What's on in Lake Forest?
341 upcoming events
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Events in Lake Forest
Fri2
Today
Sat3
Tomorrow
At 3 PMFree
🎯Board games
Lego Club
El Toro
At 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
At 8 PM$55.20–113.89
🎭Theatre
Talangor – Borzou Arjmand, Ehsan Karami & Shervin Najafian
100 Civic Center Dr
Tomorrow · 9 AM$0
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Fortnite Training Camp at Valhallan Lake Forest
Valhallan Esports Lake Forest
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
📖Story time
Take-home Crafternoon
El Toro
Tomorrow · 11 AM$0
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
The Power of the Subconscious Mind - A Free Seminar
Lake Forest, CA
Tomorrow · 11 AM
🎯Board games
D&D Learn to Play (and Other RPGs)
Comic Quest
Tomorrow · 12 PM
🎯Board games
Board Game Demo – Antiques Ghost Show
Comic Quest
Sun4
Sunday 4 October
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Mon 5 · 7 PM$39.19
🧘Wellness
Sound Bath Meditation
Gorton Center
Mon 5 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Tue 6 · 12 AM
🏷️Other
New Comics
Comic Quest
Tue 6
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Mad Hatter Day
Comic Quest
Tue 6 · 10:30 AMFree
🧸Kids0–4 yrs
Play and Learn
El Toro
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Tue 6 · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature
First Tuesday Book Broup
El Toro
Tue 6 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Tue 6 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Tue 6 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Tue 6 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Tue 6 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Tue 6 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Rush Bar and Grill
The Rush Bar and Grill
Wed 7 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time0–8 yrs
Family Storytime
El Toro
Wed 7 · 11 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Fun with Colors
El Toro
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Wed 7 · 5 PMFree
🤝Volunteering
Teen Volunteer Orientation
El Toro
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG🏆Tournament
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🎯Board games
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Thu 8 · 10:30 AMFree
🧸Kids0–4 yrs
Play and Learn
El Toro
Thu 8 · 2 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors0–15 yrs
Craft and Park Outing with Mrs. Milunas
Portola Park
Later
Thu 8 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Language café
ESL Conversation Group
El Toro
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Authors Reyna Grande and Leslie Priscilla
El Toro
Thu 8 · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 9 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Sat 10
🪑Flea market
Ork-Tober Event
Comic Quest
Sat 10 · 8:30 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🧘Wellness
World Mental Health Day with Ambassador Robyn Riconosciuto
lululemon
Sat 10 · 9:30 AM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Warhammer 40k RTT Tourney
Comic Quest
Sat 10 · 10 AM$14
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Comic Quest Orktober 40k 2-Game RTT
Comic Quest
Sat 10 · 10 AM$67
🧘Wellness
EmpowHER Orange County - A Leadership Experience
1000 Lupine
Sat 10 · 10 AM$67
♀️Feminism🧘Wellness
EmpowHER Orange County: The Women Beyond the Book | Women's Empowerment
1000 Lupine
Sat 10 · 11 AM$0
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
Healing from Past Relationships - A Free Seminar
Lake Forest, CA
Sat 10 · 12 PM
📚Literature📖Story time
Book Club – The Thing on the Doorstep
Comic Quest
Sat 10 · 1 PMFree
💼Career
SoCal Super Saturday featuring Bill Stovall
23021 Lake Center Dr
Sat 10 · 5:15 PMFree
💼Career💛Inclusivity
The Connection: Support Group & Training for Foster/Adoptive Parents
Saddleback Church
Sun 11 · 11 AM
🎯Board games
CQ Board Game Meet up - Oct 11
Comic Quest
Sun 11 · 6 PM$55.20–113.89
🎭Theatre
Talangor - Orange County 2nd Show
100 Civic Center Dr
Mon 12 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Tue 13 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Wed 14
🏷️Other
New Comics
Comic Quest
Wed 14 · 7 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Thu 15 · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 16
🥋Martial arts🤾Sports & fitness
