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Upcoming Events This Week
🎥 Free Movies in the Park this weekend: Tustin, La Palma, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Huntington Beach, Laguna Hills, Lake Forest, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa, and Seal Beach!
🎶 Free Concerts in the Park: This Weekend! Cypress, Irvine, Ladera Ranch, Balboa Island, Rossmoor, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Aliso Viejo, Huntington Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Dana Point, and Yorba Linda!
🍊See What’s Happening at the Orange County Fair!🍊
- Weekend Long & Ongoing Events
- Art Classes at Sawdust Art Festival (Laguna Beach)
- Flight! Live Butterfly Experience at Santa Ana Zoo
- Museum of Make Believe (Laguna Beach)
- 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)
- Live Music at DoHo Cafe (Doheny Beach)
- Live Music at River Street Marketplace (San Juan Capistrano)
- Live Music at The Observatory (Santa Ana)
- Live Music at Kaleidoscope (Mission Viejo)
- Live Music at Off The Hook (Los Alamitos)
- Live Music at The Ranch Saloon (Anaheim)
- Live Music at Westwood Coast (Costa Mesa)
- Late Night DJs at High Horse Saloon (Fullerton)
- Movies At The Lido Theater (Newport Beach)
- Coffee & A Movie Every Day at the Lido (Newport Beach)
- Movies & Events At The Bay Theater (Seal Beach)
- Movies at The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana)
- Haunted OC Ghost Tours
- Eulogy Collective Subject X (Anaheim)
- Ghost Town Alive! & Summer Nights (Knott’s Berry Farm) – June 12-Aug 30
- Sawdust Art Festival (Laguna Beach) – June 26-September 6
- Laguna Art-A-Fair (Laguna Beach) – June 26-September 6
- Festival of Arts & Pageant of the Masters – Now through September 4th
- Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill (Chance Theater) – July 10-Aug 9
- Grom Jackpot Fishing Tournament (Newport Harbor) – July 11 – Aug 8
- Sugar Plum Art Festival (Irvine) – Aug 6-8
- Donnell Rawlings (Irvine Improv) – Aug 7-9
- Harland Williams (Brea Improv) – Aug 7-8
- Night Market at Asian Garden Mall (Westminster) – Aug 7-9
- Rebelution + Skip Marley & Niko Rubio (OC Fair) – Aug 7-9
- Midsummer Scream (Long Beach) – Aug 7-9
- Storytime at the Farm (Costa Mesa Hana Field) – Aug 7-8
- Modern Makers Mart Mermaid Market (Irvine) – Aug 8-9
- California Card Festival (Lake Forest) – Aug 8-9
- Newport Beach Art Week – August 9-15
- The Shroud of Turin Experience (Garden Grove)
- Friday, August 7
- Brea Fest (Brea Civic & Cultural Center)
- Taste of Anaheim (Downtown Anaheim)
- Team Mini Car Demolition Derby (OC Fair)
- Don’t Tell Comedy (Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach)
- Melon Moon Market (Tanaka Farms Irvine)
- Jorge Lozano H Libera La Fiera World Tour (Anaheim)
- Romeo & Juliet (Irvine Barclay Theater)
- First Friday Night Market (Radiant Beer Co.)
