FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS IN THE OC
Orange County offers some of the best family-friendly events all year round!
From gourmet food trucks to local arts and crafts to a festival of whales, Orange County offers some of the best family-friendly events all year round!
Orange County Events for the Family
Family Events in Spring
- Festival of Whales, Dana Point
- The Return of the Swallows Festival and Parade, Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Strawberry Festival & Parade, Garden Grove/Anaheim
- OC Marathon
- Balboa Art Walk, Newport Beach
- Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival, Buena Park
- Strawberry Tours at Tanaka Farms, Irvine
- Orange County Soccer Club, Irvine
Family Events in Summer
- Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa
- U.S. Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach
- Sawdust Art Festival, Laguna Beach
- Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach
- OC Night Market, Costa Mesa
- Orange County Soccer Club, Irvine
- Melon Tours at Tanaka Farms, Irvine
Family Events in Fall
- Tall Ships Festival, Dana Point Harbor
- Doheny Music Festival, Dana Point
- Plein Air Painting Invitational, Laguna Beach
- OC Children’s Book Festival, Costa Mesa
- Global Village Festival, Irvine
- Pumpkin Patches at Tanaka Farms, Irvine
Family Events in Winter
- Sawdust Winter Fantasy, Laguna Beach
- Christmas at the Mission, San Juan Capistrano
- Ice Skating, Anaheim
- Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade
- Ice Skating at Irvine Spectrum Center, Irvine

The Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa