Recreation

The City will honor the men, women and children who lost their lives and the heroes who responded to the catastrophic events on 9/11.

The Patriot Day gathering is from 10:30 am to noon Sunday, September 11 at Applegate Park located between Orange County Fire Authority Station 31 and Florence Joyner Park on Olympiad. 

Residents will have the chance to pen remembrance messages in reflection of this day and participate in a candle lighting ceremony.   

The City-sponsored Kids Factory program is expanding to accommodate more family requests for childcare programming at elementary schools throughout the year.

Get ready for a fall season of fun when the City's Movie in the Park series kicks off this month.

First up is the screening of the animated "The Bad Guys" on Saturday, September 24 at Napoli at 27682 Napoli Way. Then on Saturday, October 8, families will enjoy "Raya and the Last Dragon" at Cordova Park, 26931 El Retiro. Things will get a little spooky with "Beetlejuice" on October 29 at Cordova Park, 26931 El Retiro.

Join us for the City's first Park(ing) Day installation. The event will include arts and crafts, interactive games, a bounce house and live music. On this day, people across the world temporarily repurpose street parking spaces and convert them to tiny parks and places for art, play, and activism. For more information, visit myparkingday.org.

The newly renovated Montanoso will reopen to the public on Friday, September 2 at 5:30 am. 

Montanoso has been undergoing renovations since March. Since then, the entire facility received a fresh, modern look along with many amenity updates including new rentable spaces. 

The City will honor the men, women and children who lost their lives and the heroes who responded to the catastrophic events on 9/11. The community will have the opportunity to write remembrance messages in reflection of this day and participate in a candle lighting ceremony.  The gathering will be held from 10:30 am to Noon at Applegate Park, located between OCFA Fire Station 31 and Florence Joyner Park. All are welcome and encouraged to bring chairs and picnic blankets for this simple and reflective ceremony, parking will be limited.

The City of Mission Viejo is offering an array of after-school enrichment classes that are educational and fun. 

Classes include reading and math development, after-school sewing, engineering and robotics as well as a STEM lab.

Check out these classes and more beginning on page 9 of the fall edition of Mission Viejo Life at https://cityofmissionviejo.org/register.

Join us for a free dance lesson at the North Paseo.  A certified instructor from the Norman P.

The fall edition of Mission Viejo Life is now online - offering a plethora of information about resources for seniors, library events, sports, recreation and fitness as well as classes for the young and young at heart.

Spanning the next few months, the recreation brochure features details about exciting fall events including Movies in the Park, Walk Against Drugs, Pumpkin Diving and much more. Inside the pages are programs offering something for everyone: sports, dance, education, fitness and more. 

Put on your dancing boots and join us for a fun and free beginner line dancing class offered by instructor Carrie Wojo. Learn step-by-step choreography and get a workout at the same time. This class is for anyone who loves to dance, whether your experienced or new to the dance floor. View more events at the North Paseo at https://envisionmv.com.