- Together Pop Up (Noble Ale Works Anaheim)
- Weekend Night Market (Huntington Beach)
- Cowboy Canyon Nights (Giracci Vineyards)
- Friday Night Live (Fullerton)
- Downtown Santa Ana Ghost Walk
- OC Card Show (Anaheim)
- Late Night Skate Night at Etnies Skate Park (Lake Forest)
- Saturday, August 8
- Fiesta Music Festival (San Clemente)
- Start making Sense Talking Heads Tribute (OC Fair)
- Damsels of Destruction Demolition Derby (OC Fair)
- Christmas In August with Orange County Soccer (Irvine Championship Soccer Stadium)
- City of Irvine Anniversary Dance Party (Great Park)
- The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove (Irvine Barclay Theater)
- Spectrum Art Fest (Irvine Spectrum)
- MainPlace Mall Art Walk (Santa Ana)
- 10 Year Anniversary Celebration (Chapman Crafted)
- Make It Saturdays: Clay Culture (The Hilbert Museum)
- Keep It Aloha Vendor Fair (Rodeo 39 Stanton)
- 80s New Wave Fest (Huntington Beach)
- 2nd Saturday Art Walk (Santa Ana)
- Bubble Show (Dana Point)
- Nature Meditation Walk (Crystal Cove)
- Primrose Market Summer Fest (Huntington Beach)
- Beach CleanUp with OC Coastkeeper (Huntington Beach)
- Black Raven Marketplace (Santa Ana)
- 80’s Surf & Skate Weekend (Outlets at San Clemente)
- Next Gen FMX Freestyle Motocross Stunt Show (Mission Viejo)
- Villa Park Time Capsule (Villa Park City Hall)
- Unbridled Hope Free Rein Foundation Annual Gala (Huntington Beach)
- Rossmoor Family Festival (Rush Park)
- Sunday, August 9
- Jimmy’s Buffet A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett / Catch A Wave The Beach Boys Show (OC Fair)
- Orange Crush Demolition Derby (OC Fair)
- OC Fair Fun Run (Costa Mesa)
- Comedy with Tom Arnold (Mamba Huntington Beach)
- Nurse’ Night Out with Greg G Williams (Brea Improv)
- Romeo & Juliet (Irvine Barclay Theater)
- Really Really Free Market (Anaheim)
- Dancing With Nature – Birds of A Feather (Sherman Library & Garden)
- Wiener Nationals Dachshund Races (Huntington Beach)
- Mermaid Mini Mart (Orange)
- Hot Ghoul Summer at Villains Brewing (Anaheim)
- Weekday Events
- Angels Baseball vs Rangers & Royals (Angels Stadium) – Aug 10-16
- An Evening at the Improv (Irvine) – Aug 11
- $1 Family Movies at The Marketplace (Tustin) – Monday – Thursday Mornings, ends Aug. 6
- 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
- Kaleido Kids (Mission Viejo) – Tuesday Mornings
- Tuesday Night Dance in Argyros Plaza (Costa Mesa) – Tuesday Nights, May through August
- River Street Run Club (San Juan Capistrano) – Wednesdays
- San Clemente Run Club (Station Craft Dana Point) – Wednesday Nights
- Magic The Gathering Commander Nights (Asylum Brewing) – Wednesday Nights
- Downtown Anaheim Farmers Market – Thursdays
- Night Ca[m]p Art Classes (The Muck) – Thursdays
- Fullerton Night Market – Thursdays, Apr 2-Sept 3
- Tustin Sunset Market (Old Town Tustin) – May 21 (every 3rd Thursday through Sept 17
See also our Main Events Page and events for Farmers Markets, Swap Meets, Car Shows, 5ks & Fun Runs, Night Markets, and Food & Wine Events.
