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Winter Fest OC - Thru Jan 5, 2025! Many Days of Wintery, Holiday Fun!

Southern California’s Largest Winter Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary!

November 1, 2024

COSTA MESA, CA - October 8, 2024 - Winter Fest OC, Southern California’s largest winter

festival, returns to Costa Mesa for its 10th anniversary on select dates from November 22

through January 5. Winter Fest OC promises fun for all ages, transforming OC Fair and Event

Center into a winter wonderland with massive holiday decor, thrilling snow and ice activities,

immersive experiences, carnival rides and games, and an all-new holiday light show featuring

more than 2 million lights with synchronized music. Home of the region’s largest outdoor ice

skating rink, an 8,000-square-foot real snow play area, and a 150-foot ice tubing slide, Winter

Fest OC brings a snowy paradise to Southern California.

This year, guests can experience more thrills with an expanded carnival, including an all-new

dedicated kids carnival. Guests can expect both favorite and new rides, including Turbo Speed,

where riders are taken for a 70mph “spin” that takes them 120 feet in the air; Hawaiian

Express, a ride reminiscent of riding the waves of Hawaii, putting guests on an up-down-around

trip faster and faster, then backwards too; the Inversion, featuring a tripod holding a total of 12

guests with the main arm of the ride swinging side to side like a pendulum, then swings to

invert guests completely around and upside down at heights of 80 feet. All this plus the Giant

Wheel, where guests will have jaw-dropping views of the lights from nearly 100 feet above

Winter Fest OC, and so many more.

“We are so excited to once again celebrate the holiday season and the special tenth anniversary

of Winter Fest OC,” said Katrina Carlson, executive producer of Winter Fest OC. “Winter Fest OC

has grown so much in the past decade, and we wouldn’t be where we are today without the

support of the Southern California community. Be sure to grab your tickets now for the best

prices of the season, and join us for an unforgettable winter wonderland experience!”

Don’t miss the limited time early bird specials available now through late October, offering

anytime use general admission tickets for $29.99 for adults and $24.99 for children 3 to 12

years old with no additional transaction fees on tickets. General admission tickets include the

fan-favorite Snowflake Summit ice tubing slide, the all-new holiday light show featuring more

than 2 million lights with synchronized music, the magical “North Pole Journey” walk-through

experience, real snow play, nightly strolling entertainment and snow flurries, dazzling light

displays, countless winter photo opportunities, and much more!


Stay tuned for more announcements and visit WinterFestOC.com to see all pricing, add-on
attractions, and event information as it is released. For the latest updates on promotions,
entertainment, food and fun, follow us on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube or
with #WinterFestOC.