2019 Orange County Fair full coverage
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The newlyweds, winners of the fair’s wedding giveaway, said their family is more traditional than they, but that their friends agree this is fitting.
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Though some derby veterans came out to battle Friday night, newcomers stole the show as the police and fire chiefs’ Motorhome Madness demolition derby raised $30,000 for charities.
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It’s called the Reisetomate, and it’s arguably the tomato with the most character.
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The wedding of the millennium — Millennium Barn, that is — will take place on Saturday.
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There are now edible spoons at the Costa Mesa fairgrounds. They are part of the OC Fair & Event Center’s ongoing efforts to increase sustainability.
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Whether drawn by curiosity or hunger, or both, an audience gathered Sunday for the “Cooking with Bugs” demonstration at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa.
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The Out at the Fair festival featured an appearance from the Golden State Squares — a gay and lesbian square dancing club — and a “Glam Show.”
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The most hair-raising addition is the intimidating Titan, a tall crane that propels and hurls daredevils 17 stories into the air at speeds of up to 60 mph.
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Tucked away in the Los Alamitos building on the southeast corner of the Main Mall is the OC Fair’s Visual Arts Gallery.
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Papi’s signature puffy taco is packed with a choice of lime-marinated carne asada, achiote-marinated chicken, carnitas, al pastor or creamy potatoes.
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As I walked through the gates on opening day of the Orange County Fair on Friday, I felt a need.
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There’s nothing quite like the sound of screaming people being spun overhead on a thrill ride while Ed Sheeran’s “Photograph” blares from an adjacent attraction to let you know a county fair is going on.
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Exuberant and maybe a little stressed, new and longtime entrants filed into the OC Promenade at the Orange County fairgrounds, toting carts and wagons behind them.
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Workers are applying final coats of paint and adding last-minute agricultural-themed pieces to make sure that when the Orange County Fair opens in Costa Mesa this week, it’ll be ready to provide guests with “Acres of Fun.”
