Greater OC Protests This Week (Jan 26-Feb 1, 2026)
Dear Greater Orange County:
Here are your opportunities this week to get out, make connections, and start taking action!
Of particular note is the NATIONAL SHUTDOWN on Friday January 30 - Stand with Minnesota! No work, no school, no shopping. Participate if you are able.
We have expanded this weekly roundup beyond protests and city council/school board meetings to include more community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives. Did we miss anything? Hit reply and let us know. ✌️
The below was updated Thurs. Jan 29 at 1PM PT.
🗓️ MONDAY, JAN 26
All Over Orange County
- Ongoing Daily – ICE Neighborhood Watch
📍 Everywhere
👥 Hosted by: You – Join or start your local community defense hub at Home Depot.
📢 Message: ICE Out of Orange County. Keep our neighbors safe!
Tustin
- 8:00–10:00 AM – [Weekly] Moral Mondays Banner Drop
📍 17th and 55 Freeway (Meet at Mimi’s)
👥 Hosted by: Community organized
📢 Message: Immigrant rights & advocacy, release the Epstein files
Brea
- 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally
📍 Imperial Hwy & State College Blvd
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible CA 45
📢 Message: Immigrant rights & democracy
Cypress
- 5:30PM – City Council Meeting
📍 Cypress City Hall
👥 Hosted by: Community organized
📢 Message: Arrive prepared to submit a speaker card in support of item 15 condemning ICE.
🗓️ TUESDAY, JAN 27
Irvine
- 2-4PM – [Weekly through March 20] Really Really Free Market
📍 Langson Library at UCI near Lot 2
👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine
📢 Message: Community-focused event; all are welcome and everything is free, no questions asked, no strings attached. Bring books, games, art, clothing, household items, non-perishable food, or just yourself!
Orange
- 5-6:30PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win
📍 Glassell x Chapman
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
📢 Message: Immigrant rights
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JAN 28
Mission Viejo
- 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability
📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy
👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy
📢 Message: Defend democracy & voting rights.
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
Santa Ana
- 6:00 PM – DTSA Anti-ICE Protest
📍 Main & 4th
👥 Hosted by: Community organized
📢 Message: Anti-ICE. Bring flags and signs.
Rancho Santa Margarita
- 6:30-8:00 PM – Rally & Vigil “ABOLISH ICE IN OUR CITIES”
📍 RSM City Hall
👥 Hosted by: Community organized
📢 Message: Protest ICE in our cities and hold a candlelight vigil to honor those recently shot and killed at the hands of ICE. Bring your signs and candles.
🗓️ THURSDAY, JAN 29
Irvine
- 3:00–5:00 PM – Weekly: Abolish ICE & End the Occupation Banner Drop
📍 Almond Tree Ln & Michelson Dr
👥 Hosted by: OC Banner Drop for Pali
📢 Message: Banner drop for Palestine; abolish ICE. Masks strongly recommended for safety & health
Lake Forest
- 4:00–6:00PM – Weekly “Stand Up for Our Rights” Rally
📍 El Toro Rd & Trabuco Rd
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Lake Forest
📢 Message: Immigrant justice & civil rights
La Habra
- 5:00–6:30 PM – Weekly “Save Democracy” Protest
📍 Imperial Hwy & S. Beach Blvd
👥 Hosted by: Indivisible La Habra
📢 Message: Protect voting rights in Orange County
🗓️ FRIDAY, JAN 30
Villa Park
- 8:00–9:30 AM – [Weekly] No Hate, No Fear! Immigrants Are Welcome Here
📍 Villa Park Rd x N Wanda Rd
👥 Hosted by: Voices of Villa Park
📢 Message: Immigrant rights & advocacy
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Santa Ana
- 2:00–4:00 PM – ICE Out! Stand With Minnesota!
📍 Sasscer Park
👥 Hosted by: OC PSL
📢 Message: “We support the call from Minnesota-based Somali and other student organizations — on Friday, January 30, join the national day of action to say ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE!”
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
San Juan Capistrano
- 2:30–4:00 PM – Ice Out for Good
📍 Del Obispo & Camino Capistrano
👥 Hosted by: Democratic Women of South OC
📢 Message: Join us in the streets for a peaceful protest to demand an end to deportation terror. Stand with your neighbors. Protect immigrant families.
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Garden Grove
- 4:00 PM – Abolish ICE March & Rally
📍 12732 Main St (Clock Tower in Downtown Garden Grove)
👥 Hosted by: VietRise OC and coalition partners
📢 Message: “From Minnesota to Orange County, Garden Grove students, organizers, and OC elected leaders are here to defend our immigrant communities!”
