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