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OC Fair & Event Center welcomes public input and participation

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Serving the public – it’s our business

As a year-round public asset, OC Fair & Event Center the center business, fun and learning for Orange County. More than just the annual Fair, OCFEC is a link to the state’s agricultural legacy and a bridge to the future.

Our mission: Enhancing equitable community access to agriculture, entertainment, cultural and educational experiences.

Our vision: Orange County’s town square – the safe place where the community gathers and finds value.

Our values: Safety, People, Integrity, Stewardship, Compliance, Diversity & Inclusion, Excellence, Community & Neighborliness

Our purpose: OC Fair & Event Center is the 32nd District Agricultural Association (32nd DAA), a California state institution that is organized in accordance with the California Food and Agricultural Code. The 32nd DAA’s purposes under the Code are: 1) to hold fairs, expositions and exhibitions in Orange County to exhibit the industries and industrial enterprises, resources and products of every kind or nature of the state, with a view toward improving, exploiting, encouraging and stimulating them; and 2) to construct, maintain and operate recreational and cultural facilities of general public interest in Orange County.

View the 2025 State of the Fair presentation

To request public records, email cpra@ocfair.com.

View request log.

Members of the community are invited to participate

Facility reports and master site plan documents

Appointed by the governor of California

OC Fair & Event Center strives to offer events accessible to all

Find the list of current requests for proposals (RFPs)

Pollution prevention and improvement plans

View the 2025-2029 Strategic Plan

OC Fairgrounds Plans

Master Site Plan: See FAQ

Public Documents

2025 Budget

Public Documents

Linking agriculture, education and public service

California – rich in history, resources and innovation. Orange County – blessed with near perfect weather, beautiful scenery and thriving communities. It is here that the OC Fair & Event Center calls home. We are proud to be an agency of the State of California and to serve the Orange County community. Here’s how we fit in:

Gavin Newsom, Governor, State of California

ABOUT US

Located in Costa Mesa, California, OC Fair & Event Center is 130 acres of beautiful grounds, 157,000 square feet of event space featuring year-round events, and home to Heroes Hall Veterans Museum & Education Center and Centennial Farm, a three-acre working farm. 

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