
IRVINE – Popular radio personality Big Wave Dave from 95.9 FM The Fish has joined the fun-filled line-up for the Great Night! Family New Year’s Eve at the Great Park celebration on Monday, December 31. Big Wave Dave will promote the Great Park live from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. during the event. Fish fans from [...]

Washington, D.C. – The Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California has been named a “Frontline Park” by the national urban park advocacy organization City Parks Alliance. Each month, City Parks Alliance recognizes a “Frontline Park” to promote and highlight inspiring examples of urban park excellence, innovation, and stewardship across the country. The program also [...]

Great Park Commemorates Construction Progress on new South Lawn Sports + Fitness Complex
“Topping out” ceremony for new Visitors Center Pavilion marks important milestone in construction of the Great Park’s new $22.8 million, 30-acre expansion
IRVINE – Local business and community leaders gathered near the Great Park Balloon as a 28-foot-long, 1,200 lb. steel beam was hoisted into place during a special “topping out” ceremony today commemorating the placement of the final beam in the steel frame of the Great Park’s new 4,762-square-foot Visitors Center Pavilion. The event serves as [...]

Great Night! Family New Year’s Eve Returns to the Great Park
Family-friendly celebration will ring in 2013 on Monday, December 31 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
IRVINE – Following its successful debut last year, the Orange County Great Park will once again proudly host Great Night! Family New Year’s Eve, the biggest family-friendly New Year’s Eve party in Irvine. Families and anyone interested in celebrating the New Year with an evening filled with live music and dancing, great food and fun [...]

Great Park Names Award-Winning Orange County Choreographer Jennifer Backhaus as latest Artist-in-Residence
Backhaus to choreograph and direct site-specific outdoor dance works at Great Park
IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park is proud to welcome Artist-in-Residence Jennifer Backhaus, an award-winning choreographer, who will invent and direct one-of-a-kind dance works at the Great Park. Visitors will see and experience dance performances developed by one of Orange County’s premier choreographers. “We are excited to feature dance as part of the Great Park [...]

Great Park to Host Closing Reception for Artist-in-Residence Andre Woodward
Reception on November 30 to feature special musical performance by Sea Moon and Friends
IRVINE – The Great Park will present a special closing reception celebrating the tenure of Great Park Artist-in-Residence and artist Andre Woodward. To commemorate Woodward’s final day in the Great Park Artists Studios, theGreatPark will present an installation of his environmental sculptures, as well as a lively musical performance by Sea Moon and Friends on Friday, [...]