Keeping cool with things to do this summer in south Orange County
Summer is in full swing and our cities are planning ways to help keep kids, teens and families entertained.
Like the recent Friday Fever at Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest that featured contests, games, raffle prizes and pizza.
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Libraries are hosting reading incentive programs, camps and classes fill recreation guides, playgrounds and parks for open for the business of fun and evenings are booked for movies and concerts.
Check your local library’s website for activities planned and your community rec guide for activities children can sign up for.
And, here are few of the other ways families can stay entertained:
Laguna Hills
Ongoing: There are a variety of camps and classes being offered, check ci.laguna-hills.ca.us for all the options.
Aug. 7: National Night Out with the Laguna Hills Police Services at 5 p.m. at the Community Center.
Lake Forest
July 6: Movies in the Park with the screening at 7:30 p.m. of “The Lego Ninjago Movie” at the Lake Forest Sports Park
July 20: Movies in the Park featuring “Cars 3” at 7:30 p.m. at the Lake Forest Sports Park
July 29: A “Totally ’90s” concert at Pittsford Park featuring Safety Orange, The Trip and The Nineteen 90s Band, starts at 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 26: “Country Bash” concert at the Lake Forest Sports Park featuring the Morgan Leigh Band, John King and Redneck Rodeo, starts at 5:30 p.m. There will also be a car show.
See more at lakeforestca.gov.
Mission Viejo
July 14: Family Fun Night with luau dancing and inflatable obstacle course from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Montanoso Recreation and Fitness Center
July 27: Concert on the Green with Family Style performing at 6 p.m. at the Village Green at Oso Viejo Park
July 28: Symphony in the Cities featuring the Pacific Symphony with prelude activities at 4 p.m. include a musical playground for children, entertainment and food trucks, followed by the concert – with an ’80s theme for the city’s 30th anniversary – at 7 p.m. at Oso Viejo Park
Aug. 3: Shakespeare by the Sea featuring “The Winter’s Tale” at 7 p.m. at the Thomas R. Potocki Center for the Arts-World Cup Soccer Field
Find more at cityofmissionviejo.org
Rancho Santa Margarita
July 8: Pickleback Shine performs for the summer concert series at 6 p.m. at Central Park
July 15: Stone Soul plays at 6 p.m. for the summer concerts at Central Park
July 22: Have an ’80s outing at the summer concert series with The Trip at 6 p.m. at Central Park
July 26: Buster Balloon show at 5:30 p.m. at the Bell Tower Community Center, hosted by The Friends of the Library
Find more at cityofrsm.org
San Juan Capistrano
July 6-8: The community carnival continues at San Juan Capistrano Sport Park from 4 to 10 p.m. on July 6 and noon to 10 p.m. on July 7 and 8
July 18: Summer Nites concert series features Arena performing classic rock selections at 6 p.m. at Historic Town Center Park
Aug. 15: The Doo-Wah Riders play country western for the Summer Nites concert series at 6 p.m. at Historic Town Center Park
Sept. 19: The Summer Nites concert concert series concludes at 6 p.m. at Historic Town Center Park with classic rock by The Trip
Find more at sanjuancapistrano.org