# Things to do with kids in Irvine, CA

> 28 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Irvine, 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

- [Monster Splash at William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center (Irvine)](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/monster-splash-at-william-woollett-jr-aquatics-center-irvine--listing-7cf931ddd5a7c70dd5967869) — Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, Irvine · From $12 · checked Oct 14. Family Halloween event with trick-or-treating around the pool decks, Halloween face painting, recreational swimming and a spooky inflatable obstacle course; snacks for purchase…
- [Tanaka Farms Irvine Pumpkin Patch](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/tanaka-farms-irvine-pumpkin-patch--listing-85e6e05f360c2a37b24ec8bd) — Sep 12 – Nov 1 · 9:00 AM · Tanaka Farms, Irvine · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Tanaka Farms' Irvine pumpkin patch with wagon rides, the Barnyard, the U-Pick Veggie Patch, games and the Pumpkin Cannon (games and Pumpkin Cannon Friday after noon, Saturday and…
- [Crystal Cove and the California Dream Exhibit Opening](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/crystal-cove-and-the-california-dream-exhibit-opening--listing-b6965e10faf683c7cf2df433) — Wed, Oct 28 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · UC Irvine Langson Library · checked Oct 16. Crystal Cove and the California Dream traces unique Californian history through rare photographs, records, and artifacts drawn from UC Irvine Libraries\' Laura Davick Crystal…
- [Halloween's Eve at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/halloween-s-eve-at-pretend-city--listing-833645a293d3248e535e5111) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · Paid · checked Oct 14. Calling all little monsters: a day of dancing, trick-or-treating, laughter and imaginative play at Pretend City, collecting treats around the city and enjoying a puppet show…
- [Meet the Instrument with the Philharmonic Society (Halloween Edition) at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/meet-the-instrument-with-the-philharmonic-society-halloween-edition-at--listing-1845dd0ee4e7011af10901d9) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 20. A Halloween Saturday at Pretend City Children's Museum built around three activities. At 11 a.m. the Philharmonic Society of Orange County — the county's first music…
- [Día de Los Muertos in the City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-in-the-city--listing-c869ed839c5b456ec490ebeb) — Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 14. Celebrate Día de Los Muertos at Pretend City: sing along with Flower Songs Music (presented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts) at 11 am, drop in to decorate a sugar skull 12–2…
- [Celebrating Diwali at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/celebrating-diwali-at-pretend-city--listing-b90ceeeb256eec08db9c5b24) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 14. Celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights: dance along to upbeat Indian music with Laughter Yoga teacher and wellness educator Neeta Merchant (11 am and 2:30 pm), then make…
- [Holiday Faire at Great Park](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/holiday-faire-at-great-park--listing-1bd5e08e04bc19611395e568) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex (Great Park Arts), Irvine · checked Oct 14. The City of Irvine's Holiday Faire brings handmade gifts, unique finds and treasures from local vendors to the Great Park. Vendor applications have closed and the city says more…
- [Veterans Day at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/veterans-day-at-pretend-city--listing-a2b92a6b9dde52939de274f2) — Wed, Nov 11 · 11:00 AM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · checked Oct 14. Pretend City Children's Museum celebrates veterans on Veterans Day with programming at 11 am and 2:30 pm. The event listing gives only the theme and times; details of the…
- [Themed Thursday Skate Nights at the Irvine Spectrum Center Ice Rink](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/themed-thursday-skate-nights-at-the-irvine-spectrum-center-ice-rink--listing-add802d105bdcecece376f8c) — Thu, Nov 12 (+4 more dates) · 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Irvine Spectrum Center Ice Rink · From $24 · checked Oct 21. On five Thursday evenings this season the Irvine Spectrum Center ice rink adds a live DJ and a dress-up theme to its 6 pm and 8 pm public sessions, and skaters who come dressed…