Curated Activity Lists: Apple Picking, U-Pick Farms, OC Parks Activities, Hiking Trails in OC, and Volunteer Opportunities
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Events Beyond This Weekend
- 75th Annual Pier Swim (Huntington Beach) – Postponed to 8/29
- 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
- Figure 8 Market (Anaheim) – Aug 15
- The Phantom of the Opera (Segerstrom Hall) – Aug 12-30
- Comedy with Caroline Rhea (Mamba Huntington Beach) – Aug 16
- Sea Country Festival (Laguna Niguel) – Aug 21-23
- La Habra Corn Festival & Parade – Aug 21-23
- Anime Impulse Expo (Anaheim Convention Center) – Aug 22-23
- Victoria Skimboard Contest (Laguna Beach) – Aug 22-23
- Toontown Market (Anaheim) – Aug 22
- California Restaurant Show (Anaheim Convention Center) – Aug 23-25
- Dana Point Classic Car Show (Lantern District) – Aug 23
- Chicano Heritage Festival (Santa Ana) – Aug 23
- LAcon V World Science Fiction Convention (Anaheim Convention Center) – Aug 27-31
- Daisy Chain Fields (Irvine) – August 29
- 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
- Shop Small Soiree (Anaheim) Aug 30
- Comic Con (Long Beach Convention Center) – Sept 5-6
- The Bed Trick (Chance Theater) – Sept 11-Oct 4
- Rossmoor Family Festival (Rush Park) – Sept 12
- BlizzCon 2026 (Anaheim Convention Center) – Sept 12-13
- Anaheim Hills Restaurant Week – Sept 12-13
- The Coast Vintage Market (Laguna Hills) – Sept 13
- Fiesta Latina en Irvine (Great Park) – Sept 13
- Future Proof Festival (Huntington Beach) – Sept 14-17
- 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
- Sugar Lane Dessert Festival (Anaheim) – Sept 19
- Toast to The Casa Fundraising Gala (Casa Romantica San Clemente) – Sept 19
- Buena Park Culture Fest – Sept 19
- Mid-Autumn Festival (Irvine Great Park) – Sept 25
- 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
- Margaret Cho (The Lido Theater) – October 9
- The Addams Family (Yorba Linda) – Oct 9-25
- Irvine Global Village Festival (Great Park) – October 10
- Electric Company Theatre’s Servant of Two Masters (Fullerton) – Nov 1-18
- Sublime Life Sobriety Festival (Oceanside) – Nov 7
- Holiday Faire (Irvine Great Park) – Nov 7
- The Coast Vintage Market (Laguna Hills) – Nov 8
- Sugar Plum Art Festival (Irvine) – Dec 3-12
- Illuminate Irvine (Great Park) – Dec 5
- Holidayz at the Park (Irvine Great Park) – Dec 5-Jan 3
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
Limited Time Pop-Up Events & Immersive Experiences
- Candlelight Concerts & More
- Buy AMC Tickets & Drinks at a Discount
Entertainment Venue Event Schedules
- Anaheim Convention Center
- Anaheim Garden Walk
- Anaheim Packing District
- City National Grove | Tickets
- FivePoint Amphitheatre | Tickets
- Garden Amp | Tickets
- Honda Center | Tickets
- House of Blues | Tickets
- Improv
- Los Angeles Angels
- MUZEO Museum & Cultural Center
- OCMA
- OC Fair & Event Center
- Old World Huntington Beach
- Pacific Symphony | Tickets
- SeaLegs At The Beach
- Segerstrom Center | Tickets
- South Coast Repertory
- The Barclay Theatre
- The Coach House | Tickets
- The Doll Hut
- The Gem
- The Observatory | Tickets
- The OutPost
- Time Nightclub | Tickets
Event Schedules at More Venues
- Bella Terra
- The Camp
- District at Tustin Legacy
- DTSA 4th Street Market
- Fashion Island
- Irvine Spectrum
- Kaleidoscope at Mission Viejo
- Lab Anti-Mall
- MainPlace Mall
- OC Public Libraries Events
- Outlets at San Clemente
- The Shops at Mission Viejo
- South Coast Plaza
- Tustin Market Place
- Outdoor Activities
Things to do This Weekend
- Amazing Day Trips 90 Minutes or Less From OC
- Beach Bonfires & Fire Pits
- Best Beaches, Swim & Surf Spots
- Watch Disneyland Fireworks Without A Ticket
- Bottomless Brunch & Celebrity Chef Restaurants
- Breweries, Sports Bars & Line Dancing
- Date Ideas & Stay at Home Date Night Ideas
- Disneyland, Knott’s, Wild Rivers & More
- Fishing
- Free Things Do
- Hiking and Mountain Biking Trails
- Live Music & Performing Arts Venues
- OC Campgrounds
- OC Downtowns
- OC Museums
- Restaurants with a View, Themed or Hidden
- Staycation Ideas
- Travel to LA, Palm Springs, Big Bear and Beyond
- Visit an OC, State or National Park
- Parks with Splash Pads & Outdoor Gyms
- Whale Watching
- OC Wine Tasting or Temecula
- Check out all of our Things to Do