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Which Orange County event fits your weekend?
Mega Night Market, Pumpkin Palooza and the 70th annual Silverado Days are scheduled for October 17–18, 2026, in Irvine, Santa Ana and Buena Park. Each has different hours, ticket terms and activities, so check the organizer’s page before leaving home.
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Looking for a different outing near Bolsa? Bat Boy brings rock musical theater to Garden Grove
The GEM Theatre in Garden Grove lists Bat Boy: The Musical in its October 9–25, 2026 run. The theater describes it as a horror-comedy rock musical built around the unusual story of a half-boy, half-bat character.
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Looking for music with a purpose near Bolsa? Mùa Thu Cho Em comes to Fountain Valley
VNHelp’s 31st annual Mùa Thu Cho Em benefit concert comes to Fountain Valley on Sunday, October 18, 2026. The program brings together Ngọc Mai, Đình Bảo, Thiên Tôn and Nam Khánh while raising funds for humanitarian programs in Vietnam.
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Three Saturday events in Garden Grove and Fountain Valley
Three community events are listed for Saturday, October 3, 2026, in Garden Grove and Fountain Valley. Two begin at 9 a.m.; anyone considering more than one should check the timing and travel before leaving.
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Same bowl, new address: Phở 79, Little Saigon's James Beard classic, has moved to Bolsa Avenue
After four decades on Hazard Avenue, the phở house that has fed Little Saigon since 1982 now serves from a space twice the size at 8894 Bolsa Ave. in Westminster. The family announced the move in May 2026 — its website now lists the new address, and the old location is closed.
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Your weekend beyond the lanterns: a color run, a casino night for the K9s, and a free car-seat check
Mid-Autumn Festival takes over Little Saigon this weekend, and our lantern guide has that covered. But Friday night and Saturday also bring a food festival with free entry, a 5K you can still sign up for, and two Garden Grove Police events worth knowing about.
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Buying mooncakes in Bolsa this year: three neighborhood bakeries in Westminster — and why the box your relatives bring from Vietnam can get held at the airport
Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Friday, September 25, 2026. Between now and then, mooncakes change hands as gifts for grandparents, in-laws and teachers. Three bakeries in Westminster make them on site. But a box carried in from Vietnam plays by different rules — and those rules start with the slice of Chinese sausage inside the mixed filling.
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Tết Trung Thu falls on Friday, Sept. 25 this year: here's where your family can celebrate around Bolsa — most of it free
The Mid-Autumn Festival lands on a Friday in 2026, and the two weekends around it are stacked: a temple festival that hands every child a lantern, a library craft afternoon, Westminster's first drone show on the night of the full moon, and a brand-new Moon Lantern Celebration at the Civic Center. One thing is missing, though — the county's Moon Festival at Mile Square Park is not on the calendar, and Phước Lộc Thọ has not announced its date yet. (Updated the afternoon of September 24 with new Moon Lantern Celebration details and a fresh check of every source page.)