# Things to do with kids in Costa Mesa, CA

> 10 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Costa Mesa, CA (Orange County, CA), in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [All Abilities Celebration (Segerstrom Center)](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/all-abilities-celebration-segerstrom-center--listing-c20410dfe439c7675dee3ef4) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Julianne and George Argyros Plaza, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Sixth annual free, family-friendly afternoon on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza with live performances by local artists with disabilities, interactive workshops, hands-on…
- [Hana Field Pumpkin Patch × Jurassic Fright Corn Maze](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/hana-field-pumpkin-patch-jurassic-fright-corn-maze--listing-8a5b1de1e922ae47a7c3455d) — Oct 3 – Nov 1 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Hana Field (Tanaka Farms), Costa Mesa · From $23 · checked Oct 14. Tanaka Farms' seasonal Hana Field in Costa Mesa (not at the Irvine farm): pick pumpkins and flowers, wagon rides, barnyard animals, the Jurassic Fright corn maze, a kids play…
- [Symphony Spooktacular — Pacific Symphony Family Musical Mornings](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/symphony-spooktacular-pacific-symphony-family-musical-mornings--listing-2f7dc0e14aecab35bbf3e94e) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM · Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. A Halloween family concert hosted by Leopold the Leopard: Pacific Symphony plays playful, spooky favorites including Night on Bald Mountain, In the Hall of the Mountain King…
- [Yellow Bird Chase (family show with free pre-show activities)](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/yellow-bird-chase-family-show-with-free-pre-show-activities--listing-5e8cd7b8d69a4383d03e2b1a) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM · Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa · checked Oct 14. A whimsical, wordless adventure for the whole family by Liars & Believers in Samueli Theater. A bumbling maintenance crew discovers a magical yellow bird and races across land…
- [Mesa Verde Monster Mash](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/mesa-verde-monster-mash--listing-0fadf5f3e91169a74d473510) — Wed, Oct 28 · 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Costa Mesa - Mesa Verde Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Calling all goblins and ghouls: face painting, games and crafts at the Costa Mesa – Mesa Verde Library. Costumes strongly encouraged. For all ages; no registration required…
- [Art & Play (Ages 0–2) at UC Irvine Langson OCMA](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/art-and-play-ages-0-2-at-uc-irvine-langson-ocma--listing-149ded1b95fb114e68bd03b0) — Wed, Nov 11 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, Costa Mesa · Ages 0–2 · Free · checked Oct 14. Free monthly program introducing art and creative thinking to children ages 0–2 and their caregivers.
- [MAKE: Painting Poetry — free drop-in family art making](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/make-painting-poetry-free-drop-in-family-art-making--listing-f2c8a7e3c49f3a8a36d6f644) — Sun, Nov 15 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM · UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, Costa Mesa · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free drop-in art program inspired by the exhibitions Hello Again and Tokio Ueyama: The Hollows Between Mountains. Participants explore words and images, using watercolor and oil…
- [Art & Play (Ages 3–5) at UC Irvine Langson OCMA](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/art-and-play-ages-3-5-at-uc-irvine-langson-ocma--listing-5474864a03bef7e9381ff015) — Wed, Nov 18 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, Costa Mesa · Ages 3–5 · Free · checked Oct 14. Free monthly program introducing art and creative thinking to children ages 3–5 and their caregivers.
- [Winter Fest OC](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/winter-fest-oc--listing-bc5808afb9bea7a1e3220513) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa · Paid · checked Oct 16. A ticketed holiday festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on select dates from late November to early January. General admission includes live bands and performers…
- [The Nutcracker for Kids — Pacific Symphony Family Musical Mornings](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/the-nutcracker-for-kids-pacific-symphony-family-musical-mornings--listing-1d5581220618384293a7851d) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM · Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. A narrated adaptation of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker designed for young audiences, with Pacific Symphony and dancers from the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School…

## Recently ended

- [MAKE: Inside the Box — free drop-in family art making](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/make-inside-the-box-free-drop-in-family-art-making--listing-f367a1cd9e22b2dc974b1c52) — ended Sun, Oct 18

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