Headed to the OC Fair this week? It is the last week of its 23-day run. Here are some things to know.
General information:
• Hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and 11 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
• General admission is $13 on Wednesdays and Thursdays and $15 on Fridays and weekends; tickets are $9 every day for children 6-12 and seniors 60 and older.
• Tickets must be purchased ahead online at ocfair.com. Daily attendance is capped at about 50,000 people and may sell out on popular days.
• Parking is $15
• OC Fair Express runs weekends, with direct bus service from the ARTIC station in Anaheim, Fullerton Park-and-Ride, Goldenwest Transportation Center in Huntington Beach, the Laguna Hills Transportation Center and the Santa Ana train station. Get information on times and locations at ocfairexpress.com, cost is $2 each way.
Things to do:
• We Are OC! A Cultural Celebration will help close out the fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17. It will feature a series of local cultural groups performing, including Middle Eastern dancers, a Scottish band and a Polynesian dance group. Youth poetry contest winners will read their entries.
• There is a touch tank with aquatic animals in the Orange County Sand and Sea exhibit in the OC Promenade; it also includes a VR diving experience.
• The Friesian Horse Club of Southern California will be exhibiting at the fair all week in the livestock area.
• Three nights are left for Fair After Dark, a weekend party at the Plaza Pacifico. There will be swing dancing on Friday, a DJ on Saturday and Latin dancing on Sunday, all for free starting at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
In the Action Sports Arena (this week’s shows are free with fair admission, first come):
• Aug. 13: Comedy hypnotist Mark Yuzuik at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.
• Aug. 14: Comedy hypnotist Mark Yuzuik at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.
• Aug. 15: Comedy hypnotist Mark Yuzuik at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.
• Aug. 16: Comedy hypnotist Mark Yuzuik at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.
• Aug. 17: Comedy hypnotist Mark Yuzuik at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.
Playing at the Hangar (requires a ticket purchased in advance, but includes fair admission):
• Aug. 13: Damage, Inc., a Metallica tribute band, at 8:15 p.m.
• Aug. 14: Red Corvette, a tribute to Prince, at 8:15 p.m.
• Aug. 15: Twisted Gypsy, Fleetwood Mac Reimagined, at 8:15 p.m.
• Aug. 16: Blink 180True, a tribute to Blink 182, at 8:15 p.m.
• Aug. 17: Hot Lava, a B-52’s revue, at 8:15 p.m.
Playing at the Pacific Amphitheatre (requires a ticket purchased in advance, but includes fair admission):
• Aug. 13: T-Pain and DJ Montay, at 8:15 p.m.
• Aug. 14: Carly Pearce and Restless Road, at 7:30 p.m.
• Aug. 15: Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors, at 6:15 p.m.
• Aug. 16: Swift Nation and Bad Guy Billie, at 7:30 p.m.
• Aug. 17: Grupo Marca Registrada, DJ Trice and Los Primos de la Baja, at 7:30 p.m.