Today was the first of many (I Hope) Anaheim's OC Fest of Ales and Beer Run 5K…read more The Race started at 9am and it didn't take long for the festivities to begin. Runners began finishing within an hour. And the taps started flowing. What better way to end a race than with a taste! The day was filled with a great many breweries touting their best ales Ipa's,lagers, and more. Some really great craft beers. Really cool people. Really good fun! I had a ton of really great beers and some good food and a great time! See my Pics. BEER, FOOD MUSIC = FUN! The VIP area had many local restaurants serving great food and beer pairings. Roys Oggis Out of the Park Slaters 50/50 Ralph Brennans Jazz Kitchen Eat Street Threre was a bevy of food TRUCKS too! Chomp Chomp Nation Lime Truck Viking Truck Rolling Sushi Scarecrow Garlicscapes Sexy Burger Sea Birds The BEERS: Anaheim Brewery Bootleggers Brewery The Bruery Noble Ale Works ACE Ciders Haven Brewing Karl Strauss Oggis Shock Top Firestone Hangar 24 Old Orange brewing Co. Sierra Nevada Bravery brewing co. Firestone Walker brewing Co. Craft Brewing Co. Moylans Sudwerk Grand Teton Brewing Lost Coast Brewery Haywoods Golden Road Bravery Black Diamond Eagle Rock Evans brewing Guiness Inland Empire Brewing Co. High Water Widmer Bros. Rubicon AND MORE I had a great time and I hope this becomes an annual affair.

First of all: thanks #YelpOC I love you guys!! these…read moretickets were a sign from heaven: I needed to start celebrating my birthday The event was awesome, well organized but it could have been more practical with the exit/re-enter process (no biggie, just a suggestion) The music was great! loved The Rayford Brothers! people were happily dancing and driking beer. The breweries were great! I discovered my new 2nd favorite beer from Noble Ale Works: Naughty Sauce! It was a heavenly Sweet stout. The food was great as well, the watermelon gazpacho from Gypsy Den was fabulous! Also the beer infused dessert. To my surprise it was a Wine stand from Colony, a wine bar nearby (mental note: I have to go!!) Also It was great to see some fellow helpers and beer-lovers: Sandya, Joe and Roy. This event is a must for all beer-lovers, it's a great way to try all the new beers from local breweries. The weather was hot as hell but the sacrifice was worth it: with all the cool people, great beers, awesome music, what else can a girl ask for? I'll be there next year. Highly recommended!!

This was a pretty fun event - not cheap, but fun. The ticket booths at the entrance were really…read moredisorganized and slow. We could not figure out why it was taking so long for each customer. Then, supervisor dude in pig hat started to sell admission tickets, cash only, on the side of the lines and that was awesome!! So apparently the ticket booths were slow because of credit card transactions or just customer indecision about what to buy? We heard supervisor pig hat dude talking to his staff at the end of the days about ideas for next year on how to alleviate the congestion, so hopefully it will run more smoothly! $10.00 admission just gets you in the door, then $10.00 for 5 BBQ tastes and $10.00 for 5 Beer tastes. The highlight for me was Three Men & A Smoker - they had delicious bacon wrapped meatballs and this super smokey corn souffle! My other favorite was Que'n & Brew'n and their Moink Balls - also bacon wrapped meatballs! If there were any other bacon wrapped meatballs at that festival, they would have also been my favorite! I'm monotonous and boring, I know. I felt bad for customers coming late in the day because the Beer area was totally depleted and out of samples. But there were still booths with BBQ! Definitely a fun time with live music and lots of happy tummies!

I've watched the OC BBQ Festival grow over the last few years, and it's been fun to participate --…read moreeither as a visitor or as a judge. The competition has always drawn local teams from around the area, from 20 teams in its inception to a whopping 70 teams this year. In years past, there was just the car show and a few vendors. For this year, they really increased the amount of entertainment and family fun activities. That's probably part of the reason why the admission price was raised, but all of the proceeds go to charity. If the event organizers are reading, I would suggest having some sort of an "early-bird" admission price, starting at $10 and gradually raising the price as things get closer to the event. At a lower price point, you could bring in a lot more people through the gates, that's for sure.

The street fair this year was great! Some streets have moved location but the food was great!…read moreLively bands and people all around. Fun, food and libations all in one area! Bring the family or come with friends or go solo and make friends. So fun!

I've lived in the area for a long time and only this year made it to the annual Orange…read moreinternational Street fair. It took two days to actually try everything that I wanted to try, but I think I narrowed it down to Germany being my favorite place to visit. The beer and the bratwurst were the best! Dessert in Greece was awesome! If you plan to see everything you need a lot of time. It rained the second day so that eliminated most of the crowd. Be careful in the evenings because things can become a little bit rowdy. Save yourself some time and a headache by doing a little research on parking before you head down there. Cheers!

We found out about the event through friends on Facebook. There were a total of 8 of us. We…read morepreordered our tickets so only paid 10. It was well worth the price, especially with the goody bag. There were lots of food choices, ranging from $2-$10. We loved the cavery and the loco taco. In addition to food booths there were T-shirt booths, a spice booth, chiropractor booths and a natural soap booth. My husband went to some of the seminars and especially liked Nicks. There was beer and wine, of course not paleo, but good. We stayed 4 hours and hung out with family and friends. We will definitely do it again!

