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Orange County events this weekend, Oct 24–25
Things to do in Irvine and Orange County this Saturday and Sunday: 42 events from Huntington Beach to San Clemente, 1 of them free. Craft classes with open spots, museum free days, nature walks and volunteer days, each checked against the venue’s own listing.
Tanaka Farms
WED–SUN · 5:00 PMHikari: A Festival of LightsTanaka Farms · IrvineAdult (13+) $28 Wed & Thu / $33 Fri – Sun; Kids (3–12) $18 / $23; Military $14 / $16.50Details →Muddy's Studio
MON–FRI · 6:30 PMAdult Ceramics Class (Evening)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140 for a 4-week sessionDetails →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa
$195.00THURSDAYS · 7:00 PMIntroduction to Wheelthrowing (Thursday Evenings)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa
$195.00THURSDAYS · 7:00 PMHandbuilding Exploration (Thursday Evenings)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →Sawdust Art Festival
FRI–SUN · 11 AMWinter FantasySawdust Art Festival · Laguna & South County$5.50 - $12.50 (single day) · $35.50 Winter PassDetails →Muddy's Studio
FRIDAYS · 4:00 PMKids Ceramics Class (Friday)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140.00 per four-week sessionDetails →Sur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza
$49.00 per guestSAT, OCT 24Coffee Like a ProSur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$49.00 per guestDetails →Mel's Sewing & Fabric Center – Anaheim
$35.00SAT, OCT 24HoopSisters Snow GlobesMel's Sewing & Fabric Center – Anaheim · Anaheim & North County$35.00Details →Discovery Cube Orange County
SAT & SUN · 10 AMPumpkin PaloozaDiscovery Cube Orange County · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Rockler Woodworking and Hardware – Orange
SAT, OCT 24Gifts on the Lathe: Turn a Custom Kitchen Tool HandleRockler Woodworking and Hardware – Orange · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Muddy's StudioMON–THU & SAT · 10 AMAdult Ceramics Class (Morning)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140 for a 4-week sessionDetails →Irvine United Congregational Church
SAT, OCT 24Beginner Sewing and Mending CircleIrvine United Congregational Church · Irvine$5 suggested donationDetails →Costa Mesa Ceramics
$60SAT, OCT 24Saturday Morning Wheel-Throwing ClassCosta Mesa Ceramics · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$60Details →Crystal Cove Conservancy
SAT, OCT 24Explore the Cove: Coastal Ecology HikeCrystal Cove Conservancy · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa
$195.00SATURDAYS · 11:00 AMIntroduction to Wheelthrowing (Saturday Mornings)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →Inspired Art Wine
SAT, OCT 24Level 3 Watercolor Workshop: Vineyard CoastInspired Art Wine · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →Black Raven Marketplace
SAT, OCT 24Curio Shadowbox WorkshopBlack Raven Marketplace · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Orange County Great Park
SAT, OCT 24Ektaa Diwali FestOrange County Great Park · IrvineSee listingDetails →Irvine Barclay Theatre
SAT, OCT 24Cat Kid Comic Club: The MusicalIrvine Barclay Theatre · IrvineSee listingDetails →UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
SATURDAYS · 1:00 PMPublic TourUC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →Sur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza
SAT, OCT 24Knife SkillsSur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$69.00 – $79.00 per guestDetails →Crystal Cove Conservancy
SAT, OCT 24Historic District Walking TourCrystal Cove Conservancy · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachNo registration requiredDetails →Bowers Museum
SAT, OCT 24Picasso: Passion for Ceramics Opening Lecture and Book SigningBowers Museum · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Muddy's Studio
SATURDAYS · 1:30 PMKids Ceramics Class (Saturday)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140.00 per four-week sessionDetails →UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
SAT, OCT 24Jon L. Pitt: Okamura Boshicho, Free-Form Haiku, and the Prewar Little Tokyo Art SceneUC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →Laguna Canyon Foundation
SAT, OCT 24Keep It Wild – Laguna CoastLaguna Canyon Foundation · Laguna & South CountySee listingDetails →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa
$195.00SATURDAYS · 3:00 PMIntroduction to Wheelthrowing (Saturday Afternoons)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →Pinot's Palette – Huntington Beach
