What to see and do at OC Fair 2022

Orange County’s largest community fair, each OC Fair, desire return said annual with brand-new additions in order to for it attractions as well as entertainment. Said year’s theme “Feel each Sunshine” welcomes certain community also highlights a summertime bliss made from certain season.

A OC Fair dates rear for 1890 when object started while a little community event with per horse race and petite exhibits. Right now each fair is a 23-day festival that takes location around each OC Fair & Event Center, what spans 130 acres also is packed with carnival games, rides, exhibits, food also live entertainment since a mid-July for mid-August.

While each OC Fair drew 1.393 million visitors within 2019, certain 12 months preceding any pandemic hit each United States difficult, a fair is limiting capacity to 45,000 guests per day due up to COVID-19. Aforementioned capacity limit was place within position inside 2021 after any fair had for cancel among 2020 for each first time since Planet War II.

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Tickets have to exist purchased online within advance also will not exist sold at certain door; tickets be able to be purchased next to ocfair.com/oc-fair/buy-tickets/.

Since for updated health procedures, surface masks are strongly recommended inside OC Fair buildings, enhanced disinfection has stood implemented in high-touch areas, also employees have undergone training. additional health and safety.

“It’s highly similar toward ultimate twelve months, we’ve continued in order to increase our disinfection process along with we’re single GBAC STAR certified event center,” said Terry Moore, director from communications by OC Fair & Event Center. “Aforementioned instrument us have passed the highest training in contamination along with virus management protocols.”

GBAC STAR stands for Global Biorisk Advisory Council, whatever is one division belonging to any International Sanitary Supply Association, besides known in similar fashion ISSA.

Any OC Fair has also shifted toward extra contactless technology, similar like contactless bag checks which be able to detect nefarious objects like like weapons, as well as cashless sales for things like food as well as parking, according in order to Moore.

A 45,000-person capacity limit includes guests whoever purchased tickets toward each Pacific Amphitheater, Hangar and Action Sports Arena, in similar fashion aforementioned tickets include same-day present admission.

“Previous annual 17 of for us 23 days were sold beyond, entity was the first moment our team limited our capacity, plus we are doing any same this annual period,” Moore stated. “Itself just gives folks a much better experience; it’s in no way while crowded, parking isn’t in similar fashion difficult, a impact on for us neighbors isn’t while severe, everyone contains some small further wiggle room, as well as certain queues are shorter.

Carissa Nguyen, 24, since Irvine, declared female family contains existed going in order to each OC Fair almost per annual since dame was 4. Nguyen replied certain fair contains always been single fun summer activity for female whole family, like in that place are per variety out of various aspects whatever attract folks out of whole age groups.

“I’m glad for observe it’s again, nevertheless I shall definitely even now seize precautions in order to avoid catching COVID resemble wearing a mask,” Nguyen declared.

To notice along with perform

Performances

The Pacific Amphitheater, owned along with operated via each OC Fair & Event Center, desire host any 2022 Toyota Summer Concert Series. A following acts are scheduled:

• July 15th : Kool & each Gang with Certain Family Stone
• July 16: Trevor Noah
• July 17: Happy Together Tour, with The Turtles, Gary Puckett & Any Union Gap, Each Association, Each Buckinghams, Any Vogues also Each Cowsills
• July 20: Exist to Rock Tour, featuring Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Warrant along with Kip Winger
• July 21: Lindsey Stirling along with Mako
• 22nd of July : Frankie Valli also A Tetrad Seasons
• July 23: ABBA LA plus Bee Gees Gold (tribute bands)
• July 24: Island Empire Festival, with Sammy Johnson, Fiji, Anuhea, Arise Roots, Eli-Mac, Analea Brown also Lea Love
• July 27: Counting Crows and David Rosales also his band out of scoundrels
• July 28: The Offspring, Agent Orange and Love Canal
• July 29: Brett Eldredge plus Nate Smith
• July 30: CNCO also Maria Jose
• July 31 : J Boog & A Green, The Expendables plus FIA
• August 3: Triplet Dog Night as well as Any Grass Roots
• August 4: Jim Gaffigan
• August 5 and 6: Rebelution, Steel Pulse, Denm and DJ Mackle
• August 7: Tribute bands: Sweet & Tender Hooligans (Each Smiths along with Morrissey), Devotional (Depeche Mode) plus Substance (New Order)
• August 10: Any Perry Band, Lindsay Ell and Certain Joy Reunion
• August 11: Maxwell
• August 12: Smoke Robinson
• August 13: Tribute band: A Fab Quartet (A Beatles)
• August 14: Psychedelic furs also X

Additional groups are scheduled for dates subsequent to certain OC Fair closes.

Tickets range since $20 up to $150 and able seem purchased right here.

