Every Labor Day weekend, the Orange International Street Fair (OISF) is hosted in the circle for everyone to enjoy. Friends, families and neighbors get together to experience a wide variety of food, music and dance from cultures and ethnicities throughout the world.
The historic fair has come a long way over the years. In 1973, The City of Orange was looking for ideas to celebrate for its one hundredth year. Inspired by the Orange Street Fair of 1910 it was decided that for the centennial celebration Orange would have the Orange International Street Fair. The Fair was so successful that it has become an annual tradition during Labor Day weekend ever since. The streets around the Plaza are closed to auto traffic from Friday evening through Sunday evening so that everyone can wander around on foot and have a great time. The 2011 fair will be held in the Orange circle on September 2nd through September 4th. The fair has been celebrated for 39 years and continues to remain a mainstay in Orange.
Every year there are many non-profit ethnic groups represented in the Street Fair. Each year many organizations utilize the event as their biggest fundraiser of the year. They provide food, entertainment and crafts to the Fair visitors. Many of these groups present themselves in their native or chosen lands ethnic costumes and have made the Street Fair famous for its wide variety of foods reflecting different cuisines from all over the world. Whether it’s Philly Cheese Steaks or Greek Loukoumades, the Street Fair never fails to tantalize the taste buds of the half million people every year. The theme for 2011 is, “A World of Flavor at Your Finger Tips!” A very appropriate title if you ask me.
See you there!
- Tyler
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