$39.00 per painterSAT, OCT 24Witchy BloomsPinot's Palette – Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach & West County$39.00 per painterDetails →Sur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza
SAT, OCT 24Date Night: An Evening in ThailandSur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$99.00 – $109.00 per guestDetails →Muddy's StudioSATURDAYS · 4 PMAdult Ceramics Class (Saturday Afternoon)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140 for a 4-week sessionDetails →Ocean Institute
SAT, OCT 24Harbor HayridesOcean Institute · Laguna & South CountySee listingDetails →Ocean InstituteSAT, OCT 24Spooky SeasOcean Institute · Laguna & South CountyAdults $20 · Seniors (55+) & Military $18.50 · Children (19 mo.–13 yr.) $17 · Infants/Toddlers freeDetails →Inspired Art WineSAT, OCT 24Paint Wine Experience: Maine LighthouseInspired Art Wine · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
SUN, OCT 25Meet the Artist: Judith HaronCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens · Laguna & South CountySee listingDetails →Bowers Museum
SUN, OCT 25Creepy Cubist CreationsBowers Museum · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Sur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza$49.00 per guestSUN, OCT 25Coffee Like a ProSur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$49.00 per guestDetails →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa
$195.00SUNDAYS · 11:00 AMHandbuilding Exploration (Sunday Mornings)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa
$195.00SUNDAYS · 3:00 PMReturning Wheelthrowing (Sunday Afternoons)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →Irvine Barclay Theatre
SUN, OCT 25CellogayageumIrvine Barclay Theatre · IrvineSee listingDetails →Pinot's Palette – Huntington Beach
$39.00 per painterSUN, OCT 25A Scary ChristmasPinot's Palette – Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach & West County$39.00 per painterDetails →Heritage Museum of Orange County
SUN, OCT 25Kellogg House Ghost TourHeritage Museum of Orange County · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Costa Mesa Ceramics
$315SUN, OCT 25Intro Hand-Building: Six-Week CourseCosta Mesa Ceramics · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$315Details →
WED–SUN · 5:00 PMHikari: A Festival of LightsTanaka Farms · IrvineAdult (13+) $28 Wed & Thu / $33 Fri – Sun; Kids (3–12) $18 / $23; Military $14 / $16.50Details →Muddy's StudioMON–FRI · 6:30 PMAdult Ceramics Class (Evening)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140 for a 4-week sessionDetails →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa$195.00THURSDAYS · 7:00 PMIntroduction to Wheelthrowing (Thursday Evenings)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa$195.00THURSDAYS · 7:00 PMHandbuilding Exploration (Thursday Evenings)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →Sawdust Art FestivalFRI–SUN · 11 AMWinter FantasySawdust Art Festival · Laguna & South County$5.50 - $12.50 (single day) · $35.50 Winter PassDetails →Muddy's StudioFRIDAYS · 4:00 PMKids Ceramics Class (Friday)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140.00 per four-week sessionDetails →Sur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza$49.00 per guestSAT, OCT 24Coffee Like a ProSur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$49.00 per guestDetails →Mel's Sewing & Fabric Center – Anaheim$35.00SAT, OCT 24HoopSisters Snow GlobesMel's Sewing & Fabric Center – Anaheim · Anaheim & North County$35.00Details →Discovery Cube Orange CountySAT & SUN · 10 AMPumpkin PaloozaDiscovery Cube Orange County · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Rockler Woodworking and Hardware – OrangeSAT, OCT 24Gifts on the Lathe: Turn a Custom Kitchen Tool HandleRockler Woodworking and Hardware – Orange · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Muddy's StudioMON–THU & SAT · 10 AMAdult Ceramics Class (Morning)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140 for a 4-week sessionDetails →Irvine United Congregational ChurchSAT, OCT 24Beginner Sewing and Mending CircleIrvine United Congregational Church · Irvine$5 suggested donationDetails →Costa Mesa Ceramics$60SAT, OCT 24Saturday Morning Wheel-Throwing ClassCosta Mesa Ceramics · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$60Details →Crystal Cove ConservancySAT, OCT 24Explore the Cove: Coastal Ecology HikeCrystal Cove Conservancy · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa$195.00SATURDAYS · 11:00 AMIntroduction to Wheelthrowing (Saturday Mornings)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →Inspired Art WineSAT, OCT 24Level 3 Watercolor Workshop: Vineyard CoastInspired Art Wine · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →Black Raven MarketplaceSAT, OCT 