Orange County's premier multicultural event returns Saturday, October 14, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., to the Great Park. The Irvine Global Village Festival celebrates Irvine's diverse community — featuring cuisine from around the world and an expansive Global Marketplace — all hand-crafted from local Irvine businesses. The festival offers events and activities for all ages and additionally includes crafts, music, art, and exhibits.

The City of Irvine, in partnership with OCAPICA and Groundswell, will host a training for Irvine residents on How to be an Upstanding Irvine Resident. The training will take place Thursday, October 12, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Quail Hill Community Center.

The training, provided by OCAPICA, will teach audience members to address and de-escalate anti-Semitic, anti-Black, and anti-Asian racist situations through Right To Be's 5Ds of Bystander Intervention Methodology. Attendees will understand the positive impacts of the Bystander Intervention Methodology on community members.

The City of Irvine is accepting applications to fill two volunteer member-at-large vacancies on the Irvine Sports Committee. The committee is composed of representatives from Irvine’s youth sports organizations. It provides the City Council and the Community Services Commission with input and feedback on policies, programs, facilities, and the needs of the Irvine youth sports community.  

Now is the purr-fect time to make a life-saving difference for animals in need! Open your heart and home to a new feline companion during the Irvine Animal Care Center’s October Feline Fest.

Adoption fees for all cats and kittens are just $20 during the month of October! To view available cats and kittens, visit the Adopt a Pet page.

The City of Irvine has been selected for a 2023 Beacon Leadership & Innovation Award by the Institute for Local Government for the Cool Irvine program. It also received a Platinum Level “Spotlight” Award for efforts to reduce natural gas use as an agency by 38% over the past year.