- OC Fair & Event Center
- ocfinfo@ocfair.com
- (714) 708-1500
- 88 Fair Drive - Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Food & Drink
The 2024 OC Fair is July 19-Aug. 18, open Wednesdays-Sundays. Advance tickets are required. Purchase your admission tickets online today.
$5 Taste of Fair Food!
Get a sampling of food and treats for only $5 every day until 4 p.m.!
Fun-sized samples include funnel cake, tri-tip, lemonade, cinnamon rolls, tacos, gelato, cotton candy and more.
The Courtyard Wine Seminars
Sample an array of award-winning wines from the 2024 OC Fair Wine Competition presented by the Orange County Wine Society, Inc. Adults can taste Gold, Silver and Bronze wines.
Each weekend, wine enthusiasts can enjoy themed wine seminars which offer each paid participant eight 1-ounce tastings, a commemorative OC Fair wine glass and assorted nibbles. Seminar admission does not include OC Fair admission.
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Wine Seminars in the Wine Courtyard, 1 & 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays starting July 21 $30/person
Gold Medal Award Winning Wines – July 27, 1 p.m.
Fair Food & Wine Pairing – July 27 , 3 p.m.
Summer Whites – July 28, 1 p.m.
Cheese & Wine Pairing – July 28, 3 p.m.
Mediterranean Wars – Italian vs. Spanish Varietals – Aug. 3, 1 p.m.
BBQ & Wine Pairing – Aug. 3, 3 p.m.
Snack Foods & Wine pairing – Aug. 4, 1 p.m.
Grapes & Grains -Aug. 4, 3 p.m.
Gold Medal Award Winning Wines – Aug. 10, 1 p.m.
BBQ & Wine Pairing – Aug. 10, 3 p.m.
Sparkling & Sweets – Aug. 11, 1 p.m.
Italian Varietals – Aug. 11, 3 p.m.
New & Unusual Wine Varietals – Aug. 17, 1 p.m.
Cheese & Wine Pairing – Aug. 17, 3 p.m.
Is it Sparkling or Champagne? – Aug. 18, 1 p.m.
Fair Food & Wine Pairing – Aug. 18, 3 p.m.
About OC Wine Society in The Courtyard
The Wine Courtyard, hosted by the Orange County Wine Society, is a must for wine lovers. The OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition is the largest and most comprehensive judging of California wines in the world. Award-winning wines judged by professional winemakers and winery principals are featured at the Courtyard and are available for purchase by the glass.
The Orange County Wine Society is proud to be a partner of the OC Fair and host of their wine competitions for the past 45 years. As an educational nonprofit organization, the mission of the Wine Society is one of wine education, with a focus on raising college scholarship funds that are granted annually to a number of California institutions with fields of study in viticulture and enology.
The Courtyard is open every day of the OC Fair from opening to one hour before closing. For information about the Orange County Wine Society and the OC Fair wine competitions, visit www.ocws.org.
The 2024 OC Fair is July 19-Aug. 18, open Wednesdays-Sundays. Advance tickets are required, so make sure to buy your admission tickets online today.