Orange County CA Actions This Week (Oct 12-Oct 19, 2026)

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Orange County CA Actions This Week (Oct 12-Oct 19, 2026)

Dear Greater Orange County:

Here are your opportunities to get out, make connections, and take action. This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented actions and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

What to note this week (more details below in the schedule):

  • Thurs 10/15: Hear directly from candidates at the nonpartisan Costa Mesa city council candidate forum.
  • Sat 10/17: Saturday is the big day — join your community members all across Orange County at No Kings: Vote Early! Participating cities in OC include:
    • 🕢 7:30 AM Tustin, 17th St. at the 55 Fwy (banner drop)
    • 🕤 9:30 AM Santa Ana, Bristol St. & MacArthur Blvd
    • 🕙 10:00 AM Huntington Beach, HB Pier
    • 🕙 10:00 AM La Habra, Beach Blvd & Imperial Hwy
    • 🕙 10:00 AM Laguna Niguel, Alicia Pkwy & Crown Valley Pkwy
    • 🕙 10:00 AM Newport Beach, PCH & Jamboree
    • 🕚 11:00 AM Aliso Viejo, Aliso Creek Rd & Enterprise
    • 🕚 11:00 AM Laguna Hills, El Toro Rd & Paseo De Valencia
    • 🕛 12:00 PM San Clemente, S. El Camino Real & San Luis Rey (banner drop)
    • 🕛 12:00 PM Seal Beach, PCH & Main
    • 🕜 1:30 PM Brea, Imperial Hwy & State College Blvd
    • 🕜 2:00 PM Huntington Beach, Heil 405 Pedestrian Overpass (banner drop)
    • 🕒 3:00 PM Irvine, Trabuco Center, 5701 Trabuco Rd
    • Find all No Kings events and more info at nokings.org
  • Sun 10/18: Need help figuring out all the propositions on your ballot? Grab your friends and head to the Untold Story Bookstore in Anaheim for a nonpartisan ballot party!
  • The @50501oc and @ocindivisible weekly Rally for Democracy will not be happening this Sunday, as volunteers are focusing efforts on the Saturday No Kings events.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating.

🟢 [Weekly] Recurring rally/protest
🔴 [Special] One-off rally/protest
🟣 [Community] Community-building event or gathering
🔵 [Public Comment] City council or school board meeting

🗓️ MONDAY, OCT 12

Tustin

  • 7:30–9:30 AM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop
  • 📍 17th and 55 Freeway (Meet at Mimi’s)
  • 👥 Organizer: Visibility Brigade OC
  • 📢 Details: Immigrant rights & advocacy, release the Epstein files

Brea

🗓️ TUESDAY, OCT 13

Irvine

  • 5:00 PM - 🔵 [Public Comment] Flock/ALPRs Out of Irvine at City Council Meeting
  • 📍 1 Civic Center Plaza or via Zoom
  • 👥 Organizer: Community-organized with DeFlock OC
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: "We demand a town hall that does not include the Police Department, nor Flock nor other ALPR company representatives, just city council members, the Mayor & we, the people."
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – 🟢 [Weekly] When We Unite We Win
  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman
  • 👥 Organizer: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: Immigrant rights
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Garden Grove

  • 6:30 PM - 🔵 [Public Comment] Stop GKN's Reopening And Expansion
  • 📍 11300 Stanford Ave
  • 👥 Hosted by: A number of community organizations, including PYMLAOCIE, Harbor Institute, VietRiseOC, and OC PSL
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: "Pack the Garden Grove city council meeting to demand accountability on GKN Aerospace’s reckless operations! The City of Garden Grove has allowed GKN, the company responsible for the Garden Grove chemical crisis and facilitator in the F-35 supply chain of genocide, to begin returning to full operations last week despite GKN’s longstanding history of negligence. On top of this, the city is allowing GKN’s Garden Grove facility to continue its expansion to double its F-35 transparency canopy production, creating 170 more dangerous jobs in Garden Grove." Show up early to sign up for public comment.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine (UCI)

  • 7:00PM – 🟣 [Community] Defend Migrants Alliance UCI Open Meeting
  • 📍 HICF 100M
  • 👥 Organizer: Defend Migrants Alliance OC
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: "Join all our organizations at UCI part of the DMA to discuss the issues our migrant community is facing from here at UCI to Adelanto detention center, to back in our homelands. With the attacks on our migrant communities escalating, it is more important than ever to come together as a community and strategize what we can do to continue to fight back against the root causes and organize alongside the migrant community for genuine change!"
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, OCT 14

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability (Meet the Candidates: Maryann Verghese, RSM City Council District 4 Write-In Candidate)
  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy
  • 👥 Organizer: SouthOC4Democracy
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: Defend democracy & voting rights. Special guest for Oct 14: Maryann Verghese, RSM City Council District 4 Write-In Candidate
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 6:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Justice for Florentino Lopez
  • 📍 60 Civic Center Plaza
  • 👥 Organizer: CSO Orange County
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: "Join us next Wednesday October 14th at 6 PM in front of Santa Ana Police Department to protest the extreme brutality against Florentino Lopez! We demand that the officers responsible be fired immediately! Florentino was complying with officers when he was suddenly tackled and struck multiple times in the head and body. He faces severe injuries and was charged despite being the victim of this attack. This belongs to a pattern of racist police brutality and it must be stopped! Justice for Florentino Lopez!"
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, OCT 15

