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.
Tag: Orange County Fairgrounds
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 inTop Stories
Post-9/11 Veterans Honored at Heroes Hall Plaque Unveiling
Heroes Hall at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa is recognizing post-9/11 veterans through the unveiling of a new plaque.
Posted inCulture
UVSA Tet Festival Returns to Costa Mesa
After a week filled with anxiety and grief, the USVA Tet Festival brings communities together to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Posted inCountywide
Scottish Fest Returns with Music, Dance, Athletics, British Cars and Whiskey this Weekend
Scottish Fest, the largest Scottish/Celtic festival in Southern California, returns to the OC Fair & Event Center with dancing, the Highland games, whiskey tasting, food, crafts and more.
Posted inGovernment
OC Fair Feels Echoes of Anaheim FBI Corruption Probe
New developments in federal authorities’ Anaheim corruption investigation have put the spotlight on political relationships between OC Fair Board members.
Posted inGovernment
OC Fair Backs Off Plan to Circumvent Potential State Bill Banning Gun Shows at Fairgrounds
Local fairgrounds officials say they won’t be rushing to exempt their gun show promoter company from state Sen. Dave Min’s possible ban on such events on the Costa Mesa state property.
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.
Posted inEquality & Equity
OC Fair Reopens Friday As Debates Over Its Identity, Policies Could Reshape Local Image
As the OC Fair reopens this Friday in-person, debates over the fair’s identity, role, and image persist.
Posted inNEWS
Another Debate On the Horizon Over the OC Fair’s Pride Flag, as Calls to Remove It Continue
On the agenda for the Fair Board’s next meeting on Feb. 25 is a discussion about the agency’s original resolution to fly the flag — which represents members of the LGBTQ+ community — and whether to change it or reaffirm it as it is.
