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🎃Scarecrow Festival is just around the corner!🌾

📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 2–6 p.m. 📍 Lions Park Event Lawn

Trick-or-treat stations, costume parade, scarecrow contest, live music and more—all FREE! 🎉

We hope to see you there.😊🍂

#ScarecrowFestival #CostaMesa #Fall #OrangeCounty taken in Costa Mesa, California by @cm_recreation

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Costa Mesa resident Ramon Guzman was recently awarded a City of Costa Mesa Arts Grant to create a public art installation celebrating Hispanic heritage and the many contributions of the Hispanic community to our city. ✨

Our Mayor, City Council members, City Manager, Arts Commissioners, city staff, and members of the community joined us in celebrating Ramon and his inspiring installation. 🖼️

This beautiful piece is more than art—it’s a celebration of culture, creativity, heritage, and the people who help make Costa Mesa such a vibrant and welcoming community. 🫶

Be sure to stop by the Lions Park Event Lawn to see Ramon’s installation, on display through Oct. 15 in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month!😊

#CostaMesa #HispanicHeritageMonth #PublicArt #CostaMazing taken in Lions Park by @cm_recreation

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Join Freddy and the gang at the Teen Scream Movie Night! Spaces limited. Sign up today! 🎃👻

📅 Oct 23 | 🕒 6–9:30pm
🏫 Downtown Rec Center | 👤 Grades 7-12
💲 FREE
✨ What’s waiting for you:
🕷️ Haunted Maze
🎲 Creepy Games & Activities
🍔 Food & Treats
🎥 Special Screening: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 by @cm_recreation

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The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for Costa Mesa beginning today, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. and continuing through Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. ☀️

Extreme heat can increase the risk of serious conditions such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which can be life-threatening. Please take precautions to protect yourself, your family, neighbors and pets.

💧 Drink plenty of water and don’t wait until you are thirsty. 👕 Wear light, loose-fitting clothing. 🧢 Stay out of direct sunlight when possible; wear a hat and use sunscreen when outdoors. 🏠 Stay cool indoors and use air conditioning when available. 🏘️ Check on neighbors, family members and those who may be more vulnerable to the heat. 🚗 Never leave children or pets unattended in a vehicle.
🧊 Cooling Center Information

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will open as a Cooling Center on:
📅 Saturday, Oct. 3 & Sunday, Oct. 4 ⏰ 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

🐾 Pets will be allowed at the Senior Center only on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 while it is operating as a Cooling Center.

Owners must accompany their pets and monitor them at all times. Crates will also be available.

For questions about additional pet rules and policies, please speak with Senior Center staff.

Additionally, the Senior Center is open during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is available for residents to come indoors and get out of the heat. Both the Donald Dungan Library and Mesa Verde Library are also open during regular business hours, as is the Downtown Recreation Center. All locations are air-conditioned and available for residents to use.

If you must be outside, limit strenuous activity during the hottest hours, take frequent breaks, and stay hydrated.
Please stay cool, stay hydrated and look out for one another during this extreme heat event.☀️

#CostaMesa #OrangeCounty #ExtremeHeatWarning taken in Costa Mesa Senior Conference Center by @cm_recreation

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🐝 Did you know California is home to approximately 1,600 native bee species? And did you know some of them forage and nest right here at Fairview Park?

Fly on over to Fairview Park on Saturday, October 24, for a native bee talk and walk! 🐝

Dr. Tanya Hoerer, professor of Organismal Biology and Marine Science, has been researching native bees at Fairview Park for the past couple of years. She will lead the walk and share the work she and her students have conducted.

