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June

Free Summer Concerts

Guide to summer concerts throughout Orange County.

Pictured - San Juan Summer Nights

Vince Ferragamo Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic - Irvine
Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Over the last 27 years, this event has raised over $1,700,000 to benefit the Special Olympics and other worthwhile charities. These funds help make it possible to operate year-round sports training programs and competitions for mentally handicapped children and adults. The Vince Ferragamo Foundation was developed to establish additional fundraising events to benefit Special Olympics and other qualified non-profit organizations.

LOCATION:
Strawberry Farms Golf Course
11 Strawberry Farms Road
Irvine, California

INFORMATION:
714-633-1099

Creatures of the Night Family Hike - Silverado
June 6, 2009
6 pm - 8 pm

Inside the Outdoors® invites you and your family to join us for a night hike at Rancho Sonado. Discover why some animals love the dark, learn about adaptations of nocturnal animals and meet animals face to face!

LOCATION:
Rancho Soñado
Silverado, CA 92676

INFORMATION:
Please register in advance by phone: (714) 708-3885

Huntington Beach Concours - Huntington Beach
Saturday June 6, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Huntington Beach Concours is a fun event where car lovers and enthusiasts can come to enjoy themselves, while knowing that they are also helping a worthy cause, The Huntington Beach Library Children's Resource Center. It is rated # 1 in California, please help us keep it that why by attending this years event.

LOCATION:
Huntington Beach Central Park
7111 Talbert Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA

Rancho Days Fiesta - Lake Forest
Saturday, June 6, 2009
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Celebrating the history of Saddleback Valley, there will be children’s activities include piñatas, free crafts projects and a chance to make your own pottery. Help churn and taste homemade ice cream and butter, sample fresh tortillas and warm bread from the horno oven. Dip candles and grind corn while learning about the early days of Orange County.

Admission is $3 for children 3 to 12 years old and $4 for adults. Lunch, for a small fee, will be provided by Hunter's Steakhouse, Boy Scouts of America, and Kettle Masters.

LOCATION:
Heritage Hill Historical Park
25151 Serrano Road
Lake Forest, CA

INFORMATION:
949-923-2230

Tustin Street Fair & Cook-Off -
Tustin
June 7, 2009
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The event features the Chili Cook-Off, craft booths, non-profit food vendors, entertainment, kids carnival, music and much more. Admission is free.

INFORMATION:
(714) 573-3326

Celebration of the Arts - Yorba Linda
Sunday, June 7, 2009
11 am - 4 pm

A very unique fine arts & music festival featuring nearly 100 exhibitors, including almost every type of visual and performing art that you can imagine. What makes it unique is that it very family friendly, offering free activities for all ages, sharing the creativity & talent of our community. This event is NOT a carnival, craft fair, beerfest, or fundraiser, but truly a day where talent & creativity is shared and inspired!

A variety of delicious food is available for lunch, including teriyaki chicken bowls, Italian sausage sandwiches, hamburgers, & pizza.

LOCATIONS:
Three locations. Yorba Linda Community Center, Thomas Lasorda Jr. Memorial Field House, and Hurless Barton Park

INFORMATION:
714-996-1960

5K VisionWalk - Fullerton
Sunday, June 7, 2009

VisionWalk is the national signature fundraising event of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Since its inception in the Spring of 2006, the program has raised over $7 million to fund sight-saving research.

LOCATION:
Cal State Fullerton Titan Sports Complex Field
State College Boulevard
Fullerton, CA 92931

Mariachi Festival - San Juan Capistrano
Saturday, June 13, 2009

The festival will include entertainment "Battle of the Mariachis" and authentic Mexican food. Mariachi performers will compete for cash prizes. This event is free with paid admission to the mission.

LOCATION:
Mission San Juan Capistrano
El Camino Real/Ortega Hwy

San Juan Capistrano

INFORMATION:
(949) 234-1321

A "Pair-A-Dice in Paradise" Celebrity Casino Night - Laguna Beach
Saturday, June 13, 2009
6:00pm - 12:00am

The Sail Through Cancer Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to providing a brief retreat for cancer survivors by affording them a day on the water aboard a volunteered yacht enlisted in our Armada of Hope. The foundation will be hosting a Celebrity Caribbean-themed casino night to be held at the eclectic Laguna Beach art center, [seven-degrees] on the evening of June 13th, 2009 beginning at 6:00pm. The event will feature "Vegas style" casino tables, a celebrity VIP room, live music from the band Better Chemistry, DJ, a "Karaoke for Cancer" lounge, raffle prizes, and much more! All proceeds will go to benefit the American Cancer Society and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

To purchase tickets please visit: www.sailthroughcancer.org Pre-sale tickets are available until May 15th! Save over 20% with pre-sale tickets! Tickets will also be available at the door, cash only.

