Activities in South Orange County

Holiday celebration with performances, inflatables, games, crafts, a Kids Market, Mr.

Free holiday kickoff at Great Park with winter-inspired activities, holiday shopping, live seasonal performances and the lighting of the Holiday Tree and Palm Court Arts Complex..

Family-friendly downtown holiday evening with live music, carolers, street performers, shopping, sweet treats, vendor booths, a silent disco and Santa's arrival on Avenida Del Mar..

Community holiday tree-lighting celebration at La Plaza Park in Dana Point's Lantern District.

City of San Clemente holiday event, Santa's Village by the Sea.

SAMLARC's community Christmas tree lighting at the Lago Santa Margarita lakeshore.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) guided nature walk in Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park for ages 8 and up.

Families can stop by for a holiday photo with Santa at Pretend City.

Community menorah lighting event in Ladera Ranch.

Two-class holiday music program for babies, toddlers and preschoolers and their grown-ups, blending seasonal songs, movement and instrument jams.

Harry Potter-inspired class where young witches and wizards explore Hogwarts subjects like Potions and Herbology, hold dueling tournaments and earn House points.

Hands-on filmmaking course: students write scripts, act, direct, run cameras, design props and plan shots to make a class film that instructors edit into a final keepsake.