{"id":17290,"date":"2022-12-28T13:45:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T21:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=17290"},"modified":"2022-12-28T14:16:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T22:16:14","slug":"winter-fest-oc-to-ring-in-the-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=17290","title":{"rendered":"Winter Fest OC to &#8220;Ring in the New&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae<\/h6>\n<div id=\"attachment_17314\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?attachment_id=17314\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17314\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17314\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17314\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/221125_WINTERFEST_WEDNESDAY_AJA-0715-e1672263575525.jpeg\" alt=\"Lit Christmas tree against night sky with &quot;OC Winter Fest&quot; in white lettering\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/221125_WINTERFEST_WEDNESDAY_AJA-0715-e1672263575525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/221125_WINTERFEST_WEDNESDAY_AJA-0715-e1672263575525-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of Winter Fest OC, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Would you like to spend New Year&#8217;s Eve with a Yeti?<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention snow flurries, confetti cannons and tribute bands?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all happening in Costa Mesa, courtesy of Winter Fest OC.<\/p>\n<p>As Southern California&#8217;s largest winter festival, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winterfestoc.com\/?gclid=CjwKCAiA76-dBhByEiwAA0_s9Ypnfk5kDG4kvkUEV1i4ZZ5gJZ7WzNAh8UI9pPOgkoMz3eh6QCiGjRoCD8MQAvD_BwE\">Winter Fest OC<\/a> has been celebrating the season since late November.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17309\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?attachment_id=17309\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17309\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17309\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17309\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/221125_WINTERFEST_WEDNESDAY_AJA-0358-e1672263725619.jpeg\" alt=\"Ice tubers come down slide tracks with &quot;Snowflake Summit&quot; in gold lights behind them\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/221125_WINTERFEST_WEDNESDAY_AJA-0358-e1672263725619.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/221125_WINTERFEST_WEDNESDAY_AJA-0358-e1672263725619-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of Winter Fest OC, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(Photo courtesy of Winter Fest OC, and used with permission.)Located at the Orange County Fairgrounds, they welcome visitors to enjoy ice skating, a snowboard simulator, their new &#8220;North Pole Pop-Up&#8221; walk-through experience, LED mini golf, ice bumper cars and much more.<\/p>\n<p>And their Christmas season 2022 culminates in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winterfestoc.com\/schedule-of-events\">New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration<\/a>, this Saturday, December 31st.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the admission price, this special event starts at 5:00 pm on he 31st, with a Holiday Parade and lighting spectacular.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17311\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?attachment_id=17311\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17311\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17311\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17311\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/221125_WINTERFEST_WEDNESDAY_AJA-0582-e1672263883583.jpeg\" alt=\"Train against background of snowy village.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/221125_WINTERFEST_WEDNESDAY_AJA-0582-e1672263883583.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/221125_WINTERFEST_WEDNESDAY_AJA-0582-e1672263883583-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of Winter Fest OC, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then, just in case you can&#8217;t stay till midnight, there will be a 6:00 pm New Year&#8217;s Eve countdown, complete with fireworks and music by 80&#8217;s tribute band Flashback Heart Attack.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17321\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?attachment_id=17321\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17321\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17321\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17321\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Flashback-Heart-Attack-Promo-Photo-MASTER-20227-scaled-e1672265669219.jpg\" alt=\"Flashback Heart Attack band, in red 80s-style trousers and jackets, perform dance moves onstage.\" width=\"700\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Flashback-Heart-Attack-Promo-Photo-MASTER-20227-scaled-e1672265669219.jpg 700w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Flashback-Heart-Attack-Promo-Photo-MASTER-20227-scaled-e1672265669219-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of Winter Fest OC, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The entertainment continues throughout the evening, with a DJ and dancing, and the tribute band. DSB Journey.<\/p>\n<p>Then, of course, at midnight, the countdown happens, as everyone welcomes in the New Year, with music and fireworks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17301\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?attachment_id=17301\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17301\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17301\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17301\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_1449-scaled-e1672260758512.jpeg\" alt=\"Yowie the Yeti slides down a ice slide\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_1449-scaled-e1672260758512.jpeg 467w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_1449-scaled-e1672260758512-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of Winter Fest OC, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And expect to see Yowie the Yeti and his friends amid the festivities!<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, if you&#8217;re looking for fun activities and it seems like Christmas has sped by like a greased reindeer (wouldn&#8217;t <em>that<\/em> be a mess!), Winter Fest OC is open at noon every day this week.\u00a0 Plus, after all the celebrations, they&#8217;re open for a final blast, New Year&#8217;s Day, from noon to 10 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year, a little early (where did 2022 go?), and have fun.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>Winter Fest OC hosts their New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration on Saturday, December 31st as part of (and included in the admission price of) their regularly-scheduled activities.\u00a0\u00a0 Winter Fest OC continues from now through Sunday, January 1, and is open daily from noon to 10 pm at the Orange County Fairgrounds, in Costa Mesa.\u00a0\u00a0 Special New Year&#8217;s Eve hours are from noon to 12: 30 am.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winterfestoc.com\/season-hours\">link for information<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae Would you like to spend New Year&#8217;s Eve with a Yeti? 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