Jiu Jitsu League Fest
Lake Forest
Fri 16
🃏Trading cards
Hyperia City – Lorcana New Set 14
Comic Quest
Fri 16 · 10 AM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana New Set 14 – PreRelease Event Hyperia City
Comic Quest
Fri 16 · 2 PM$50
🗣️Talk🔬Science
LF Preservation Symposium - Avant-Gardeners: When the Garden Becomes Art
Ragdale
Fri 16 · 3 PM$0
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
LF Preservation Symposium — Open House & Workshops
Ragdale
Fri 16 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Sat 17 · 9:15 AM$71.21–81.88
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture
LF Preservation Symposium - Main Symposium Day
Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel
Sat 17 · 10 AM$15
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Public Tour of the Historic Ragdale Campus
Ragdale
Sat 17 · 2 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana New Set 14 – PreRelease Event - Hyperia City - Event #2
Comic Quest
Sun 18 · 10 AM$33.85–44.52
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
LF Preservation Symposium - Community Heritage Day
Lake Forest College
Sun 18 · 10 AM$32
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Riftbound New Set – Radiance – PreRelease Events
Comic Quest
Mon 19
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Durin’s Day
Comic Quest
Mon 19 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Mon 19 · 6 PM$32
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Riftbound New Set – Radiance PreRelease Event #3
Comic Quest
Tue 20 · 10 AM$150
✂️Workshop
Bosch eBike Systems MY27 Dealer TECH Training: Lake Forest
Bosch eBike Systems
Tue 20 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana New Set 14 – PreRelease Event Hyperia City — Event #2
Comic Quest
Wed 21
🪑Flea market
New Comics
Comic Quest
Wed 21
🃏Trading cards
Back to the Future Day
Comic Quest
Thu 22 · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 23
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Riftbound New Set – Radiance
Comic Quest
Fri 23 · 10:30 AM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Gundam Release – G006
Comic Quest
Fri 23 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Sat 24
🏷️Other
Trick Or Read (Free Comics)
Comic Quest
Sat 24
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Mini Club Turn In – Undead
Comic Quest
Sat 24 · 10 AM$15
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
StarCraft Skirmish!
Comic Quest
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🧘Wellness
Healing from Past Relationships - A Free Seminar
Lake Forest, CA
Sun 25 · 10 AM$5
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Kill Team Casual Tournament
Comic Quest
Sun 25 · 11 AMFree
🏆Tournament⚔️Miniatures
The Gamma Questoris Crusade
Comic Quest
Mon 26 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Thu 29 · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 30 · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Sat 31 Oct
🏷️Other
Halloween – FREE Dice
Comic Quest
Sat 31 Oct · 11 AM$0
VALHALLAN FRIGHT NIGHT
Valhallan Esports Lake Forest
Mon 2 Nov · 7 PM$39.19
Sound Bath Meditation (LAKE FOREST, IL) NOV 2nd
Gorton Center
Mon 2 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Tue 3 Nov
🏷️Other
Godzilla Day
Comic Quest
Tue 3 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Wed 4 Nov
🏷️Other
New Comics
Comic Quest
Thu 5 Nov · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 6 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Sat 7 Nov
🪑Flea market🎯Board games
Game Store Day
Comic Quest
Sat 7 Nov
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Extra Life Day
Comic Quest
Sat 7 Nov · 9:30 AM
🏆Tournament⚔️Miniatures
Warhammer 40k RTT Tourney
Comic Quest
Sat 7 Nov · 10 AM$85
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
Make Your Own Miso: Handmade Miso Workshop & Three-Miso Tasting Experience
Taste Eatery
Sat 7 Nov · 1 PM$85
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
Make Your Own Miso: Handmade Miso Workshop & Three-Miso Tasting Experience $85
Taste Eatery
Sun 8 Nov · 9:30 AM$10
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Warmachine Steamroller Tournament
Comic Quest
Mon 9 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Tue 10 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Wed 11 Nov
🌳Outdoors
New Comics
Comic Quest
