Orange International Street Fair

The 2024 Orange International Street will be from Friday, August 30th to Sunday, September 1st.

Find out who’s performing, what’s to eat, and tips for getting around the fair. The Orange Circle Street Fair includes live music, food from all over the world, a Children’s Street, arts and crafts booths, and much more. The theme of this year’s street fair is Circle The World. Each street leading out of the Old Towne Plaza features a selection of international food and drinks, including French, German, Irish, English, Polynesian, American, Greek, Japanese, Swiss, Italian, Lebanese, Australian and Mexican areas. The street fair allows a variety of clubs and organizations to earn money through the sales from each booth.

OISF Details	Parking
Entertainment Lineup/Schedule	Food Booths
Arts & Crafts/Children’s Street	Community/Commercial Booths
Local Businesses	Tips for Everyone & Families
History	Orange Street Fair Map

OISF Details

What: OC Street Fair
Where: Plaza Park (“The Circle”)
Download Orange Street Fair Map PDF
Date: Friday, August 30, 2024
Hours: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (alcohol sales 5 pm – 9 pm)
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
Hours: 10 am to 10:00 pm (alcohol sales 10 am – 9 pm)
Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024
Hours: 10 am to 10:00 pm (alcohol sales 10 am – 9 pm)
Cost: No entrance fee; fees vary for food, beverages, crafts and Children’s Street. There is a $4 fee for a wrist band to drink alcohol. Wrist bands are available at all 4 entrances (N/S Chapman; E/W Glassell)

All Information below will be updated for 2024 as the date gets closer.

Parking

Here is the free and paid parking map provided by the City of Orange.

There is street parking and several public parking lots in the surrounding area for a fee charged by local non-profit organizations. Many establishments and residents also provide parking for a fee (at your own risk). Chapman University has parking for a fee typically lower than the lots charge. The OCTA and Metrolink Station is located 2 blocks from the event.

The following street closures are now in effect Friday through Monday, September 5, at 8 am:
Chapman Ave. is completely closed from Lemon St. to Grand St.
Glassell St. is completely closed from Almond Ave. to Maple Ave.

Streets with permitted parking restrictions in the Old Towne area will have those restrictions suspended during the three day event, beginning Friday, September 3rd until Sunday, September 5th.

Orange Street Fair Festivities

Entertainment

There are 8 stages of entertainment including a main stage throughout the street fair. Music ranges from original artists to cover bands to ethnic music. Basically, something for everybody plus opening ceremonies.

Orange Street Fair Stages

• Main Stage Orange Street Fair
• All-American Stage
• German Street Stage
• Greek Street Stage
• Irish Street Stage
• Mexican Street Stage
• Polynesian Street Stage
• Children’s Street Stage
• Food Booths

Festival food will feature 14 ethnicities encompassing food from around the world and all booths are managed by local non-profit organizations.

The 14 food ethnicities are from America, Asia, Australia, Brazil, France, England, Germany, Greece, Lebanon, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Polynesia and Switzerland.

All American Street Food: Corn on the Cob, Dippin’ Dots, Funnel Cakes, Spiral Potatoes
Asian Street Food: Orange Chicken, Spring Rolls, Shrimp Tempura, Lobster Balls, Sweet Chili Chicken
Australian Street Food: Corn Dogs, Tater Tots
Brazil Street Food: Acai Bowls
France Street Food: Beignets
English Street Food: Fish & Chips
German Street Food: Bratwurst in Kaiser rolls
Greek Street Food: Gyros, Loukomades
Irish Street Food: Irish Banger Sausages, Irish Nachos
Italian Street Food: Pizza, Italian Ice, Meatball Sub, Cannoli, Italian Sub, Pasta
Lebanese Street Food: Chicken Shawarma, Falafel, Beef Shawarma, French Fries, Baklava
Mexican Street Food: Tacos, Quesadillas, Burritos, Tamales, Taquitos
Polynesian Street Food: Pulled Pork Sliders
Swiss Street Food: Bratwurst

Arts & Crafts Booths

Handmade arts and crafts section featuring local artists and their crafts. There are over 5o arts & craft booths and only handmade items of the highest quality are allowed with no mass produced items sold. Items for sale include art (of course), fashion accessories, jewelry, handicrafts, clothes, home décor items and much more.

