Wednesday, April 17, 2019 (10:37 am)

Things will get wild at Centennial Farm when Goat Yoga returns on Saturday, May 18, giving participants the unique chance to do yoga with baby pygmy goats who like to frolic and climb on yogis.

OC Fair & Event Center is again partnering with Spectra Yoga and the Fountain Valley Cloverdales 4-H Club to offer three beginner-level sessions from 8 to 9:15 a.m., again at 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. and finally from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on the lawn in front of Centennial Farm’s Millennium Barn.

For those not ready to hit the mat with animal friends, there will be free playtime and photos with goats and the chance tour Centennial Farm.

In addition to being a viral sensation, yoga with goats has been credited with helping decrease stress and relieve the pressures of a perfect yoga practice. It’s free to come and watch.

The event will also feature a frozen fruit bar fundraiser, plus goat milk products and souvenir event T-shirts and tank tops for sale.

Space is limited for the three yoga sessions, and children who participate must be at least 9 years old and accompanied by an adult. The cost is $45 for each class, but free to observe and enjoy the farm. Participants should bring a yoga mat, towel and water.

Proceeds benefit the Fountain Valley Cloverdales 4-H Club and Centennial Farm. Tickets are available at spectrayoga.com/events.

(10:03 am)

There were robots and aerial artists. There were piglets and augmented reality. There were model railroads and folklorico dancers. It all added up to lots of hands-on learning and fun at Imaginology 2019.

Science, technology, engineering, arts and math came to life at OC Fair & Event Center on April 12-14 as more than 43,000 curious kids of all ages explored a huge variety of activities.

Imaginology is a free annual community give-back event that provides learning opportunities, entertainment and career options in the STEAM fields.

New this year was eSports Playground, an entire building of video gaming, coding workshops, esports tournaments and the chance for students and parents to learn about the educational aspects of video games.

Dia del Nino, a cultural festival produced in collaboration with Arts Orange County and Media Arts Santa Ana, expanded to two days of art makeshops, entertainment and physical fun – including circus workshops.

Imaginology also gives local students opportunities to display their skills.

FFA and 4-H students displayed their showmanship skills in the livestock arena and thousands of students also submitted their art projects for to be judged for the chance to win cash prizes. There were also esports tournaments and robotics competitions.

Thursday, April 11, 2019 (12:29 pm)

IG Presents will be back in The Hangar this year for lots of hands-on activities and giant puzzles & games. PLUS: The Wild Science! Mix-Up Science Show features audience participation in physics and chemistry.

Don’t miss this fun, interactive indoor area at Imaginology!

Imaginology is a three-day free family event centered around S.T.E.A.M. education, offering hands-on activities, workshops and more. Stop by Imaginology at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, April 12-14. Hours are Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more info, visit ocfair.com/steam

(9:28 am)

BIG NEWS! Esport-management will be at Imaginology in a brand-new building, the eSports Playground!

Activities include: coding workshops with Microsoft, the Coder School and Code Ninjas; LEGO Minecraft Biome City Build with Play-Well TEKnowledgies; Hour of Code with Minecraft; make your own video game with Microsoft MakeCode; and meet Twitch.tv eSports pros.

Learn about exciting career opportunities in the world of esports and video game entertainment.

Imaginology is a three-day free family event centered around S.T.E.A.M. education, offering hands-on activities, workshops and more. Stop by Imaginology at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, April 12-14. Hours are Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more info, visit ocfair.com/steam

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 (5:27 pm)

Vital Link – OC is a big part of Imaginology! They’re returning this year with Bytes and Bots workshops, engineering competitions, a speaker series, drone flight demos and so much more.

Make sure to stop in at the two Vital Link buildings, each full of STEAM-related creations from local students.

Imaginology is a three-day free family event centered around S.T.E.A.M. education, offering hands-on activities, workshops and more. Stop by Imaginology at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, April 12-14. Hours are Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more info, visit ocfair.com/steam