Winter Fest OC is Back & We're Here for it!!!

SoCal’s largest winter festival returning to the OC Fair & Event Center November 28, 2025 - January 4, 2026!!

We are so excited! This is my families favorite holiday event. My son loves that Winter Fest OC extends into January because we do a return visit for his birthday!

So let's gets into the details... so that you can plan ahead some family fun. Tis the Season!

Winter Fest OC returns with expanded attractions, immersive experiences, and flexible ticketing options. Guests can experience the magic of the holiday season with dazzling lights, fresh snow, thrilling attractions, live entertainment, and festive activities for families, couples, and holiday lovers of all ages. 

Here's a few clips of last years fun! 

Winter Attractions

Experience the thrills of winter with ice skating under the stars, tubing down the 150-foot Snowflake Summit ice slide, and playing in fresh snow with the expanded Snow Play zone. Snow Play now features more snow, more slides, and more interactive fun for all ages, including a new falling snow area.

Spectacular Live Entertainment

At the center of Winter Fest OC is the 40-foot-tall Holiday Tree and the Holiday House, where guests can enjoy a nightly tree lighting celebration with lights and music. New for 2025 are themed entertainment zones featuring live music, character meet-and-greets, and surprise performances throughout the season. Additional live entertainment includes strolling performers, carolers, and stage shows to celebrate the holiday season.

Festive Photo Opportunities & Santa Visits

Winter Fest OC offers countless opportunities for festive photos with a variety of dazzling light installations and immersive holiday displays. Guests can also visit with Santa through December 24.

Flexible Ticket Options for Every Guest

Snow Pass: Ideal for one-day visitors looking to enjoy the best of winter fun. Includes access to all general attractions like the Snow Play with a snow pit, slide and snow carousel, 150-foot long 9 lane Snowflake Summit Ice Tubing slide, nightly tree lighting ceremony, dazzling light installations, nightly entertainment with character interactions, live bands, visits with Santa through December 24, and more. 

Snow Pass-Flex: Buy ahead and plan later. Snow Pass-Flex tickets include all Snow Pass attractions with the flexibility to attend any open date of your choice. 

Snow Pass Family 4-Pack: Bundle and save with this special package designed for families or groups with four Snow Passes at a discounted rate. 

Season Snow Pass: Make every day a snow day! This ticket grants unlimited entry for all 28 days of the festival run — perfect for locals and holiday enthusiasts. 

NEW for 2025: Platinum Pass – The Ultimate Winter Fest OC Experience

Platinum Pass: Introducing the all-new Platinum Pass, your all-access key to the full magic of Winter Fest OC! This top-tier ticket includes every attraction, including unlimited ice skating on Southern California’s largest outdoor rink, unlimited carnival rides, bounce pass, Snowflake Summit fast pass, and one round of Polar Putt-Putt mini golf. Quantities are limited and early purchase is strongly recommended.

Platinum Pass-Flex: Buy ahead and plan later. Includes all Platinum Pass attractions with the flexibility to attend any open date of your choice.

Upgrade Your Snow Pass with Magical Add-on Experiences

Make unforgettable holiday memories at Winter Fest OC with a variety of Snow Pass add-on experiences available at checkout:

Ice Skating: Lace up for more fun by adding a 45-minute session of ice skating under the stars on Southern California’s largest outdoor ice rink to any admission ticket, perfect for creating unforgettable memories on the ice!

Bounce Pass: Add even more excitement with unlimited access to the kids’ inflatable zone! Children ages 3 to 12 can enjoy bouncing, climbing, obstacle courses, and sliding into nonstop fun and laughter.

Polar Putt-Putt: Enjoy a frosty twist on a classic favorite with the newly designed nine-hole Polar Putt Putt mini golf adventure! This ticket add-on includes one round per person—perfect for testing your aim, conquering tricky obstacles, and competing for that hole-in-one victory. 

Snowflake Upgrade: Upgrade your Snowflake Summit tubing experience with express access to the Ice Tube Slide! Breeze past the line, use the dedicated entrance and lanes, and get more runs in during your visit.

Fireside Igloos: Bring your friends and family for a night to remember at the Fireside Igloos. Enjoy plush seating for up to 10 people, a private fire pit, a private bar, a special menu with craft cocktails and roasting s’mores, plus a breathtaking view of the nightly holiday celebration.

