Today’s Highlights at the O.C. Fair

* Hours are 10 a.m. to midnight

* Seniors Day: Fair-goers 55 and older admitted for $3 and receive free merry-go-round and Ferris wheel rides.

All-day events

* Quilters Guild

* Embroiderers’ Guild of America

* Leathercraft Guild of California

* O.C. Woodturners Assn.

* Rare-fruit growers

* Game birds

* O.C. Vector Control

* Wild Science

* Great invention show

* Small animals on display

* Newborn animals on display

* Mule exhibit on display

* Market animals on display

10 a.m.

* China painters (until 8 p.m.)

* Hootenanny

* Gold-panning (until 8 p.m.)

* California Blacksmith Assn. (until 8:30 p.m.)

* Sheepy Hollow featuring Genia Gardner with spinning, felting, wool crafts (until 8:30 p.m.)

* O.C. beekeepers candle-making (until 8:30 p.m.)

* 4-H swine showmanship judging (until noon)

10:15 a.m.

* Aman folk ensemble

10:30 a.m.

* Sourdough Slim

* University of Fun: Clownology 101 (Dr. Mickey)

11 a.m.

* Senior hat parade

* All-American boys choir

* Singer-guitarist Billy Erickson

* Children’s art workshop

* Seniors straw-hat parade

* BJ & the Puppet Truck (until 4:30 p.m.)

11:30 a.m.

* Southland opera

Noon

* Seniors putting contest

* Professor Marvel’s Magic

* All-Alaskan racing pigs

* Soap sculptures (until 2 p.m.)

* Backyard gardening featuring Wade Roberts

* Leathercraft Guild of America

* Huntington Westminster Kitchen Band

* Xipe Totec Danzantes Axtec

* FFA swine showmanship judging (until 3 p.m.)

12:30 p.m.

* Glassblower Charlie Keeling

1 p.m.

* Senior bowling

* Children’s magic matinee with Frank Thurston

* Doggies of the Wild West

* Maureen W. Puppet (until 6 p.m.)

* Picasso’s Place children’s art center (until 8 p.m.)

* Wagon-wheel rodeo

* Companion perennials by John Bishop

* Seniors fashion show

* Bonnie’s dance & gymnastic studio

1:30 p.m.

* Xtreme Air stunt show

2 p.m.

* Guitarist Billy Cioffi

* Magic of Frank Thurston

* Red River Riders (until 7 p.m.)

* Russell Brothers Circus

* University of Fun: Puppyology 101 (Dr. Noel)

* Executive chef Tom Schatte, Doubletree of Costa Mesa

* Flying carpet caravan

* Sunshine Generation of Huntington Beach

* Vocalist Earl Hill

* Soap sculpture competition

* Korean classical music & dance company

2:30 p.m.

* Freeway Philharmonics

3 p.m.

* Main Street Jazz Band

* Oatmeal cookie eating

* Marge’s Tappers

* Flutist Elk Whistle

* Riviera Brass

3:30 p.m.

* Trinidad steel drum band

* Golden Tassels by Debbie Laidlaw, Embroiderers’ Guild

4 p.m.

* Spectrum Racquettes

* Nifty After Fifty

* Nicholson Pipes & Drum & Highland Dance

* Pianist Walter Colvin (until 9 p.m.)

4:30 p.m.

* Port City Jazz Band

* Gold-rush cooking with chef Richard Meed, Sage Restaurant

5 p.m.

* Guitarist Steve Lord

* Magical Rush with Erikk Dalu, Terry Godfrey, Goldfinger & Dove

* Orange County Klezmers Band

* Imagination Creation sign-ups

* Master showmanship judging (until 7 p.m.)

5:30 p.m.

* Imagination creation (until 7 p.m.)

6 p.m.

* Hypnotist Mark Yuzik

* Guitarist Rick Mabrey

* Mule train

* Windy Nites (musical duo)

6:30 p.m.

* Grinn & Barrett juggling team

* Balloon man Skip Banks

7 p.m.

* Sheena Easton concert

* Billy’s Brass Band

* University of Fun: Artology 101 (Dr. Picasso)

* Karaoke for Kids

* Market awards ceremony (until 8:30 p.m.)

7:30 p.m.

* Groove therapy

8 p.m.

* Big Band 2000

9 p.m.

* Sheena Easton concert

* Port City Washboard Band

10 p.m.

* Big Band 2000

FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

1 p.m. Golden-pie-eating contest

2 p.m. Antiques appraisals

6:30 p.m. Balloon man Skip Banks

7 and 9 p.m. War concert

Source: Orange County Fair & Exposition Center

Los Angeles Times