Children’s Street

Children’s Street is dedicated to kids with crafts, games and snacks. There is a bouncy house, slide and many games where kids can win prizes.

There is no smoking, alcohol sales, or consumption on Children’s Street. Children’s Street is located on North Orange St. at East Chapman Ave.

Community Booths/Commercial Booths

Local non-profits showcase the causes they support and local companies promote their businesses.

Local Businesses

Most local establishments located throughout the street fair are open for business during this time. While there will be plenty of food and drink options supporting non-profits at the fair sometimes you need to these places get away from the bustle of the fair.

A few bar options include O’Hara’s Pub, The District Lounge, Paul’s Lounge and The Wall.

Restaurant (and more bar) options include Watson’s Soda Fountain, Citrus City Grille, Zito’s Pizza, Bagel Me, Byblo’s Cafe, Gabbi’s, Smoqued, Wahoo’s, Haven Kitchen & Crafts, The Filling Station, Rutebegorz, Starbucks, Blaze Pizza, Pizza Press and many more.

Shopping options include many thrift, antique and arts and crafts stores.

Orange Street Fair Tips

• Bring your ID if you plan to drink.
• Bring cash for food, drinks, games and crafts.
• Wear comfortable shoes for all the walking and spilled drinks. Consider not wearing open toed shoes for this reason.
• During the day don’t forget the sunscreen and hats. It’s almost always hot and there isn’t a lot of shade.
• Bring water, it’s available but at street fair prices.
• Uber or Lyft there to beat the parking and for responsible drinking. The train or Metrolink, which runs a street fair promotion, are options as well.
• Arrive in a smaller car to park in the smaller open street spots.
• Make sure you have a designated driver.
• Check out the music lineup to see your favorite band.
• Find fun places to go in Old Towne Orange and movies, television shows and commercials filmed there.
• Go with an Elk member. The Orange Chapter is located right in the middle of the street fair. It is a great place to slip away for a quick rest, drink and even play some pool, darts or shuffle board.
• No pets allowed except service animals.
• Seating is limited and lawn chairs are NOT allowed.
• Local businesses remain open at their discretion.

Additional Tips for Parents/Families

• If you have young kids bring a stroller even for ones that are mostly done with strollers. There can be a lot of walking with little seating available.
• Don’t bring big strollers as it will be difficult to navigate the crowds.
• Get there right when it opens for the best parking and least amount of crowds.
• Drinking and smoking increases as the day goes on and into the night (read rowdier). The earlier the better for families. Early Friday night and early Saturday and Sunday during the day.

Common Complaints about OISF

• Difficult to find parking, long walk to fair
• Over priced alcohol, food, activities and parking
• Bathrooms are Porta Pottys
• Very crowded and can get rowdy
• Too much drinking and smoking
• Very hot, not much shade or seating
• The international food isn’t authentic, great or diverse (a lot of sausages)

Orange Street Fair History

The Orange International Street Fair (OISF) started in 1973 when The City of Orange was looking to celebrate it’s 100th anniversary. The 1910 Orange Street Fair was the inspiration for the centennial celebration. The 1973 festival, with 50,000 attendees, was so successful that it became an annual tradition ever since. Eventually the street fair’s popularity replaced the Orange May Festival Celebration which ended in 1991. The Orange May Festival celebrated the start of the Valencia orange harvest.

Orange Street Fair Map

Here is the 2023 Orange Street Fair map:

Hotels Near Old Towne Orange

• Richland Hotel (Orange Circle)
• ALOHotel by Ayres (Block of Orange)
• Ayres Hotel (Block of Orange)
• Best Western Orange Plaza (Chapman/Main)
• Big A Motel (Katella/Glassell)
• Castaway Inn by Wyndham (Chapman/Main)
• Civic Center Inn & Suites (Glassell/22)
• Days Inn by Wyndham (Main/Palmyra)
• Doubletree by Hilton (Block of Orange)
• Orange Tustin Inn (Tustin/22)
• Red Roof Inn (MainPlace Mall)
• Sky Palm Motel (Chapman/Tustin)

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