Daughter wanted to go here and it was a bad choice. Unless you are into Pokémon or Japanese Anime,…read morethere was nothing to do here. Only 2 cherry blossom trees survived the spring before the festival so that was a bust. There were food booths but they were not that great of choice of food so we didn't get anything. The grounds were wet still from the rain so walking around was a little comber some. It was a nice sunny day but not a great day for this festival. Needs a change of how it is run Lastly, the traffic is terrible when trying to find parking. It was a zoo and I was surprised nobody got run over in the parking lot.

The OC Cherry Blossom Festival event features a variety of live performances and activities both…read moretraditional and contemporary, including taiko drumming, minyo, classical dance, gagaku music, origami, ikebana, cosplay contests, anime characters, and more.⁣ My boys had fun in the craft area. We had a few face stencils. My son had a bat on his face and I got cherry blossoms on my hand. We saw traditional Japanese tea for $5 near the garden section. Plenty of tables to sit at and enjoy the event. There was a variety of traditional and Japanese street food to try in one place. I had the Tokyo Yakisiba spicy noodles with egg and it was so good (it was worth the wait). You can see Happy Man cooking the food and spreading his happiness. Shake Ramen was a different kind of way to eat ramen and it was so tasty. The fried Oreos from drizzle were so addicting and melted in your mouth . It was nice to see everyone coming out to support OCCBFest since this was the first time in 3 years. Entrance was free and parking was free, plus free entertainment. The Orange County Cherry Blossom Festival has been inspired by and helped to fund an international student exchange program between Huntington Beach and its sister city, Anjo, Japan.

This year's 6 to 6 event at the Orange County Fairgrounds seem to have less vendors both on the…read morefood side and on the product side. The plus side this time around is that they have a completely covered area to eat your food. Picnic benches are laid out with a full awning. Parking is still great. Prices have gone up for both the tickets and parking so be prepared to pay $15 for parking and $15 to get inside. Services dependent on what vendor you buy your food from some will accommodate the request and others will not. Of course if there's no accommodation to the customer, they've lost my business.

So FoodieLand acquired 626 Night Market in October 2025 and this was my first time visiting since…read morethe new corporate ownership. [Parking]: $15 per vehicle for on-site parking just to enter the OC Fair & Event Center. [Admission]: Our party purchased the same-day tickets and paid a $16 per person entry fee. [What to expect]: The market was approximately half food vendors and half arts / crafts / gift vendors. There were solid craft and gift vendors, but not too many art vendors. The food was extremely overpriced ... a simple appetizer = at least $15+ & a filling meal = at least $25. The only real positive? There was a mahjong area that offered free lessons. The performance stage was alright. [Food]: Our party ended up getting only 6 pieces of soup dumplings (aka XLB) from Dumpling Dream for $14 and a cup of gelatea from Boutcha for $7.20 (one of the most affordable and best item to get at the market). [Conclusion]: If I ever come back to 626 Night Market, I would probably stick with the Arcadia location as parking is free and the admission fee is slightly cheaper. I am still having a hard time digesting the fact that getting into the market cost $30+ before even buying any food if I come here alone and I would also need to spend another $25+ just to feel like I had eaten a legit meal. I am good with this one-and-done visit.

This is an awesome festival! I'm surprised that out of the thousands of people there, no one has…read moreyelped about it to spread the word. It's this weekend only, but in case you miss it, there's always next year. Just went today for the first time with the family and I was impressed with the scope and scale of the event. Nonstop cultural performances on the stage (music, dance), awesome food booths, island handicrafts for sale, and so much more. The cultures of Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti (Polynesia), Aotearoa (New Zealand), Guam, Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands (Micronesia), and Fiji (Melanesia) are featured at this event. This gathering of cultures is not something you run across every day! Really, you must go check it out for yourself to truly grasp what a great (and free!) event this is. No festival would be complete without food, and this one did not disappoint. I had the Tonga food plate and it was delicious. Granted, I am no expert on Tongan food since it was my first encounter with the cuisine, but it was really tasty. Maybe I'll go back tomorrow to try some of the other foods. I would have gotten more today but if you know island foods--they're not exactly light fare. What: Third Annual Pacific Islander Festival Where: In Central Park, just behind the Huntington Beach Public Library When: Saturday, 9/18/10 and Sunday, 9/19/10 from 10am to 5pm Cost: free admission and free parking!