Lake Forest

La Habra

Costa Mesa

  • 6:00–8:00 PM – 🟣 [Community] Costa Mesa City Council Candidates Forum
  • 📍 Norma Hertzog Community Center
  • 👥 Organizer: Resilience OC
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: "Join us for the Costa Mesa City Council Candidates Forum and hear directly from candidates running for Mayor and City Council Districts 3, 4, and 5. This is a chance for Costa Mesa residents to learn lore about people running to represent the city, hear where they stand on issues that matter to our communities, and better understand the role City Council plays in our everyday lives."
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ FRIDAY, OCT 16

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi's)
  • 👥 Organizer: Visibility Brigade OC
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: Immigrant rights & advocacy

Irvine

  • 4:00-5:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Get-Out-The-Vote Rally
  • 📍 Culver Dr & Harvard Ave
  • 👥 Organizer: Seniors for Social & Racial Justice of Irvine CA
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: "Bring your signs and your energy. The countdown begins. The rally is just 19 days before Election Day! Open to members of the Irvine community, especially UCI, IVC and Concordia students. Vote. Rally. 2026!"

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop
  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass (over the 405)
  • 👥 Organizer: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, OCT 17

No Kings: Vote Early!

  • 🕢 7:30 AM Tustin, 17th St. at the 55 Fwy (banner drop)
  • 🕤 9:30 AM Santa Ana, Bristol St. & MacArthur Blvd
  • 🕙 10:00 AM Huntington Beach, HB Pier
  • 🕙 10:00 AM La Habra, Beach Blvd & Imperial Hwy
  • 🕙 10:00 AM Laguna Niguel, Alicia Pkwy & Crown Valley Pkwy
  • 🕙 10:00 AM Newport Beach, PCH & Jamboree
  • 🕚 11:00 AM Aliso Viejo, Aliso Creek Rd & Enterprise
  • 🕚 11:00 AM Laguna Hills, El Toro Rd & Paseo De Valencia
  • 🕛 12:00 PM San Clemente, S. El Camino Real & San Luis Rey (banner drop)
  • 🕛 12:00 PM Seal Beach, PCH & Main
  • 🕜 1:30 PM Brea, Imperial Hwy & State College Blvd
  • 🕜 2:00 PM Huntington Beach, Heil 405 Pedestrian Overpass (banner drop)
  • 🕒 3:00 PM Irvine, Trabuco Center, 5701 Trabuco Rd
  • Find all No Kings events and more info at nokings.org

🗓️ SUNDAY, OCT 18

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall
  • 📍 Main and Yorktown
  • 👥 Organizer: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: 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

Anaheim

  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – 🟣 [Community] Nonpartisan Ballot Party
  • 📍 The Untold Story Bookstore
  • 👥 Organizer: The Untold Story Bookstore
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: "Need help breaking down the 2026 ballot? Join us Sunday, October 18th from 1-3pm for a free nonpartisan break down of each proposition. Invite family and friends and prepare for the Nov. 3, 2026 election."
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally
  • 📍 Irvine City Hall
  • 👥 Organizer: Community-organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but there are a number of dedicated folks who show up regularly – swing by to see if your neighbors are out this week!
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: Rally to defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, OCT 19

Tustin

  • 7:30–9:30 AM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop
  • 📍 17th and 55 Freeway (Meet at Mimi’s)
  • 👥 Organizer: Visibility Brigade OC
  • 📢 Details/Messaging: Immigrant rights & advocacy, release the Epstein files

Brea

Help Support Our Neighbors in Costa Mesa

Every month, our friends at Costa Mesa Mutual Aid (CMMA) deliver essential supplies directly to families affected by immigration raids and in need of support. The most-requested items include:

  • Basic essentials: Toilet paper, paper towels, baby wipes, shampoo, disinfecting wipes, floor cleaner (Pine Sol or Fabuloso), trash bags, dish soap, bleach, lotion, razors
  • Food: Cooking oil (veg/corn/olive), canned tuna & chicken, aluminum foil, instant coffee (regular & decaf), vinegar, kids snacks

These supplies can be dropped off at 3100 Pullman St. in the bin labeled "CMMA Donations" on the side of the building with metal warehouse doors.

Alternatively, make a monetary donation directly at the link below to fund CMMA's special discounted bulk purchases of rice, beans, eggs, produce, and bread.

Donate now

Join the Community!

50501 Movement Orange County and the OC Indivisible Coalition are all-volunteer, grassroots partners. We are committed to coalition-building and peaceful protest, and are not affiliated with a political party. We welcome community members to join us and participate in food drives, art, organizing, and much more.

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