Thu 12 Nov · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 13 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Fri 13 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Magic Prerelease – Star Trek
Comic Quest
Fri 13 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Magic Prerelease – Star Trek
Comic Quest
Sat 14 Nov
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Bad Dice Day
Comic Quest
Sat 14 Nov · 9 AM$605.58
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Old Town Throwdown Teams 2026
LF Civic Center
Mon 16 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Tue 17 Nov · 2 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Craft and Park Outing with Mrs. Milunas
Portola Park
Wed 18 Nov
🏷️Other
New Comics
Comic Quest
Wed 18 Nov
🏷️Other
Mickey Mouse Birthday
Comic Quest
Wed 18 Nov · 7 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG🏆Tournament
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 20 Nov
🥋Martial arts
JJLF Championship (cash prize)
Lake Forest
Fri 20 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Fri 20 Nov · 8 PM$55.20–113.89
Talangor – Borzou Arjmand, Ehsan Karami & Shervin Najafian - Orange County
100 Civic Center Dr
Sat 21 Nov · 8 AM$36–50
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
10th Annual Lake Forest Chamber Elf Yourself 5K
28000 Rancho Parkway
Sat 21 Nov · 9:30 AM
Blood Bowl Tournament – SoCal Open Casket Memorial
Comic Quest
Sun 22 Nov · 9:30 AM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Riftbound TCG – Summoner Skirmish – Radiance #1
Comic Quest
Sun 22 Nov · 11 AM
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
CQ Board Game Meet up – Nov 22
Comic Quest
Mon 23 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Thu 26 Nov · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 27 Nov
🪑Flea market
Black Friday Sale
Comic Quest
Fri 27 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Mon 30 Nov · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Wed 2 Dec
🏷️Other
New Comics
Comic Quest
Wed 2 Dec · 7 PM
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Thu 3 Dec · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 4 Dec
🃏Trading cards
Riftbound New Set – Gift of the Rift Bundle
Comic Quest
Fri 4 Dec · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Sat 5 Dec · 9:30 AM
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Warhammer 40k RTT Tourney
Comic Quest
Mon 7 Dec · 7 PM$39.19
🧘Wellness
Sound Bath Meditation
Gorton Center
Mon 7 Dec · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Tue 8 Dec · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Wed 9 Dec · 7 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Thu 10 Dec
🗣️Talk
TEDxLFHS
Lake Forest
Thu 10 Dec · 6 PM
⚔️Miniatures
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 11 Dec · 6 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Mon 14 Dec · 6 PM
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Tue 15 Dec · 6 PM
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Wed 16 Dec
New Comics
Comic Quest
Wed 16 Dec · 7 PM
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Thu 17 Dec · 6 PM
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 18 Dec · 6 PM
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
Fri 18 Dec · 7 PM
Movie Release – Avengers Doomsday
Comic Quest
Mon 21 Dec · 6 PM
Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound)
Comic Quest
Tue 22 Dec · 6 PM
Lorcana Night
Comic Quest
Wed 23 Dec
New Comics
Comic Quest
Wed 23 Dec · 7 PM
Dungeons & Dragons
Comic Quest
Thu 24 Dec · 6 PM
Tactical Thursday
Comic Quest
Fri 25 Dec
Christmas (Closed)
Comic Quest
Fri 25 Dec · 6 PM
Friday Night Magic
Comic Quest
See also in Lake Forest
At 7:30 PM$0–14.50
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Saddleback Big Band
Saddleback College - McKinney Theatre (accessible from Lot 12), Mission Viejo
Sat 24 · 2 PM$0
🤝Volunteering🎫Concert
Music for shelter animals
Mission Viejo Animal Services Center
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jazz with Janet and the Akusta Kats
Jack’s Woodside Grille, Laguna Niguel
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM$48–92
✨Pop🎫Concert
The Rocky Horror Skivvies Show
Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach
Fri 9 · 8 PM$39.19–81.88
🎹Blues🎫Concert
KIM WILSON - Blues Harp Legend from THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS - in Laguna!