ISLANDER LOVE. First…read moretime checking out the festival and will not be the last. It is a "picnic" style festival so bring those beach mats or lawn chairs. The festival is in the park and behind the library. There's plenty of parking but can be hard to score a space if there are other events going on in the area. Expect to see a park full of pacific islanders (hawaii, samoa, tongan, guam, tahiti, etc...) and there are a handful of food booths to get your grub. TAHITIAN PERFORMANCES were my favorite. Every islander event I've attend since I was young... tahitian were always my favorite. On another note, the men.... yah.... hmm wow. On to the food. Take note, do not eat before you come here. Eat when you get here. I learned my mistake. But i was still able to get some goodies. OTAI - this is sold at the Tongan food booth for $5. Probably the best mango beverage I've ever had in my life. It was creamy and sweet with mango meat and tiny bits of young coconut. I could drink this everyday and be happy - so delicious. PANIKEKE - this is old at the Samoan food booth for 2 for $1. It reminds me of a sweet and dense ball of dough resembling a big donut hole with a crunchy outer layer. Fried like a donut but sweeter. SHAVED ICE - this is sold at the Refreshment booth for $3. WTF!!! THIS BOOTH NEEDS HELP, its ran by little kids. You buy your ticket at another booth, walk to the booth next to it with two windows "Order Here" and another window "Pick Up". Give ticket, place order, wait in the pick-up window area FOREVER, when you get to the front they ask you for your order again, and then they make it on the spot. They make the shaved ice on the crappy side, so much syrup its too sweet to drink and they hand you a messy cup. I was wearing white and the syrup got on my clothes when they handed me the cup. It's just disorganized and you should not wait that long to get a cup of ice with syrup in it. See you next yr.

It's a traditional for VNese folks to go here either for selfies or trying to get flowers or decks…read moreor clothing for Tet. Quite fun and festive, went during the weekday daytime so less traffic and easy to shop. Got some traditional flowers and that is pretty much it. Vendors are nice and kind and friendly. A lot of vendors to choose from a bargain too if you know how, so the value can depending on how good you can bargain. I parked on next street but they do have the back mall parking lot. Overall it was festive and happens once a year plus great to support the community.

Yelp must have reminded me 50x to review this so here it is:…read more Unfortunately the Asian Garden Flower festival only happens once a year about 3 to 4 weeks before the lunar new year "TET" n ends about a week later, it's better than the NGUYEN HUE STREET Flower market IN SAIGON. Why? As I recall Nguyen hue didn't have a food court. This had a food court which took over a side street n boy was that fun, they had my favorite "banh khot fr Vung Tau" grilled lobster tail. Soups, pancakes etc.. all the yummy street food you can afford wo having to sell your house these days. The flowers were amazing orchids, gladiolus there were many juicery stands, beef jerky stores, I bought a nice fake Chanel sweater only $25 just as good as the real thing. They also sell red envelopes for "lixi" happy or lucky money, on week ends they had live music n lion dance. I love the Asian Garden mall the only indoor mall we have here. Vietnamese from 49 states came here every year n most will immediately make plan to move to this land of milk n honey, it used to be really easy to move here n so cheap too. An average home I used to sell for $140k is now $1.4 million in Little Saigon so most VN tourists will just hang out here enjoy the ambiance, the food n have to go home, even then it's so worth it to visit a home away from home.

As many know The Orange International Street Fair began in 1973 ! Ever since I can remember, I've…read morebeen attending this event. If you missed this year's, Labor Day weekend international Food, fair event, please make sure that you attend the next one. There is definitely something here for everyone, the schools, dance studios, you name it. Everything for everyone is here! I like the booth that read " meet the Orange County mayor". I didn't have any questions for him though. This year there was a wonderful area specifically designed for children. Apparently the restaurant, Canes chicken fingers, gave a lot of donations for this area. The only thing I didn't care for was the timeshare booth, they really didn't advertise what their intent was. I noticed that everybody was enjoying the food, it's just such a wonderful event! In conclusion, can't wait to go next year again, because it was really well organized, very clean, everyone seem to be polite. Parking was not an issue for us. We got there very early, and the weather was great.