LOCATION:
Crevier Classic Car Museum
365 Clinton Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Annual Pier Swim - Huntington Beach
Saturday, June 13, 2009

Get yourself in shape, practice your stroke, learn the motions of the waves and you'll be in good company when the pier swim arrives.

Register for swim here

INFORMATION:
714-536-5281

Music Under the Stars
June 13 - September 5, 2009

The concerts feature dining and dancing to a variety of live music including Big Band, Latin, Motown & R & B, Swing, and Top 40 in the beautiful Mission courtyard. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

Location:
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Ortega Hwy & El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

INFORMATION:
(949) 234-1321

Spring Garden Tour - San Clemente
Saturday June 20, 2009
10am to 4pm

Annual one-day self-guided tour of five outstanding local gardens. The community and members of the Garden Club are invited to visit these showplace gardens that offer diverse landscape design, plant materials and lots of good ideas to take home to their own garden. Proceeds from the tour benefit their scholarship project and civic beautification projects.

INFORMATION:
For tickets and information, please contact Mary Mohr at 949-498-2818.

Annual Irish Fair and Music Festival
June 20 & 21, 2009
10:00 am to 7:00 pm

The Great American Irish Fair and Music Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the Western United States. The Fair highlights 16 entertainment areas featuring the very best in the music, song, dance and sport of the Irish, along with over 100 Irish, Scottish and English import shops and arts and crafts vendors along with sheepherding shows, Irish horse shows, Irish dog shows and one of the largest Irish Step Dancing competitions in California.

LOCATION:
Irvine Meadows Fairgrounds
8800 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine

INFORMATION:
818-501-3781

Singles Safari Retreat for Christian Singles
June 26-28, 2009

Spectacular Events has reserved a limited amount of rooms at the 4-diamond Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa in Indian Wells (minutes from Palm Springs). Enjoy their 45-acre facility with soothing water lagoons, palm trees, seven pools, state-of-the-art cabanas, 60-foot water slide, whirlpools, tennis courts, jogging and bicycling trails, 30,000 square foot Agua Serena Spa, championship golf, gym and much more. Reserve NOW (rooms limited) for an unforgettable weekend and meet new Christian single friends (ages 19 to 91) at this beautiful facility. Extend your weekend at our low "Add a Night" rate. Villas are available with private outdoor whirlpool spa, fireplace and unique private Butler Service.

INFORMATION:
Call 714/210-3337

Sawdust Festival - Laguna Beach
June 26 thru August 30

Outdoor arts and craftes festival. Watch artists create their work and buy directly from the artists while enjoying the wonderful atmosphere.

LOCATION:
935 Laguna Canyon Rd.
Laguna Beach

INFORMATION:
949-494-3030

OC Pet Fair - Orange
June 27, 2009
10 am - 2 pm

See the latest in pet care needs, products and services!

LOCATION:
OC Animal Care
561
Orange, CA

INFORMATION:
(714) 936-6301

Annual Ride The Coast - Santa Ana
June 28, 2009

Ride the Coast consists of a non-competitive police escorted open ride that will begin at the Santa Ana Auto Mall wind around Pacific Coast Highway and finish at the Irvine Lake Blues Festival. Participants will be greeted at the finish line by six live blues performances, an array of good food, vendor expo, prizes and the great outdoors. If you don’t ride, drive to the end site and enjoy a fun-filled family festival!

Benefitting the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana

LOCATIONS:
Start: Santa Ana Auto mall
1500 Auto Mall Drive Santa Ana, CA 92705
End: Blues Festival
Irvine Lake 4621 Santiago Canyon Roadna

Art-A-Fair - Laguna Beach
June - August

The Art-A-Fair Festival is a community of artists which gathers every summer in Laguna Beach for what has become Southern California's fastest growing art festival. Hundreds of artists compete to be a part of this internationally juried competition each February, which this year, features 124 fine artists and master craftspeople. Many artists demonstrate and create their craft right in their booths!

LOCATION:
777 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach

INFORMATION:
(949) 494-4514

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July

4th of July Activities

Fireworks displays, festivals, 5K runs and more!

Events listed by City

 

Pageant of the Masters - Laguna Beach
July 5 - August 31, 2009

Presented in July and August since the early 1930's, these colorful events have won worldwide recognition. The Festival is a juried exhibit of fine, strictly original works by 160 gifted artists, while the Pageant is a spectacular stage production of living art re-creations.

