Orange County Weekend Events for Families & Kids (This Weekend)

👻 Orange County Halloween Events

Check out this huge list of the best family-friendly Halloween Events happening in Orange County.

👻 Orange Día De Los Muertos Events

Check out this huge list of the best family-friendly Halloween Events happening in Orange County.

🎃 Orange County Pumpkin Patches

Check out this huge list of all the pumpkin patches in Orange County.

🍎 Guide to Apple Picking in Oak Glen

List of all the places to apple pick and their offerings in Oak Glen, CA

📘 Orange County Storytimes

Huge list of every story time in Orange County.

📚 OC Public Library FREE Events

Here you will find all the family-friendly library events in your Orange County library.

🎃 Pumpkin Impact Event at Discovery Cube (Santa Ana)

📅 November 1, 2025

📍 Discovery Cube OC
2500 N Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705

Bring a decor-free pumpkin to compost. Get a free child ticket coupon with adult purchase. First 50 families receive a compost bag + kitchen pail. Hands-on pumpkin science, Worm Meet & Greet, and Touch-a-Truck.

👻 Knott's Spooky Farm (Buena Park)

📅 October 4–5, 11–12, 18–19, 25–26, 31, 2025

📍 Knott's Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA

Enjoy the Halloween season at Knott’s Spooky Farm, a family-friendly daytime celebration. Little ghouls can trick-or-treat around the town of Calico’s shops and buildings to collect sweet treats, plus enjoy even more kids' Halloween activities. Families can join in on the Halloween fun as the park is transformed with themed décor and spooky surprises.

🎃 Irvine Park Pumpkin Patch (Orange)

📅 September 13–October 31, 2025

📍 Irvine Regional Park
1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869

Irvine Park Railroad’s Pumpkin Patch in Orange County is fun for the entire family. Come out and enjoy the many activities for kids of all ages. Train rides, hay rides, carnival games, face painting, cookie decorating and more. The Pumpkin Patch is located just behind the train station and admission is FREE. 

🎃 Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch (Irvine)

📅 September 13–November 2, 2025

📍 Tanaka Farms
5380 ¾ University Drive, Irvine, CA

Experience the joy of picking your own pumpkin right from the patch at Tanaka Farms, one of the only real pumpkin patches in Orange County! During our weekend Fall Harvest Festival, enjoy wagon rides, arts and crafts, and even a pumpkin cannon! Monday through Thursday all day, and Friday mornings before noon, explore our U-Pick Pumpkin Fields, Barnyard Educational Exhibit, Wagon Rides, Corn Maze, and U-Pick Veggie Patch. Fun for the whole family! 

💀 Día de los Muertos Festival (Westminster)

📅 November 1–2, 2025

📍 The Pumpkin Factory Westminster Mall
1025 Westminster Mall, Westminster, CA

Celebrate tradition and community with live bands, festive decorations, and fun photo opps at The Pumpkin Factory!

💀 Día de los Muertos Festival (Westminster)

📅 November 1–2, 2025

📍 Huntington Beach Harley-Davidson
15080 Goldenwest Cir, Westminster, CA 92683

Celebrate life, color, and culture at a Día de los Muertos festival featuring vibrant art, live mariachi, Aztec dancers, and a curated lowrider, motorcycle, and art show by Antonio Pelayo. Enjoy delicious food and drinks, roaring engines, and a full day of community celebration.

🥨 Oktoberfest at Old World (Huntington Beach)

📅 September 7–November 9, 2025

📍 The Biergarten at Old World Huntington Beach
7561 Center Ave, Huntington Beach, CA

This year's Oktoberfest promises to be the best celebration yet, offering authentic German Food (voted "Best Bratwurst" in California), imported German Beers, German Bands straight from Germany, other festivities, competitions, games & more. 

🍂 Weekend Walks at Oak Canyon Nature Center (Anaheim Hills)

📅 October 25–26, 2025

📍 Oak Canyon Nature Center
6700 E Walnut Canyon Rd, Anaheim, CA 92807

💰 FREE

Come join us on Saturday or Sunday mornings for an hour-long, naturalist-led hike through Oak Canyon to learn about the Canyon's plants, animals, history, ecology, and more! Each week's hike is themed and ends at the Interpretive Center for a live animal demonstration.

