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The Orange County Marketplace is a swap meet that locals have enjoyed for many years, down at the Costa Mesa Fairgrounds.  This fall they have planned a series of fun, free concerts, including:

• Battle of the Blues Harps, Harmonica-based blues bands competition, Sep. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16 and finals on Oct. 23.  Click here to see the full line-up.
• Common Sense, Orange County’s Favorite Reggae Band, on Sep. 26, at noon and 2 pm
• Don’t Stop Believin’, a Tribute to Journey, on Sunday, Oct. 3, at noon and 2 pm
• The Big Squeeze – Orange County Accordion Festival, Sunday, Oct. 10, 10 am to 4 pm.  Featuring Slugger O’Toole, from 11 am to 12:15 pm; Conjunto Los Pochos, from 12:45 pm to 2 pm; Lisa Haley and the Zydekats, from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm, plus three other stages of accordion-based music!
• Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Sunday, Oct. 17, at noon and 2 pm
• Gods of Thunder, a Tribute to KISS, on Sunday, Oct. 30, at noon and 2 pm

Here’s the catch, you have to click here, download the event flyer, print it out and bring it and a can of food to the concert, to get in free.  The food is going to be donated to Second Harvest, a great charitable organization that helps to feed the poor and the homeless here in Orange County.

Click here for directions to the Orange County Marketplace, which is located at 88 Fair Drive, in Costa Mesa.