Winter Fest OC - Costa Mesa, California

Richard Grillotti

Very fun time! The path through the winter wonderland was full of creations to enjoy, such as the infinity well, kaleido-telescopes, and the whole experience of walking through the north pole village and Santa's workshop. Plenty to play with and great photo opportunities. The shadow puppet theater was a nice addition. Interacting with the Mayor and Santa's helpers was enjoyable. I spent half my time exploring all of the details before heading out to enjoy the carnival rides and games. Well done.

Tobi West

High price entry fee with medium priced food. Had a good time because of our group. It wasn’t crowded. We rented the igloo which had a small fire pit and a server that brought food and drinks from a limited menu. The s’mores were fun to roast. There were plenty of rides, photo opps, fair foods, holiday inspired cocktails, and plenty of decorated Christmas trees. The staff running the igloo area were nice. Parking was only $12 compared to other events at the fair grounds with much higher prices.

Vanessa Valle

Went with my family to Winter fest tonight. The ticket prices online were about $40 for adults and $35 for children. Parking was $12 cash/ credit. Once we parked it was a pretty quick walk into the entrance. We went on a Sunday so it was not busy. We walked in through metal detectors and that went well. Once you walk in there is a tunnel that leads you into all these lights were you can take some beautiful pictures. That was my favorite part. Once outside they had more photo areas. There was the skating rink ( not included) and some igloos ( also not included.) The tubbing and snow area was included with the ticket. The tubing was cute but the tubes themselves smelled . It was a bit of a wait and the slide was quick.They did have a VIP option but I didn’t see it on the website . A little disappointing but the kids loved it. The fest had some food vendors there that sold the usual funnel cakes, hotdogs, lemonade etc. it wasn’t a ton to choose from. They had an area that had the rides/ games. Each ride ranged between 4-5 tickets ( older rides) the smaller area were between 3-5 tickets. Ticket prices varied. The wrist bands had different point system. We got the 18 tickets for $20 . The unlimited wristbands were about $43. Seemed like a ton of money for my family of 5. Overall it was cute and my kiddos enjoyed it. That was all that mattered. I feel that it was lacking something and it was pretty bare for the prices they charge 🤷🏻‍♀️

bao tram nguyen

Winter Fest in Orange County area, there are many fun activities for families, children such as: ice skating, roller coasters, snow playing, thrilling games...

Access to the North Pole Journey Guided Tour
- NEW Unlimited Snow Play including snowman building, snow sledding (under 42"), snow carousel & more
- Unlimited GA Snowflake Summit Ice Tubing Slide (42" or taller, no lap sitting)
- Nightly Live Entertainment
- Evening Tree Lighting Show with Snowfall
- Dazzling Light Displays
- Winter Photo Ops
- and MORE

DEBBY NOLAN-HENDERSON

Although my 3 yr old granddaughter had a blast, it's not worth the $35-$50 per person tickets. She loved the snow play and snow tubing. There are some cute areas for photo ops of the kids but thats it. You can ice skate elsewhere all day for half the price of their 1 hour. My 12 yr old niece and her friends were bored out of their minds. It's gotten worse the last 2 years. The areas that were supposed to be interactive seemed like last minute ideas they threw together. We saw 2 characters and no interaction from one of them at all. They offer no souvenirs for the kids and no holiday themed foods items. It's basically a high priced carnival with a holiday themed entrance. A couple of safety issues, glass in lanterns kids play with. Some of the panels were cracked and broken. Extension cord plugs were not secured. Several areas had exposed plugs that weren't pushed together with exposed metal prongs that a child could touch. If there were train rides this year we didn't see it. If they put this back on the fair property like they had a few years back it would be awesome again. Unfortunately it's in the parking lot only and the do nothing to try and hide it. More interactive themed areas are needed for the kids. I would suggest checking out free or less expensive holiday events in OC before coming here. I forgot to mention the MULTIPLE Time share sellers WTH do time shares have to do with Winterfest? AND they were rude.

MamaChitChat

Came here for some family fun to kick off the holiday season. So glad we did! My kids loved the snow play while I enjoyed the light show and ice-skating. The snow tubing was really great and I loved that there was a toddler version available in the snow play area. I also really liked all the princesses and mascots interacting with the crowds.

Jeddin White

Winter Fest is the perfect place to get into the festive holiday spirit! It’s kid-friendly, a super cute date night option, and even just great for getting to throw some snowballs here in Southern California. My favorite is the North Pole Journey, an immersive walkthrough experience which brings you into the world surrounding Santa with lots of art and elf activities!

Denise Prex Ann Kim

It's the OC fair plus winter-y activities and decor. There's an ice skating rink, a "NorthPole" themed light area with some activities and photo backdrops, a place to go tubing. It's what you would expect from a Fair that tells you it's "Winter Fest"