The OC Fair is happening through Aug.16, and it’s brought back the popular $5 Taste of the Fair program.
Attendees who visit the fair before 5 p.m. each day (it is closed Mondays and Tuesdays) will have a variety of fun-sized options to choose from at the various vendors on the fairgrounds. Not only does this allow fairgoers to get more bang for their buck, but it also provides the option for mixing and matching.
Here’s everything you can get at the OC Fair for $5 until 5 p.m., organized by where to find it on the fairgrounds:
Carnival
Jalapeño Cheese Corn Dog – Big Dogs
Cup of Street Corn (small) – Corn Shack
Dolphin Breeze Soda (9 oz.) – Cowboy Kettle Corn
Funnel Cake (mini) – Dutchmen’s Funnel Cakes
Pickle Pizza Slice – Enzo’s Pizzeria
Fried Twinkie (1) – Fried A Fair
Mile Long Hot Dog (1/2) – ICEE
Rolled Taquitos in a Cup (4 pieces) (Aug. 12-16) – La Mexicana
Chicken Sope Aug (5-9) – La Mexicana
Chamoy Pickle & Candy Combo (1) – Michelaguas
Mini Donut Tray (4) – Mini Donuts
Takis Cheese on a Stick (small) – Mustards Midway Café
Blue Raspberry Whip with Fruity Pebbles (mini) – Pineapple Whip Express
Sour Apple Lemonade (12 oz.) – Squeezers
Freeze Dried Skittles (3 oz.) – Sugar Puff Candy
Popcorn (small) – Sweet Dreams
Chocolate Chip Cookies (3) – Totally Baked Cookie Joint
Centennial Farm
Kettle Corn, Popcorn or Sno-Cone (snack size) – Candy Land
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cone (4-5 cookies) – Cathy’s Cookies
Lemonade (small) – Corn Dogs & Fresh Lemonade
Ice Cream Cone or Frozen Chocolate Banana – Funnel Cakes – Texas Size
Hawaiian Chicken Bowl (mini), Filthy Fizz or Lemonade (12 oz.) – Hawaiian Chicken Bowls
Giant Western Sausage (1/2) or Cup of Corn (small) – Juicys
Nachos Deluxe (½ order), Taquitos (2), Carne Asada Fries (½ order) or Agua Fresca (16 oz.) – NOEL’S Mexican Food
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries (small) – Oasis Fruit Co.
Chili Cheese Fries (snack size) – PINK’S
Float Any Flavor (8 oz.) – Rowdy’s Root Beer
Fried Twinkie (1) – StrEAT
Milk Tea (12 oz.) – Sunrise Boba
Bayou Smoked Mac-N-Cheese (small) – The Ranch
Cream Puff Any Flavor (1) – Tom’s Puffs & Pie
Main Mall
Fried Avocado (3 pieces) – Chicken Charlie’s
Maui Chicken Slider (1) – Chicken Charlie’s Pineapple Express
Lemonade (small) – Corn Dogs & Fresh Lemonade
Agua Fresca (8 oz.) (Aug 5-9) – Crazy Nachos
Carne Asada Nachos (Aug 12-16) – Crazy Nachos
“Party Cup” Choice of Flavor Dots (3.5 oz.) – Dippin’ Dots
Orange Chicken & Fried Rice (9 oz.) – Eddie’s Asian Inspired Cuisine
Pretzel Log (Salted or Cinnamon Sugar) – Fair Pretzels
Fresh Lemonade (16 oz.) – Hot Dog on a Stick
Churro (10″) or Prepackaged Dole Soft Serve – Ice Cold Drinks & Frozen Treats
Chocolate-Covered Strawberries (2 pieces) – Iconic Ice Cream
Cinnamon Roll (1) with One Topping – JP’s Old West Cinnamon Rolls
Kettle Corn Taste Bag or Cotton Candy – Kettle Corn Junction
Powdered Sugar Funnel Cake (small) – The Lazy Toucan
The Churro with Sea Salt Cold Foam (9 oz.) – MoonGoat Coffee