🌈 Morning Playdates with a Special Character

📅 Friday, October 24, 2025

📍 Play & Parties
1901 N Tustin Street, Orange, CA

Play & Parties Playdates include Live Storytimes, Singalongs, and a special guest! Have fun with other children while playing games, singing songs, and playing with our special guest.

🍂 Wild Tales Spooky Edition (Newport Beach)

📅 October 31, 2025

📍 Upper Newport Bay
2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA

💰 FREE

Happy Halloween! Let's celebrate by exploring the spooky critters that live at Upper Newport Bay. Participants are encouraged to dress in costume for this week’s program! Wild Tales is offered every Friday and includes a story time, age-appropriate hike and themed craft. Each week will focus on a different topic that encourages young ones to learn about the outdoors.

🎃 Halloween Spooktacular (Anaheim Hills)

📅 Friday, October 31, 2025

📍 Anaheim Hills Festival Shopping Center
8020 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim, California 92808

💰 FREE

Join us for trick-or-treating at participating shops and restaurants, a live DJ, face painting, balloon twisting, photo ops, and more. It's the perfect way to celebrate the spooky season with your little goblins, ghosts, and ghouls!

🎃 Trick or Treating at MainPlace Mall (Santa Ana)

📅 Friday, October 31, 2025

📍 MainPlace Mall
2800 N Main St., Santa Ana, CA

💰 FREE 

Bring the kids to a Trick-or-Treat event! Guests are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat throughout the center. Participating retailers will have a sign in their windows indicating that they have candy (while supplies last). 

🎃 Trick or Treat at the Mall (Brea)

📅 October 31, 2025

📍Brea Mall
1065 Brea Mall, Brea, CA 92821

Come Trick-or-Treating at Brea Mall at select participating stores.

🎃 Halloween Costume Storytime (Brea)

📅 October 31, 2025

📍Brea Mall
1065 Brea Mall, Brea, CA 92821

Storytime and sing-along with Librarian Ruth. Enjoy free candy, crafts, giveaways and a special visit from Build-A-Bear's Mascot, Bearemy. Plus, our Play Area sponsor Check N' Play will be joining on the fun.

🍬 Little Folk Club (Dana Point)

📅 Friday, October 31, 2025

📍 Dana Point Harbor - Clock Courtyard
34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA

💰 FREE

Little Folk Club is back at Dana Point Harbor! Join us in the Clock Courtyard at Mariner’s Village for interactive music and fun. Bring your little ones and their favorite instruments for a lively, family-friendly experience.

🎃 HB Downtown Surf City Spooktacular (Huntington Beach)

📅 October 31, 2025

📍 Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center
6956 Ellis Avenue Huntington Beach, CA

💰 FREE

Get ready for a spooktacular celebration as Main Street transforms into a Halloween extravaganza! Enjoy trick-or-treating, the Main Street "Monster March," and the HB Downtown Halloween Costume Contest. Plus, meet and greet your favorite characters and hang ten on the Boo Wave, benefiting Waymakers. Fun for the whole family!

🚘 Main Street Classic Car Show (Garden Grove)

📅 Every Friday

📍 Historic Main Street
Garden Grove, CA

💰 FREE

The Main Street Classic Car Show is the longest-running car show in Orange County. With roughly 50 parking spaces, and the show running every Friday, you’re bound to catch a wide variety of rides on display.

🌎 Home Depot Free Kids Workshop (Multiple OC Locations)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍 Home Depot Stores

💰 FREE

Pick up your free Kids Workshops Kit on the first Saturday of each month from your local store. Build it in store. Supplies are provided. (While supplies last)rt

💀 Casa Kids: Journeys to the Past (San Clemente)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍 Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, CA 92672

Come and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Native American people. Get ready to embark on a fascinating journey through time as we explore the histories, traditions, and contributions of indigenous peoples. This event will be enjoyable for people of all ages, but especially children!

