The Orange County Archives Bazaar, now in its fifth year, is a deep dive into history and art hosted annually in March — the last few at the Irvine Great Park. In recent years, the event has looked at artists’ legacies, the art and the environment and the role of murals.
Giang Tran and her 4-year-old grandaughter, Gracelyn Ly, work on a collage project during the OC Archives Bazaar at the Great Park in Irvine on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The event featured local history exhibits, presentations, and children’s activities. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
UC Irvine shows off copies of their original Southeast Asian art collection during the OC Archives Bazaar at the Great Park in Irvine on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lucy Pittillo, 4 months, strolls around the OC Archives Bazaar at the Great Park in Irvine on Sunday, March 16, 2025, with her mother and history buff, Natalie Pittillo. The event featured local history exhibits, presentations, and children’s activities. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Frank Lopez, a UC Irvine digital archives processor, looks through a cookbook from the university’s special collections and archives. He was at the OC Archives Bazaar at the Great Park in Irvine on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A 1940s Sunkist Orange cookbook is displayed at UC Irvine’s booth at the OC Archives Bazaar at the Great Park in Irvine on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The OC Archives Bazaar at Hangar 244 in the Great Park featured local history exhibits, presentations, and children’s activities.in Irvine on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Krystal Tribbett takes a picture of Vietnamese American artists Tiffany Le, and Thao-Vy Nguyen as they give a talk during the OC Archives Bazaar at the Great Park in Irvine on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Tribbett is a member o the OC Archives in Action group that sponsred the event. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Giang Tran and her 4-year-old grandaughter, Gracelyn Ly, work on a collage project during the OC Archives Bazaar at the Great Park in Irvine on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The event featured local history exhibits, presentations, and children’s activities. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sunday’s bazaar, also held at the Great Park, explored the “idea of home through the lens of Orange County’s Vietnamese community” as Little Saigon has grown. There were conversations with artists, historical exhibits and activities for families, such as making zines and a Vietnamese storytime.
Along with the OC Archives in Action, participating in the event were the Anaheim Public Library, Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library and UCI Libraries. The event also tied into the Great Park Gallery’s current exhibition, “More Than You Can Chew.”
