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Orange County Fair 2024

Orange County Fair 2024

The Orange County Fair is here. Live concerts, rides, games and fair food. July 19th- August 18th at the OC Fair and Events Center. Get the rundown on all of the fun this year at the OC Fair below.  

This years theme is Always a Good Time. This year the fair is offering a daily entry ticket called the “Everyday Passport” that grants access for entry everyday of the OC Fair for only $60 while supplies last. Orange County Fair tickets are limited per day.  The OC Fair is open weekly Wednesday through Sunday. Tickets Wednesday, Thursday are $13 for general admission. $9 for seniors 60+ and for kids ages 6-12. Kids under 5 are always FREE. Friday- Sunday general admission is $15 each. Seniors and adults on weekends remain at $9 each. You can get your OC Fair ticket HERE. 

The Orange County Fair offers concerts at The Hangar and at the Pacific Amphitheatre. The Hangar hosts some of the best tribute bands around while the Pacific Amphitheatre features live bands and comedians.  When you purchase your ticket for a  concert or event it includes entry to the fair for the day. Below is the lineup at both concert venues. 

THE HANGAR

July 19thStart Making Sense and The Talking Head TributeCLICK HERE for tickets. 

July 20thHollywood U2 The Worlds Greatest U2 TributeCLICK HERE for tickets.

July 21st- One More Night Phil Collins and Genesis TributeCLICK HERE for tickets 

July 24th- Dead Man’s Party The Ultimate Oingo Boingo TributeCLICK HERE for tickets

July 25thTicket to the MOON The Worlds Best ELO TributeCLICK HERE for tickets

July 26thRed Corvette A Prince TributeCLICK HERE for tickets 

July 27thAtomic Punks A Tribute to Early Van HalenCLICK HERE for tickets 

July 28th24k Magic The #1 Bruno Mars Tribute BandCLICK HERE for tickets 

July 31stElton The Early Years A Tribute to Elton John CLICK HERE for tickets

August 1stDon’t look back The Boston ExperienceCLICK HERE for tickets

August 2ndListen to Music A Tribute to the Doobie BrothersCLICK HERE for tickets

August 3rd- Live From Earth Pat Benatar and BeyondCLICK HERE for tickets

August 4thMariachi Ambassadors Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 7thQueen Nation A tribute to the music of QueenCLICK HERE for tickets

August 8thQueen Nation A tribute to the music of QueenCLICK HERE for tickets

August 9thNo DUH The world’s greatest tribute to No DoubtCLICK HERE for tickets 

August 10thWhich One’s Pink? A Tribute to Pink Floyd- CLICK HERE for tickets 

August 11thI am King The Michael Jackson ExperienceCLICK HERE for tickets

August 14thThe Long Run Experience the EaglesCLICK HERE for tickets 

August 15thDevotional The Depeche Mode Experience- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 16th Twisted Gypsy Fleetwood Mac ReimaginedCLICK HERE for tickets

August 17thZeppelin Live A Tribute to Led ZeppelinCLICK HERE for tickets 

August 18thZUPUA The Spirit of AlohaCLICK HERE for tickets

 

THE PACIFIC AMPHITHEATRE

July 19th Chris YoungCLICK HERE for tickets

July 20thABBA LA/ BEE GEES GOLD CLICK HERE for tickets

July 21stHappy Together Tour- CLICK HERE for tickets

July 24thCANNONS & QUINN XCIICLICK HERE for tickets

July 25thKeyshia ColeCLICK HERE for tickets 

July 26thUB40 featuring Ali CambellCLICK HERE for tickets

July 27thSublime with RomeCLICK HERE for tickets

July 28thX- Reverend Horton Heat- CLICK HERE for tickets

July 31stKool and the Gang, Morris Day and TimeCLICK HERE for tickets

August 1stStray Cats- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 2nd- Stray Cats- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 3rd- The Fab Four- CLICK HERE for tickets 

August 4thBrett Young- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 7thWalker Hayes- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 8th -11th Rebelution- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 14thChris LaneCLICK HERE for tickets

August 15th- An Acoustic evening with Rick Springfield and Richard Marx- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 16thAlice Cooper- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 17th- The Aquabats- CLICK HERE for tickets

August 18th- Trevor Noah- CLICK HERE for tickets

Orange County Fair dates July 19th- August 18th

The OC Fair has something for everyone in your crew, the music lover, the foodie and the artist to the sports fan. Its all here. Concerts not your thing? The fair offers demolition derby’s, Monster Trucks, BMX,  comedy hypnosis and more at the Action Sports arena. Below is the full list of events this year at the Action Sports Arena. 

July 24th-28th Monster Truck Nitro Tour Tuff Trucks 

July 31st, August 1st & 4th- Motorhome Madness Demolition Derby

August 2ndOrange Crush Demolition Derby

August 3rd- Damsels of Destruction Demolition Derby 

August 7th-11th Chris Mabrey Master of Comedy Hypnosis

August 15th-18th BMX Big Air Triples

CLICK HERE to get you tickets to this years show.   

For the Foodies: This year the OC Fair offers $5 tastes DAILY. Hit the fair anytime before 4pm and get try out all the fun fair foods for only $5 each.  Sip on a lemonade slushy, indulge on a fried Twinkie or grab some nachos for only $5! Click here for the full list of $5 eats. 

Looking for something new? Every year the fair has all your usual suspects, turkey legs, funnel cakes, fried everything. Locals and visitors flock to find the newest, strangest and most inventive fair foods. This year pick up some Honeycomb Siracha soft serve, Watermelon Dole Soft Serve Taco, Tajin Chamoy Pineapple, Fruity Pebbles Dole Whip, Puffy Tacos or stop over at the all new Wahlburgers food truck. 

For the beer and wine lovers grab a wristband and head into the wine garden or sip on unlimited Beer Samples July 19th & 20th at the OC Brew Hee Haa craft roundup.  

For those hands on foodies the OC Fair also offers a series of cooking demonstrations and activities. Enjoy demos on plant- based cooking, hemp cuisine,  summer salads, specialty cocktails and more. Get the full list and dates here

For the thrill seekers and ride lovers snag a ride wristband before July 18th for $44 good for Wednesdays and Thursdays for unlimited rides from 11am-8pm and 2 games for $44.

Before July 18th you can also grab a Ticket Fun Pass for $50 for 50 tickets or $100 for 100 tickets. These are valid everyday during the fair.  You can get those pre-sale tickets HERE.

For the animal lovers the OC Fair Ground is home to a year round farm spanning across more than 3 miles. Pet live animals, see daily animal exhibits, watch livestock competitions and more. See more here about interacting with animals at the fair. 

For the Shopper and the Artist in your crew there’s something for you too! Walk through the art hall to see exhibits, competition winners and entries. Shop through the Costa Mesa Building, Santa Ana Pavilion and Crafters Village!  

The Orange County Fair is located at 88 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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