24Curio Shadowbox WorkshopBlack Raven Marketplace · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Orange County Great ParkSAT, OCT 24Ektaa Diwali FestOrange County Great Park · IrvineSee listingDetails →Irvine Barclay TheatreSAT, OCT 24Cat Kid Comic Club: The MusicalIrvine Barclay Theatre · IrvineSee listingDetails →UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of ArtSATURDAYS · 1:00 PMPublic TourUC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →Sur La Table Cooking School – South Coast PlazaSAT, OCT 24Knife SkillsSur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$69.00 – $79.00 per guestDetails →Crystal Cove ConservancySAT, OCT 24Historic District Walking TourCrystal Cove Conservancy · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachNo registration requiredDetails →Bowers MuseumSAT, OCT 24Picasso: Passion for Ceramics Opening Lecture and Book SigningBowers Museum · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Muddy's StudioSATURDAYS · 1:30 PMKids Ceramics Class (Saturday)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140.00 per four-week sessionDetails →UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of ArtSAT, OCT 24Jon L. Pitt: Okamura Boshicho, Free-Form Haiku, and the Prewar Little Tokyo Art SceneUC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →Laguna Canyon FoundationSAT, OCT 24Keep It Wild – Laguna CoastLaguna Canyon Foundation · Laguna & South CountySee listingDetails →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa$195.00SATURDAYS · 3:00 PMIntroduction to Wheelthrowing (Saturday Afternoons)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →Pinot's Palette – Huntington Beach$39.00 per painterSAT, OCT 24Witchy BloomsPinot's Palette – Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach & West County$39.00 per painterDetails →Sur La Table Cooking School – South Coast PlazaSAT, OCT 24Date Night: An Evening in ThailandSur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$99.00 – $109.00 per guestDetails →Muddy's StudioSATURDAYS · 4 PMAdult Ceramics Class (Saturday Afternoon)Muddy's Studio · Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange$140 for a 4-week sessionDetails →Ocean InstituteSAT, OCT 24Harbor HayridesOcean Institute · Laguna & South CountySee listingDetails →Ocean InstituteSAT, OCT 24Spooky SeasOcean Institute · Laguna & South CountyAdults $20 · Seniors (55+) & Military $18.50 · Children (19 mo.–13 yr.) $17 · Infants/Toddlers freeDetails →Inspired Art WineSAT, OCT 24Paint Wine Experience: Maine LighthouseInspired Art Wine · Costa Mesa & Newport BeachSee listingDetails →Casa Romantica Cultural Center and GardensSUN, OCT 25Meet the Artist: Judith HaronCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens · Laguna & South CountySee listingDetails →Bowers MuseumSUN, OCT 25Creepy Cubist CreationsBowers Museum · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Sur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza$49.00 per guestSUN, OCT 25Coffee Like a ProSur La Table Cooking School – South Coast Plaza · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$49.00 per guestDetails →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa$195.00SUNDAYS · 11:00 AMHandbuilding Exploration (Sunday Mornings)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa$195.00SUNDAYS · 3:00 PMReturning Wheelthrowing (Sunday Afternoons)The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$195.00Details →Irvine Barclay TheatreSUN, OCT 25CellogayageumIrvine Barclay Theatre · IrvineSee listingDetails →Pinot's Palette – Huntington Beach$39.00 per painterSUN, OCT 25A Scary ChristmasPinot's Palette – Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach & West County$39.00 per painterDetails →Heritage Museum of Orange CountySUN, OCT 25Kellogg House Ghost TourHeritage Museum of Orange County · Santa Ana, Tustin & OrangeSee listingDetails →Costa Mesa Ceramics$315SUN, OCT 25Intro Hand-Building: Six-Week CourseCosta Mesa Ceramics · Costa Mesa & Newport Beach$315Details →How this weekend list works
This is Saturday and Sunday across Orange County and nothing else. Recurring things are placed on the day they actually happen this weekend rather than the day they were first entered. Every listing was read off the venue’s own calendar by a person, and the price shown is the one printed there.
Want more than two days? The week in Irvine and Orange County has picks for every day, and every event this week lists the lot by date. By area: Irvine, Costa Mesa & Newport Beach, Laguna & South County, Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange, Anaheim & North County and Huntington Beach & West County. Or start from free events.