All events are subject to change. Please confirm with the event organizer before attending.
June Events at Pretend City Children’s Museum
World Oceans Week (June 8-12) • Flag Day (June 14) • Juneteenth (June 17) • Father's Day Celebration (June 18) • Ecology Week (June 22-26)
May Events at Pretend City
May the Fourth be With You (May 4), Celebrate Mother's Day (May 7), Dance Like a Chicken Day (May 14), Gilby the Gecko (May 21), and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
April Events at Pretend City Children’s Museum
Embracing Autism Month (April 1), Kidstock (April 4-15), Baby Steps: Babystock (April 10), Easter (April 16), Earth Day (April 22), Ramadan (April 23), Arbor Day (April 29), National Super Hero Celebration (April 30).
January Events at Pretend City
SELECTED DATES IN JANUARY: Join Pretend City for Pajama Party, Coco the Chameleon Live Reading, Tu B'Shevat Celebration, Bubble Bath Day, Lohri, MLK Day Celebration, Winnie the Pooh Day, National Puzzle Day, Kids Inventors Day and lots more.
Noon Year’s Eve at Pretend City
DECEMBER 31: Celebrate the new year at different times throughout the day as the sun travels across the different time zones! There will be a confetti countdown at four different times to celebrate the new year in Bangladesh, Dubai, Athens, and London! They will also have New Year’s activities and art for our little ones to enjoy!
Visit with Santa at Pretend City + Sensitive Santa Night
DECEMBER 8, 16, 17 & 22: Meet jolly Saint Nick, divulge your holiday wishes, and even take a photo with him! Family Autism Night & Sensitive Santa will be held on December 16.
Way to Play Day / Free Developmental Screenings at Pretend City Children’s Museum
DECEMBER 10: Join guides as they highlight how to make playtime in the museum more educational. Plus, free ASQ Developmental Check-ups and speech and language screenings.
December Events at Pretend City in Irvine
SELECT DAYS, DECEMBER 8-31, 2021: Join in on festive events and themed activities at Pretend City Children's Museum
Frankenstein Friday at Pretend City
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29: In honor of Mary Shelley’s classic fictional character, Frankenstein, Pretend City is celebrating this green giant with monstrously fun activities. Explore the variations of the color green in the art studio and make your own monster friends using recycled goods and natural materials. Included with admission.
OC Ghostbusters at Pretend City
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23: The Ghostbusters will be at Pretend City to handle all of the ghouls and goblins that try to impede on the fun. Enjoy a spooky good time with hands-on activities and photo ops. Included with museum admission.
Fourth of July Celebration at Pretend City
SATURDAY, JULY 3: Let freedom ring and celebration begin! March on in for some star spangled fun as we learn about our nation’s day of independence. Your little firecracker can create sparkling fireworks in the Art Studio and join in on a patriotic dance party.
June Events at Pretend City Children’s Museum
JUNE 9-30: YogaSix for Littles and Parents, Way to Play Day with free health screening, and Mommy Center Chat N' Play.
Celebrate Father’s Day at Pretend City
Keep the grills off and the bad ties at home because Pretend City has everything you need to celebrate the father figures in your little one’s life. Today honor dads and grandpas with engaging activities, special art projects, and Father’s Day fun!
Star Wars Weekend at Pretend City Children’s Museum
MAY 1-2: Join Pretend City for a spaced-out day of Star Wars activities as we celebrate May the Fourth Be With You! Discover the force at play in the Art Studio as guests combine science and art to create out-of-this-world designs using magnets and motion. Enjoy meet and greets from Stormtroopers from the 501st Legion. Train and use lightsaber skills in the Junior Jedi Academy. Dress in your best Star Wars outfit and receive $1 off admission.
Spring Break STEAM Fun at Pretend City
Spring break workshops with live instructor-led sessions to spark kids' creativity while also teaching problem-solving and critical thinking skills through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) activities. Kids will have so much fun creating, they don't even realize that they are learning.
Ghostbusters Day – Pretend City in Irvine
OCTOBER 24: The Ghostbusters will be in the neighborhood at Pretend City for some spooktacular activities.
STEAM-ville at Pretend City
STEAM-ville is coming to Pretend City! Children will have the unique opportunity to learn, discover and play through hands-on interactive experiments centered around STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
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