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Ladera Ranch
- 5:00–6:30 PM – Stand in Solidarity with MN
📍 Antonio Pkwy & Crown Valley Pkwy
👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition
📢 Message: Stand up for our fellow Americans in Minnesota; demand ICE out for good!
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Santa Ana
- 6:00 PM – Vigil & Remembrance “Orange County United in Light”
📍 Old Orange County Courthouse, 211 W Santa Ana Blvd
👥 Hosted by: Wound Walk OC
📢 Message: “Join the medical community of Orange County united in light this Friday night as we remember Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who devoted his life to helping others.”
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
🗓️ SATURDAY, JAN 31
Newport Beach
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Weekly “Defend Democracy” Protest
📍 PCH & Jamboree
👥 Hosted by: Newport Indivisible
📢 Message: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Santa Ana
- 10:30 - 12:30 PM – Weekly Protest Rally
📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd
👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy
Aliso Viejo
- 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – Weekly “Defend Democracy” Protest
📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)
👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance
📢 Message: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, boycott Tesla
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Huntington Beach
- 2:30 - 4:30 PM – No MAGA. No ICE. No FASCISM. Peaceful Community Protest
📍 HB Pier
👥 Hosted by: Black Lives Matter Huntington Beach
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Long Beach
- 7:00 PM – In Defense of Democracy & Remembrance of Alex Pretti
📍 Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center
👥 Hosted by: OC Vets for Change
📢 Message: Uphold our democracy; honor the memory of Alex Pretti and all victims of ICE
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
🗓️ SUNDAY, FEB 1
Fullerton
- 12:00–2:00 PM – Weekly: Abolish ICE & End the Occupation Banner Drop
📍 Over the 57 Freeway (Deerpark Dr. & Yorba Linda Blvd)
👥 Hosted by: OC Banner Drop for Pali
📢 Focus: Banner drop for Palestine; abolish ICE. Masks strongly recommended for safety & health
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Huntington Beach
- 1:00–2:30 PM – Weekly Protest Against #47
📍 Huntington Beach City Hall
👥 Hosted by: HB 4 Democracy
📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Costa Mesa
- 2:00–4:00 PM – Weekly Rally for Democracy (location varies)
📍 2300 Harbor
🚗 Parking info: Do NOT park at Costa Mesa Harbor Center! They have threatened to tow protester vehicles. If you can, take a Lyft, ride your bike, or use public transportation (Costa Mesa residents can use the Ride Circuit app). If you must drive, park at the old “At Home” lot at 2200 Harbor Blvd. In order to park, patronize an adjoining business upon arrival. We suggest a pastry or juice!
👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible
📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.
🤝 Mutual Aid: There will be no food drive collection on-site. Please take your items before or after the protest to the Ikea, just 3 miles north! 1475 S Coast Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Drop off in store near the exit, in the marked, house-shaped donation box.
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
Costa Mesa
- Every 1st Sunday 3:00–5:00 PM – Free Community Meal Share
📍 Lions Park (between library & community center)
👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Costa Mesa
📢 Focus: Mutual aid and community connection. Arrive at 2pm if you’d like to volunteer.
🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring food to share. You may also bring gently used clothing for the community clothing rack (please take home anything left at the end)
🔗 Link: Click here for more information
2026 Direction Survey Results & Volunteer Info
After the Pol.is survey concluded at the end of November, those results left us with a solid sense of the direction in which volunteers and participants want the movement to take. This includes:
- continuing our mutual aid work
- supporting the actions of other groups doing things like banner drops, ICE watch, attending city council meetings, boycotts, etc
- building local community
- participating in civic engagement and local politics
There were a variety of competing ideas about whether we should continue protesting and, if so, how often and where. We compiled these open questions and posed them to our active volunteers in a follow-up poll. The results of that poll follow:
Folks want to protest just twice a month, and meet every Sunday for some sort of activity. They want to meet at rotating locations that include cities other than Irvine, and they overwhelmingly do not want to pay for permits. A majority of folks think our theme should be “Rally for Democracy” every week that we do protest.
As a result, we will be moving to holding protests on every 1st and 3rd Sunday, and hosting community-building activities on every 2nd and 4th Sunday, all taking place at varying locations throughout Orange County. For months with 5 Sundays (Mar, May, Aug, Nov) we will play it by ear. Keep an eye on this space and on social media for updates.
View the original data & tallies here; complex multiple-choice questions were analyzed via both ranked choice voting & weighted response. In each case the results were the same for both methods.
Now what? We need your help!
To carry us forward in the movement using these survey results, there are jobs that need active owners!
Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.
Location Scouts: Research and propose locations for protest or activity for a given week.
Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.
Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.
More volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability! Get started here: 50501oc.com/volunteer