Free Things To Do in OC

Beaches

The beaches are always free to the public and a very popular place for tourist and locals to visit. Huntington Beach is a popular beach among residents.

Hiking

Enjoying the outdoor is another inexpensive (FREE!) thing to do in Orange County. There are a number of great local trails in Orange County such as short trails Aliso & Woods Canyons and Fullerton Panorama Trail. The Newport Bay Mudflat area is also a great place to hike and check out some of the over 200 species of birds.

Movies

Not quite free, but for $1 a ticket, that's as close you can get to free in Orange County. Here are two $1 movie theatre locations in Orange County.

Malls

The malls can be a free thing to do as long as you keep your wallet with all the cash and credit cards at home. South Coast Mall and the Irvine Spectrum are popular places to people watch.

Orange County Malls

Museums

Orange County Museum of Art: Free admission to the museum the second Sunday of every month.

Parks

Orange County Farmer's Markets

Sunday Farmer's Markets in OC

Laguna Niguel
San Clemente
Newport Beach
Garden Grove
Irvine - The Great Park

Monday Farmer's Markets in OC

no farmers markets are open

Tuesday Farmer's Markets in OC

Downtown Brea
Downtown Huntington Beach
Irvine
Seal beach
Anaheim

Wednesday Farmer's Markets in OC

Fullerton
San Juan Capistrano
Tustin
Brea
Irvine

Thursday Farmer's Markets in OC

Downtown Anaheim
Costa Mesa
Orange
Orange Village
Fullerton

Friday Farmer's Markets in OC

Huntington Beach
Garden Grove
Laguna Hills
Anaheim
Santa Margarita

Saturday Farmer's Markets in OC

Buena Park
Yorba Linda
Corona del Mar
Dana Point
Irvine - University Town Center Across from UC Irvine
Laguna Beach
Costa Mesa
Old Towne Orange
Huntington Beach (two)