Each Hangar is each aeronautical-style reveal plus event center located in any central-north section from the fairgrounds. Predominant from these performances are near to various tribute bands, paying homage to famous artists, unless otherwise noted. Any following acts are scheduled within said site:

• July 15th : Don’t Peer Rear (Boston)
• July 16: Led Zepplica (Led Zeppelin)
• July 17: I Am King (Michael Jackson)
• July 20: Certain Party out of any Dead (Oingo Boingo & Danny Elfman)
• July 21: Elton – Each Early Years (Elton John)
• 22nd of July : Wild Child (Jim Morrison also the Doors)
• July 23: Which is pink? (PinkFloyd)
• July 24: LA Sound Machine (Gloria Estefan along with Miami Sound Machine)
• July 27: A Cured (The Cured)
• July 28: Magic 24K (Bruno Mars)
• July 29: Dog N Papillon (Heart)
• July 30: Twisted Gypsy (Fleetwood Mac)
• July 31 : STYXology (STYX)
• August 3: Petite nor Not at all (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
• August 4: The lengthy term (Any Eagles)
• 5 August : Negative Duh (Negative Doubt as well as Gwen Stefani)
• August 6: Unauthorized travel (travel)
• August 7: Flashback Heart Attack (80s novel wave music)
• August 10 and 11: Queen Nation (Queen)
• August 12: Devotional (Depeche Mode)
• August 13: Noise pollution (AC/DC)
• August 14: Mariachi Sol starting at Mexico *not a tribute band

Tickets are nearby $20 also be capable exist purchased on a OC Fair website.

The Action Sports Arena will host of it eighth annual OC Brew Hee Haw Craft Beer Gathering on July 15-16, featuring single performance beside American rockabilly band Massive Sandy also his Fly-Rite Boys. Certain arena will as well feature each Monster Truck Nitro Tour, demolition derbies plus speedway motorcycle racing also freestyle stunt shows.

Carnival games and rides

Unlimited Ride Carnival Wristbands are returning here year as well as able exist purchased online. Any wristband allows unlimited rides also couple free games. Object be capable just exist used on Wednesdays also Thursdays, required to exist redeemed through 5 p.m., also unlimited rides conclude at 8 p.m.

Individual ride and game tickets are $1.25 every also able seem purchased online in 16, 40 as well as 80 ticket bundles. Additionally, carnival tickets can remain purchased on certain FunPass app.

Food and drinks

One mix made from unique fair dishes also carnival classics desire seem available next to certain OC Fair. Some unique items are Chicken Charlies Kool-Aid Chicken Sandwich, Fried one Fair Fried Nutella, also Papi’s Puffy Tacos Puffy Taquitos. Additionally, classic items similar to corn dogs, funnel cake, as well as turkey legs will seem available out of vendors like Hot Dog on single Stick, Dutchmen’s Funnel Cakes, along with Backyard BBQ Village.

Any Wine Courtyard testament offer award-winning wine tastings and seminars. Beer desire become sold throughout any fair, nevertheless Baja Blues along with Hussong’s Cantina are known for belonging to them bar selections and atmospheres.

Thursdays since 11 per.m. to 4 p.m., any OC Fair offers $4 Food Tastings in which patrons be able to taste sample-sized dishes from more as opposed to 80 vendors.

Other entertainment

Returning attractions like certain Wonderful American Petting Farm, magician Frank Thurston, All-Alaskan Racing Pigs, Dragon Knights stilt walkers, hypnotist Mark Yuzuik and Blue Ribbon contest winners shall remain included inside current year’s fair.

The OC Fair has single tradition out of hosting competitions amid visual arts, house arts and hobbies, table setting, horticulture, animal husbandry, culinary arts, wine and youth competitions . Guests were invited for submit entries for across 20 competitions like like Market Livestock, Fresh Flowers, Sugar Arts and Confectionery, Fine Arts, Photography also Crafts.

Nguyen stated girl was glad any fair was in reverse later for it hiatus amid 2020 therefore she might enjoy seeing whole of the competition’s shows also exhibits. Gal submitted lady own knitwear up to each 2019 OC Fair Home Arts as well as Hobby competition within the hand-knit garment subcategory plus won the staff choice award.

“I had happened knitting for tetrad years near each time, so I wanted to challenge myself plus knit something for fair competition,” Nguyen declared.

Any California Fresh Expo, located on OC Drive on each Fairgrounds, celebrates each state’s diverse specialty cultures through educating consumers. There will become an augmented reality treasure hunt game, crafts for children, recipe cards plus cooking demonstrations.

For more information, tickets also maps, visit ocfair.com and download any OC Fair app.

Jessica Choi is each arts plus culture intern around Voice of OC. Dame able be contacted by [email protected]

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