- [Recycling Day at Pretend City: Getting Wiggly with Composting](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/recycling-day-at-pretend-city-getting-wiggly-with-composting--listing-e2f9a70b5a50e275c8f2166c) — Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 20. Pretend City Children's Museum and OC Waste & Recycling bring hands-on vermicomposting to young learners. Through interactive presentations and activities, children find out how…
- [Cooking in the City: Hawaiian Sea Turtle Snacks with Chef Charles Akau](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/cooking-in-the-city-hawaiian-sea-turtle-snacks-with-chef-charles-akau--listing-6c79c13eb402666a9a1ca5f5) — Thu, Nov 19 · 11:00 AM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 20. A hands-on food activity for young children at Pretend City Children's Museum, inspired by Hawai'i's ocean life. Native Hawaiian chef Charles Akau of Mila's Kitchen Hawai'i…
- [Tiny Tots Ocean Exploration with the Ocean Institute at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/tiny-tots-ocean-exploration-with-the-ocean-institute-at-pretend-city--listing-1ac89d1597392e0acd9d590e) — Fri, Nov 20 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 20. Educators from Dana Point's Ocean Institute visit Pretend City Children's Museum for a shark-themed science session for the youngest visitors. Children discover a shark's 'sixth…
- [Music with Kymberly Stewart (Miss Kym's Sing-A-Long) at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/music-with-kymberly-stewart-miss-kym-s-sing-a-long-at-pretend-city--listing-1703acbda5b948a9d4aa9237) — Sun, Nov 22 · 11:00 AM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 20. GRAMMY-nominated Los Angeles singer-songwriter and early childhood music educator Kymberly Stewart brings Miss Kym's Sing-A-Long to Pretend City Children's Museum. The…
- [Hikari: Festival of Lights at Tanaka Farms](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/hikari-festival-of-lights-at-tanaka-farms--listing-25150019181629b6908d7f30) — Fri, Nov 27 · Tanaka Farms, Irvine · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Tanaka Farms' holiday light festival: a wagon ride through light displays, walking paths with themed lights, holiday treats and hot cocoa, a Holiday Market, and photo ops with…
- [Jr. Ranger Adventure: Mason Regional Park](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/jr-ranger-adventure-mason-regional-park--listing-7d2edf75363159ec9da62fe0) — Wed, Dec 2 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · William R. Mason Regional Park (Parking Lot C), Irvine · checked Oct 24. OC Parks' Jr. Ranger adventure at William Mason Regional Park in Irvine is a one-hour after-school nature outing where kids earn the park's Jr. Ranger badge. This session looks…
- [Little Hands, Big Impact with Second Harvest at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/little-hands-big-impact-with-second-harvest-at-pretend-city--listing-ae40fd04172f5318ecf28335) — Fri, Dec 4 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 16. Pretend City and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County invite little ones to volunteer by packaging fruit that will be sent to real families in need across Orange County…
- [Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/annual-tree-lighting-ceremony-at-pretend-city--listing-3e8b9b1dd365dada8c56e10c) — Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 14. Kick off the holiday season with Pretend City's Tree Lighting Ceremony: tree lighting at 11 am, then cookies and hot cocoa with Santa 11:30 am–1 pm. Space is limited; included in…
- [Festival Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker at Irvine Barclay Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/festival-ballet-theatre-the-nutcracker-at-irvine-barclay-theatre--listing-694c71ee786612b514430041) — Sat, Dec 5 (+9 more dates) · 2:00 PM · Irvine Barclay Theatre · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Orange County's Festival Ballet Theatre presents its family-friendly Nutcracker with colorful scenery, costumes, Tchaikovsky's score and a cast of hundreds, billed as perfect for…
- [Holidayz at the Park Palm Court Light Display (Great Park, Irvine)](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/holidayz-at-the-park-palm-court-light-display-great-park-irvine--listing-ac2fa190720f981a3fa5111a) — Dec 5 – Jan 3 · Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex, Irvine · checked Oct 14. Outdoor holiday light display in the Great Park Palm Court starting Dec. 5: stroll through light displays and take a family photo in Santa's sleigh. Drop in daily from dusk to 9…
- [Illuminate Irvine](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/illuminate-irvine--listing-d9281a83fd719dd61e5699c0) — Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex (Great Park Arts), Irvine · checked Oct 14. Irvine's signature seasonal event at the Great Park features winter-inspired activities, holiday shopping and live performances of seasonal classics. The evening includes the…
