What to Know
- Winter Fest OC
- OC Fair & Event Center
- Costa Mesa
- Through Jan. 5, 2025
- $25 and up
- A Taylor Swift-themed inspired New Year's Eve celebration will sparkle Dec. 31
The flakes are few these days around Southern California — you might find a few snow-inspired flourishes on the Rose Parade floats, but that's really about it — and snowmen are pretty darn scarce.
But there is a place in sunny Southern California that is committed to cool, as in the chilly, cheerful, and playful side of wintertime.
It's Winter Fest OC, an annual spectacular that blankets a sizable swath of the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.
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The festival has its yearly start in November, but if you missed its earliest days due to the obligations of the holiday season, don't be too blue: You can flurry by during the week of New Year's.
In fact, Winter Fest OC will roll, like a snowball, into the first few days of 2025, with a seasonal conclusion set for Jan. 5.
"Over a million lights" is one of the draws of the event, which is marking its 10th anniversary. Look also for an area devoted to snow play, the Ice Trail, and a tubing slide that is an impressive 150 feet in length.
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Ice skating, the Polar Putt Putt, and cozy fireside igloos are also part of the bundle-up, scarves-and-mittens scene.
If you sled on by for New Year's Eve, a "Swiftie Spectacular" is in the works with a performance by Taylor Nation.
Get the icily awesome info about everything that is merrily afoot at the wintry Costa Mesa spectacular, including details about New Year's Eve, now.
