{"id":321390,"date":"2026-05-18T16:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/321390\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:27:16","slug":"oc-eidfest-draws-crowds-for-celebration-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/321390\/","title":{"rendered":"OC EidFest draws crowds for celebration \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands gathered Saturday, May 16, for this year\u2019s OC EidFest hosted by the Islamic Center of Yorba Linda.<\/p>\n

The festival, considered the largest in California, comes ahead of Eid al-Adha, one of Islam\u2019s most important holidays. This year, it was held at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.<\/p>\n

\"Visitors<\/p>\n

Visitors take in a train ride during the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Riders<\/p>\n

Riders on one of the rides have mixed reactions to the experience during the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Aabedah<\/p>\n

Aabedah Patel, 9 of Lawndale, plays on one the bounce rides during the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A woman carries one of the fans handed out by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, during the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Sadia<\/p>\n

Sadia Patel of Lawndale records her ridenduring the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Ahmed<\/p>\n

Ahmed Kramer of Corona takes a break from setting up is gyro stand to pray during the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Aabedah<\/p>\n

Aabedah Patel, 9 of Lawndale, plays on one the bounce rides during the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Visitors<\/p>\n

Visitors take in a train ride during the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Women<\/p>\n

Women pray during the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Visitors take in a train ride during the celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha,at the OC Fairground.
\nThe Islamic Center of Yorba Linda hosted a family-friendly event honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, one of the largest annual Islamic festivals observed later this month.
\nThe festival included an outdoor carnival with rides, games, a bazaar and vendors offering beverages, dishes and desserts from Afghan, Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Pakistani cuisines on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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The event featured carnival rides, games, live entertainment and vendors serving various ethnic food, drinks and desserts. The event also included an Islamic bazaar or marketplace, along with family activities and performances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thousands gathered Saturday, May 16, for this year\u2019s OC EidFest hosted by the Islamic Center of Yorba Linda.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321391,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,179,3372,2646,23,611],"class_list":["post-321390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-community","tag-costa-mesa","tag-holidays","tag-local-news","tag-orange-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}