What's on in Lake Forest for free?
27 upcoming events
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Events in Lake Forest for free
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Friday 9 October
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🗣️Language café
ESL Conversation Group
El Toro
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Authors Reyna Grande and Leslie Priscilla
El Toro
Fri 9 · 10 AMFree
📚Literature
Chapter a Week Book Group
El Toro
Fri 9 · 1 PMFree
📚Literature
El Toro Book Group
El Toro
Fri 9 · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
Reader's Choice Book Group
El Toro
Sat10
Saturday 10 October
Sat 10 · 8:30 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🧘Wellness
World Mental Health Day with Ambassador Robyn Riconosciuto
lululemon
Sat 10 · 11 AM$0
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
Healing from Past Relationships - A Free Seminar
Lake Forest, CA
Sat 10 · 1 PMFree
💼Career
SoCal Super Saturday featuring Bill Stovall
23021 Lake Center Dr
Sat 10 · 1 PMFree
🧸Kids7–17 yrs
Drones4Kids
El Toro
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Sunday 11 October
Mon12
Monday 12 October
Tue13
Tuesday 13 October
Later
Tue 13 · 3:30 PMFree
🔐Escape game
Haunted Escape
El Toro
Fri 16 · 3 PM$0
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
LF Preservation Symposium — Open House & Workshops
Ragdale
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🧘Wellness
Healing from Past Relationships - A Free Seminar
Lake Forest, CA
Sun 25 · 11 AMFree
🏆Tournament⚔️Miniatures
The Gamma Questoris Crusade
Comic Quest
Tue 27 · 6 PMFree
Freedom Riders - Equestrian Program 10/27/2026 - 12/15/2026
Equestrian Connection
Sat 31 · 11 AM$0
👾Video games🏆Tournament
VALHALLAN FRIGHT NIGHT
Valhallan Esports Lake Forest
Tue 17 Nov · 2 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Craft and Park Outing with Mrs. Milunas
Portola Park
Tue 19 Jan · 6 PMFree
Horses for Healing Equestrian Program - 01/19/2027 - 3/9/2027
Equestrian Connection
Tue 6 Apr · 6 PMFree
Freedom Riders - Equestrian Program 4/6/2027 - 5/25/2027
Equestrian Connection
See also in Lake Forest for free
Thu 5 Nov · 6 PMFree
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Concert For Hope Eric Genuis
Coast Hills Church, Aliso Viejo
Fri 16 · 9:30 PM$23.18
🎫Concert
SCARYOKE with Host/Comic ADEE WORLDWIDE
Dave & Buster's - Irvine
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM$0–14.50
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jazz Guest Artist - Triple Dip
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
Fri 9 · 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
Tue 13 · 4:30 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎷Jazz
Tuesday Jazz Open Mic
Laguna Niguel Branch Library
Fri 23 · 6:15 PM$47–79.50
🎻Classical🌺Bachata
Candlelight: Tribute to Juan Luis Guerra
Neighborhood Congregational Church, Laguna Beach
Fri 23 · 6:30 PM
⚡Punk🎸Rock
Rise Against: Ricochet 2026
Great Park, Irvine
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
At 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
Fri 30 · 6 PMFree
🎉Parties
Special Edition: Spooky Silent Disco
Irvine Spectrum Center
Tue 27 · 9:30 PMFree
🪇Salsa🎊Socials
Free Salsa Social at Carmelita's Laguna Beach
Carmelita's, Laguna Beach
Fri 30 · 7 PM$21.05
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Punchlines & Pasta with Katie K
Antonucci's Italian & Seafood Restaurant, Mission Viejo
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$90–143
🎤Stand-up
Alyce Chan
Irvine Improv
Sun 11 · 6 PM$55.20–113.89
🎭Theatre
Talangor - Orange County 2nd Show
100 Civic Center Dr, Lake Forest
Thu 29 · 2 PM$141
🎭Theatre
The 39 Steps
The Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM$37.17–107.72
🎤Stand-up
Amir K
Irvine Improv
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM$0–101.65
🎤Stand-up
RANDY FELTFACE: GIMMICK!
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
🗣️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
Fri 30 · 5 PM$175
🍽️Food
Mestiza Presents: Día de Muertos
26961 Sandalia Cir, Mission Viejo
At 6 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
TeenFest: Illustrator Visit LeUyen Pham
Aliso Viejo Library
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
SCPDG Announces our October 14, 2026 Meeting at Chapman University, Irvine
Chapman University, Irvine
Fri 16 · 6 PMFree
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Sanctuary - A Feature Documentary
Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo
At 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
Sat 10 · 9 AMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Saturday Scavenger Hunt
Ladera Ranch Branch Library
Thu 15 · 6:30 PM$0
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Electrify Irvine Quail Hill Workshop
Quail Hill Community Center, Irvine
Sat 24 · 5 PM
🍽️Food
Fall Wine Classic 2026
Holy Trinity Church Ladera Ranch
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