LOCATION:
650 Laguna Canyon Rd
Laguna Beach

INFORMATION:
949-494-1145

The Orange County Fair - Costa Mesa
July 10 - August 9, 2009

The annual Orange County Fair is the premier family attraction in Southern California offering a wide variety of exhibits, foods, entertainment, rides and hands-on activities. There is something for everybody at the Fair including the summer headline concert series, working farm and petting zoos, thrill rides, contests, and games.

INFORMATION:
714-708-FAIR

Capistrano Shakespeare Festival - San Juan Capistrano
July 10-26, 2009

The Camino Real Playhouse presents 'The Tempest', a dazzling mix of comedy, tragedy, and magic and considered by many to be one of his greatest undertakings.

LOCATION:
Camino Real Playhouse
31776 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 675

INFORMATION:
(949) 489-8082

Night Hikes at Rancho Sonado - Silverado
July 11, 2009

Inside the Outdoors® invites you and your family to join us for a night hike at Rancho Sonado. Hike through wilderness areas bordering the Cleveland National Forest. Hear legends and lore from Orange County's colorful wild west history!

LOCATION:
Rancho Soñado
Silverado, CA 92676

INFORMATION:
Please register in advance by phone:(714) 708-3885

Kampmania 2009
Located in
Lake Forest/Irvine
SNOW IN JULY!
July 13 through July 17
9 am - 12 pm

Ready…Set…SNOW! Come experience SNOW in JULY! Only at Kampmania at TerraNova Church! Join the Polar Expedition and experience Chillin' music, amazing bible stories, cool crafts, frosty snacks, and wild and icy games! Come "slip and slime" through snow as you discover the super-cool love of Jesus! Download a registration form today on their website!

Cost: $45 per child, $35 for each additional child in the same family
Age: 4 years through grade 5 in fall 2009

LOCATION:
7 Whatney
Irvine, CA 92618 (Corner of Bake & Rockfield)

INFORMATION:
949-458-2424

Ocean Festival - San Clemente
Saturday & Sunday, July 18-19, 2009

Celebrating 33 years of “The Greatest Show on Surf!”. Waterman & Waterwoman Competitions, Surf & Bodysurf Contests, Fishing Derbies, Woody Car Exhibit, Ocean Art Show, Children’s Pavilion and much, much more!

Saturday, start your day off w/a delicious pancake breakfast, enjoy the activities and events of the day and as the sun sets join friends & family for a beach bbq & FREE concert.

The fun continues on Sunday right up to the end w/the ever-popular Rubber Duck Race for the event’s finale!

LOCATION:
San Clemente Pier

INFORMATION:
949-440-6141

Annual Midsummer Night in the Garden - Fullerton
July 18, 2009

Guests will enjoy an evening “under the stars” with a relaxing cocktail hour, silent/live auctions, a gourmet three course dinner and dancing. The theme this year is “Moonlight and Magnolias ” and it will prove to be the best gala yet. Tickets for this event are priced at $125 per person.

LOCATION:
Fullerton Arboretum
1900 Associated Road, on the CSUF campus

(714) 278-4792

Eyes on a Cure Charity Event - Huntington Beach
July 18, 2009

Charity event in which artists from all over the Nation have donated original artwork on miniature canvases depicting and eye. There will be live collaborations and painting as well as food, beverages,music and raffles, with ALL proceeds from auction and Raffles being donated to City of Hope.

LOCATION:
Tattoo Gallery
19921 Beach Blvd. (Northwest corner of Beach and Adams)
Huntington Beach, CA

INFORMATION:
714/969-4700

Cypress Community Festival - Cypress
July 25, 2009

One of the largest one-day festival in Orange County that attracts over 20,000 people annually. Event includes: Chili Cookoff, Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, Car Show, Family Games, Food Booths, Chamber Business Expo, Children's Rides, Arts & Crafts, Beer Garden & Continuous Entertainment

Also a 5K/10K Run/Walk

LOCATION:
Oak Knoll Park
5700 Orange Avenue

INFORMATION:
(714) 229-6780

Summer Spectacular - Lake Forest
July 27 - 31, 2009
8:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Cost: $75 per child by July 6, 2009

Age: For children entering Kindergarten through Grade 6 in fall 2009 (Kindergarten aged children must have a birth date on or before December 1, 2004.)

Spend a week-long adventure in the "iW" clubhouse. "i Wonder... a place where imagination meets truth." The "iW" clubhouse is a place where characters come to life through our imagination. It is a place to set our fears aside and put our trust in Jesus.