Gave it a miss for a handful of years, but went back in 2024…read more But why? I like the Street Fair for the nostalgic element of my childhood: always coming here with my family. But now: so much of the food is fried, inauthentic and expensive. The only good thing might have been some of the music stages. While I'm glad we gave it another go, I think we'll miss the next few years again. 2026: 5/100

Bad experience ever, we bought the tickets at the internet and after that when we got there we have…read moreto still have to make this long long line to go inside, Plus there was so many people that you couldn't walk at all , very bad experience and no organized at all, never again never. Oh! And we're was the cherry blossoms,? Los Arboles estaban pelonescero Star here

The trees were beautiful, but there weren't very many. Wish there were more. But the entire park is…read moregorgeous!

Not a bad place, or venue. The bands that we saw were pretty good! The food was really good! The…read morerides looked fun... Awesomeness!

Well I will begin, how on the most part, that OC and most Gabachos are kewl but one in 20 are total…read morepricks. My kids and I and my wife totally love this fair, love the food, love the rides, love that all the Plavan kids and family attend this fair. We love that we can walk here drink AND NOT DRIVE! however today I met a TOTALNEEDLE PRICK. My kids and I were chilling and some dude, in between sets of the Santana cover band and the calypso band, was there with his girlfriend. He came over and asked if it was ok to take chairs from our area to his and it was chill ok as Gabriel was asleep in the wagon. I went over and told him "sorry dude but you took my kids chair but it is ok I got another one like I showed you" . The prick followed me and pointed out my mistake "hey mother fucker you told me it was ok to take these chairs" then he looked at my wine glass and said "ok long hair I see you are drunk". All in the presence of my kids and the teens nearby. I politely responded "that is ok sir my drunk condition will change in the morning but you are still going to be an asshole and a liar in the morning! The teens around me said to the needle prick "dude you have been served" and he walked away in haste. Still love this fest even though most oc, "white people " are pricks

OC Winter Fest unfortunately wasn't worth the hype or the price. While I appreciate that we…read moreattended on a discounted Sunday night (thank you for that), the overall experience still felt underwhelming. Admission gets you inside the gates, which is fine -- but once you're in, everything is à la carte through a mobile app, or you're expected to purchase separate "fun bundles." This felt more like a money grab than a holiday experience. I couldn't help but wonder why some of these activities weren't included with the ticket price to begin with. For example, putt-putt golf was an additional $5.25 per person, and it wasn't even a real mini golf course. It was made from wooden cornhole-style boxes with turf glued on, rebranded as an attraction you pay extra for inside the festival. There were some cute moments -- the Winterland of lights and the bubble suds that imitate snow were adorable, especially for kids. That area was probably the highlight of the event. As for the food... not great. Very greasy, carnival/fair-style food, which may work for some people, but it wasn't what I envisioned for a holiday festival. Nothing really stood out, and I wouldn't recommend coming here for the food alone. I don't write this to be negative -- just honest. For the price, I think your money could be better spent elsewhere this holiday season. OC Winter Fest may appeal to families with very young children who don't mind paying extra for each activity, but for everyone else, I'd skip it.

My son is 10 years old and asked to see snow for Christmas, so I took him to OC Winterfest as an…read moreearly present. We accidentally showed up an hour early, since it actually opens at five, not four. Parking was easy, but twelve dollars. Tickets for the three of us were a little over eighty dollars, so the night started off on the expensive side. Once inside, the lights were beautiful. There are light tunnels, decorated trees and tons of photo ops. The bubbles at the entrance look like falling snow and made for adorable pictures. His favorite part was the snow play area. He had a blast, even though he was freezing and soaked by the end. We skipped the skating rink and the inflatables since both cost extra. Most things here cost extra, so plan for add-ons. Toward the back there are carnival rides and games. I bought him the cheapest wristband for twenty dollars and he got three rides out of it. I caught a bit of the live singer on stage, which added to the atmosphere. The highlight was my son saying this is going on his list of top memories for a long time. My son loved it. My pockets did not. Helpful tip. I overheard another mom say wagons are not allowed this year, but strollers are. Overall, OC Winterfest feels like a fair dressed in Christmas lights. Go in knowing it is cute, fun and definitely not cheap, and you will enjoy it for what it is.