💀 Arts at the Oaks: Sugar-Free Skull Painting (Orange)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍 Santiago Oaks Regional Park
2145 N. Windes Drive, Orange, CA 92869

💰 FREE

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with OC Parks at Arts at the Oaks! Learn a brief history of the holiday and about the tradition of making and decorating sugar skulls, all while creating your own. Traditionally made from sugar paste and confectionary, we will be painting sugar-free ceramic versions to take home and enjoy for years to come!

💀 Día de los Muertos Celebration (Garden Grove)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍 Garden Grove Chapman Library
9182 Chapman Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92841

💰 FREE

Bring the whole family for a joyful celebration of life, memory, and culture. Kids and grown-ups alike can enjoy painting colorful skulls and sipping Mexican hot chocolate while they create starting at 11am. At 12pm, experience the energy and tradition of live Aztec dancers. This is a free, all-ages event. Supplies available while they last. Come early and celebrate with us!

💀 Día de los Muertos Celebration (San Clemente)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍 San Clemente Library
1100 Calle Puente, San Clemente, CA 92672

💰 FREE

Join us at Max Berg Plaza Park for the city's 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos celebration. Enjoy bilingual storytimes, crafts, and photo ops with our giant sugar skull. All ages welcome. 

💀 Día de los Muertos Festival (Santa Ana)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍 Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary
1702 Fairhaven Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92705

💰 FREE

Honor those who came before us at a special Día de los Muertos festival. Live Music, Folkloric Dancers, Face Painting, and More! Features Fairhaven’s first “Chalk Cemetery,” where families can create temporary chalk memorials to remember loved ones

💀 Coco Movie Showing (Newport Beach)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍 The Lido Theater
3459 Via Lido Newport Beach, CA 92663

Music, memory, and family—celebrate Día de los Muertos with Pixar’s heartwarming masterpiece. Reserve your tickets now! Doors open 30 minutes prior to film start. There are no trailers and the film begins promptly at 7 pm. Coco is a vibrant celebration of culture, tradition, and the enduring power of memory—bursting with color, emotion, and unforgettable songs. A perfect film to honor November 1.

🌎 Family Hike: Mesa (Silverado)

📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025

📍 Black Star Canyon Wilderness Park
13333 Black Star Canyon Rd, Silverado, CA 92676

💰 FREE

Enjoy nature with friends and family on the Mesa. We start our program by climbing a small hill at an easy pace to reach the top. Once up on the mesa, we will hike along a fairly flat trail as we watch for red-tailed hawks and mule deer.  The hike averages 2-3 miles round trip at an easy pace with a medium level of interpretation. This program is for participants who would like a slower-paced hike. Be ready to enjoy the sounds and smells of the early evening. 

🎨 Public Tour at OCMA (Costa Mesa)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍 Orange County Museum of Art
3333 Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, CA

💰 FREE

Join docents for a 30-minute tour of current exhibitions. The tour invites conversation, questions, and new ideas about art. Meet in the Atrium at 1:00 PM.

🦉 Jr. Ranger Adventure: George Key Ranch Historic Park (Placentia)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍George Key Ranch Historic Park
625 W. Bastanchury Road Placentia, CA 92870

💰 FREE

The OC Parks Jr. Ranger Program encourages park guests to find their own paths within OC Parks by developing a sense of belonging, becoming a part of nature and feeling empowered to be stewards of Orange County’s natural and cultural resources. Participants will explore the George Key Ranch Historic Park, complete activities and take the OC Parks Jr. Ranger Oath to earn a unique Jr. Ranger badge.

💀 Artistic Ecology: Dia de los Muertos Faux Stained Glass (Newport Beach)

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025

📍 Upper Newport Bay
2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA92660

💰 FREE

oin OC Parks staff and volunteers for our monthly program where art meets ecology! Come explore the natural world through the lens of creativity by making a faux stained glass art piece. To celebrate Día de los Muertos, this program will feature a brief talk and hands-on activity based on skulls. We’ll start by investigating real skulls from mammals living in Orange County then create our own faux stained glass calaveras!

