The fair will be open from Wednesday to Sunday until Aug. 17 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. Under the theme “Find Your Happy,” visitors are encouraged to embrace summer fun with a full ...

Newborn piglets snuggled up in straw beds, kids lugging larger-than-life-sized stuffies by their necks or hindquarters and ...

For the decadent, daring diner, choices range from frog legs and bacon cotton candy on a stick, to lobster mac and cheese and a Krispy Kreme triple decker cheeseburger. Fried Twinkies, ice cream ...

Organizers were busy this week prepping the 150-acre Costa Mesa fairgrounds in anticipation of more than 1 million visitors between July 18 and Aug. 17.

Here is what you need to know to park, pay and get inside: The 23-day OC Fair kicks off July 18 and continues through Aug. 17; it is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.