Eugene Fields, Park Planning & Community Events Commissioner

Hope to see you there!

Please join us Sunday, December 4th in the Old Towne Orange Plaza from 3:30p-7p for our 28th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Candlelight Choir Procession 🌲

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, the Park Planning and Community Events Commission met for the final time in 2022.

Among the items of note discussed were:

*Recommending the City Council approve Movies in the Park for April and May 2023 at Grijalva and Steve Ambriz parks, respectively.

*Recommending the City Council allow for the 2023 Concert in the Park Series to expand to El Camino Real and Grijalva parks, respectively

*Approving a procedure for recommending names of new parks to the City Council, which includes opportunity for public input

*Recommending the City Council add the proposed aquatics center back into the Grijalva Park Master Plan

*Asking Community Services staff to provide a holistic list of NEW community events

*The costs and benefits of bringing a 5K back to Orange

In my comments, I asked:

*For the Community Services Capital Improvement Program to include a water fountain closer to the tot lots at Eisenhower Park, as well as a Water Bottle Refilling Station there and at Grijalva and El Camino Real parks and the Yorba Dog Park

*For the City Council to consider adding 1-2 sports (soccer, football, laccrosse) fields as part of the Grijalva Park Master Plan

*For city staff to take a "big swing" when recommending new community events and include events that might take a few years to get done.

Our next meeting is set for Wednesday, Jan. 25, where we will hear staff's recommendations for future events and discuss the 2024 CIP, among other items.

Hope to see you there!

Treats in the Streets This Week

Please join us this Thursday, October 27, for the Treats in the Streets Autumn Festival in the Old Towne Orange Plaza.

This free event runs from 4 pm to 7 pm, and is open to the general public.

Treats in the Streets is a family friendly event that includes children’s games and activities, non profit booths, trick-or-treating around our beautiful Old Towne Plaza, a costume parade at 5:30, and a light show from the OC Saber Guild.

Please leave your pets at home, and we ask that adults not wear costume masks.

For more information, call our Special Events Hotline at (714) 744-7278.

Join us!

Treats in the Streets

Please join us on Thursday, October 27, for the Treats in the Streets Autumn Festival in the Old Towne Orange Plaza.

This free event runs from 4 pm to 7 pm, and is open to the general public.

Treats in the Streets is a family friendly event that includes children’s games and activities, non profit booths, trick-or-treating around our beautiful Old Towne Plaza, a costume parade at 5:30, and a light show from the OC Saber Guild.

Please leave your pets at home, and we ask that adults not wear costume masks.

For more information, call our Special Events Hotline at (714) 744-7278.

🚨Movie in the Park Update🚨

An ice cream and food truck will be joining the Movie in the Park event on Friday, October 21, 2022. Part of the proceeds will be supporting local Orange non-profit groups 🍊

Lawn seating will be available starting at 6:00pm and a showing of Coco will begin at 7:00pm. The event is free and open to the general public!

We hope to see you there!

Join your neighbors on Friday, Oct. 21 for an evening under the stars at El Camino Real Park for a family fun movie night featuring Coco!

This event is free and open to the general public.

Lawn seating opens at 6 p.m.
The movie will begin at approximately 7 p.m.

Grateful to the Orange Elks Lodge and the Community Foundation of Orange for sponsoring the City's first 9/11 Remembrance Event.

The Park Planning & Community Events Commission brought this forward and worked to find sponsors.

Join us on Friday, Oct. 21 for an evening under the stars at El Camino Real Park for a family fun movie night featuring "Coco."

Lawn seating opens at 6 p.m. and the movie will begin at approximately 7 p.m.

The event is free and open to the General Public!

Eugene Fields, Park Planning & Community Events Commissioner updated their address.

Eugene Fields, Park Planning & Community Events Commissioner updated their website address.