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: Orange County Fairgrounds
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.
Who Gets a Free Ticket to the Orange County Fair?
While the public faces increased prices to park and enter the OC Fair, leaders hand out thousands of free tickets and host exclusive dinners for local officials and their guests.
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.
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.
Judge Orders OC Fairgrounds Staff to Reopen Equestrian Center
An Orange County Superior Court judge granted a temporary restraining order on Wednesday that requires staff at the OC Fair & Event Center to reopen arenas and round pens that were previously locked and prevented some equestrians from properly exercising their horses.
Concerns Mount About Horses Held Hostage at OC Fairgrounds
Equestrians and trainers who haven’t signed the fairgrounds’ updated contract — which includes a rent hike — are now prohibited from exercising their horses inside arenas at the Equestrian Center.
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.
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.
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.









