11 venues · 97 upcoming events
Things to do in Laguna & South County: free events and every venue
Every place we list events for, grouped by neighbourhood. Each venue page shows what’s coming up (recurring shows on their next date), what we’ve listed there before, the address, parking and OCTA buses and what’s nearby — checked by a person, not a crawler.
Free in Laguna & South County this week
5 free events in the next seven days, soonest first. Free means the venue prints it as free; a few still ask you to register.
- Ocean Institute
SAT, OCT 24Spooky SeasOcean InstituteAdults $20 · Seniors (55+) & Military $18.50 · Children (19 mo.–13 yr.) $17 · Infants/Toddlers freeDetails → - Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
$10 (Members FREE)MONDAYS · 9:15 AMWeekly Ballet ClassCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens$10 (Members FREE)Details → - Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
$10 (Members FREE)TUESDAYS · 9:15 AMWeekly Meditation ClassCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens$10 (Members FREE)Details → - Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
$10 (Members FREE)WEDNESDAYS · 9:15 AMWeekly Yoga ClassCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens$10 (Members FREE)Details → - Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
WEDNESDAYS · 10:30 AMWeekly Story TimeCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens$8 (Members and children 12 and under FREE)Details →
Laguna & South County
- ARTime Barro
ARTime Barro8 upcomingDowntown Laguna BeachA pottery studio with locations in Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa. It offers one-hour intro wheel sessions, monthly memberships and occasional kintsugi and sound-bath workshops.See what's on → - Casa Romantica
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens11 upcomingSan Clemente Pier BowlA 1920s Spanish-style estate above the San Clemente pier with gardens, exhibitions, concerts and adult art workshops. General admission is free on the first Sunday of each month, when it holds family days.See what's on → - Laguna Art MuseumLaguna Art Museum11 upcomingNorth Laguna / Heisler ParkA clifftop museum focused on California art. It anchors the First Thursdays Artwalk and adds kids' studio mornings, chamber concerts, artist talks and art-history lectures.See what's on →
- Laguna Canyon Foundation
Laguna Canyon Foundation21 upcomingLaguna CanyonThe steward of Laguna Coast and Aliso & Wood Canyons wilderness parks. It runs Saturday trail-building crews, native plant nursery mornings and land-tending days that anyone can sign up for.See what's on → - Mission SJC
Mission San Juan Capistrano10 upcomingDowntown San Juan CapistranoThe 1776 mission is a museum and garden complex with an artifact of the month, a Día de los Muertos altar, historic bell ringings and the December Capistrano Lights concerts.See what's on → - Mona Niko Gallery
Mona Niko Gallery2 upcomingThe Shops at Mission ViejoAn art gallery inside The Shops at Mission Viejo that hosts guest-led craft workshops such as ceramic painting and decoupage.See what's on →
- Ocean InstituteOcean Institute26 upcomingDana Point HarborA marine-science education center on Dana Point Harbor with aquariums, tall-ship programs and weekend public hours that include behind-the-scenes aquarium tours.See what's on →
- Pinot's Palette RSM
Pinot's Palette – Rancho Santa Margarita7 upcomingEl Paseo, Rancho Santa MargaritaA south-county paint-and-sip studio running nightly guided canvas classes plus occasional painted wood projects such as porch leaners.See what's on → - Sawdust
Sawdust Art Festival1 upcomingLaguna CanyonA long-running artists' village in Laguna Canyon. Its Winter Fantasy holiday art market runs five weekends from late November, and it offers year-round classes in glassblowing, wheel pottery, mosaic and painting.See what's on → - Surfrider South OCSurfrider Foundation – South Orange County Chapter0 pastSan Clemente PierThe local chapter of the ocean-conservation group. It runs regular volunteer beach cleanups at the San Clemente Pier and other South County beaches.See what's on →
- The Bead ShopThe Bead Shop Laguna0 pastSouth Laguna VillageA long-standing bead store that teaches jewelry-making basics such as wire-wrapped earrings, through small classes and private lessons.See what's on →