Orange County Parks

🐛Happy National Be Nice to Bugs Day!

🐞Today is a reminder that although these critters are small, their purpose is mighty! Bugs are essential to maintaining healthy ecosystems in our parks, even if some look icky.

🦋If you cross paths with a butterfly, caterpillar or beetle, show them a little kindness. After all, they’re just out here living their best bug lives, one flutter and wiggly step at a time!

Photo 1: Katydid in Caspers Wilderness Park in San Juan Capistrano.
Photo 2: Wooly darkling beetle in Riley Wilderness Park in Coto de Caza.
Photo 3: Anise swallowtail in Santiago Oaks Regional Park in Orange.

Fellow stargazers, the universe is sending you a sign! 👽

Elio lands at Yorba Regional Park in Anaheim this Friday, July 17! The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with DJ-led games, fun photo ops and a chance to show off your best costume before the movie starts at sunset. Plus, admission and parking are free!

Don’t miss this out-of-this-world night. 🌌

Orange County Parks OC Parks manages nearly 60,000 acres of parks, open space and beaches for the County of Orange, California

Don’t stop us now, ‘cause we’re going to have a real good time at the next OC Parks Summer Concert Series event! 👑🎤

Queen Nation and opener, Rockin Divas, perform at Irvine Regional Park in Orange this Thursday, July 16 with all the rock classics you know and love.

Visit bit.ly/4vAqjzo to get ready for a night of pure Queen magic. 🎶✨

The first concert of the season is officially in the books, and what a crowd! 🎶✨

Thank you for spending your night with us and . Your energy makes the kickoff concert a night to remember.

Ready for round two? Join us next Thursday, July 16, as brings legendary Queen favorites to Irvine Regional Park in Orange. 👑🎤

Say “Bye, Bye, Bye” to a boring Thursday night! 🎶

Boy Band Review is taking over Irvine Regional Park in Orange on Thursday, July 23! It's the perfect reason to gather your favorite people for a Larger than Life night of nostalgic fun. Get ready to dance all night to the best songs ever. 🎤✨

“It’s not the size of the dragon in the fight, it’s the size of the fight of the dragon.” 🐉🌙

Join us this Friday, July 10 for a FREE showing of the live-action How to Train Your Dragon at Mason Regional Park in Irvine! Arrive early for dragon-sized fun, including character meet and greets, hands-on activities and more before the movie starts. Plus, enjoy delicious bites available for purchase.

The event is free with free parking beginning at 6 p.m.!

The soundtrack to your favorite summer memories is coming to Irvine! 🎤✨

Catch Flashback Heart Attack and opener as the OC Parks Summer Concert Series kicks off this Thursday, July 9 at Mason Regional Park. The event opens at 5 p.m. with live music starting at 6 p.m. From the first beat to the final encore, break out your best moves to the ultimate ‘80s classics. You can dance if you want to - everybody’s taking the chance!

Head to bit.ly/3RdYrlG for a preview of the fun!

Let freedom take flight and celebrate Fourth of July with a flock of red, white and blue!

🐦With feathers painted in red, white and blue, these fluttery friends can often be spotted at OC Parks throughout Orange County.

This vermilion flycatcher with its neon red feathers was photographed at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley. Vermilion flycatchers can be found in the southwestern United States all the way down to northern Chile.

White snowy egrets, like the one in the second photo, can often be found in Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve since they thrive in shallows of wetlands and marshes.

Western bluebirds show off brilliant, blue-colored wings and faces that are easy to see whether they’re perched high in trees or down below hunting for insects on the ground.

Be sure to keep an eye out for these flittering friends on your next visit at OC Parks.

✨Have a fun and safe holiday weekend!