April Events in Orange County 2016

Saturday April 2 | 10am-6pm | OC Fair & Event Center – The Hangar | GA $15, Senior (55+) $10, Children 12 & younger are free. A consumer trade show for the saltwater reef aquarium hobby with exhibit booths & displays as well as a marine life touch tank for children.

Sunday, April 9th

Annual ‘Gardenfest’

Saturday April 9 | 8am-3pm | San Clemente Community Center: Avenida Del Mar at Calle Seville | FREE! Families are welcome
This years highlights include annual Plant Sale and Garden Flea Market, exhibits demonstrating sustainable practices for your garden

Saturday, April 16th 

Celebrate UCI-annual open house

Saturday April 16 | 10am Start | UCI Campus Irvine | FREE
Features an outdoor Festival, Open House and Car Show filled with live entertainment, food, games and rides for UCI and the community

Dana Point Symphony

Saturday April 16 | 7:30pm | St. Edward’s Church: 33926 Calle La Primavera | $20 for adults, $15 for students, seniors and military Program includes Saint-Saens’ “Introduction Rondo Capriccioso,” Ravel’s “Mother Goose Suite,” & Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals.”

Mardi Gras for Autism

Saturday April 16 | 11am-4pm | Splits Lounge: 22771 Centre Dr.Lake Forest, California 92630 | FREE Come help support autism charities & special education

Sunday, April 17th

Kids’ Art Studio 

Sunday April 17 | 2-4pm| Laguna Art Museum Times: 307 Cliff Dr. at North Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Art Children and their families create a piece of art, from start to finish, inspired by one of the exhibitions on view in the museum

Thursday, April 21st

SOCSA presents: ‘Gypsy’

Thursday April 21 | 7pm Start | Porthole Theater at Dana Hills High School 33333 Golden Lantern Dana Point, CA 92629 A musical adaptation of mid-20th-century American burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee’s colorful life

Friday, April 22nd

Newport Beach Film Festival

Friday April 22 | Various theaters in Newport Beach, Costa Mesa & Santa Ana
The Festival annually host several premieres and galas for a singular festival experience.

Saturday, April 23rd

Earth Day Celebration

Saturday April 23 | 8:30-11:30am | Crown Valley Park Botanical Preserve: 29751 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 | FREE “Go Green” and volunteer to plant, weed and clean up the Niguel Botanical Preserve. Wear old clothing and be prepared to get in the dirt!

Ladera Ranch Community Wide Garage Sale

Saturday April 23 | 7am-noon | Spread throughout home communities in Ladera Ranch Join your neighbors and turn your “trash” into another’s treasure

Eco Garden Expo 

Saturday April 23 | Los Rios Park in San Juan Capistrano | FREE
Will feature a huge plant sale and a vast array of unique environmental friendly products, resources and services

Irvine Park Railroad California History Education Program Family Day

Saturday April 23 | Irvine Regional Park: 1 Irvine Park RoadOrange, CA 92869 | $14.00 per person
This fun program – created by teachers, for teachers – is a hands-on learning experience for fourth grade history/social science

Sunday, April 24th

Doheny Wood

Sunday April 24 | Doheny State Beach [south end of park] | FREE Over 150 classic wooden cars, surf wagons will be on display

Saturday, April 30th

Annual Street Painting-Arts Alive Festival

Saturday April 30 | Norman P. Murray Community Center: 24932 Veterans Way at La Paz Road in Mission Viejo
Artist from all over transform & capture amazing beauty of art using pastel chalk as the medium to blend onto asphalt as their canvases

Celebrate Ladera

Saturday April 30 | 1-5pm | Town Green in Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
20+ Interactive booths and displays, zip line, games, crafts, inflatables, food, concessions, drinks and more!

Walk MS 

Saturday April 30 | University of California Irvine: 513 Aldrich hall #5 Irvine, CA
Fun, festival-like event including food, drink, entertainment and a 2 mile walk at UCI to help end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis