Arlington Drive project wins improvement award
News from the City of Costa Mesa: The city was selected to receive a 2018 Project of the Year award from the Southern California Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) for the Arlington Drive Improvements Project. The project included roadway improvements, a new concrete multipurpose trail along the south side of Arlington Drive, […]
Gov. Brown announces OC Fair Board appointments
SACRAMENTO (Nov. 20, 2018) – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Natalie Rubalcava-Garcia, 39, of Anaheim, has been appointed to the 32nd District Agricultural Association, Orange County Fair Board of Directors. Rubalcava-Garcia has been chief operating officer at the Orange County Business Council since 2018, where she was vice president of investor […]
2018 OC Fair breaks records and gives back to the community
COSTA MESA (Aug. 13, 2018) – The 128th OC Fair welcomed a record 1,470,636 guests who enjoyed 35 sold-out shows, ate hundreds of thousands of chocolate chip cookies and freed their inner farmers by greeting 11 new piglets at Centennial Farm. “2018 was a banner year for the OC Fair in so many ways,” […]
OC Fair & Event Center Master Site Plan update
At its April meeting, the OC Fair & Event Center Board of Directors reviewed a draft master site plan concept from CH Johnson Consulting and heard input from the public. At the conclusion of the meeting the board voted to table the matter until May, choosing to slow the process to allow for further study […]
First students graduate from Hatch Culinary Lab
Armed with knife skills learned at a new cutting-edge cooking academy, the first students graduated the free culinary education program housed in our commercial kitchen on the. The new education program is a partnership between OC Fair & Event Center (OCFEC), CulinaryLab Cooking School, Anaheim’s Innovative Mentorship Experience program (AIME) and Spectra, the Fair’s master […]
Public comment sought on fairgrounds draft site plan
This Thursday the OC Fair & Event Center’s board of directors will review a draft of a new master site plan concept and the public is invited to share comments and ideas. Johnson Consulting will present the latest draft version of a new roadmap for the future of the fairgrounds, home to the annual OC […]
Grab the best summer job ever! We’re hiring for 1,500 seasonal positions
There is a lot of work that goes into putting on the annual OC Fair, and hiring is now under way to fill about 1,500 seasonal positions. Jobs include everything from selling carnival tickets, parking cars and building exhibits to working as an accounting clerk, mechanic or audio assistant. “We are looking for smiling, enthusiastic […]
New Hatch Culinary Lab at OC Fair & Event Center provides free training for young chefs
COSTA MESA (Feb. 28, 2018) – A new cutting-edge cooking academy has opened at OC Fair & Event Center to empower underserved youth through free culinary education and mentorship. A commercial kitchen on the fairgrounds has been transformed into Hatch Culinary Lab. The new education program is a partnership between OC Fair & Event Center […]
Update: Master Site Plan process continues – please share your input
At a public workshop held during the Sept. 28, 2017, OC Fair & Event Center Board of Directors meeting, three Master Site Plan Concepts were presented, and the Board provided feedback and direction to the MSP committee and staff. The committee and staff were asked to review all elements of the plan and determine what […]
Arlington Drive Improvement Project update
Here is an update on the Arlington Drive Improvement Project, from the City of Costa Mesa: Public Services is well underway with the Arlington Drive Improvements Project. The project is about 33% complete and the main storm drain and all storm drain laterals are completed. The new vegetated bioswale is currently being graded and the […]