Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jul 13-Jul 20, 2026)

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Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Jul 13-Jul 20, 2026)

Dear Greater Orange County:

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

Standout events this week (keep scrolling down for full details):

  • Wed 7/15: Join CSO OC in Santa Ana to protest and demand justice for all victims of ICE including Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero, both brutally murdered this past week.
  • Fri 7/17 - Sun 7/19: Attend one of the many Good Trouble Lives On actions all across Orange County this weekend. "Join us from July 17th – July 19th as we honor the legacy of John Lewis and carry the torch of the civil rights movement."

Coming up soon:

  • Hey, Costa Mesa – Mark your calendars for Tuesday July 21st at 6pm and join DeFlock OC at the city council meeting to tell mass surveillance companies to Get the FLOCK Out of Costa Mesa!

    Meet with other concerned members of the community, get prepped for the city council meeting and learn more about the DeFlock movement tonight (Tuesday) in Costa Mesa or this Thursday in Orange. See below for more details!

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

The @50501oc and @ocindivisible Rally for Democracy takes place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

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

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 13

Tustin

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights
  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition
  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let's show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they're not alone.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ TUESDAY, JUL 14

Orange

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

Costa Mesa

  • 6:45-9:00PM – 🟣 [Community] Flight School: DeFlock OC Community Training
  • 📍 Harbor Christian Church
  • 👥 Hosted by: Sunrise Movement OC
  • 📢 Focus: "Join our Flight School community training to learn more about ALPRs, what we’re doing to get them out of OC (starting in Costa Mesa), and how you can help. Please bring a device or notepad for writing a public comment. We will provide dinner and look forward to seeing you there!"
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, JUL 15

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability
  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy
  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 12-2PM – 🟢 [Weekly through Sep 16] Really Really Free Market
  • 📍 Langson Library at UCI, near Lot 2
  • 👥 Hosted by: Food Not Bombs Irvine
  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. 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!
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 6PM – 🔴 [Special] Stop ICE Murders Protest
  • 📍 Bristol & 1st St.
  • 👥 Hosted by: CSO OC
  • 📢 Focus: "Justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo! Justice for Joan Sebastian Guerrero who was murdered by ICE in front of his 3 year old daughter!"
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, JUL 16

Lake Forest

La Habra

Orange

  • 6:30–8:00 PM – 🟣 [Community] DeFlock OC Training & Info Session
  • 📍 Trinity Episcopal Church
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: "We will be hosting Sunrise OC who will present a community training about what FLOCK is and why we need to DE-FLOCK." Please RSVP at the link below.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ FRIDAY, JUL 17

Tustin

  • 📍 7:30-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop @ 17th St. & 55 Fwy (Meet at Mimi's)
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & 55 in Orange.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 📍 8-9:30AM: 🟢 [Weekly] Rally @ East Chapman Ave. & North Tustin St.
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy. Please note the location change – this event used to occur at Meats St. & N Tustin Ave.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 4:30-6:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Banner Drop
  • 📍 Heil Pedestrian Overpass
  • 👥 Hosted by: Visibility Brigade

Ladera Ranch

Ladera Ranch

  • 6:30 - 8:30 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Candlelight Vigil
  • 📍 Crown Valley & Antonio Pkwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition
  • 📢 Focus: Six years after the passing of Congressman Lewis, we're organizing an event in our community to carry the torch, continue the legacy of John Lewis, and pass it forward to future generations. Join us!
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 6:00 - 8:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Community Vigil: Justice For All Those Killed by Our Government
  • 📍 Memorial Park near Olive St. Mural
  • 👥 Hosted by: Sana Sana Santa Ana
  • 📢 Focus: "This is a community-building space. We ask guests to participate respectfully. We will be using this space to open a conversation about our current state and to process the weight of what we are witnessing. Bring candles, signs, art, and whatever else you'd like to contribute to the space."
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Brea

  • 7:00 - 8:30 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Lives On
  • 📍 Imperial Highway & State College Boulevard
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible CA 45
  • 📢 Focus: "Please join Indivisible CA 45 for a candlelight vigil on a national day of remembrance of the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Robert Lewis, and all that he stood for in human rights, voting rights, and to end discrimination. We will gather behind the 76 gas station on the southeast corner of the intersection to distribute candles and hear about John Lewis at 7:30 PM."
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Orange

  • 7:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Candlelight Vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
  • 📍 Orange Circle
  • 👥 Hosted by: Pueblo Unido, Comunidad Orange
  • 📢 Focus: "Please join us as we gather in remembrance of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and in solidarity with all immigrant families and communities affected by loss. Together, we will honor him in reflection, unity, and hope."
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SATURDAY, JUL 18

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally
  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd
  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest
  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)
  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance
  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Laguna Woods

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Lives On
  • 📍 El Toro Road & Paseo De Valencia
  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized
  • 📢 Focus: Six years after the passing of Congressman Lewis, we're organizing an event in our community to carry the torch, continue the legacy of John Lewis, and pass it forward to future generations. Join us!
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

San Clemente

  • 12:00 PM–1:30 PM – 🔴 [Special] Good Trouble Lives On
  • 📍 San Luis Rey & South El Camino Real
  • 👥 Hosted by: SJC Indivisible
  • 📢 Focus: "Join our Banner Blast visibility event!! It’s time to tell the world this is not okay and to encourage conversations about our voting rights by displaying our large banners on an overpass over the 5 Freeway. We already have the messages on large banners - YOUR VOICE MATTERS - VOTE, PROTECT OUR VOTING RIGHTS, but we need you. Bring yourself, some friends, a flag, and even a costume if you like. Come and enjoy the camaraderie of some wonderful people and our toe tapping music."
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, JUL 19

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rally at City Hall
  • 📍 Main and Yorktown
  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB
  • 📢 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

Irvine/Tustin

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly, locations vary] Rally for Democracy
  • 📍 Jamboree & Irvine Blvd.
  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible
  • 📢 Focus: End executive overreach. Uphold the Constitution.
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Protest Rally
  • 📍 Irvine City Hall
  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized. Attendance levels vary each week, but swing by to see if your neighbors are out!
  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

Irvine

  • 6:30 - 8:00 PM – 🔴 [Special] Candlelight Vigil to Honor Those Murdered by ICE
  • 📍 Corner of Alton and Culver
  • 👥 Hosted by: IUCC Advocates for Peace and Justice
  • 📢 Focus: Gather with your community members to remember and honor those who have been murdered by ICE. Please bring appropriate signs.

🗓️ MONDAY, JUL 20

Tustin

  • 7:30–10:00 AM – 🟢 [Weekly] Moral Mondays Banner Drop
  • 📍 17th and 55 Freeway (Meet at Mimi’s)
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy, release the Epstein files
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – 🟢 [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights
  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition
  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let's show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they're not alone.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information
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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. To carry us forward in the movement, there are many 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.
  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!
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