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Upcoming Events This Week

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Weekend Long & Ongoing Events
- Art Classes at Sawdust Art Festival (Laguna Beach)
- Museum of Make Believe (Laguna Beach)
- Eulogy Collective Haunted House Experience (Anaheim)
- Guided Hikes, Mountain Bike Rides, and Stewardship Activities with OC Parks
- Free Tidepool Education (Laguna Beach Various Locations)
- Live Music at GardenAmp (Garden Grove)
- Live Music at The Biergarten (Huntington Beach)
- Live Music at SeaLegs At The Beach (Huntington Beach)
- Movies At The Lido Theater (Newport Beach)
- Movies & Events At The Bay Theater (Seal Beach)
- Movies at The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana)
- Haunted OC Ghost Tours
- Live Music at Kaleidoscope (Mission Viejo)
- Live Music at Off The Hook (Los Alamitos)
- Disney+ Throwback Dance Party at Downtown Disney (Anaheim) – Weekends through Jun 7
- Springfest at The Biergarten (Huntington Beach) – Through May 10
- Godfrey (Irvine Improv) – May 1-2
- Angel’s Baseball Home Games – May 1-6
- Beachlife Festival (Redondo Beach) – May 1-3
- OC Marathon Running Festival (OC Fair & Event Center) – May 1-3
- Star Wars Episodes 1-6 at The Lido (Newport Beach) – May 1-6
- Sanctuary City (Chance Theater) – May 1-24
- Kodomo no Hi Children’s Day Festival (Tanaka Farms) – May 2-3
- Balboa Angling Club Lily Call Tournament – May 2-3
- Lucas Zelnick (Brea Improv) – May 2-3
Friday, May 1
- Viva Tustin Celebration (Frontier Park)
- Gem Theater Lockdown with OC Ghosts & Legends
- America 250 at Segerstrom Concert Hall (Costa Mesa)
- Cowboy Canyon Nights (Silverado)
- Sunset Serenades (Laguna Beach)
- Don’t Tell Comedy (Costa Mesa)
- Jordan Jensen (Brea Improv)
- Line Dancing at River Street Marketplace (San Juan Capistrano)
- Saint Tropez House Music Night at Walker Lounge (Dana Point)
- Kids Program & First Friday Hours at Shipley Nature Center (Huntington Beach)
- Purgatory Garden Party at Burnt Umber (Garden Grove)
- Redneck Rodeo at Westwood Coast (Costa Mesa)
- Worn & Driven Collector’s Premier (Marconi Automotive Museum)
Saturday, May 2
- Ciclo Irvine
- Comedy on the Beach with Craig Robinson (Huntington Beach)
- Taste of Orange and Orange May Parade (Orange)
- Rancho Days Fiesta (Lake Forest)
- Pacific Islander Festival (Fountain Valley)
- Cinco de Mayo Fiesta (San Clemente)
- Cinco de Mayo Celebration (Anaheim)
- Victorian Museum Open House (Santa Ana)
- Don’t Tell Comedy (Anaheim)
- Fullerton Farmers Market (Fullerton Free Church)
- OC Creative Reuse Center Grand Opening (Santa Ana)
- Downtown Santa Ana Art Walk
- Star Wars Day at Fullerton Library
- 18th Annual Wildlife Baby Shower (WWCC Huntington Beach)
- Garden Par-tea at Sherman Library & Gardens (Corona Del mar)
- Movie Under The Stars (Brea)
- Cinco de Mayo Market (Santa Ana)
- Yorba Days (Yorba Linda)
- Punk Rock Market at the Pizza Press (Santa Ana)
- Makers Hive Market at The Camp (Costa Mesa)
- Dreamers Market at Westcliff Plaza (Newport Beach)
Sunday, May 3
- Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show (Orange)
- Hug & Groom (Huntington Beach)
- Gathered Market at The Richland (Orange)
- Redo Market (Dana Point)
- Woman Owned Mother’s Day PopUp at OC Local Taproom (Laguna Niguel)
- Weekend Studio Workshop at OCMA (Costa Mesa)
- Cinco de Mayo Car Show & BBQ (Mile Square Park)
