{"id":19623,"date":"2010-12-06T23:47:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T07:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=19623"},"modified":"2010-12-20T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2010-12-21T01:27:23","slug":"oc-fair-new-years-eve-block-party-preview-event-win-nye-oc-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/oc-fair-new-years-eve-block-party-preview-event-win-nye-oc-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"OC Fair New Year&#8217;s Eve Block Party &#038; Preview Event: Win NYE OC Tickets."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NYE-OC.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19649\" title=\"NYE OC - Kick Off Event\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NYE-OC-260x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NYE-OC-260x337.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NYE-OC-231x300.jpg 231w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/NYE-OC.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mark your calendar &#8212; If local, you&#8217;ve got to check out the <strong>New Year&#8217;s Eve Block Party Preview Event<\/strong>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s scheduled for Thursday, December 16, 2010, from 6 &#8211; 9pm at the OC Fair &amp; Event Center, near the Pacific Amphitheatre Box Office.\u00a0 It&#8217;s FREE to\u00a0get in (and park).\u00a0 The special <em>preview event<\/em> will feature music, karaoke\u00a0and a sampling of\u00a0gourmet food trucks\u00a0participating in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfair.com\/blockparty\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Year&#8217;s Eve Block Party<\/a><\/strong> event on December 31, 2010.\u00a0 Food and beverage tastings will be offered for a small fee,\u00a0varied by truck.\u00a0 You just need to\u00a0show up, park, walk\u00a0up, then\u00a0decide what\u00a0to try first <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the special toy drive to <strong>receive $5 off a ticket<\/strong> to the New Year&#8217;s Eve Block Party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-016.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19624\" title=\"French Toast\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-016-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-016-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-016-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pictured here is a\u00a0sampling from just one of the\u00a050+ food trucks to be present at the\u00a0<strong>New Year&#8217;s Eve Block Party<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0The colorful French Toast (above)\u00a0and\u00a0Beef, Lamb &amp; Chicken Skewers (below) will be\u00a0served by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chompchompnation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chomp Chomp Nation<\/a><\/strong>, one of the newer trucks on the road that&#8217;s operated by a proud husband and wife team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-002.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19625\" title=\"Chomp Chomp Nation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-002-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-002-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-002-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be able to enjoy the\u00a0pictured items (and so much more) at the OC Fairgrounds on New Year&#8217;s Eve and\u00a0stop by the <strong>Preview Event<\/strong> happening Thursday, December 16th to check out\u00a0other gourmet food truck options.\u00a0 You&#8217;re sure to find something you&#8217;ll love!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-012.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19626\" title=\"Grilled Meat Skewers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-012-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-012-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Turkey-OC-Fair-Zespri-012-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And if you like what you see at the FREE Preview Event, why not\u00a0ring in the new year at the OC Fair <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfair.com\/blockparty\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Year&#8217;s Eve Block Party<\/a>?!\u00a0\u00a0There will be\u00a0a lot going on.\u00a0 Bring the family, friends, or\u00a0come alone, as there will be plenty to do, EAT and see.\u00a0 In addition to the 50+ gourmet food trucks,\u00a0tribute bands\u00a0will be playing throughout the evening (Pearl Jam, U2, Oingo Boingo, Led Zeppelin, The Smiths, The Rolling Stones, just to name a few), and there will be dancing, a demolition derby,\u00a0a comedy hypnotist and a pyrotechnic laser show at midnight, and\u00a0possibly a few rides &#8212;\u00a0It&#8217;s <em>almost<\/em> the Orange County Fair in December.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/gx1188_5x7postcardback.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19654\" title=\"NYE OC Block Party\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/gx1188_5x7postcardback-450x321.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/gx1188_5x7postcardback-450x321.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/gx1188_5x7postcardback-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/gx1188_5x7postcardback.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE &#8212;\u00a0The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfair.com\/blockparty\/\" target=\"_blank\">OC Fair New Year&#8217;s Eve Block Party<\/a><\/strong> will be\u00a0different than\u00a0past NYE events\u00a0held at the venue, in that it&#8217;ll\u00a0be hosted by the OC Fair &amp; Event Center, not a private promoter seeking\u00a0all\u00a0hoochies.\u00a0 It strives to be\u00a0family\u00a0friendly and fun,\u00a0like a real block party.\u00a0 Tickets are on sale now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Christmas-Party-Cost-Plus-Turkey-etc-087.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19671\" title=\"Win Tickets HERE!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Christmas-Party-Cost-Plus-Turkey-etc-087-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Christmas-Party-Cost-Plus-Turkey-etc-087-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Christmas-Party-Cost-Plus-Turkey-etc-087-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ATTENTION &#8212; If local,\u00a0the above tickets can be yours.\u00a0 We&#8217;re giving them away on December 20th.\u00a0 Just leave a comment here or send\u00a0a direct message to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FoodBlog\/\" target=\"_blank\">FoodBlog<\/a> on Twitter NOW and you&#8217;ll be entered into a\u00a0drawing to win them.\u00a0 And if you reeeeeeaallllllly want them, you may leave a comment or send a direct <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FoodBlog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> message once daily to improve your odds of winning.\u00a0 Good luck all!<\/p>\n<p><strong>12\/20\/10 Update:<\/strong>\u00a0 Congratulations goes to John Lombardo of Huntington Beach &#8212; His name was drawn from about (33) who entered to win tickets to the <strong>OC Fair New Year&#8217;s Eve Block Party<\/strong> by leaving a comment here, sending a Direct Message through Twitter and\/or\u00a0Facebook.\u00a0 Thanks to all who entered.\u00a0 I hope to see you at the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendar &#8212; If local, you&#8217;ve got to check out the New Year&#8217;s Eve Block Party Preview Event.\u00a0 It&#8217;s scheduled for Thursday, December 16, 2010, from 6 &#8211; 9pm at the OC Fair &amp; Event Center, near the Pacific Amphitheatre Box Office.\u00a0 It&#8217;s FREE to\u00a0get in (and park).\u00a0 The special preview event will feature [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[745,457,1426,1024,1,3337,4326,584],"tags":[4425,4423,4424,577,4233,4426,5397,4422,3987,578,3560],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>OC Fair New Year&#039;s Eve Block Party &amp; 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