OC Fair helps Anaheim Packing House celebrate 100 years
From The Anaheim Blog The iconic Anaheim Packing House in downtown’s Center City is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a jam-packed citrus themed event on Saturday, June 1. You’ll find live entertainment, tours and giveaways, as well as citrus-themed food and drinks, pop-ups, vendors and more. The fun kicks off at 11 a.m. […]
2018 OC Fair breaks records and gives back to the community
COSTA MESA (Aug. 13, 2018) – The 128th OC Fair welcomed a record 1,470,636 guests who enjoyed 35 sold-out shows, ate hundreds of thousands of chocolate chip cookies and freed their inner farmers by greeting 11 new piglets at Centennial Farm. “2018 was a banner year for the OC Fair in so many ways,” […]
First students graduate from Hatch Culinary Lab
Armed with knife skills learned at a new cutting-edge cooking academy, the first students graduated the free culinary education program housed in our commercial kitchen on the. The new education program is a partnership between OC Fair & Event Center (OCFEC), CulinaryLab Cooking School, Anaheim’s Innovative Mentorship Experience program (AIME) and Spectra, the Fair’s master […]
New Hatch Culinary Lab at OC Fair & Event Center provides free training for young chefs
COSTA MESA (Feb. 28, 2018) – A new cutting-edge cooking academy has opened at OC Fair & Event Center to empower underserved youth through free culinary education and mentorship. A commercial kitchen on the fairgrounds has been transformed into Hatch Culinary Lab. The new education program is a partnership between OC Fair & Event Center […]
Blue-ribbon OC Fair art on exhibit at Fullerton Arboretum
The OC Fair Visual Arts Competition receives about 6,000 entries each year submitted by artists from Orange County and throughout Southern California. Types of art include woodworking, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography and graphic arts. The OC Fair is often the first exhibition experience for an artist. The thrill of being selected for exhibition and then […]
OC Fair & Event Center CEO co-hosts arts awards
Kathy Kramer, CEO of OC Fair & Event Center, was proud to take the stage at Samueli Theater on Oct. 17 to help honor the best, brightest and most generous members of the Orange County arts community. Kramer joined Rick Stein, CEO of Arts Orange County, to recognize recipients of the 18th Annual OC Arts Awards, […]
Animals safely evacuated to Fairgrounds during Canyon Fire 2
OC Fair & Event Center is a designated large animal rescue facility and we had a plan in case of emergency, but we could not have assisted the animals evacuated from the Canyon Fire 2 area without the help of amazing volunteers, nonprofits and local businesses. We housed 127 horses, six pigs, six goats, six […]
You’re invited to a Community Forum on Oct. 18-19
Community Forum Be a part of OC Fair & Event Center’s Strategic 5-Year Business Planning Process In conjunction with the 10-year Master Site Plan, OC Fair & Event Center will be launching a Strategic 5-Year Business Plan to develop our organizational goals. We will be seeking input at two open community discussions on how OC […]
Agricultural Workers Memorial unveiling is Aug. 25
On Aug. 25, OC Fair & Event Center will officially unveil Table of Dignity, the newly renovated agricultural workers memorial. The public art piece commemorates the contributions of agricultural workers to the growth and prosperity of Orange County. The memorial was designed as a restful place for guests to gather and celebrate the beauty and […]
OC Fair Kids Club joins slate of community give-back programs
A new program will help as many as 1,000 children visit the 2017 OC Fair – children who otherwise might not have the means to attend. Students from Title 1 and other programs will receive a free bus trip to the Fair, carnival ride coupons and a gift card as participants in the OC Fair […]