Free in OC – Things to do in and around Orange County

If you are looking for something to do with your family that is FREE and absolutely fun, look no further! The Aquarium of the Pacific is hosting Shark Lagoon Nights, every Friday night, from 6pm to 9pm.

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The Great Park Balloon is the Orange County Great Park’s first major attraction. With the ability to hold up to 25 to 30 visitors and soar up to 400 feet above the surrounding landscape, passengers can watch the Great Park’s development unfold as construction activity increases.

Passengers will soar between 250-400 feet above the surrounding landscape, enjoying a bird’s eye view of the retired air station’s transformation into the first great metropolitan park of the 21st Century.

The balloon flights are free!  For more information, visit their website at: www.greatparkballoon.org

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Play free on your birthday at Boomers

Get a  free pass to Boomers in Fountain Valley or Irvine on your birthday.

You get a four-hour unlimited play pass on your big day. Just bring ID proving it’s really your birthday.

Click here for the free birthday play information from Boomers

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Green Port Fest is the Port of Long Beach’s annual open house. It’s a chance to educate the community about the port’s vital role in the economy and ground-breaking environmental programs.

There will be more than 70 booths and exhibits, children’s activities, entertainment, food, boat and rail tours and much more. The best part is that the Fest is FREE!

Some of the activities featured at the festival will be a children’s playground with face painting, eyes under the sea - spotlighting underwater robots, big machines-checking out the yard hostlers that move the heavy containers under the sea and what lives in the harbor spotlighting the wildlife that calls the Port of Long Beach home.

The Long Beach Green Port Fest will be held on Saturday, October 3rd from 1oAM to 3PM. Green Port Fest is held at the Port Administration Building, but there is no on-site parking. Instead, park at the Long Beach Convention Center and hop on one of the free shuttles.

For more information and directions, visit http://www.polb.com/community/portfest/default.asp

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Chapman University’s FREE family-friendly summer outdoor concert series will be held on Friday, August 14th and Friday, August 21st.

The concerts will begin at 6pm & will be taking place on the Wells Fargo Stage in front of the Leatherby Libraries in the center of the campus. The concert and parking are both FREE and they will also be handing out free lemonade, popcorn & coffee!

So grab your blankets, bring some lawn chairs, & you are welcome to bring a picnic dinner (please no BBQ grills though!). The campus will open for picnicking at 5pm & the show will start at 6pm!

For more information, visit www.chapman.edu/summerconcerts/

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Celebrate your birthday with a FREE visit to SPEEDZONE, in the City of Industry off of the 60 freeway.

Visit their website and print out a copy of the birthday promotional page along with proof of birth date to redeem this offer.

FREE visit is a 4 HOUR unlimited play pass or equivalent.
CODE: 6006BDAY Offer. This offer in not available online.

Including: Racing, video games and miniature golf.

For more information, visit www.speedzone.com/losangeles/promo.html

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Family Films in the Park begin on Friday, June 26th and run every Friday night for 5 weeks.

Bring your blankets and low-back beach chairs to the amphitheater in Brea for a family night of fun. Families are welcome to arrive early and bring a picnic dinner, and the kids can play on the nearby playground before the film starts. Brea Baptist Church sponsors a free raffle with fun prizes for kids up to age 12 during the intermission and provides popcorn, candy, sodas, and snacks for sale. Concession sales by Brea Baptist Church are generously donated to the City of Brea to help make this event possible.

Movies start at 8 pm or dusk
Admission and parking are free
Contact (714) 990-7177 or triniteem@cityofbrea.net

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Orange Julius locations are hosting “Free Light  Smoothie Day” on June 19th.  They have three great new flavors, Tropical Sunlight, Berry-Pom Twilight and Strawberry Delight.

A coupon is required and can be downloaded at www.orangejulius.com/sec_freeSmoothie.html

If you want a “reminder”,  follow us on Twitter @FreeInOC

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The Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda is offering free admission on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th.

Want to walk through a real presidential helicopter? This is the helicopter that President Richard Nixon boarded when he left the White House for the last time, travelling to Andrews AFB, en route to his home at San Clemente.

You can also see a presidential limousine that Nixon brought to China with him.

Those are only a few of the attractions at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda.

If you haven’t been for a long time, things have changed a great deal at this historic site.

And on Memorial Day, May 25, you can see it for free. Normally admission is $10 for adults, kids 7-11 are $3.75, 6 and under free. Seniors and military with ID get in for $7 and students are $6.

Also on Memorial Day, the 80-piece Placentia Symphonic Band will perform for free at 2 p.m. in the White House East Room.

For more information, visit their website at:  www.nixonlibraryfoundation.org

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