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Fairs and Carnivals

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2011
  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Fred Durst, Now with Sitcom! (Called 'Douchebag,' Cough Cough)

    ​ According to Rolling Stone, Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst is developing an autobiographical sitcom called "Douchebag," news that prompted dozens of showbiz bloggers to declare it the most accurate sitcom title ever.

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    [UPDATED with No Word from OC Registrar of Voters:] E-Vote System Breaks Down in Front of Blogger Critical of It

    BradBlog.com​UPDATE, AUG. 17, 5:08 P.M.: I've swapped a couple emails with Brad Friedman today, and it's clear my original post about the Los Angeles-based blogger's encounter with an Orange County Registrar of Voters electronic voting machine at the OC Fair deserves some clarification.First, whil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Chicken Charlie's, Maker of Deep Fried Kool-Aid and The Krispy Kreme Sandwich, To Open OC Restaurant?

    Chicken Charlie's Facebook Page​Our arteries are quivering already. Chicken Charlie's, the county fair stand famous for its deep-fried wonders--s'mores, PB & J, Oreos, cheesecake, frog legs, cheeseburgers and Girl Scout cookies, just to name a mouthful--may become a brick-and-mortar resta ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2011

    Love to Craft OC

    OC Great Park

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    Strawberry Festival

    Village Green

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    OC Greek Fest

    St. John Greek Orthodox Church

  • Culture

    May 12, 2011

    Delilah Snell Is a Patchwork Kind of Gal

    [Trendzilla] The Santa Ana resident helps to run OC and Long Beach's largest indie craft festival

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2011

    Cinco de Mayo Festival

    Downtown Santa Ana

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2011

    Spring Citrus Fair

    Downtown La Habra

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Gettin' Made: Craft Show Applications for Spring Shows!

    All right crafty kids, the arts & crafts show hiatus that always happens after the holidays rush is officially over - there's a whole mess of spring shows coming up that are perfect for showing off your creative endeavors! If you're dreaming big, apply to show your stuff at one of the biggest ar ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2011
  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    Art Crawl Experience

    Downtown Anaheim

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show II

    ​Welcome back to the next installment of our weekly feature that searches the darkest, scariest and orangiest corners of the Interwebs to find out what outsiders and insiders have to say about and from Orange County. Where Am I? So overblown by the talent of Disney Channel songstress Selena Go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Want an Elvis Potato Head? Go to Elvis Fest in Costa Mesa This Weekend

    ​Elvis Presley died this week 33 years ago, which is why the 11th Annual Elvis Festival, to be held at the Orange County Market Place at the Costa Mesa Fairgrounds, is planning a Hawaiian-style tribute to the King. (Elvis' movie "Blue Hawaii" was filmed on the islands of Oahu and Kauai; the soundt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Will Wyclef Jean Get to Run for Haiti President as One of 30 Candidates?

    www.myspace.com/wyclefjean​ Today the Haitian elections board will decide whether Wyclef Jean is eligible to run for the country's presidency. There's a five consecutive year Haitian residency requirement for candidates, but Jean has said his roving ambassador stint by President Rene Preval in 200 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Sublime With Rome Tops Pacific Amphitheatre Summer Shows

    ​The Orange County Fair broke attendance records with 1.5 million visitors for the run that ended Sunday.Orange County Fair Breaks Attendance RecordThe concurrent concert series in Pacific Amphitheatre also broke a record, selling out nine of its shows.Find out the top 5 shows based on ticket sale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Maloof Money Cup Competition Begins

    ​The Orange County Fair, nightly concerts in Pacific Amphitheatre and potential new owners measuring the closets aren't the only things going on at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa these days. Tonight through Sunday, the Action Sports Arena there will be taken over by skateboarders seek ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Anti-Michelle Obama Rhetoric Used to Sell Greasy Food at OC Fair

    ​While far too many people are giving unwarranted attention to the Heart Attack Cafe at the Orange County Fair for offering deep-fried butter, no one seems to care that they're bashing First Lady Michelle Obama's much-lauded efforts to de-fatten America.Want some Tea Party bullshit with your order ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    OC Weekly Familia Wins at OC Fair Baking/Jam/Jelly Contest!

    Dave Lieberman​My, do we have humble people working at the Weekly. A couple of days ago, I heard rumors that our calendar editor, Erin Dewitt, and Dave here at SaFII both placed at the Orange County Fair for their creations. But I received no email about the victory from Dave (who emails Edwin and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    PHOTOS: Meet the Food of the 2010 Orange County Fair

    Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyTesting out the deep-fried butter... yum?​From the deep-fried goodies to racks and racks of meat, meet the food of the 2010 Orange County Fair. Highlights include the deep-fried, chocolate-covered bacon and corn dogs the length of your forearm. See the entire slidesho ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    A Taste of Greece

    St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2009

    X

    Pacific Amphitheatre

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Gettin' Made: Head North This Weekend!

    Folks, I don't know if you realize, but it's summer out there. Aw, but times are too tight to fly somewhere for a little weekend vacation. Time to hit the streets for a crafty road trip to Northern California! Julia McCabe of JnJ Designs will be taking part in Saturday's Design Downtown block party ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Maloof Rides Into etnies to Talk Maloof Money Cup

    Joe Maloof (left) and Pierra Andres Senizergues appear ready to hop on a board in etnies' training facility.Joe Maloof--who with his brother Gavin owns the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA, ARCO Arena, the Palms resort and casino in Las Vegas and film, music and telev ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    Paisley Pelts

    Psychadelic Furs

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Wake Up and Suck the Orange 1.31.08

    POORMAN SUES KDOC: LA Times - Dana Parsons covers the Poorman with typical dollops of smarminess. No genital warts mentioned whatsoever. I'd wax moronic but Luke Y. Thompson already covered this like a month ago (Exit Poorman, Feb. 3). So will he be a Richman? Do fiddlers play on roofs? DEBBIE #1 G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2007

    All's Fair in Love and OC

    When it's the opening day of the Orange County Fair, you have plenty of time in traffic — an hour, in fact, just to get from Santa Ana to the fairgrounds — to realize just how poorly the 55 is designed. Immediately after some major road feeds into it, forcing a mass slowing as a new torrent of c ... More >>

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