- Shuler King (Irvine Improv)
- Free Admission to Casa Romantica with Painting Activities (San Clemente)
- Pop Up Mini Market (Santa Ana)
- Cars & Coffee Classics (Anaheim)
- Cars & Cafe at River Street Marketplace (San Juan Capistrano)
Weekday Events
- Adult Learn To Skate Nights (Fountain Valley Skate Center) – Monday Nights
- Chapman Crafted Movie Nights (Orange) – Monday Nights
- OC Craft Runners Run Club – Monday Nights
- Bring Your Own Vinyl Night (Stone Groove Stillhouse, Anaheim) – Tuesday Nights
- Tuesday Night Dance in Argyros Plaza (Costa Mesa) – Tuesday Nights, May through August
- San Clemente Run Club (Station Craft Dana Point) – Wednesday Nights
- Magic The Gathering Commander Nights (Asylum Brewing) – Wednesday Nights
- Downtown Anaheim Farmers Market – Thursdays
- Fullerton Night Market – Thursdays, Apr 2-Sept 3
- Star Wars Nite (Disneyland After Dark) – Select Dates, Apr 28-May 6
- Cinco De Mayo – Tuesday, May 5 | Taco Tuesday
- Cookshack BBQ Class (Anaheim) – May 6-7
- Mom’s Night Out 90s Edition at Rodeo 39 (Stanton) – May 7
- Concert of the Century (Santa Ana) – May 7

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Events Beyond This Weekend

Circus Vargas (San Clemente) – May 8-18
Tripping Daisy at The Parish (House of Blues Anaheim) – May 8
Western Movie Night (The Swanner House) – May 8
Murder on the Orient Express (Yorba Linda) – May 8-17
The Invisible Boy (Samueli Theater) – May 9-10
Demi Lovato (Honda Center) – May 9
La Casita de Familia Market (Buena Park) – May 9
Mindfulness Expo (Anaheim Convention Center) – May 9
Berry Best Mother’s Day Market (Dana Point Harbor) – May 9
Surf City Author Fest (Huntington Beach) – May 9
Bike-X and Helmets Event (Lake Forest) – May 9
Flower Fest at Radiant Beer Co (Anaheim) – May 9
Witches Brew Night Market (Santa Ana) – May 9
Gina Schock & Jane Wiedlin of The Go Go’s (Garden Amp) – May 9
Minni’s Market Car Show (Buena Park) – May 9
Annual All Pontiac Car Show (Wings Cafe at Fullerton Airport) – May 9
California Card Festival (Lake Forest) – May 10
The Coast Vintage Market (Laguna Hills) – May 10
Joshua Tree Music Festival (Joshua Tree Lake Campground…Family Friendly!) – May 14-17
Jazz Fest at The Muck (Fullerton) – May 14-June 18
Brea Bonanza Days (Downtown Brea) – May 15-17
OC Greek Fest (Anaheim) – May 15-17
Riverdance 30 – The New Generation (Segerstrom Hall) – May 15-17
Mermade Market (Dana Point) – May 15-17
Field of Honor at Castaways Park (Newport Beach) – May 15-25
Fan Halen at the Coach House (San Juan Capistrano) – May 15
Brew At The Zoo (Santa Ana Zoo) – May 16
Family Art Experience (Yorba Linda) – May 16
Stars on Ice (Honda Center) – May 16
Run Wild 5k (Irvine Regional Park) – May 16
Oasis Senior Center Resource Expo (Newport Beach) – May 16
Comic Orange 2026 (Aliso Viejo) – May 16
GLOW Festival Beauty & Wellness Market (Tustin) – May 16
Spring In Bloom Community Festival at Shipley Nature Center (Huntington Beach) – May 16
Day At The Races Afternoon Tea & Fashion Show (Santa Ana) – May 16
Fiesta Night Market (Mission Viejo) – May 16
Anaheim Children’s Festival (Muzeo) – May 16
The Orange Coast Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival (Costa Mesa) – May 16
Modern Makers Market (Irvine) – May 16-17
Newport Classic Surf Competition (Newport Beach) – May 16-17
Wurst Fest at the Biergarten (Huntington Beach) – May 16-24
