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We admit it.  Like many other Southern Californians, we love the Orange County Fair.  And tomorrow, July 17th, is IT--Opening Day!

This time, it's virtual.   Here's the link!

Since 1890, the OC Fair's been a summertime celebration for Costa Mesa.  Normally, the festivities start just after the Fourth of July and continues into August.  Our favorite Fair memories include some amazing concerts at The Hangar, lots of Home Arts creativity, 4-H competitions, fireworks at night, pig races, acrobats, dancing to the music...

And then, of course, there are those curly fries and hand-dipped ice cream bars.  Which we sample purely for research purposes, of course (not).

While this year's pandemic has forced closure of the Orange County Fairgrounds, it hasn't dampened the spirit of the Fair.

After the OC Fair and Event Center Board of Directors voted to cancel this year's onsite event, they came up with ways to bring Fair fans some "Slices of the Fair"--virtually.

Accordingly, starting this Friday, July 17th, the Orange County Fair will host virtual events--24/7--on their website.

Terry Moore is Director of Communications at the Orange County Fair and Event Center.  We talked about what "virtual Fairgoers" can expect, for summertime, 2020.