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Monday, August 29, 2016
Orange International Street Fair this weekend
Travel with your Tastebuds
43rd Annual Orange International Street Fair
The Orange International Street Fair (Greater Orange’s goodbye to summer bash) returns this Labor Day Weekend with the theme Travel with your Tastebuds.
Since being the centerpiece of the City of Orange centennial celebration in 1973 as a re-creation of the 1910 Orange International Fair, the celebration literally makes Orange the destination for the world bringing hundreds of thousands to the center of Greater Orange as world famous Orange Traffic Circle becomes the center of international themed food streets.
In addition to the street fair booths, the regular businesses are also extremely popular destinations.
Over 1200 volunteers have been preparing to make the expected half million visitors feel welcome. More than 80 community organizations dedicated to serving the Greater Orange Communities rely on the Orange International Street Fair as one of their biggest fundraisers of the year.
As always, the fun is all about the food, music, more food, drinks…and don’t forget the FOOD…from around the world. Craftsmen will be selling handmade items around the Plaza and present and past Orange Street Fair commemorative s will be on sale to complete your Orange Street Fair collection.
As always no pets or portable chairs are allowed at the Orange International Street Fair and ID to purchase wristbands for public alcohol consumption is required.
The free entertainment includes bands that will perform thought the four block downtown Old Towne Orange Plaza traffic circle center representing music from around the globe on the numerous stages all around the Plaza.
Children’s Street
The Children’s Street family oriented activities will again be offered on North Orange Street just off East Chapman Ave.
Geared towards children, no alcohol or smoking is allowed in the Children’s Street area.
Parking and Traveling to the Orange Street Fair- Have your friends try the Train!!!
Parking and Traveling to the Street Fair-
Have your "buds" try the Train!!!
The event draws half a million visitors over its three days. Visitors from out-of- town are encouraged to avoid the parking crunch by taking the Metrolink (at reduced weekend rates-see below) to the historic Orange Santa Fe (Metrolink/Amtrak) Depot conveniently located adjacent to the street fair.
OCTA will sell you a $10 weekend Metrolink train pass that will allow you to ride anywhere in the regional system from 7 p.m. Friday to Sunday midnight. Weekend passes are only sold at the vending machines located at Metrolink stations (no web sales). Those wishing to brave the parking drama may try the lots or parking on the surrounding streets. Expect to walk several blocks from where you park just to get to the Traffic Circle area where the Street Fair takes place.
LINK to Metrolink Pass Information
LINK to Orange Old Town Metrolink Station Information
The Orange Street Fair is in Orange Old
Towne at the Orange Plaza the
Traffic Circle intersection of Chapman and Glassell Streets in Orange .
The fair runs Friday- Sunday (yes Sunday is the last day…Monday Labor Day is
clean-up). Entering the street fair as always is free.
Alcohol Sales on the street are over at
9:00 p.m. and a wrist band to purchase and drink at the fair must be purchased
each day ($3.00) .
Friday September 2nd: 5 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday September 3rd: 10 am – 10:00pm
Sunday September 4th: 10 am – 10:00 pm
CLOSED MONDAY
For more information
See
the Official Orange Street Fair website-Click on:
Orange International Street Fair
Updated on 8/30/16 3:30 to reflect $3.00 alcohol wristband price.
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