Orange County Fair

Fri Jul 18, 2025 - Sun Aug 17, 2025
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through August 17, 2025.
Various times
Age: All ages
Price: Adults $13-15; Seniors + Children (6-12): $9; (5 and under): Free
Location:
Orange County Fair & Event Center
714.740.3247
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
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The Orange County Fair is back, and this year's theme is "Find Your Happy!" Highlights of the fair include animals, tons of food, carnival rides, art exhibits, and more. Carnival ride tickets are $1 each, and unlimited-ride wristbands are available for $44 for Wednesdays or Thursdays at the fair. 

This year's concert series at the Pacific Ampitheater offers a broad range of entertainers including Fitz and the Tantrums, Beck, The Fab Four, Ludacris, Brett Young, Melissa Ethridge and The Indigo Girls, ZZ Top, and Young the Giant (additional ticket required).

Kids and adults alike should also check out the monster truck shows and demolition derbies at the Action Sports Arena. 

Fair hours:
Sunday, Wednesday-Thursday: 11am  - 11pm
Friday - Saturday: 11am - midnight
 

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.