Friday at the Orange County Fair
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Opening Day--Hours are 10 a.m. to midnight. Kids’ Day--children age 12 and younger are admitted free all day.
All day
* Embroidery Artistry by the Embroidery Guild of America
* Quilting Quicks and Ques by Southern California Quilters
* Timeless Techniques in China Painting by California China Painters Art Assn.
* Demonstrations by the Gem Carvers Guild of America
10 a.m.
* Junior poultry judging (until 3 p.m.)
* Open breeding swine judging (until 5 p.m.)
* Beetle Bash
* PCQHA fair horse show (until 4:30 p.m.)
11 a.m.
* Banana relay
* K.C. & Company
* Myart Showcase Troupe
Noon
* Hula-Hoop contest
* Waterbeetle Waddle
* Showbiz Singers
* Dusty Rangers
12:30 p.m.
* Dan Wiles--slack rope
* Barnaby the Juggler
* Steve Lord--singer
* Reminisce hitch/Oxen hitch
1 p.m.
* K.C. & Company
* Dana Hunter: Butterflies
* Centipede Stomp
* Myart Showcase Troupe
* “Learn How to Quilt” by Southern California Quilters
* Bijou Magic with Professor Marvel, Juggling from the Orient
* K-9 Comets Frisbee show
1:30 p.m.
* Dan Wiles--slack rope
* Main Street jazz band
* Steve Lord--singer
* Russell Brothers Circus
2 p.m.
* Shark Attack
* Mosquito Madness
* Showbiz Singers
* Dusty Rangers
* “Entertaining With Insects” by Ron Taylor, “The Bug Chef”
2:30 p.m.
* Main Street jazz band
* Bijou Magic with Professor Marvel, Juggling from the Orient
* Barnaby the Juggler
* Steve Lord--singer
3 p.m.
* Spider Sprints
* The Dance Factory
* Mission Viejo Dance & Performing Arts Center
* Elk Whistle/Bill Neal
* Dan Wiles--slack rope
3:30 p.m.
* “Mountain Scene in China Painting” by Gwen Streit
* Main Street jazz band
* Steve Lord--singer
4 p.m.
* Centipede Stomp
* Hard hat hurl
* Kim’s Academy of Martial Arts
* Candy Apple Cloggers
* Sariri Ecuador Music
* Paul Cavin
* Dan Wiles--slack rope
* Bijou Magic with Professor Marvel, Juggler from the Orient
* Barnaby the Juggler
* Russell Brothers Circus
4:30 p.m.
* “Entertaining With Insects” by Ron Taylor, “The Bug Chef”
* Our Boys steel drum orchestra
* Main Street jazz band
5 p.m.
* Ladybug Limbo
* The Dance Factory
* Mission Viejo Dance & Performing Arts Center
* Elk Whistle/Bill Neal
* Port City jazz band
* Barnaby the Juggler
5:30 p.m.
* Our Boys steel drum orchestra
* Lloyd Mabrey--balladeer
6 p.m.
* 3rd grade Spelling Bee
* Candy Apple Cloggers
* Sariri Ecuador Music
* Paul Cavin
* “Bugs ‘N’ More” by Embroidery Guild of America
* Bijou Magic with Frank Thurston, Goldfinger & Dove and Brad French
* Main Street jazz band
* Port City jazz band
* Reminisce hitch/Oxen hitch
* Free gemstone identification by Rancho Santiago College gemology department (until 9 p.m.)
* Potbellied Pig (Versatility judging, obedience, obstacle, tricks and costumes) (until 8 p.m.)
6:30 p.m.
* Mark Yuzuik--hypnotist
* Our Boys steel drum orchestra
* Lloyd Mabrey--balladeer
* K-9 Comets Frisbee show
7 p.m.
* Little Texas
* Idaho Joe
* Sounds of Splash
* Elk Whistle/Bill Neal
* Port City jazz band
* Alley Cats--a cappella
* Russell Brothers Circus
7:30 p.m.
* Suzy and the Knockouts
* Bijou Magic with Frank Thurston, Goldfinger & Dove and Brad French
* Our Boys steel drum orchestra
* Lloyd Mabrey--balladeer
8 p.m.
* Speedway
* Sariri Ecuador Music
* Paul Cavin
* Dave Davis--crooner
* All American Boys Chorus
8:30 p.m.
* Port City jazz band
* Mark Yuzuik--hypnotist
* Lloyd Mabrey--balladeer
9 p.m.
* Little Texas
* Dave Davis--crooner
* Bijou Magic with Frank Thurston, Goldfinger & Dove and Brad French
* Alley Cats--a cappella
9:30 p.m.
* Suzy and the Knockouts
* Lloyd Mabrey--balladeer
10 p.m.
* Dave Davis--crooner
* All American Boys Chorus
SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
10 a.m.: Home Winemakers Day
1 p.m.: Open Pygmy Goat Judging
3:30 p.m.: Grandma’s Cookie Judging (by children)
7 p.m., 9 p.m.: Billy Vera and the Beaters
Source: Orange County Fair & Exposition Center
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