Fri, Nov 27
OC Fair Holiday Lights — OC Night Out 2026
The same fairgrounds that smell like funnel cake in July go cold and quiet and impossibly lit in December, and the walk you would normally rush turns into one you deliberately slow down for.
Tens of thousands of lights convert the grounds into a walk-through: themed zones running from traditional holiday imagery into full winter-wonderland territory, plus the escalating display competitions between adjacent sections, which is where it gets genuinely funny. Hot chocolate, mulled cider, roasted chestnuts. Live holiday music on covered stages. Gift vendors filling the indoor halls, so the whole thing doubles as an outdoor market you can actually finish your shopping in.
It runs on selected nights from late November into January, with timed entry, and the good dates go weeks ahead.
Go with the person in your life who takes Christmas too seriously. For one night, let them be right.
The same fairgrounds that smell like funnel cake in July go cold and quiet and impossibly lit in December, and the walk you would normally rush turns into one you deliberately slow down for.
Tens of thousands of lights convert the grounds into a walk-through: themed zones running from traditional holiday imagery into full winter-wonderland territory, plus the escalating display competitions between adjacent sections, which is where it gets genuinely funny. Hot chocolate, mulled cider, roasted chestnuts. Live holiday music on covered stages. Gift vendors filling the indoor halls, so the whole thing doubles as an outdoor market you can actually finish your shopping in.
It runs on selected nights from late November into January, with timed entry, and the good dates go weeks ahead.
Go with the person in your life who takes Christmas too seriously. For one night, let them be right.
Tens of thousands of lights convert the grounds into a walk-through: themed zones running from traditional holiday imagery into full winter-wonderland territory, plus the escalating display competitions between adjacent sections, which is where it gets genuinely funny. Hot chocolate, mulled cider, roasted chestnuts. Live holiday music on covered stages. Gift vendors filling the indoor halls, so the whole thing doubles as an outdoor market you can actually finish your shopping in.
It runs on selected nights from late November into January, with timed entry, and the good dates go weeks ahead.
Go with the person in your life who takes Christmas too seriously. For one night, let them be right.
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OC Fair Holiday Lights — OC Night Out 2026
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Fri, Nov 27 – Sun, Jan 3, 2027
Fri 5:00 PM PST – Sun 10:00 PM PST
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The same fairgrounds that smell like funnel cake in July go cold and quiet and impossibly lit in December, and the walk you would normally rush turns into one you deliberately slow down for.
Tens of thousands of lights convert the grounds into a walk-through: themed zones running from traditional holiday imagery into full winter-wonderland territory, plus the escalating display competitions between adjacent sections, which is where it gets genuinely funny. Hot chocolate, mulled cider, roasted chestnuts. Live holiday music on covered stages. Gift vendors filling the indoor halls, so the whole thing doubles as an outdoor market you can actually finish your shopping in.
It runs on selected nights from late November into January, with timed entry, and the good dates go weeks ahead.
Go with the person in your life who takes Christmas too seriously. For one night, let them be right.
Tens of thousands of lights convert the grounds into a walk-through: themed zones running from traditional holiday imagery into full winter-wonderland territory, plus the escalating display competitions between adjacent sections, which is where it gets genuinely funny. Hot chocolate, mulled cider, roasted chestnuts. Live holiday music on covered stages. Gift vendors filling the indoor halls, so the whole thing doubles as an outdoor market you can actually finish your shopping in.
It runs on selected nights from late November into January, with timed entry, and the good dates go weeks ahead.
Go with the person in your life who takes Christmas too seriously. For one night, let them be right.
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