Today at the Orange County Fair
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88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Hours are 10 a.m. to midnight.
All-day events
* Creations in clay by the O.C. Polymer Clay Guild
* Tailoring tole for every home by the O.C. Tole & Decorative Painters
* Warm, worldly, whimsical woodcarving by the California Woodcarver’s Guild
* Junior dairy goats, junior dairy cattle and open dairy goats on display (until 11 p.m.)
10 a.m.
* 4-H dog show
* Open dairy goat (all breeds except Alpine) judging (until 9 p.m.)
* Orange County Fair Western Showdown Horse Show (until 8 p.m.)
* China painting (until 6 p.m.)
* All about fishing
* Sea World presents “A Splashing Good Time” (until 6 p.m.)
10:30 a.m.
* Tropical bash
11 a.m.
* Southland Ballet
* Steppin’ Out Cloggers
* Beach Cities Stars
* Rats and mice judging (until 7 p.m.)
* Garden Chef
11:30 a.m.
* Family sandcastle contest
Noon
* Country-western line dancers
* Crystal Squares Square Dancers
* Sunflower Express Cloggers
* All-Alaskan racing pigs
* Fruit salsas and fruit baskets by Adeline Ashley
* Blow Fish
1 p.m.
* Steppin’ Out Cloggers
* Beach Cities Stars
* K.C. and Company
* Denizens of the Deep Cooking Contest sponsored by the Home and Hobbies Department
* Cow Chip Bingo “parcels” for sale until 4 p.m.
* Knott’s Berry Pie-Eating Contest
* Watercolor demonstration
1:30 p.m.
* All-Alaskan racing pigs
2 p.m.
* Country-western line dancers
* Royal T’s Square Dancers
* Sunflower Express Cloggers
* Lilies of the West
* Wine seminars
* Kobert’s Tropical Bird Show
* Garden Chef
* Pass the Pineapple
2:30 p.m.
* Family sandcastle contest
3 p.m.
* Miss Orange County scholarship program
* Wild Roses
* Assault prevention
* “Just for Tonight” Barbershop
* Kat Scudder & Her Hard Working Man country music
* Paul Cavin--vocalist
* K.C. and Company
* King Kukulele
* Fruit salsas and fruit baskets by Adeline Ashley
3:30 p.m.
* Whittling contest sponsored by the California Carver’s Guild
* All-Alaskan racing pigs
4 p.m.
* Flying U Championship Rodeo
* The American Youth Express
* Kay’s Company of Dancers
* Lilies of the West
* Elk Whistle
* Kristen Anderson--vocalist
* Global Harmony
* Enchanted Players with Alfred Osborne, Gwenivere and Matthew Welborn
* Cow Chip Bingo begins
* Fruit salsas and fruit baskets by Adeline Ashley
4:30 p.m.
* Kobert’s Tropical Bird Show
5 p.m.
* Crazy Horse Steak House line dance demonstration
* The Dance Network
* “Just for Tonight” Barbershop
* Kat Scudder & Her Hard Working Man country music
* Paul Cavin--vocalist
* K.C. and Company
* Southern California Dulcimer Heritage
* Fruit salsas and fruit baskets by Adeline Ashley
5:30 p.m.
* All-Alaskan racing pigs
6 p.m.
* The American Youth Express
* The Hope Inspirators
* Lilies of the West
* Elk Whistle
* Kristen Anderson--vocalist
* Global Harmony
* Enchanted Players with Michelle Cress and Jessica McMahan
* Free gem identification (until 9 p.m.)
6:30 p.m.
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik
7 p.m.
* Smokin’ Armadillos
* Atesh Belly Dancers
* “Just for Tonight” Barbershop
* Kat Scudder & Her Hard Working Man country music
* Paul Cavin--vocalist
* Southern California Dulcimer Heritage
* Southcoast Trio
* Kobert’s Tropical Bird Show
7:30 p.m.
* Midwest Coast
* All-Alaskan racing pigs
8 p.m.
* Flying U Championship Rodeo
* Brian Scott--country singer
* Elk Whistle
* Enchanted Players with Paul Brick and Mark Webb
* John Peace Super Band
* Kristen Anderson
8:30 p.m.
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik
9 p.m.
* Smokin’ Armadillos
* Southcoast Trio
9:30 p.m.
* Midwest Coast
10 p.m.
* John Peace Super Band
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
10 a.m. Small animal showmanship (until noon)
1 p.m. Farmer tan contest
2 p.m. Wine seminars
7 and 9 p.m. Paul Rodriguez concert
Source: Orange County Fair & Exposition Center