- [Skate with Santa at the Irvine Spectrum Center Ice Rink](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/skate-with-santa-at-the-irvine-spectrum-center-ice-rink--listing-90d5f2fc5f724b9f2434d76d) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Irvine Spectrum Center Ice Rink · Paid · checked Oct 21. Santa joins skaters on the Irvine Spectrum Center ice rink for a special morning session on Saturday, December 5, from 10 to 11:30 am, before the rink's regular sessions begin at…
- [A Holiday Nightmare on Ice — Great Park Ice Holiday Show](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/a-holiday-nightmare-on-ice-great-park-ice-holiday-show--listing-2396806abaee8900d658788a) — Sun, Dec 6 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · FivePoint Arena at Great Park Ice, Irvine · All ages · From $390 · checked Oct 21. Great Park Ice's 2026 holiday show, A Holiday Nightmare on Ice, puts the rink's figure skaters in the spotlight at FivePoint Arena in Irvine. The show mixes group numbers, in…
- [Pictures with Santa at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/pictures-with-santa-at-pretend-city--listing-03f04f15b6d99534d26783ea) — Sun, Dec 6 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 16. Santa visits Pretend City Children's Museum; families can stop by for a special photo with Santa to celebrate the holiday season. Space is limited; book tickets in advance…
- [Holiday Music with The Chilies at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/holiday-music-with-the-chilies-at-pretend-city--listing-10cb8dec9bcddbc28cc25efd) — Sun, Dec 13 · 2:30 PM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 16. Live, family-friendly holiday music from The Chilies, an acoustic band of Orange County high school seniors; sing, dance and move along. Programming lasts 10–30 minutes. Included…
- [Holiday Festival of Lights at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/holiday-festival-of-lights-at-pretend-city--listing-7c4d5b07c19ce565434852ad) — Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 14. Light up the holiday season at Pretend City: pictures with Santa from 10 am, holiday tunes with OCSA Thespian Songbirds 11–11:30 am, a Hanukkah celebration at 1 pm, and music and…
- [Stories and Cookies with Mrs. Claus at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/stories-and-cookies-with-mrs-claus-at-pretend-city--listing-b69276e84c1f521a78d7bb82) — Mon, Dec 21 · 11:00 AM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 16. Mrs. Claus visits Pretend City from the North Pole for a special holiday storytime, with photos and cookies. Two sessions: 11 am and 2:30 pm. Space is limited; book tickets in…
- [New Year's Eve Around the World at Pretend City](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/new-year-s-eve-around-the-world-at-pretend-city--listing-655455ad2787809cf2db6156) — Thu, Dec 31 · 9:40 AM – 3:00 PM · Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine · With admission · checked Oct 16. A family-friendly early New Year celebration with festive activities, cultural traditions and music. Countdowns with confetti drops: 9:40 am Celebrate with Thailand (members…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/great-park-ice-and-fivepoint-arena--listing-b59797afb29cd87f49e8b04d) — Daily public skating sessions; times change, see the online schedule. 2026 theme skates… · Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena, Irvine · All ages · From $21 · checked Oct 21. Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena, the ice complex on Ridge Valley in Irvine's Great Park, opens daily public ice skating sessions to guests of all ages. More than 1,000 pairs of…
- [Ice Rink at Irvine Spectrum Center](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/ice-rink-at-irvine-spectrum-center--listing-aa3407443d54effb40b75bed) — Opens November 6, 2026; closing date not published (the rink runs November–January)… · Irvine Spectrum Center Ice Rink · From $24 · checked Oct 21. Irvine Spectrum Center sets up an outdoor ice rink each holiday season near the Spectrum SunWheel, and the rink page lists the 2026 season opening on November 6. Skating is in…

## Recently ended

- [Neurodivergent Family Halloween Night](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/neurodivergent-family-halloween-night--listing-313fd876341f5ef07d870158) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Hoedown Throwdown Party](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/hoedown-throwdown-party--listing-94c9c1fd21e999df1a663981) — ended Fri, Oct 16

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