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Strength and Conditioning Specialists to Coach Free Clinic

Strength and Conditioning Specialists to Coach Free Clinic

November 19

IRVINE – A team of experienced professional coaches from Velocity Sports Performance will teach the free Speed, Strength and Agility Clinic at the Great Park on November 19 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The coaches specialize in advanced sports performance training for athletes of all skill levels. This clinic is designed to give boys [...]


Shadows in Stereo

Shadows in Stereo

An Interactive 3-D Shadow Theatre Experience for All Ages

IRVINE – Participate in another exciting Palm Court Arts Happening at the Orange County Great Park when acclaimed theater artist Christine Marie performs an imaginative evening of Shadows in Stereo, an engaging 3-D shadow theater experience for all ages, at the Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex on Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. In [...]


GREAT 948 EXHIBITION CLOSES NOVEMBER 13

GREAT 948 EXHIBITION CLOSES NOVEMBER 13

Community art project at the Great Park features hundreds of mini artworks by Orange County residents.

IRVINE – There are many artists among us and you’ll be impressed with what they’ve created in just a small 6×6-inch space. Residents across Orange County were invited to participate in the Great 948 exhibition, a public arts project that features a collection of beautifully crafted colorful mini artworks created by people of all ages [...]


36th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament at Great Park November 19

36th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament at Great Park November 19

American Chess Equipment teams with Great Park to host free K-12 tournament.

IRVINE – Kids in grades K-12 are invited to play in the 36th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament, a brain stimulating event that takes place Saturday, November 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with a break for lunch at noon. There is no entry fee, and the event is open to the public. [...]


Free November Sports Clinics at the Great Park

Free November Sports Clinics at the Great Park

Flag Football and Strength, Speed and Agility Clinics Featured in November

IRVINE – Sharpen your skills or try something new during November at the Great Park’s free sports clinics. This month, the Park features two clinics operated by i9 Sports, a local leader in youth sports programs. The clinics complement the growing number of sports programs at the Park, including a series of family sports clinics. [...]


Learn the Basics of Fresh Food Gardening

Learn the Basics of Fresh Food Gardening

Free monthly workshops cover everything from the ground up.

IRVINE – You can grow your own fresh produce, no matter what your skill level or space available, with a little help from the City of Irvine and the Orange County Great Park. Gardening Basics for Adults: Growing Edibles is a monthly, six-part series that will cover the basics of how to grow edibles in [...]


Nearly 100,000 Visit Great Park Farmers Market

Nearly 100,000 Visit Great Park Farmers Market

Groves Antiques Market among large and small vendors drawing visitors to the market, celebrating its one-year anniversary this weekend.

IRVINE – The Great Park Farmers Market celebrates its first anniversary this weekend by welcoming the popular Groves Antiques Market to the Park. Since its grand opening on October 31, 2010, nearly 100,000 people have come out to shop at the Great Park Farmers Market for fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables as well as gourmet [...]


Scarecrows in the Park Winners Announced

Scarecrows in the Park Winners Announced

See the Scarecrows Now Through November 1 at the Great Park Farm + Food Lab

IRVINE – It’s official! Voting at the Great Park Pumpkin Harvest second annual Scarecrows in the Park contest was close by a margin of just three votes. The “Best in Crow” prize went to Indy Whips OC Traffic, presented by Stantec Consulting Services. More than 500 people voted on sixteen different scarecrows created and sponsored [...]


The Great Picture: The World’s Largest Photograph & The Legacy Project

The Great Picture: The World’s Largest Photograph & The Legacy Project

Opens November 5

IRVINE – The Great Picture: The World’s Largest Photograph & The Legacy Project is a multimedia exhibition that tells the compelling story of how six artist/photographers and their friends came together to build what the Guinness Book of World Records acknowledges as the “world’s largest pinhole camera” (also known as a Camera Obscura) at the [...]


Circle Painting Comes to the Great Park

Circle Painting Comes to the Great Park

Innovative and interactive community art project takes place Saturday in the Palm Court.

IRVINE – Circle Saturday, October 29 on your calendar to join in the Circle Painting Workshop with artist Hiep Nguyen at the Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex. Nguyen created circle painting as a way for people of all ages and backgrounds to come together, connect, celebrate and create a unique a collaborative public artwork. [...]