Summer concerts, beach trolleys, jazz festivals, drum circles, and sunset music right on the sand.
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Chili cook-offs, trolley hops, reggae rooftops, speakeasy cocktails, and enough live music to keep your Memorial Day weekend fully booked!
Wine walks, art walks, night markets, Riverdance, sunset concerts, sound baths, and enough live music to keep your weekend fully booked without crossing county lines.
Still no plan? We found brunch, last-minute reservations, and a full weekend lineup across South OC like sound baths, Brandy Clark 2-for-1, vintage market, hikes, and theater.
A four-block vintage sale with 200+ vendors, concerts and drum circles at the beach, line dancing in the canyon, art walks this weekend in South OC is packed. I don't want to hear you saying "There's nothing to do!"
We’re giving away tickets to celebrate, plus concerts, wine tastings, the Mission Viejo Green Expo (come say hi), a garden show and local markets.
Garden tours lead the weekend, but Record Store Day, food festivals, and live music are right behind it
Plus OC Food & Wine in Laguna Beach and a poolside music fest in Laguna Hills.
An easy ocean-view hike followed by drinks in a hidden canyon, plus Easter egg hunts, Bon Jovi at The Coach House, beachfront live music and OC's largest Japan cultural festival.
Egg hunts taking over South OC this weekend, plus stargazing, strawberry picking, garden tours, live music, and more
The biggest weekend of the year in San Juan Capistrano with a parade, mercado, and music everywhere you turn, plus Oingo Boingo at the Coach House and Gipsy Kings in Newport Beach
Irish pubs, live music, and corned beef and cabbage, plus OC Wine & Spirit Fest, a yoga hike in Baker Canyon, and a candlelit Pacific Symphony concert inside the Jeronimo Tunnel.
From line dancing in a vineyard and Johnny Cash tributes to pack dog walks and hidden wine bars, here’s what’s happening around South OC.
Start the year by doing something new. We’ve rounded up local, low-pressure ways to get out, meet people, and mix up your routine in South OC.
We pulled all our South OC trivia into one challenge. Let’s see how you do. Plus Line dancing, planetarium shows and movies await.
Every December cities host official showdowns to crown the most spirited homes. And now the judges have spoken. The lights are locked in. The bragging rights are real.
🐴 Meet Lewis Moulton and Nellie Gail—whose love story shaped 22,000 acres of ranch land and left a legacy you can still explore today. Plus... kombucha flights in San Juan, goats on wildfire patrol in Mission Viejo, and free sunset concerts in Laguna Beach.
🔥 Pulled pork, teriyaki chicken, burgers; all grilled fresh on the patio with a side included. Pub Thirty Two serves up the best deal in town every Tuesday!Plus... coffee flights, line dancing in the barn, and music under the stars.
Balboa Fun Zone’s $115M makeover, a free yoga hike Dana Point’s Maritime Festival, vintage markets, live jazz in Laguna and more South OC weekend picks.
This weekend South OC is serving up Shakespeare with a boozy twist, ghost stories in Black Star Canyon, and a moonlit hike in Laguna.
Romantic patio dining at Rose Canyon Cantina, the final weekend of Laguna’s Sawdust Art Festival, fireworks over Lake Mission Viejo, and the best paddleboarding spots from Dana Point Harbor to Back Bay.
We tiki-hopped across Orange County to rank every bar — from Anaheim’s shipwrecked Strong Water to Laguna’s Royal Hawaiian. Plus, where to score 69¢ tacos, the Sea Country Festival in Laguna Niguel, and a glowing bioluminescence cruise in Dana Point.
Laguna Beach has its tiki magic back. Step inside the Royal Hawaiian and you’re surrounded by walls of bamboo and thatch, carved totems in every corner, glowing starfish lamps overhead, and cocktails are the perfect balance of strong and smooth.
We hosted our first-ever Summer in South OC Sugar Cookie Showdown, where 50+ bakers were nominated. The cookies weren’t just pretty—they were like little love letters to Orange County.
How one local baker turned social media fame into the best pastry shop in Orange County. Plus, lanterns floating at sunset, beers poured by the harbor and walking in nature.