Presents for all so soon? Yes! Right now, Winter Fest OC is offering Early Bird tickets starting at $21.99

Visit www.WinterFestOC.com for more information and follow @WinterFestOC on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and YouTube or search #WinterFestOC for the latest updates.

Have a wonderful Holiday!

Taste of Santa Ana Celebrates 10 Years of Local Eats, Drinks, Treats, Music and more! Tickets on Sale Now

Happy 10th Year to Taste of Santa Ana!

TOSA is one of my favorite family friendly yearly events to attend that really kicks off Fall in Orange County. 

Every year there is a festive theme. This year's event will make you want to kick up your boots and dance into the night Country style!

We are so excited! TOSA is perfect for date night or friends night out and you can make it extra special by going VIP.

Here is a clip from last years foodie line up and here is a clip to preview all things TOSA. 

Let's drill it down to the highlights and main details about the Taste of Santa Ana... tickets are on sale now and they do sell out!

* The 10th Annual Taste of Santa Ana will take place at MainPlace Mall on Saturday, October 11 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. 

* Hosted by MainPlace Mall in partnership with Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and Power of One Foundation

* Tickets are on sale now, purchase online in advance: linked here

* In addition to General Admission 21+ VIP Admission tickets are available. With VIP tickets you can enjoy extra perks like early entry at 5pm and access to the exclusive VIP Tent, a full open bar, and premier seating near the live entertainment!

* The Taste of Santa Ana is a culinary celebration of Orange County’s diverse food scene. Purchasing a ticket gains admission to sample unlimited dishes from over 30 of the area’s top restaurants, food trucks, cafes, and breweries. 

* This year’s Taste of Santa Ana is going country! Enjoy a country-themed celebration complete with toe-tapping music, line dancing, a mechanical bull, and petting zoo for the kids.

* Wander through the event to sample the diverse range of cuisines available: unique chef creations, ethnic specialties, comfort foods, and more

* Quench your thirst by sampling spirits from local breweries and wineries!

* This is a family-friendly event with live music, kids activities, raffles and more! 

More information including a list of exhibitors can also be found here. 

See you at TOSA!!!

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood 2025 Details...

Halloween Horror Nights at USH is Coming in HOT! 

We are huge fans of HHN at USH and this year my college freshman wants to check it out. I hope shes brave enough to make it through all the gore, screams, scares and frightening sights....

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood adds even more torturous debauchery to the line-up with iconic horror film “Poltergeist,” fan favorite “Terror Tram: Enter the Blumhouse” and “The Purge: Dangerous Waters” fire-fueled stunt show, along with four sinister scare zones rounding out the 2025 popular event. The premier haunt event starts on Thursday, September 4 and continues select nights through Sunday, November 2.

Amazon MGM Studios’ supernatural cult horror classic Poltergeist will bring guests “into the light” only at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights event. Considered one of the “scariest films of all time” when it debuted in 1982, the haunted house will transport guests into nightmarish scenes with terrifying characters from the movie, including the iconic Freeling family home.

Located on the historic Universal backlot, “Terror Tram: Enter the Blumhouse” will enable visitors to disembark the Studio Tour tram and set off on foot to encounter some of the most iconic villains from Blumhouse’s popular horror franchises over the past 15 years, including The Grabber from The Black Phone, the possessed from The Exorcist: Believer, the diabolical M3GAN, the ruthless killers from The Purge franchise, Blissfield Butcher from Freaky and Babyface Killer from Happy Death Day, among others. Guests who elect to upgrade their Halloween Horror Nights experience by purchasing the R.I.P. Tour will have an exclusive opportunity to meet and scream with select characters featured on Terror Tram. General Admission guests will encounter a special photo op upon disembarking the tram.

“The Purge: Dangerous Waters” stunt show returns to the WaterWorld venue, taking guests on a fiery, rocket-fueled adventure while they fight to survive the night.

            Completing this year’s line-up, horror fans will encounter four petrifying scare zones throughout the event. As they begin their terrifying evening at Halloween Horror Nights, guests will need to dodge a troop of chainsaw killers in “Chainsaw Clownz” and escape a maniacal fun house in “Carnival of Carnage.” After surviving this year’s haunted house, “Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America,” guests will stumble upon a dimly lit street to brave the “Noche de Brujas” scare zone. The ever-popular “Murder of Crowz” flocks back to Halloween Horror Nights and will do anything to defend their nest.

