This week · Thursday 22 to Wednesday 28 October 2026

Bring the kids this week

Something for the kids every day, nearly all of it free, at a time that works for children rather than for us.

Other pathsThe whole week57 Make20 Listen2 Watch0 Kids9 Spend nothing4

🧒 This week’s trail

6 stops, from Ocean Institute on Thursday to Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens on Wednesday. 2 of them free; the paid stops add up to prices the venues do not print.

stops

free

Unpriced

for the whole week

Thursday

Stop 1 of the week

Ocean Institute

See venueStop 1 · 9:30 AMTiny TotsOcean Institute · Laguna & South CountyA parent-and-little-one class at the Ocean Institute built on songs, movement and sensory play, with a different sea animal featured each month. Sessions run Mondays and Thursdays from…

Or swap for

5:00 PMHikari: A Festival of LightsTanaka FarmsFrom $14

Friday

Stop 2 of the week

Sherman Library & Gardens

FreeStop 2 · 10:00 AMLittle Seedlings Story TimeSherman Library & Gardens · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachA nature-themed picture-book story time for preschoolers and their caregivers in the gardens. It runs Fridays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E Coast Hwy, Corona…

Or swap for

5:00 PMHikari: A Festival of LightsTanaka FarmsFrom $14

Saturday

Stop 3 of the week

Irvine Barclay Theatre

See venueStop 3 · 1:00 PMCat Kid Comic Club: The MusicalIrvine Barclay Theatre · IrvineA stage musical based on the Cat Kid Comic Club books, with two Saturday performances at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. It plays the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Dr, Irvine; pre-paid parking is…

Or swap for

5:30 PMSpooky SeasOcean InstituteFree 10:00 AMPumpkin PaloozaDiscovery Cube Orange CountySee venue

Sunday

Stop 4 of the week

Bowers Museum

See venueStop 4 · 11:00 AMCreepy Cubist CreationsBowers Museum · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeA one-hour family art session with Erna van Dyk in which kids design their own Cubist-style monster. It runs 11am to noon at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, along OCTA Route…

Or swap for

10:00 AMPumpkin PaloozaDiscovery Cube Orange CountySee venue 5:00 PMHikari: A Festival of LightsTanaka FarmsFrom $14

Monday

Stop 5 of the week

Ocean Institute

See venueStop 5 · 9:30 AMTiny TotsOcean Institute · Laguna & South CountyA parent-and-little-one class at the Ocean Institute built on songs, movement and sensory play, with a different sea animal featured each month. Sessions run Mondays and Thursdays from…

Tuesday

Nothing on our list for Tuesday. Rest day — or borrow a stop from another path below.

Wednesday

Stop 6 of the week

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens

FreeStop 6 · 10:30 AMWeekly Story TimeCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens · Laguna & South CountyA half-hour story session for young children, held Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11am in the Beehive space at Casa Romantica. The center is at 415 Avenida Granada in San Clemente; free onsite…

Or swap for

5:00 PMHikari: A Festival of LightsTanaka FarmsFrom $14

Or walk a different week

57 eventsThe whole weekThree picks a day, every category 🏺 MakeThe craft week7 stops · 1 free · $195 + 2 unpriced 🎶 ListenThe music week2 stops · 0 free · Unpriced 🎬 WatchThe film week0 stops · 0 free · $0 🆓 Spend nothingThe free week4 stops · 4 free · $0

Get the family week every Monday

Pick one path and we send only that one, with the week’s stops already chosen. Change it any time.