📚Storytime and Activity at OC Barnes & Noble Stores (Orange County)

📅 November 1, 2025

📍 Fashion Island, Barnes & Noble - Newport Beach
Bella Terra, Barnes & Noble - Huntington Beach
Irvine Spectrum, Barnes & Noble - Irvine

💰 FREE

Join us for Storytime every Saturday in our Kids department! Fun activities will vary from book to book! Parents/guardians must attend with their kiddos! 

🏹 Archery for 10 and up (Anaheim Hills)

📅 Every Saturday Morning

📍 Oak Canyon Nature Center
6700 E Walnut Canyon Rd, Anaheim, CA 92807

Do you know how to shoot a bullseye? Join us for open range archery and we will teach you the basic skills needed to point, aim, and shoot an arrow. We will cover the correct way to draw a bow and talk about range safety. Ages 10 and up.

🚘 Anaheim GardenWalk Cars, Coffee & Culture (Anaheim)

📅 Every Saturday Morning

📍 Anaheim GardenWalk
400 Disney Way Anaheim, CA

💰 FREE

California's only indoor covered Cars & Coffee event! Every Saturday morning, call GardenWalk your home cars & coffee or simply stop by and bring your crowd for a covered C&C late morning gathering. All makes, models, projects, and finished builds are welcome. Enter at Clementine Street north (Clementine & Disney Way).

🚘 South OC Cars and Coffee (San Clemente)

📅 Every Saturday Morning

📍 Outlets at San Clemente
101 W Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente, CA 92672

💰 FREE

The name says you’ll find cars and coffee there. But you’ll also find people and conversations. And those conversations will cover anything from powertrains to politics.

🚘 Exotics & Espresso (Irvine)

📅 Every Saturday Morning

📍 Eurocar
150 Progress, Irvine, CA 92618

💰 FREE

Each Saturday morning, car enthusiasts from all over gather in the parking lot of Adams Ave Donuts to enjoy a donut, a cup of coffee and a spectacle of hot rods and classic cars.

🚘 Classic Cars at Donut Derelicts (Huntington Beach)

📅 Every Saturday Morning

📍 Donut Derelicts
9015 Adams Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92646

💰 FREE

Each Saturday morning, car enthusiasts from all over gather in the parking lot of Adams Ave Donuts to enjoy a donut, a cup of coffee and a spectacle of hot rods and classic cars.

🎃 Stories Carved in Stone (Laguna Beach)

📅 Sunday, November 2, 2025

📍 Laguna Coast Wilderness Park - Willow Staging Area
18751 Laguna Canyon Road - Laguna Beach, CA 92651

The rocks of Laguna Coast Wilderness Park tell a story that dates back millions of years. Join OC Parks and Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers on a journey through history and discover volcanic intrusions, explore rock formations 40 million years old and experience the only naturally occurring lake in Orange County. 

💀 Family Sundays: Fall Harvest Festival (San Clemente)

📅 Sunday, November 2, 2025

📍 Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, CA 92672

💰 FREE

Enjoy FREE admission to Casa Romantica with Fall-themed activities suitable for the whole family!

💀 Día de los Muertos Festival (Santa Ana)

📅 Sunday, November 2, 2025

📍 Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, California 92706

💰 FREE

Join us for a heartfelt celebration of life as we honor beloved family, friends, and pets who are no longer with us. Together we’ll remember the joy they brought through music, dance, and traditional foods. Guests are invited to bring a photo for our community ofrendas (memorial altars). Enjoy vibrant performances by Mariachi Anacatlán, Relámpago del Cielo, Los Cuates, Xipe Totec, and Joel Aceves..

💀 Día de los Muertos Celebration (Costa Mesa)

📅 Sunday, November 2, 2025

📍 Harbor Lawn-Mt Olive Memorial Park
1625 Gisler Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

💰 FREE

Experience an authentic Día de los Muertos celebration with live mariachi, traditional folk dancers, a community memorial service, and food. This family-friendly event welcomes everyone to honor loved ones and celebrate life. The program features two mariachi performances bookending a 45-minute memorial service, followed by dancers showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the tradition.