            These exciting experiences join previously announced haunted houses, including Prime Video’s critically acclaimed series “Fallout,” Blumhouse’s hit movie “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” cult classic horror film franchise “Terrifier,” WWE’s supernatural pro wrestling group “WWE Presents: The Horrors of The Wyatt Sicks,” the infamous killer Jason Voorhees in “Jason Universe,” the original haunted house “Scarecrow: Music by Slash,” featuring a soundtrack by Grammy® Award-winning guitarist and songwriter SLASH, and “Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America,” the third installment in the Monstruos trilogy.

            Adding to the scares, guests also can experience select theme park attractions open during the event, including SUPER NINTENDO WORLD, “Jurassic World—The Ride,” “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™,” “Transformers™: The Ride-3D,” “Revenge of the Mummy—The Ride” and “The Simpsons Ride™.”

A variety of Halloween Horror Nights ticket options for Universal Studios Hollywood are available, including General Admission, Universal Express, After 2 P.M. Day/Night, the Early Access Ticket, which provides entry to select haunted houses beginning at 5:30 p.m. (subject to change), in advance of the scheduled 7:00 p.m. event opening time, the R.I.P. Tour and popular passes, Frequent Fear Pass and Ultimate Fear Pass, which enable guests to experience the scares again and again. Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood will run select nights from September 4 to November 2. Click here to purchase tickets and for Terms and Conditions.

For a deeper dive into the scares, check out the Discover Universal Blog. For more information and to purchase tickets to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, visit www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com/Halloween

Wild Rivers Opens This Weekend for 2025 Season! #wildrivers

The countdown to summer is on!!!

Wild Rivers returns for the 2025 Summer season this Saturday, May 17th.

Located in the heart of Irvine at the Great Park, Wild Rivers is Southern California’s premier waterpark with over 25 exhilarating water slides and attractions.

We just love WR!!!!

Highlights of the waterpark...

Guests can experience the full effect of aqua-dreneline on the six-story Bora Bora Boomerango or twisting Aquaconda, chill out on Castaway River and catch a wave at the Shaka Bay Wavepool. Also, with the first-ever Mermaid Cove opening in June, visitors can enjoy an immersive mermaid makeover and retail experience that brings fantasy to life.

New Deluxe Private cabanas offer an elevated lounge experience for groups to escape and relax. Perfect for birthdays and celebrationsof any kind!

Opening weekend kicks off with the Dwight Kennedy Duo playing Live Island Style Caribbean Music at the Wave Pool, and DJ sets and live entertainment will take place on most weekends throughout the Summer, creating a vibrant atmosphere across the park.

Don't forget they offer a summer camp too!

So excited!!!! Happy summer ☀️

29th Crawfish Festival May 16-18, 2025 Fountain Valley - Must Do & It's So Yummy

29th Crawfish Festival! May 16-18, 2025

The best of the best!!! We love this foodie festival so much. It's a perfect way to kick off summer in socal...

Enjoy New Orleans' iconic dishes, fresh Beignets (plus crawfish beignets and da big easy 10-inch beignets), Second Line Parades & Free Souvenir EPhoto! 📸 

Take part in a FREE Jackson Square DIY NOLA Mad Hatter Workshop or upgrade to VIP Lounge experience. 

🦐 Live Crawfish flown daily from Louisiana to California boiled in the world's largest pots featuring: Crawfish Boils, Crawfish and Jumbo Shrimp Boils, and many more options. 

Bonus!! Get FREE PARKING too!

General Admission: $5 (Fri) / $15 (Sat/Sun). 

Located at Fountain Valley Sports Park in Orange County, CA right off the 405 Frwy. Tickets on sale now!  

Fresh Crawfish and Jumbo Shrimp Combos, VIP Lounge tickets also available. 

Live Entertainment:

• Grammy Winner and Hall of Famer Chubby Carrier

• Dwight Carrier

• Grammy Nominated Andre Thierry

• Grammy Winner Dwayne Dopsie and more!

Bundle Deal: 2lbs. Crawfish Feast AND General Admission only $40. 3lbs. Crawfish Bucket AND General Admission only $48 and more option available. No ticket service fees. 

Get the full details and Buy Tickets HERE !