I heard about this food event, Taste of Paleo, from my crossfit gym. It sounded intriguing:" Taste…read moreof Paleo is the first ever paleolithic (aka Caveman diet) food tasting festival of its kind, providing an environment in which members of the paleo community come together to celebrate the paleo lifestyle and enjoy an event like no other." I was excited to attend because of the "sampling tasty paleo creations" that I have yet to discover and the food competition between the chefs. In addition, the event also featured speakers that spoke on topics like "keeping it paleo without recipes" and "stress." I liked learning more about paleo from the knowledgable speakers. If the purpose of the event is to educate people about paleo lifestyle, then I think it achieved that. However, this event publicized itself as a food event where people can walk from booth to booth, "sampling tasty paleo creations." It unfortunately fell short of that. The event had limited food vendors that offered samples. In addition, it costs $15 to attend, which is hefty for what it offered--limited food vendors and not so tasty food. The booths that sold food and were part of food competition were okay. The food from the booths did not blow me away. It was a good first attempt. The idea of having a food festival for paleo lovers is great, but there are areas for improvements that the organizers need to work on for the next one.

We love coming to ImprovCity for their shows! All the performers are so funny and the staff is so…read morenice and welcoming! The room is the perfect size for great audience interaction. You can tell there's always high energy on stage! We also love the Cabaret performances on the last Wednesday of every month! That talent is HOT HOT HOT!

One of my favorite improv theaters. Tucked into Tustin is this amazing comedy venue filled with…read morelaughter and love. Hilarious shows to help you escape from the drama of the day or the stresses of the world. Would recommend seeing one of the MainStage shows and/or taking an improv class which will change your life for the better. Devin and Gina(owners/performers/artistic directors/wonderful humans) provide a joyful space that fosters comedy and welcomes all. They have drinks and snacks to purchase. I drank an RC cola for the first time there. They have bathrooms as well if you drink too many RC colas. I attend and perform in their improv festival every year and they bring phenomenal acts like MAX! See you next year or sooner!

Great night! One or two minor flaws but all in all it was a great event!…read more Lots of food vendors with Elotes, Mangoñiadas, Tostilocos and Raspados! There's this one spot where the line was crazy long for tortas! I was tempted to wait but I decided to try the pupusas instead.... not spectacular but not bad either! We had a few churros and cheese nachos (meh)! The Champurado could have been better if it was warmer! However the spot with the pupusas did have pretty good Horchata! There was tacos stands everywhere you looked! TIP: Credit Cards are accepted at most booths! The alters were very beautiful! The families really took time to display all their loved ones favorite items! Some were very elaborate and some were very simple yet you still got the feel of what the person's interests were and what they loved in life! Other alters were dedicated to Victims of Domestic Violence, Comedians of the past and the 43 students that disappeared in Mexico! All of them were amazing in their own way that you had to stop and really admire all the objects that were included! Lucha Libre masks, incense, sugar skulls, blouses, flowers, necklaces, earring, bags and purses! All sold here! Face painting was a big thing! Prices ranged from $10 to $35 for the whole face! Local business were charging $1 -$1.50 to use the restrooms! The one star off was for the parking! It's a nightmare! LISTEN UP CITY OF SANTA ANA!! All of them empty parking structures could be making the city some extra cash if you opened them up, maybe charged $5 -$10 dollars a vehicle! It was a pain having to drive around looking for parking! I finally found a spot across from the library and just walked a couple of blocks over! Will I be back next year? YES of course!

Go early. Take a sweater/light jacket, and enough cash for that churro and a few trinkets. I go for…read morethe vendors now. I've been to this event 3 years in a row, I think it's overrated to go late in the day, too many people kind of kill the experience : / Is it worth it? Well, it's essentially "free". If you like Day of the Dead events, go for it. It's cool. Don't think I'll be attending again though. HUGE HINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT pay $25 - $30 to get your face painted!! Buy the face paint before Halloween and just watch a youtube video on day of the dead - calavera face painting.

The VegFest seemed quite small this year. A lot of my favorite vendors were missing…read more Although it was smaller this year it was still pretty fun for a couple hours. I liked meeting some new brands. It was really spread out. Maybe they should find a new space for next year. I think if they had more benefits for brands, they could pull more in next year. Overall, it's fun to stop by and support the brands that are there. We had good food and good vibes but hope it's bigger next year.

So I love there is a Vegan festival of food and everything vegan!! Amazing fun friendly crowd…read more What was bad was the VIP tickets included alcohol... but the "special vip" line was soooooooo long. The cocktails were TERRIBLE and disappointing. I don't drink a lot but it was like I was drinking water! What was also majorly disappointing was that none of the big major players were there. No Daiya, No miyoko's creamery! No Beyond or Impossible Burger! No anybody big that you would find at sprouts or Whole Foods They Only a few local places and also some vegan protein shake manufacturers ect. It's really sad when you support these company's and buy thier products and they don't have the decency to support the veggie and vegan community that they are selling product to!!!

It's quite possible I'm still hung over from the Tiki Beer Festival that took place over the…read moreweekend. I don't remember wearing my Hawaiian ensemble like everyone else but I sure was "lei-d"! Talk about the gathering of the best of the best. I mean I don't want to name drop but I'm sure you want to know which breweries partook in this brew-licious event this year, no? Don't fret, I snapped a pic of the Brewery Directory so all ya folks who didn't make it know what you missed out on. From countless ales, sours, stouts, IPA's, whatever your kind of brew is, they had it. I have to admit I was in IPA heaven. The Bruery's very own Offshoot Beer which they named "Relax" was my ultimate fave. It's a hazy IPA with a whole lot of citrus notes and allspice. Another hit was Towne Park's Sheriff DIPA with citra hops, passion fruit, and mango. Just wow! Imagine never-ending pours, festive music, and food for purchase from vendors like Adya, Promenade Pub, The Butchery, Urbania, and Lido Bottle Works, there's really no better way to spend your Saturday afternoon. And the weather was icing on the cake. This was a well-organized event brought to you by OC's favorite beer blogger, Greg Nagel. Here's a pat on the back for a job well done. Until next year's rubbing elbows with fellow craft beer lovers....Cheers!

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