Learn about the diversity of our native bee species and their important role in the ecosystem! 🌎

🔗 Registration is required. Please visit bit.ly/fvpbees to register. taken in Fairview Nature Park by @cm_recreation

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Mark your calendars! Swipe through to view the flyers for some of our upcoming community events in October. We hope to see you there!😊

Scarecrow Festival
🗓 Oct. 10 | 🕙 2-6 p.m.
📍Lions Park Event Lawn

Fire Department Open House
🗓 Oct. 10 | 🕙 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
📍Fire Station 4 (2300 Placentia)

Repair Cafe
🗓 Oct. 17 | 🕐 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
📍Balearic Community Center

BarktoberFest
🗓 Oct. 17 | 🕙11 a.m.-2 p.m.
📍 TeWinkle Park

Spooks and Spirits Dance Party
🗓 Oct. 23 | 🕐 5:30-9 p.m.
📍Norma Hertzog Community Center

Teen Scream Movie Night
🗓 Oct. 23 | 🕐 6-9:30 p.m.
📍Downtown Recreation Center by @cm_recreation

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4 days ago

Celebrating 40 years of Segerstrom—and its lasting impact on Costa Mesa.✨

This Hispanic Heritage Month, Segerstrom Center for the Arts continues its legacy with multi-Grammy Award winner Arturo O’Farrill, the Center’s inaugural Artist in Residence, who will curate Hispanic programming celebrating the stories, sounds, culture, and community that connects us.🫶

Explore the 2026–27 season at SCFTA.org 🎭

40 Years. A World of Cultures. A Stage for All in Costa Mesa.🤍

#SegerstromCenterForTheArts #CostaMesa #OrangeCounty #HHM taken in Segerstrom Center for the Arts by @cm_recreation

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Add a splash of color to your child’s world! Register for the L.E.A.P. Program at www.cmclassesonline.com! taken in Balearic Community Center by @cm_recreation

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It’s showtime for Freddy and the gang at the Teen Scream Movie Night! Spaces limited. Sign up today! 🎃👻

📅 Friday, October 23 | 🕒 6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
🏫 Downtown Recreation Center | 👤 Grades 7-12
💲 FREE

✨ What’s waiting for you:
🕷️ Haunted Maze
🎲 Creepy Games & Activities
🍔 Food & Treats
🎥 Special Screening: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2

➡️ Register Here: www.cmclassesonline.com taken in Costa Mesa Downtown Recreation Center by @cm_recreation

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Join us for the Ketchum-Libolt Park Ribbon Cutting as we celebrate the park’s newly completed renovations.🛝🌳

📍 2150 Maple Street 🗓️ Oct. 12 🕒 3 p.m.

We hope to see you there!😊

#KetchumLiboltPark #ParkRenovation #CostaMesa #OrangeCounty taken in Ketchum Libolt Park by @cm_recreation

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2026 ARTventure “People’s Choice Award” winner Kingsley Aarons is a multidisciplinary Orange County artist whose work bridges the tactile and the digital with striking precision. With roots in graphic design and a foundation in traditional painting, he creates bold, hand-crafted compositions that merge opposing forces and explores the shifting boundaries of perception and reality, embracing contradiction to uncover a new visual language.

His award winning entry, “Mrs. Smith,” uses layered imagery to blur the lines between architecture, memory and identity. The end result reflects Kingsley’s ongoing interest in perception, contradiction and the way beauty can emerge from tension, distortion and layered experience. Obviously it made an impression on other attendees at this year’s ARTventure opening event as well, earning the most votes from the public to secure it as this year’s “People’s Choice Award” winner.

To learn more about Costa Mesa's ARTventure juried exhibition and other “City Of The Arts” programs visit ARTventurecm.com taken in Costa Mesa, California by @cm_recreation

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🎃🌾 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🌾🎃

Only 3 DAYS LEFT to enter the City of Costa Mesa’s Scarecrow Contest!

Got a creative idea for the ultimate scarecrow? Whether it’s spooky, silly, crafty, or totally out-of-the-box, we want to see what you come up with! 🤠🌻

🏆 Contest Categories:
🎃 Best Overall
🛠️ Craftsmanship
🐦 Scare the Crows
😂 Funniest

📅 Registration closes Monday, September 28!

Don’t let your scarecrow get left in the field! 🌾😉 Gather your crew, get creative, and submit your entry before time runs out!

📍 Winners will be announced at the Scarecrow Festival
🗓️ Saturday, October 10 | 2:00–6:00 PM
📍 Lions Park Event Lawn

👉 Register now and start building!

#CostaMesa #ScarecrowFestival #ScarecrowContest #CityOfCostaMesa #CostaMesaParks #FallInCostaMesa #FallFun #CommunityEvents #FamilyFun taken in Costa Mesa Community Center by @cm_recreation

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