Parking and admission prices at the OC Fair remain high as executive staff enjoy $25 million worth of expansions and upgrades to their administrative building.
Tag: Fairgrounds
Posted inCountywide
OC Fair Restores Critical Social Media Comments on Prices After Questions About First Amendment Violations
OC Fair and Event Center officials turned off comments on an official posting on their Instagram page after many users criticized the fair’s parking prices. After questions from Voice of OC, comments returned.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Orange County Fair Opens This Week As Prices Remain High
The Orange County Fair opens on July 18, following the hiring of a new Fair & Event Center CEO earlier this year.
Posted inNEWS
Judge Rules OC Fairgrounds Can Boot Equestrians Without Rental Agreement
Orange County Superior Court Judge Sheila Recio ruled that officials at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa can remove equestrians who remain in the center without a valid contract.
Posted inTop Stories
How Affordable is the OC Fair?
Parking prices at the OC Fair have increased for the second year in a row, making parking costs more than a general admission weekday ticket.
Posted inCountywide
OC Fair Prices Increase As Officials Try Saving Money on Equestrian Center
The fair board is set to end the contract with a company that feeds horses and cleans stalls after mounting local concerns that the fair is overpaying for these services. At the same time, prices to attend the fair, which kicks off July 19, are also increasing.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
OC Equestrian Center Rent Hikes Start This Week as Tension Mounts
With boarding rates for horses set to spike starting Saturday, the OC Fair Board had to vote again to approve the change after improperly passing the increases without majority approval.
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Housing Horses at the OC Equestrian Center is Getting More Expensive
While the OC Fair Board was able to cut down the spiking rental rates for horse stalls slightly, many equestrians maintain that the price tag is still too high.
Posted inOutdoors
OC Equestrian Center Boarding Rates Set to Nearly Double by Next Year
The OC Fair & Event Center Board of Directors narrowly approves a hotly-contested boarding rental rate increase that critics say will decrease public access at the equestrian center.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Potential State Bill Pushes OC Fair Officials to Talk Future of Gun Shows and ‘Ghost Guns’
A state bill targeting gun shows at the OC Fair has fairgrounds leaders thinking of last-ditch appeals to Gov. Newsom and rethinking the presence of “ghost gun” parts at gun shows.
