2019 Orange County Fair full coverage

The newlyweds, winners of the fair’s wedding giveaway, said their family is more traditional than they, but that their friends agree this is fitting.

Though some derby veterans came out to battle Friday night, newcomers stole the show as the police and fire chiefs’ Motorhome Madness demolition derby raised $30,000 for charities.

It’s called the Reisetomate, and it’s arguably the tomato with the most character.

The wedding of the millennium — Millennium Barn, that is — will take place on Saturday.

There are now edible spoons at the Costa Mesa fairgrounds. They are part of the OC Fair & Event Center’s ongoing efforts to increase sustainability.

Whether drawn by curiosity or hunger, or both, an audience gathered Sunday for the “Cooking with Bugs” demonstration at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa.

The Out at the Fair festival featured an appearance from the Golden State Squares — a gay and lesbian square dancing club — and a “Glam Show.”

The most hair-raising addition is the intimidating Titan, a tall crane that propels and hurls daredevils 17 stories into the air at speeds of up to 60 mph.

Tucked away in the Los Alamitos building on the southeast corner of the Main Mall is the OC Fair’s Visual Arts Gallery.

Papi’s signature puffy taco is packed with a choice of lime-marinated carne asada, achiote-marinated chicken, carnitas, al pastor or creamy potatoes.

As I walked through the gates on opening day of the Orange County Fair on Friday, I felt a need.

There’s nothing quite like the sound of screaming people being spun overhead on a thrill ride while Ed Sheeran’s “Photograph” blares from an adjacent attraction to let you know a county fair is going on.

Exuberant and maybe a little stressed, new and longtime entrants filed into the OC Promenade at the Orange County fairgrounds, toting carts and wagons behind them.

Workers are applying final coats of paint and adding last-minute agricultural-themed pieces to make sure that when the Orange County Fair opens in Costa Mesa this week, it’ll be ready to provide guests with “Acres of Fun.”