Winter Fest OC at OC Fair & Event Center
Through Jan 3Nov 27 – Jan 3 · 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Select dates Nov 27, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027. Open Thursday through Sunday in early December, and daily through winter break. Hours: Weekdays 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM; Weekends and holiday break 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM (open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day).
OC Fair & Event Center88 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 · 33.2 mi approx. from Los AngelesDirections
All ages (toddlers under 3 free; dedicated toddler snow play zone and carnival kiddy rides)
From $29.99From $29.99; confirm current prices on the official site; Under 3 free
About this adventure
Southern California's largest winter festival, Winter Fest OC transforms Costa Mesa's fairgrounds into a massive winter playground featuring more than a million square feet of holiday attractions. The signature centerpiece is Snowflake Summit, a nine-lane, 150-foot ice tubing slide where kids and parents can race on inflatable tubes down an ice hill. Guests also enjoy a real snow play area with fresh snow blown in daily, an outdoor ice skating trail winding beneath illuminated archways, a 2-million-light walk-through holiday lantern forest, live reindeer, carnival rides, and a 30-foot tall walk-through illuminated Christmas tree that hosts nightly tree lightings with pyrotechnics.
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