Chicken Quesadilla (10″) – Pepe’s Mariscos Fresh Mexican Seafood
Cheeseburger, BBQ Beef or Roast Beef Slider – Philly Cheese Steak
Shave Ice (small) – Shave Ice Station
Hamburger with Dressing & Pickle (small) – Tasti Burgers
Chupacabra Chips (mini) – Tasti Chips
Original or Bacon Nutella (½ slice) – Ten Pound Buns
Big “D” Texas Donut, Frozen Banana or Ice Cream Cone – Texas Donuts & Ice Cream
Dill Pickle (1) & Steak Jerky (1) – Timbo’s Beef Jerky & Pickles
Plant-based Chorizo Tacos (2) – Vegging Out
Award-Winning Wine (4 oz.) (Limit two per person) – Wine Courtyard
Fair Square
Cheese Fry (small) Biggy’s
Hot Dog or Orange Dream Smoothie (10 oz.) – Blended Bliss
Cup of Corn (mini) – Chuckwagon BBQ/Corn
BBQ Pork Sundae (mini) – Chuckwagon Wild Hog BBQ
“Party Cup” Choice of Flavor Dots (3.5 oz.) – Dippin’ Dots
Fried Twinkie (1) – Fried A Fair
Powdered Sugar Funnel Cake (small) – Funnel Cakes
Chamoy Pickle & Candy Combo (1) – Michelaguas
Gooey Maple Butter Popcorn (small) – Planet Popcorn
Sour Apple Lemonade (12 oz.) – Squeezers
Family Fairway
Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dog (small) – Bacon Nation
Pan Dulce Concha (small) – Café de Olla
Popcorn (small) – Candy Factory
Street Corn Potato (mini) – Charbroiled Corn – Giant Baked Potatoes and Fries/Corn Star
Chicken Legs (2 pieces) – Chicken Charlie’s
Maui Chicken Slider (1) – Chicken Charlie’s Pineapple Express
Churros (2) – Dutchmen’s Funnel Cakes
Fresh Frys with Ranch (mini) – Fresh Frys
Churro (10″) or Prepackaged Dole Soft Serve – Fruit Caboose
Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza (1/2 slice) – Gino’s Pizza & Wings
Banana Dipped in Chocolate (1/2) – Ice Cream
Mile Long Hot Dog (1/2) – ICEE
Chamoy Pickle & Candy Combo (1) – Michelaguas
Soft Serve Cup or Cone Any Flavor (mini) – Newman’s Premium Creamery
Ranch Hand Baked Potato (small) – Spud Ranch
Sour Apple Lemonade (12 oz.) – Squeezers
Jolly Rancher Slushy (12 oz.) – Sugar Puff Candy
Dole Soft Serve (mini) – Sweet Swirls Dole Soft Serve
Chupacabra Chips (mini) – Tasti Chips
BBQ Pork Sundae (mini) – Texas Style BBQ
Livestock
Pulled Pork Slider with Fries or BBQ Fries with Chicken Strip (1) – Backyard BBQ Village/Big Chicken
Chicken Nuggets or Aguas Frescas (small) – Backyard BBQ Village / Philly
Buffalo Chicken Wings with Ranch Dressing (5 pieces) – Baja Bar & Grill
Lemonade (small) – Corn Dogs & Fresh Lemonade
Cinnamon Roll with Frosting (1/2) – Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls
Churro (10″) or Prepackaged Dole Soft Serve – Ice Cold Drinks & Frozen Treats
Chocolate Soft Serve Cone (small) – Ice Cream
Kettle Corn Taste Bag, Cotton Candy or Shaved Ice – Kettle Corn Junction
Mexican Funnel Cake with Whipped Cream (small) – Mexican Funnel Cakes
Chocolate Chip Cookies (4) – Mom’s Bakeshoppe
Shave Ice (small) – Shave Ice
Milk Tea (12 oz.) – Sunrise Boba
Peaches and Cream Whip (8 oz.) or Cherry Limeade Float (8 oz.) – Tasti Whip
Spicy Cheese Tots (small) – Wahlburgers
Plaza Pacifica
Garlic Chicken Kabob (small) – Garlicky’s
Papi’s Pork Taquitos (2) – Puffy Tacos