Today at the Orange County Fair
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Hours are 10 a.m. to midnight. Kids Day -- Children age 12 and under are admitted free all day.
All day
* Leather tooling by California Leather Guild
* Weaving & spinning by South Coast Weaver’s Guild
* “Woodturning by the Woodshed” by Orange County Woodturners Assn.
Demonstrations by Gem Carvers Guild of America
10 a.m.
* Junior market calves judging (until noon)
* Favorite rock contest (until noon)
* Strawberry popcorn ear contest (until 4 p.m.)
* “Beetle Bash”
11 a.m.
* Banana relay
* Irvine School of Dance
* Happy Time Pipers
* Dusty Rangers
Noon
* 4-H Junior market swine showmanship (until 2:30 p.m.)
* Hula Hoop contest
* Waterbeetle Waddle
* California Dance Academy
* The Good News Kids
12:30 p.m.
* Dan Wiles
* Barnaby the Juggler
* Lloyd Mabrey--balladeer
1 p.m.
* Centipede Stomp
* Janet Deyden: Carving for kids
* Dan Hunter: Butterflies--Hide & Seek
* The Dance Factory
* Kim’s Academy of Martial Arts
* Dusty Rangers
* “A Round Up Of Stitchers” by Helen Brooks
* Bijou Magic Show with Professor Marvel, Juggling From the Orient
* Russell Brothers Circus
* Reminisce hitch/Oxen hitch
1:30 p.m.
* Main Street jazz band
* Lloyd Mabrey--balladeer
* K-9 Comets Frisbee show
2 p.m.
* Shark Attack
* Professional Photographers of O.C.--”Kids and the Camera”
* Mosquito Madness
* California Dance Academy
* The Good News Kids
* Paul Cavin
* “Entertaining With Insects” by Ron Taylor, “the Bug Chef”
* Dan Wiles
2:30 p.m.
* Bijou Magic Show with Professor Marvel, Juggling From the Orient
* Barnaby the Juggler
* Lloyd Mabrey
3 p.m.
* FFA Junior market swine showmanship (until 4:30 p.m.)
* Spider Sprints
* Rhythm of the Islands Polynesian Dancers
* Kim’s Academy of Martial Arts
* Elk Whistle
* Dusty Rangers
* Folk music by Martha Armstrong
* Main Street jazz band
3:30 p.m.
* “Tops For Kids” by Len Musgrave
* Lloyd Mabrey
4 p.m.
* Centipede Stomp
* Hard hat hurl
* The Dance Factory
* Quickicks Demo Team
* Otavalomanta Ecuador music
* Paul Cavin
* Dan Wiles
* Bijou Magic Show with Professor Marvel, Juggling 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.
* Master showmanship (until 7 p.m.)
* Ladybug Limbo
* Rhythm of the Islands Polynesian Dancers
* Dance City
* Elk Whistle/Bill Neal
* Dan Wiles
* Port City jazz band
* Barnaby the Juggler
5:30 p.m.
* Our Boys steel drum orchestra
* Martha Armstrong
* Steve Lord
6 p.m.
* 4th grade spelling bee
* Firefighter Challenge (until 10 p.m.)
* Doubleshot Band
* Otavalomanta Ecuador music
* Paul Cavin
* “How To Make Prize-Winning Preserved Foods” by Kathy Diewald, Orange County Fair sweepstakes winner
* Bijou Magic Show 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.)
6:30 p.m.
* Mark Yuzuik--hypnotist
* Our Boys steel drum orchestra
* Steve Lord
* K-9 Comets Frisbee show
7 p.m.
* Idaho Joe
* Diane Schuur
* Market awards ceremony (until 9 p.m.)
* Doubleshot Band
* Elk Whistle/Bill Neal
* Folk music by Martha Armstrong
* Port City jazz band
* Alley Cats--a capella
* Russell Brothers Circus
7:30 p.m.
* Orange County Allstars jazz band
* Bijou Magic Show by Frank Thurston, Goldfinger & Dove and Brad French
* Our Boys steel drum orchestra
* Steve Lord
8 p.m.
* Otavalomanta Ecuador music
* Paul Cavin
* Dave Davis
* Armand Blais Orchestra
8:30 p.m.
* Port City jazz band
* Mark Yuzuik--hypnotist
* Steve Lord
9 p.m.
* Diane Schuur
* Dave Davis--crooner
* Bijou Magic Show with Frank Thurston, Goldfinger & Dove and Brad French
* Alley Cats
9:30 p.m.
* Orange County Allstars jazz band
* Steve Lord
10 p.m.
* Dave Davis--crooner
* Armand Blais Orchestra
SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Noon Beehive hairdo contest
2 p.m. Photo shoot-out
6 p.m. Lawnmower races
7 p.m. Disco night
Source: Orange County Fair & Exposition Center
