# Winter Fest OC at OC Fair & Event Center

> Event for families in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim area (CA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Nov 27 – Jan 3 · 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Where: OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- Ages: All ages (toddlers under 3 free; dedicated toddler snow play zone and carnival kiddy rides)
- Price: From $29.99; confirm current prices on the official site; Under 3 free
- Organizer: Winter Fest OC & OC Fair & Event Center
- Official page: https://winterfestoc.com/tickets
- Last checked: Wed, Nov 4

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## About

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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