The Program: Mark your calendar for these November 2026 SoCal Performances

Plan your November 2026 cultural calendar with must-see performances across Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego, featuring the LA Phil, The Wallis, Segerstrom Center, San Diego Symphony, and more…
10 Things to Do in Orange County This Halloween Weekend

Halloween weekend in Orange County comes with a choice: brave the fog at Knott’s Scary Farm, pick pumpkins at Tanaka Farms or settle into a coastal bar where the cocktails get dressed up, too. From Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 2026, the calendar…
Halloween Before Dark in Anaheim Hills

A free two-hour celebration gives families an early start on Oct. 31. The costumes can come out before the porch lights do. Anaheim Hills Festival’s Halloween Boo-Nanza runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 31, giving families a daytime…
North Italia Gives Fall a Pasta Course

New dishes and seasonal produce give the Irvine and Brea menus a reason for another look. Roasted butternut squash and Fuji apple arrive alongside burrata; a pasta inspired by Roman supplì leans into tomato, mozzarella and…
Newport Dunes Gives Sunday Morning a Finish Line

Cal Tri returns Nov. 1 with multiple distances and ways to participate around the Back Bay. The Back Bay gets an early start on Nov. 1. Swimmers, cyclists and runners return to Newport Dunes for the 2026 Optimism Cal Tri Newport Dunes…
Halloween Before Dark in Anaheim Hills

A free two-hour celebration gives families an early start on Oct. 31. The costumes can come out before the porch lights do. Anaheim Hills Festival’s Halloween Boo-Nanza runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 31, giving families a daytime…
Picasso Leaves the Canvas at Bowers Museum

A new Santa Ana exhibition follows the artist’s experiments in ceramics and printmaking. A plate asks a different question of an artist than a canvas does. It has a curve, a rim and an everyday purpose before anyone begins to…
10 Halloween Things to Do in Orange County This October 2026

Haunted mazes, ghost stories, pumpkin dance parties and seaside cocktails: Orange County has a spooky-season outing for every level of courage. Fog rolls through Ghost Town in Buena Park. In Huntington Beach, squid ink spaghetti…
10 Halloween Things to Do in Orange County This October 2026

Haunted mazes, ghost stories, pumpkin dance parties and seaside cocktails: Orange County has a spooky-season outing for every level of courage. Fog rolls through Ghost Town in Buena Park. In Huntington Beach, squid ink spaghetti…
The Program: Mark your calendar for these October 2026 SoCal Performances

Plan your October 2026 cultural calendar with must-see performances across Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego, featuring the LA Phil, The Wallis, Segerstrom Center, San Diego Symphony, and more…