Tustin Sunset Market (Old Town Tustin) – May 21 (every 3rd Thursday through Sept 17
Taste of Brea – May 21
Saturday Salon Mentalist & Magic Show (Newport Beach) – May 21
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run Relaunch Debut (Disneyland) – May 22
Circus Vargas (Laguna Hills) – May 22-Jun 8
Strawberry Stomp 5K (Garden Grove) – May 23
Trucks Bikes & Coffee (San Juan Capistrano) – May 23
Old Towne Vintage Market (Orange) – May 23
Main Street Magic Makers Market (Heritage Museum OC) – May 23
Summer Foodie Fest (Lake Forest) – May 23
Harbor Chronicles Screening Event at the Bay Theatre (Seal Beach) – May 23
ScottishFest 2026 (OC Fair Costa Mesa) – May 23-24
Outlaws Only Comedy with Adam Carolla (Costa Mesa) – May 24
Memorial Day Half Marathon, 5K and 10K (Laguna Hills) – May 25
626 Night Market (Costa Mesa) – May 29-31
San Juan Roundup Food & Music Festival (San Juan Capistrano) – May 30
Kids Community Swap Meet (Yorba Linda) – May 30
Costa Mesa Art Crawl – May 30
714 PopUp at GardenWalk (Anaheim) – May 30
Coffee Fest (Hunt Branch Library, Fullerton) – May 30
Leopold & The Magic Flute: Opera for Kids! (Segerstrom Concert Hall) – May 30
Silent Disco (Irvine Spectrum) – May 30
Dreamers Market at Bella Terra (Huntington Beach) – May 30
90s Alternative Tribute Fest (Cooks Corner) – May 31
Buses On The Pier (Huntington Beach) – May 31
Cowgirl Mermaid Market (San Juan Capistrano) – May 31
Space Tech Expo (Anaheim Convention Center) – Jun 2-4
The Sound Of Music (Segerstrom Hall) – Jun 2-14
Tristan & Yseult by Electric Company Theatre (Fullerton) – Jun 2-24
Footloose The Musical At The Gem OC (Garden Grove) – Jun 4-July 12
Windborne’s Music of Journey (Segerstrom Concert Hall) – Jun 5-6
1st Annual South OC Senior Games (Mission Viejo/Laguna Hills) – Jun 5-7
Corona Del Mar Scenic 5K and Fun Walk – June 6
Laguna Beach Kelpfest – June 6
Dreamers Market at Westcliff Plaza (Newport Beach) – June 6
Sugar Plum Art Festival (Irvine) – Jun 11-14
Soccer Fest at the Biergarten (Huntington Beach) – Jun 11-July 19
Steel Magnolias (Yorba Linda Cultural Arts Center) – June 12-21
Early Birds Club at The Observatory (Santa Ana) – Jun 12
75th Annual Pier Swim (Huntington Beach) – June 13
Cool Irvine Eco Fair (Mike Ward Community Park) – June 13
Taste of Lake Forest – June 13
Patches & Pins Expo (Santa Ana) – June 13
Pup Fest at Pasea (Huntington Beach) – Jun 14
The Coast Vintage Market (Laguna Hills) – June 14
Fountain Valley Summerfest – Jun 18-21
NostalgiaCon (Anaheim Convention Center) – Jun 19-21
OC Mena Festival (OC Fair & Event Center) – June 19-21
Juneteenth Celebration (Great Park Irvine) – June 20
Fete de la musique (Laguna Beach) – June 20
California Celtic Fest (Placentia) – Jun 20-21
Outlaws Only Comedy with David Lucas (Costa Mesa) – Jun 21
VidCon (Anaheim Convention Center) – Jun 25-27
Doheny Surf & Art Festival (Doheny Beach) – Jun 27-28
Silent Disco (Irvine Spectrum) – June 27
Centennial 5K & Fun Run (Placentia) – June 27
Field of Valor (Irvine Civic Center lawn) – July 1-15
Stars, Stripes, and Summer Nights (San Clemente) – July 2-4
786 Night Market at The Grand Theater (Anaheim) – July 3
La Palma Fitness Run For Fun – July 4
Orange County Tap Festival (Huntington Beach) – July 8-12
Mission Viejo BBQ Music Festival (Oso Viejo Community Park) – July 10-12
Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill (Chance Theater) – July 10-Aug 9
