OC Fair now accepting entries for annual competitions
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Feb. 14, 2022) – The OC Fair has begun accepting entries for the annual competitions, which are a long-standing tradition at the summer event – especially for the local fans.
For the 2022 OC Fair, guests are invited to show off their best talents by participating in more than 20 different competitions.
Competitions this year include:
Visual Arts
Fine Arts
Photography
Woodworking
Hand Crafts & Hobbies
Collections
Hand Crafts
Fiber Arts
Jewelry
Garden & Floral
Cut Flowers
Fruits & Vegetables
Container Plants
Floral Arrangements
Culinary
Table Settings
Bars & Brownies
Cookies
Sugar Arts & Confections
Yeast & Quick Breads
Honey
Preserved Food & Liqueur
Wine
Home Wine
Commercial Wine
Livestock
Market Livestock Shows
Breeding Livestock Shows
There are also designated divisions and separate competitions for youth.
Deadlines for entries vary based on category. Competition Guides are available at ocfair.com/competitions for each competition. The guides detail rules, regulations, important dates and more. Some competitions are free to enter.
In 2021, the OC Fair condensed the number of competitions but still received more than 3,000 entries and issued about 1,400 awards. Results for the 2021 OC Fair Competitions are available at ocfair.com/oc-fair/competitions-contests/results/, including a city-by-city breakdown of how each O.C. resident fared.
The OC Fair was recently featured in a documentary about the highly competitive annual Table Settings Competition. SET! was filmed during the 2019 OC Fair and released in 2021 on Discovery+. The film follows the process of several participants in the Table Settings Competition, from registration and brainstorming to finding out whether or not they placed well. Find out more at setdocumentary.com.
Imaginology, OC Fair’s annual family event focused on education, is also accepting entries for two youth competitions: Mural Project and Cardboard Engineering. The deadline for the Imaginology competitions are March 30; Imaginology takes place April 9-10. For more information, visit ocfair.com/imaginology.
ABOUT THE 2022 OC FAIR
“Feel the Sunshine” will be the theme of this year’s OC Fair, which take place July 15-Aug. 14. Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Advance ticket purchase is required, and tickets are on sale now. Ticket prices: $12 general admission on weekdays (Wednesday, Thursday) and $14 general admission on weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Tickets for seniors 60+ and kids 6-13 are $7 all days. OC Fair will absorb the online admission ticket transaction fees. Parking is $10 for cars and motorcycles and $20 for buses and limos.
Tickets are also on sale for some performances in Pacific Amphitheatre, Action Sports Arena and The Hangar.