Gamers explore a virtual fair within the fair in Costa Mesa

The iBuyPower GameFest, the Orange County Fair’s second digital carnival, got underway Saturday with virtual reality and other gaming experiences in the Hangar at the fairgrounds in Costa Mesa.

The two-day event offers attractions such as car racing simulators, “ultimate gamer” rooms, giveaways, vendors, competitions and a free-play area featuring the games Strange Brigade, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Earthfall and Shovel Knight.

The festival, which continues Sunday to help wrap up this year’s fair, is open to fair-goers at no extra charge from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission to GameFest after 7 p.m. costs $25. For tickets and more information, visit ibuypower.com/Site/Event/IBP-GameFest.