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Segerstrom Hall) – Jul 11-25
Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals (Los Alamitos) – July 11
Mission Viejo America 250 Parade – July 11
The Coast Vintage Market (Laguna Hills) – July 12
OC Card Fest (Santa Ana) – July 12
West Coast Card Show (Anaheim Convention Center) – Jul 16-19
Western Movie Night (The Swanner House) – July 17
Brew HeeHaw (Action Sports Arena at the OC Fair) – Jul 17-18
Outlaws Only Comedy with Uncle Lazer (Westwood Coast) – July 19
Silent Disco (Irvine Spectrum) – July 25
Outlaws Only Comedy with Bryan Callen (Costa Mesa) – July 26
Taste of Yorba Linda – July 31
National Night Out (Great Park Irvine) – August 4
Gipsy Kings (The Grove of Anaheim) – Aug 6
Taste of Placentia – Aug 6
Sugar Plum Art Festival (Irvine) – Aug 6-8
Taste of Anaheim – Aug 7
Fiesta Music Festival (San Clemente) – Aug 8
California Card Festival (Lake Forest) – Aug 8-9
D23 – Ultimate Disney Fan Event (Anaheim Convention Center) – Aug 14-16
OC Smoke Show (The Riding Park San Juan Capistrano) – Aug 15
OC Zine Fest (Anaheim Central Library) – Aug 15
The Phantom of the Opera (Segerstrom Hall) – Aug 12-30
Anime Impulse Expo (Anaheim Convention Center) – Aug 22-23
Victoria Skimboard Contest (Laguna Beach) – Aug 22-23
California Restaurant Show (Anaheim Convention Center) – Aug 23-25
LAcon V World Science Fiction Convention (Anaheim Convention Center) – Aug 27-31
Splash In Movie & Rec Swim (William Woollett Jr Aquatics Center Irvine) – August 29
Silent Disco (Irvine Spectrum) – Aug 29
The FitExpo (Anaheim Convention Center) – Aug 29-30
Comic Con (Long Beach Convention Center) – Sept 5-6
The Bed Trick (Chance Theater) – Sept 11-Oct 4
BlizzCon 2026 (Anaheim Convention Center) – Sept 12-13
Anaheim Hills Restaurant Week – Sept 12-13
The Coast Vintage Market (Laguna Hills) – Sept 13
Romance of the Mission Gala (San Juan Capistrano) – Sept 18
The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe (Yorba Linda) – Sept 18-27
OC BrideCon (Anaheim Convention Center) – Sept 19
Toast to The Casa Fundraising Gala (Casa Romantica San Clemente) – Sept 19
Buena Park Culture Fest – Sept 19
Kids Artistic Revue Dance Convention (Anaheim Convention Center) – Sept 27
Sugar Plum Art Festival (Irvine) – Oct 1-4
Reptile Super Show (Anaheim Convention Center) – Oct 3-4
The Addams Family (Yorba Linda) – Oct 9-25
Electric Company Theatre’s Servant of Two Masters (Fullerton) – Nov 1-18
The Coast Vintage Market (Laguna Hills) – Nov 8
Sugar Plum Art Festival (Irvine) – Dec 3-12

2026 Ongoing Events

Anaheim Marketplace Live Entertainment – Every Sat. & Sun. 12pm-6pm
Balboa Fun Zone Makers in the Zone – First Thursday of the Month
DTSA Art Walk – First Saturday of the Month
Friday Night Munchies (Night Market) (Santa Ana) – Every Friday Night
Kids Fun Zone (Anaheim) – Last Saturday of every month
Free Train Rides (Costa Mesa) – Every 3rd Sat. & Sun.
Home Depot Free Kids Workshops – First Saturday of the Month
Antique Airplane Display Days (Fullerton Airport – Every 2nd Sunday)
Live Music on the Lido Deck – Every Thurs., Satu. & Sun. from Noon – 3pm
Live Music on the Ocean Deck – Sat./Sun. 1-3 PM
The Layover (Great Park) – Sat./Sun. 10 AM – 5 PM
Stage on Forest (Laguna Beach) – Fri. – Sun.
Sunday Musicales
Surf City Nights – Tuesday Nights
Taco Tuesday
Night Markets

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