OC Fair Opens With Acres Of Fun, Farm Animals & Festivities

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The 129th annual OC Fair opens this Friday with all of the crazy food, great rides summer concerts and one amazing craft beer festival.

Last year, over 1,470,000 attended the fair to "free your inner farmer." This year, the fair celebrates "Acres of Fun!" and the chance to buy a super pass to return to the fair many times between July 12 and Aug. 11, 2019.

"We're open Wednesdays-Sundays," Organizers said. "There are tons of discounts, so make sure to check out ocfair.com/deals for the best ones!"

On Saturdays & Sundays, the OC Fair has teamed up with OCTA for the OC Fair Express Bus, which will pick up at 9 different OC locations and bring you straight to the Fair for just $4 roundtrip (and riders get a coupon for $4 Fair admission!). Or, also on the weekends, you can park for free at the Experian lot in Costa Mesa and shuttle on over straight to Yellow Gate!

And on any day of the OC Fair, you can ride share (Lyft/Uber/taxi) to the corner of Arlington and Fairview and just walk across the street to Green Gate.

OC Brew Hee Haw...

This year OC Brew Hee Haw is moving into The Hangar and the 6th annual craft beer roundup is set to showcase more than 80 regional favorite and rarely seen craft beers on July 12 and 13.

There will be live entertainment from Orange County Oingo Boingo Tribute band Dead Man’s Party during Friday’s session and Los Angeles '80s tribute act Fast Times during both Saturday sessions.

The new location at The Hangar offers room for more breweries than ever before, with the brewery lineup including Artifex Brewery, Chapman Crafted Beer, Four Sons Brewing, Burgeon Beer Co., Beachwood Brewing, Pizza Port Brewing Co., Stereo Brewing, Bottle Logic Brewing, Unsung Brewing Co., and many more.

Tastings will be held in three sessions from 8-11 p.m. on Friday; 1:30-4:30 p.m. and 7:30-10:30 p.m. on Saturday. VIP guests are invited one hour early for additional tasting time.

Tickets include free OC Fair admission, so attendees can come for the beer and stay for the Fair! OC Brew Hee Haw’s location at The Hangar offers attendees easy access to the OC Fair’s vendors and attractions. Guests can have Acres of Fun with the OC Fair’s annual pig races, carnival games, extensive Fair food options and classic rides.

Tickets to the 6th Annual OC Brew Hee Haw at the OC Fair are available for purchase at BrewHeeHaw.com.

Ticket prices are $55 each and, if available, day-of prices are $65 each. VIP tickets are available for $65 each and, if available, $75 day-of ticket.

For more information, be sure and head to the Fair's website: ocfair.com