Come Trick or Treat at the Great Park This Saturday

'Trick or Treat Town' part of the Great Park Pumpkin Harvest and Food Drive

IRVINE – Put on your favorite costume and come trick or treat at the Great Park Pumpkin Harvest and Food Drive this Saturday, October 22. A Great Park themed “Trick or Treat Town” will feature the Balloon Pilot’s house, Farmer Tom’s house and other playful treat stations for kids. The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and also includes a petting zoo, train rides, fall activities and more. Families who bring non-perishable or canned food items will receive the first-ever commemorative Great Park Pumpkin Harvest lapel pin, while supplies last, and their donations will help local food banks fight hunger.

“The Great Park Pumpkin Harvest is filled with good old-fashioned family fun,” said Beth Krom, Chair, Orange County Great Park Corporation. “Kids can play carnival games, go the petting zoo, or get lost in the hay maze. I also encourage families to give generously to our food drive and help families in need enjoy the holiday season.”

Little ones can enjoy Mother Goose Story Time or make their own treat bags. Children can see pumpkins growing in the pumpkin patch and, if they’re twelve or younger, they will receive their own free pumpkin, while supplies last.

While at the Great Park Pumpkin Harvest, vote for your favorite scarecrow created by sixteen different organizations in support of the Second Harvest Food Bank and Great Park agricultural programs at the Scarecrows in the Park contest.

More than 6,000 visitors are expected to attend the Great Park Pumpkin Harvest and Food Drive. Admission is free. Parking is $10.
The Orange County Great Park is located at Sand Canyon and Marine Way, and can easily be reached by the 5 or 405 freeways. For more information, visit https://www.ocgp.org/events or call (866) 829-3829.

About the Great Park
The Orange County Great Park, with its 1,347-acre master plan, is the focal point of the redevelopment of the publicly-owned portion of the 4,700-acre former Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. The Great Park features an iconic tethered helium balloon that rises 400 feet in the air, providing an aerial view of Park development. Other features include the Carousel, Farm + Food Lab, Kids Rock Playground, Walkable Timeline, Palm Court Arts Complex, North Lawn recreation area and historic Hangar 244. The South Lawn lighted soccer fields and Community Garden will be added in 2012. For more information, please go to www.ocgp.org.