Greer's OC

Cheese lovers rejoice! Oozefest, the premiere cheese festival of Southern California presented by Foodbeast, is back on Oct. 15-16 in Downtown Santa Ana for a weekend of 20+ signature cheese creations, craft beers on draft, and activities.

Over the 2-day period, you can choose from two separate ticket options, for more entertainment and double the food from top vendors such as Sit Low Pho, Slapfish, Mess Hall Canteen Truck, Chomp Eatery, The Cut, Kogi Truck, All Flavor No Grease, The Iron Press, Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza and Chapter One.

Buy a VIP ticket for $50 to Ooozefest from 5 to 9 p.m. and receive all-you-can-eat grub and endless beer, plus additional activities and even more exclusive items from some of the most popular vendors. At the Oozefest Marketplace, you can pay a small fee of $5 and pay-as-you-go from noon to 10 p.m. So you can eat as little or as much as you want. The Marketplace will even host a bar with custom cocktails, and the food trucks attending will be offering Ooozefest-exclusive cheese items for purchase

This year's Oozefest will offer interactive activities, too! You can play a game of Pizza Roulette with the Jinny's Pizzeria crew, get 'Oozed' by a bucket of cheese, or fight for a spot to partake in a cheese pizza-slice eating contest.

Oozefest will be located in central Downtown Santa Ana—near 4th Street Market's location, at East 5th Street and North Bush Street. The Marketplace area will span from Main to Spurgeon on 5th Street.

Tickets and more information, available here.