LOCATION:
1 Saddleback Parkway
Lake Forest, CA 92630

INFO: (949) 609-8642

Sea Lion Sunset Cruise - Fullerton
2009 Date TBA

Join Pacific Marine Mammal Center for the annual Sea Lion Sunset Cruise to benefit recovering marine mammals!

LOCATION:
Newport Beach

INFORMATION:
Please call Debbie or Melissa at 949-494-3050 to book your space!

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August

Queen Mary Rotational Dinner Dance - Long Beach
August 15, 2009
6 pm - Midnight

Up to 1,000 Christian singles attend! We reserved the entire deck for this party. Two rooms for dancing with a different DJ in each room. Men change tables for each dinner course. (Non-rotational tables available for couples).

$49 Earlybird by June 10
$63 After June 10
$75 at door
Reserve your hotel room through us at the 2 for 1 rate.

INFORMATION:
Call 714/210-3337

La Habra Corn Festival - La Habra
August 7, 8 & 9 2009
Parade Starts Saturday August 8, at 9:30AM

The first full weekend in August

The festival includes a fall parade and two day carnival at El Centro Park. The Corn Festival Parade is open to most any group that wants to participate. Applications may be obtained at the La Habra Chamber of Commerce or from Pageantry Productions in South Gate. The parade is one of the largest daytime parades in southern California.

LOCATION:
201 North Cypress
La Habra, Ca

INFORMATION:
562-691-3482

Night Hikes at Rancho Sonado - Silverado
August 8, 2009

Inside the Outdoors® invites you and your family to join us for a night hike at Rancho Sonado. Hike through wilderness areas bordering the Cleveland National Forest. Hear legends and lore from Orange County's colorful wild west history!

LOCATION:
Rancho Soñado
Silverado, CA 92676

INFORMATION:
Please register in advance by phone: (714) 708-3885

San Clemente Street Faire and Fiesta - San Clemente
Sunday, August 9, 2009

With continuous entertainment on three stages. Food booths, contests and games provided by non-profit organizations.

LOCATION:
Ave Del Mar
San Clemente

INFORMATION:
949-492-1131

Harvest Crusade - Anaheim
August 14-16, 2009

In 1990, a small group of people set out to present the gospel of Jesus Christ to southern Californians in a non-traditional, non-church environment. Attracting thousands each year, this crusade and youth jamNow it has become an afts.

LOCATION:
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Anahiem, California

INFORMATION:
(714) 638-0981

SAN CLEMENTE ANNUAL FINE ART AND CRAFT FAIR - San Clemente
August 15-16, 2009
10 am - 5 pm

The San Clemente Art Association (SCAA) has established a reputation for producing an annual fine art and craft show that equals or surpasses similar events. This show offers a unique blend of original, fine art and fine hand-crafts, in a lovely setting close to the ocean. Event is free to the public.

LOCATION:
San Clemente Community Center

INFORMATION:
949-388-6208.

Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo - San Juan Capistrano
August 22-23, 2009

This Annual Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo is good ol' entertainment for the entire family, not to mention the richest 2-day rodeo in the nation. Proclaimed as the richest 2-day rodeo in the nation, this year's Rodeo features saddle bronc, bareback, steer wrestling, calf roping, tie down roping and bull riding. You won't want to miss this year's excitement.

LOCATION:
30753 La Pata Road
San Juan Capistrano

Dana Point Theater Co & the City of Dana Point present "Shakespeare in the Park" -Dana Point
August 27-29, 2009
6 pm

Annual outdoor Shakespeare production overlooking Dana Point Harbor.

Admission is FREE with a donation of canned food to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.

LOCATION:
Lantern Bay Park
25111 Park Lantern Rd
Dana Point, 92629

INFORMATION:
(949) 291-5083

Summerfest & Business Expo - Stanton
2009 Date TBA

Bring the family and join the community as we celebrate Stanton’s biggest event of the year Summerfest ’07, with a theme of “Back to the Beach.” This year’s celebration will include community food booths, entertainment, children’s activities, teen area, P.T. cruiser car show, craft boutique, bingo, community booths, business expo, a basketball tournament and more!

LOCATION:
Stanton Civic Center
7800 Katella Ave

INFORMATION:
For further information call the Parks and Recreation Services Department at (714) 379-9222 ext. 270.

Annual Taste for the Cure - Costa Mesa
2009 Date TBA

This premier wine tasting and auction will feature over 30 of California's top vintners, a spectacular silent auction and gourmet food stations. The event raises funds for diabetes research and a first-ever islet cell transplant program in Orange County.

INFORMATION:
714-622-3414

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