Winter Fest OC Returns with a Winter Wonderland in Costa Mesa
Southern California’s largest Winter Festival returns to the OC Fair & Event Center with a magical winter wonderland featuring all-new attractions, live entertainment, holiday shopping, festive food and more. Don’t miss the magic this year!
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Winter Fest OC: A Winter Wonderland in SoCal
From November 28 through January 4, Thursdays through Sundays, Costa Mesa will host Winter Fest OC, the biggest winter event in Southern California, with winter-themed fun for families, including attractions, live music, and fun!
The OC Fair & Event Center is transformed into an enchanted winter paradise with gigantic seasonal decorations, more than a million lights, and countless opportunities for creating memories. Snow and ice activities include riding down the thrilling Snowflake Summit 150-foot-long ice tubing slide, and a new real snow play area with snow refreshed daily!
Take a spin on the Arctic Ice Trail, a skating experience under the stars, stroll through the Holiday Market featuring small local businesses and talented local artisans, and check out the Winter Wishes Meet and Greet photo opportunity with Santa or the Snow Princess.
Enjoy dazzling lights, music, unique photo opportunities, and a wide range of live entertainment and interactive activities throughout the festival including the Holiday House Light Show, visits with Santa, a snow play zone, and a nightly tree lighting.
Holiday favorites from past Winter Fest OC events will return, including LED mini golf, winter-themed bounce houses, carnival thrills, the arts and crafts area, and seasonal food and drinks.
Guests can enjoy a variety of live entertainment at Winter Fest OC’s Holiday House Stage. The holiday magic includes live music, community acts, interactive kid activities, and more. Daily entertainment includes meet-and-greets with favorite Winter Fest OC characters such as Yowie the Yeti, Pep the Penguin and Snowdrop the Polar Bear. The kids won’t want to miss the popular nightly parade, tree lighting and live stage show with snow flurries.
Winter Fest OC: Tickets & Pricing
Tickets start at $29.99 for children 3 – 12 years old and $34.99 for adults. If you buy early before November 11, you can save money with Early Bird pricing. You can also save money by purchasing a season pass to experience the spirit of the holiday season again and again!
Snowflake Summit, live entertainment, visits with Santa, photo-ops, dazzling light displays and more are all included with general admission tickets. Certain additional attractions call for an add-on fee. All pricing details are available at WinterFestOC.com.
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