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 19th– Start Making Sense and The Talking Head Tribute – CLICK HERE for tickets.
July 20th– Hollywood U2 The Worlds Greatest U2 Tribute– CLICK HERE for tickets.
July 21st- One More Night Phil Collins and Genesis Tribute– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 24th- Dead Man’s Party The Ultimate Oingo Boingo Tribute– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 25th– Ticket to the MOON The Worlds Best ELO Tribute– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 26th– Red Corvette A Prince Tribute – CLICK HERE for tickets
July 27th– Atomic Punks A Tribute to Early Van Halen– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 28th– 24k Magic The #1 Bruno Mars Tribute Band– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 31st– Elton The Early Years A Tribute to Elton John– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 1st– Don’t look back The Boston Experience– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 2nd– Listen to Music A Tribute to the Doobie Brothers– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 3rd- Live From Earth Pat Benatar and Beyond– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 4th– Mariachi Ambassadors Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 7th– Queen Nation A tribute to the music of Queen– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 8th– Queen Nation A tribute to the music of Queen– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 9th– No DUH The world’s greatest tribute to No Doubt– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 10th– Which One’s Pink? A Tribute to Pink Floyd- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 11th– I am King The Michael Jackson Experience– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 14th– The Long Run Experience the Eagles– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 15th– Devotional The Depeche Mode Experience- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 16th– Twisted Gypsy Fleetwood Mac Reimagined– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 17th– Zeppelin Live A Tribute to Led Zeppelin– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 18th– ZUPUA The Spirit of Aloha– CLICK HERE for tickets
THE PACIFIC AMPHITHEATRE
July 19th– Chris Young– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 20th– ABBA LA/ BEE GEES GOLD CLICK HERE for tickets
July 21st– Happy Together Tour- CLICK HERE for tickets
July 24th– CANNONS & QUINN XCII– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 25th– Keyshia Cole– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 26th– UB40 featuring Ali Cambell– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 27th– Sublime with Rome– CLICK HERE for tickets
July 28th– X- Reverend Horton Heat- CLICK HERE for tickets
July 31st– Kool and the Gang, Morris Day and Time– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 1st– Stray Cats- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 2nd- Stray Cats- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 3rd- The Fab Four- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 4th– Brett Young- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 7th– Walker Hayes- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 8th -11th Rebelution- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 14th– Chris Lane– CLICK HERE for tickets
August 15th- An Acoustic evening with Rick Springfield and Richard Marx- CLICK HERE for tickets
August 16th– Alice 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 2nd– Orange 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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