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2025 OC Fair is open for its 23-day whirlwind of fun, food, blue ribbons and more

The grills are fired up and attractions are swirling people through the air already for the 23-day OC Fair that’s expected to bring in a million-plus guests.

Lesli Becerra, center, and Helen Garcia, right, celebrate ringing a duck at a carnival game during the opening day of the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA on July 18, 2025.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Fair-goers during opening day at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Friday, July 19, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

OC Fair 2025: Here’s what you need to know to pay, play and park

Design and Decor Supervisor, Mathew Willmann is OC Fair’s core designer responsible for concept and themes. He works on the Promenade, a cavernous three-story area with an “Orange County Sand and Sea” theme. “It’s an exhibit that highlights our coastline,” he says on Monday, July 7, 2025. “Featuring some surprises,” he adds. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

His happy place is at the OC Fair where he creates artistic flair

Anduril Industries Inc. has closed a new funding round of $2.5 billion, a deal that more than doubles the defense startup’s valuation to $30.5 billion. (Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg)

Anduril in Costa Mesa clinches funding at $30.5 billion valuation

By Bloomberg

June 5, 2025 at 12:16 p.m.

Founders Fund, backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, led the new funding round with a $1...

Assorted pastries from Rye Goods in Newport Beach (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Rye Goods closes Lido location, announces Costa Mesa opening date

By Brock Keeling

June 3, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.

"Mixed emotions leaving Lido, but so excited for a bigger space where we can really...

Shooting suspect in Costa Mesa arrested after police pursuit in Newport Beach

By Mona Darwish

June 1, 2025 at 5:55 p.m.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon in connection to...

The Witcher in Concert will stop at The Fox Theater in Riverside on Oct. 21, Segerstrom Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa on Oct. 22, Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre on Oct. 24 and The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Oct. 26. (Photo courtesy of Live Nation)

The Witcher in Concert is coming to Southern California in October

By Charlie Vargas

May 28, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

The event celebrating the third video game's 10th anniversary will stop in Riverside, San Diego,...

Joni Illingworth and her daughter Allison Wahl share a moment graveside with their father/grandfather. Now in its 71st year, the Memorial Day ceremony at Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park in Costa Mesa honors the fallen Monday, May 26, 2025. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

Tributes held across Orange County honor service, sacrifice for Memorial Day

By Laylan Connelly

May 26, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

It was a day to remember the fallen, with gatherings featuring speakers, flyovers and stories...

Planet Fitness has a deal for bored teenages this summer: a free gym membership. The fitness chain is offering a summer program for teens ages 16-19 at all of its Southern California locations. (Photo courtesy of Planet Fitness)

Status Update: Planet Fitness opens free summer memberships for teens

By Samantha Gowen

May 26, 2025 at 8:58 a.m.

Also in the news: Moncler reopens in a larger boutique at South Coast Plaza in...

Elizabeth Diaz Soto, 9, strolls through Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Field of Honor while on a field trip twith her school, Alice Birney Elementary in Colton on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The display, sponsored by Homefront America, honors first responders and veterans and will be open through Memorial Day. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Orange County to remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day

By Heather McRea

May 22, 2025 at 2:31 p.m.

Here is a list of several of the ceremonies and events planned to honor the...

Amnon Weinstein, seen here with some of the violins played by European Jews before, during and after the Holocaust that he and his son Avshalom restored for an exhibit called ‘The Violins of Hope.” (Courtesy photo)

Violins of Hope Project comes to Orange County

By Marla Jo Fisher

May 22, 2025 at 8:59 a.m.

A poignant reminder of the Jewish musicians who played before, during and after the Holocaust...

The luxury airplane seat maker Elevate Aircraft Seating is expanding in Huntington Beach, leasing this 280,460-square-foot facility at the McDonnell Center Business Park at 5701 Skylab Road. The building was previously leased by Hybrid Apparel. (Photo courtesy of Google street view)

Real estate news: Luxury aircraft seat maker Elevate expanding in Huntington Beach

By Samantha Gowen

May 22, 2025 at 8:01 a.m.

The manufacturer leased a 280,460-square-foot facility at the McDonnell Center Business Park.

The Randall Preserve, formerly known as Banning Ranch, sits at the corner of PCH and the Santa Ana River, top right, in Newport Beach, CA. Community meetings are scheduled for input on the land use. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Community input sought for future of Randall Preserve

By Laylan Connelly

May 21, 2025 at 7:55 a.m.

What should the future of the 387-acre open space area, formerly known as Banning Ranch...

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