris LeDoux
* Global Harmony
* Paul Cavin--vocalist
* Kawika’s
* Kobert’s Tropical Bird Show
7:30 p.m.
* Bernie Pearl & Harmonica Fats
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
8 p.m.
* Sariri
* Monkey Grip Blues Band
* Elk Whistle
* Knudsen Brothers
* Flying U Championship Rodeo
8:30 p.m.
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik
9 p.m.
* Chris LeDoux
* Kawika’s
9:30 p.m.
* Bernie Pearl & Harmonica Fats
10 p.m.
* Knudsen Brothers
FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
10 a.m. Western Showdown Horse Show (until 8 p.m.)
Noon and 1 p.m. Pathways to Fishing
3 and 5 p.m. The Dance Factory
7 and 9 p.m. America concert
Source: Orange County Fair & Exposition Center