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
Fri 23 · 6:15 PM$47–79.50
🎻Classical🌺Bachata
Candlelight: Tribute to Juan Luis Guerra
Neighborhood Congregational Church, Laguna Beach
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM$23.18–33.85
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Ecstatic Dance - Orange County - The Ecstatic Tribe!
Orange County Yoga Studio, Laguna Hills
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Neighbors Bar & Grille
Neighbors Bar & Grille, Laguna Hills
Sat 10 · 11 AM
🎪Street party🍽️Food
2026 Scandinavian Heritage Fair
Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, Mission Viejo
Sat 24 · 5:30 AMFree
🎪Street party🎬Cinema
The Great Pumpkin Night
The Great Park Realty, Irvine
Mon 26 · 7 PMFree
🎪Street party
7th Annual Bartender Appreciation Halloween Party
30 Journey, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA
At 9 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Friday Night Lights
Dave & Buster's - Irvine
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
#100WaysToWonder Launch Event at Irvine Spectrum Center
Irvine Spectrum Center
At 9 PM$12.51–17.85
🪇Salsa🌺Bachata
Salsa Night In Irvine
14952 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine
Sat 10 · 10 AM
🎪Street party🍽️Food
2026 Irvine Global Village Festival
Great Park, Irvine
At 7:30 PM$37.17–107.72
🎤Stand-up
Ryan Long
Irvine Improv
Tomorrow$31.14–101.65
🎤Stand-up
Des Bishop
Irvine Improv
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM$90–143
🎤Stand-up
Alyce Chan
Irvine Improv
Fri 9$37.17–107.72
🎤Stand-up
Amir K
Irvine Improv
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM$31.14–101.65
🎤Stand-up
RANDY FELTFACE: GIMMICK!
Irvine Improv
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM$69–201
🎤Stand-up
T.J. Miller
Irvine Improv
Wed 21 · 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Got Medicare Questions?
Mother's Market & Kitchen, Laguna Woods
Fri 23 · 6 PM$0
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Daughters Under the Moon: An Enchanted Art Exhibition
24902 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Woods
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🧺Market🍽️Food
Find Say Cheese at the Aliso Viejo Farmers' Market - Starting October 3rd!
Aliso Viejo Certified Farmers Market
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Fire Safety Program
Laguna Woods Branch Library
Fri 16 · 5:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Monsters, Inc. Movie Night at Aliso Viejo Ranch
100 Park Ave, Aliso Viejo
Fri 16 · 5:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema🌳Outdoors
Aliso Viejo Movie Night: Monsters Inc.
Aliso Viejo Ranch
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
🍽️Food
Wild Fork Laguna Niguel | Grill & Learn Sampling Event
28022 La Paz Rd, Laguna Niguel
Tue 6 · 11:30 AMFree
🍽️Food
Pumpkin Puree Food Demo
Aliso Viejo Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Maker Craft: Furry Monster Button Pin
La Quinta Creation Station
Wed 7 · 7 PM$325
🍽️Food
The Judgment of Paris Wine Dinner - Mastro's Irvine Ocean Club
Mastro's Ocean Club, Irvine
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
🍽️Food
Wild Fork Mission Viejo | Grill & Learn Sampling Event
27785 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Mission Viejo
At 2 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Film Screening
Laguna Niguel Branch Library
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Saturday Scavenger Hunt
Ladera Ranch Branch Library
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🗣️Talk
Urban Ag/Garden Expo at UC South Coast Research and Exten. Center in Irvine
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, South Coast Research and Extension Center, Irvine
Thu 15 · 6:30 PM$0
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Electrify Irvine Quail Hill Workshop
Quail Hill Community Center, Irvine
Sat 24 · 5 PM$0–1,250
🍽️Food
Fall Wine Classic 2026
Holy Trinity Church Ladera Ranch
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