Winter Fest OC
Winter Fest OC is Southern California’s largest winter experience and returns to the OC Fair & Event Center December 20 – January 6 with 40,000 square feet of new attractions, plus back-by-popular-demand activities. Winter Fest will debut its fourth consecutive year with new entertainment, new seasonal food and beverages and so much more. Here’s what’s new this year:
SoCal Dicken’s Village - Take a trip down memory lane with holidays past, present, and future. Decorate Christmas cookies, listen to holiday storytelling, visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus (through Christmas Eve), take a pony ride, and visit the new Victorian holiday shops.
Candy and Snowflake Wonderland - An interactive wonderland full of candy and snowflakes offer a new selfie experience that is sure to delight visitors and capture the picture-perfect Instagram moment.
Festival of Lights - Winter Fest’s 100-foot-tunnel of two million lights and five lands with animated displays.
Orange Ball New Year’s Eve Celebration - Ring in the New Year not once, but twice, with a special countdown, Orange Ball drop, fireworks and an unforgettable balloon drop at both 6 p.m. and midnight. Multiple live bands will be playing to commemorate the end of the year, and the start of a new one.
Club Winter Fest - Private, ice rink-side VIP cabanas are available nightly and offer the ultimate destination for holiday office parties, family retreats or date nights. Enjoy the all-new lounge area with exquisite views of the nightly Christmas tree lighting ceremony featuring fireworks, snow flurries and a free drink upon entry. Tickets are limited.