Today at the Orange County Fair
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Hours are 10 a.m. to midnight.
KIDS’ DAY--Children age 12 and under are admitted free all day.
10 RIDES FOR $10--Purchase a special wristband containing 10 rides for $10. Valid any Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, opening until closing, 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 Woodcarvers Guild
* Junior dairy goats, junior dairy cattle, and open dairy goats on display (until 11 p.m.)
10 a.m.
* Tropical Bash Contest
* Pathways to Fishing
* Junior poultry judging (until 4 p.m.)
* Junior dairy goat judging (until 7 p.m.)
* Orange County Fair Western Showdown Horse Show (until 8 p.m.)
* China painting (until 6 p.m.)
* Sea World presents “A Splashing Good Time” (until 6 p.m.)
10:30 a.m.
* The Boat and the Dock Contest
11 a.m.
* California Dance Academy
* Japan Karate Do Itosu-Kai of Costa Mesa
* Quickicks martial arts demonstration team
* King Kukulele
* Pathways to Fishing
* The Garden Chef
Noon
* Irvine School of Dance
* Rhythm Tap Masters
* Musical Notes
* Coconut Roll Contest
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
* Pathways to Fishing
12:30 p.m.
* Banana Benefits with the Banana Man
* Storytelling
1 p.m.
* Japan Karate Do Itosu-Kai of Costa Mesa
* Quickicks martial arts demonstration team
* K.C. and Company
* Pass the Pineapple Contest
* Wet, Wacky, & Wild (Paddlesport Demonstration, Maneuvers and More) by the Boy Scouts of America
* Pathways to Fishing
* Pistachio Ice Cream Eating Contest
1:30 p.m.
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
2 p.m.
* California Dance Academy
* Korean Folk Dancers
* Musical Notes
* Tropical Fun Foods for Kids by Jan Mongell
* Kobert’s Tropical Bird Show
* The Garden Chef
* Pass the Pineapple Contest
3 p.m.
* The Dance Factory
* Candy Apple Cloggers
* Kuk Sool Won martial arts
* Paul Cavin--vocalist
* K.C. and Company
* Safe Harbor Race Contest
* Coconut Fiber Baskets by Rowena Tom
* Banana Benefits with the Banana Man
* Te Manawa Maori of Southern California
3:30 p.m.
* Kids Soap Carving by Robert Morris
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
4 p.m.
* Presty’s Showstoppers’ “The Myth & Magic of Hercules”
* Korean Folk Dancers
* Sariri
* Elk Whistle
* Baile Folklorico Alegria
* Peanut Toss Contest
4:30 p.m.
* Coconut Fiber Baskets Demonstration
* Tropical Fun Foods for Kids by Jan Mongell
* Kobert’s Tropical Bird Show
5 p.m.
* The Dance Factory
* Candy Apple Cloggers
* Paul Cavin--vocalist
* K.C. and Company
* King Kukulele
* Hawaiian Limbo Contest
5:30 p.m.
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
6 p.m.
* Presty’s Showstoppers’ “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
* Elektra’s Mideast Dancers
* Sariri
* Elk Whistle
* Olivia, vocalist
* Baile Folklorico Alegria
* Spelling Bee
* Wet, Wacky, & Wild (Paddlesport Demonstration, Maneuvers, and More) by the Boy Scouts of America
* Free gem identification (until 9 p.m.)
6:30 p.m.
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik
7 p.m.
* America
* Orange Blossom Cloggers
* Paul Cavin--vocalist
* Joe Stoddard
* Kobert’s Tropical Bird Show
* Open dairy goat judging, Alpine breed (until 10 p.m.)
* Rhythm of the Islands
7:30 p.m.
* Midwest Coast
* All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
8 p.m.
* Flying U Championship Rodeo
* Sariri
* Elk Whistle
* Olivia--vocalist
* Pivot Point
* Baile Folklorico Alegria
8:30 p.m.
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik
9 p.m.
* America
* Joe Stoddard
* Rhythm of the Islands
9:30 p.m.
* Midwest Coast
10 p.m.
* Pivot Point
SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
10 a.m. 4-H Dog Show
2 p.m. Country-Western Line Dancers
7 and 9 p.m. Smokin’ Armadillos concert
8 p.m. Flying U Championship Rodeo
Source: Orange County Fair & Exposition Center