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COMMUNITY & CULTURE
Rushing the Season, or Are We All Just Desperate for a Little Joy?
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Around the corner.
On your calendar.
Markets, meetups and seasonal plans in Ladera Ranch and the towns next door.
13 picks · checked November 14, 2026
any evening
Dana Point Harbor holiday lights
Dana Point Harbor · Dana Point
· Evening lights; check the harbor schedule
Free to walk the harbor
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farmers market
RSM Certified Farmers Market grand opening
Lakeshore Amphitheater parking lot · Rancho Santa Margarita
· 8–11 AM PT · ribbon cutting 9 AM
Free to enter; vendor purchases priced separately
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free, easy
Supporting Women morning walk
Waterpark · Ladera Ranch
· 9 AM PT
Free
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browse, no tickets
Cars & Coffee at the Outlets
Outlets at San Clemente · San Clemente
· 9–11 AM PT
Free to browse
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family, free
Green Dog Foundation pet adoption
GD Pets Plus · San Juan Capistrano
· 10 AM–2 PM PT
Free to visit; donations welcome
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holiday shopping
NCL Holiday Boutique
Oasis Senior Center · Newport Beach
· 11:30 AM–1:30 PM PT
Admission not confirmed; purchases support local charities
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grown-up afternoon
For You Fest
Great Park · Irvine
· Doors 11 AM PT; daily end time not announced
Ticketed; price set by the organizer
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free culture
Irvine Fine Arts Center fall exhibitions opening
Irvine Fine Arts Center · Irvine
· 2–4 PM PT
Free
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lights & Santa
Outlets at San Clemente tree lighting
Outlets at San Clemente · San Clemente
· 5–7:30 PM PT · doors 4:30 PM
Free to attend
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handmade gifts
Very Merry Marketplace
Casa Romantica · San Clemente
· 10 AM–2 PM PT
$8 general admission; children and members free
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family, free
Christmas Boutique at Santa Margarita
Santa Margarita Catholic High School gym · Rancho Santa Margarita
· 10 AM–3 PM PT
Free admission; a free children's activity; shopping and lunch extra
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Sunday night out
Selma's Line Dancing Night
Selma's Chicago Pizzeria · Ladera Ranch
· 6–9 PM PT
$10; instructor-led
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take your time
Orange County Coffee Crawl
15 participating coffee shops across Orange County · Orange County
· Runs November 15 – December 15; daily times vary by shop
Digital pass; the organizer describes a $5 credit at each shop. Pass price unconfirmed.
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COMMUNITY & CULTURE
Rushing the season?
Or ready for a little joy?
Why we’re starting early, and how to stretch the joy without going full Clark Griswold.
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A LITTLE BEYOND LADERA
A slower afternoon.
A little wandering, something delicious, and a change of scenery in San Juan.
LADERA INSIDER PICKS
The little
black book.
ON REPEAT · MISSION VIEJO
Soul Movement Yoga
“Their Deep Stretch class felt better than any massage I’ve had.”— From the Black Book
LESS EFFORT. MORE DINNER.
Weeknight fixes.
Trader Joe’s shortcut
Trader Joe's Stuffed Gnocchi Soup
Pantry dinner
Dump & Bake Salmon Pasta
Shortcut dinner
