Location: Irvine
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Top 9 Budget-friendly Things to do in Irvine, California (CA)
Irvine (/ˈɜːrvaɪn/ UR-vyn) is a master-planned city in Orange County, California, United States. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km) city had a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census; in 2016 the city's population was 258,386.
Restaurants in Irvine
1. Puzzle Workshop Escape Room
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 35 reviews
An escape room presents a unique challenge: escape from the room within 60 minutes! To succeed, you will need to use your intelligence, imagination, and creativity.
Reviewed By fairgirl59 - Imperial Beach, United States
This is the nicest escape room I've done. Their website is so intuitive and easy to book reservations. All the themed (four) rooms show up for the day with the available times. There is a very clean restroom in the lobby that you can use just before your hour challenge! The staff is friendly and enthusiastic. You can receive hints w/o subtracting time. We did CSI - Hollywood. There were definitely some challenging puzzles, however, we made it through with seconds to spare. We were a group of three.
2. Irvine Spectrum Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,185 reviews
Irvine Spectrum Center is one of Southern California's most popular shopping, dining and entertainment lifestyle destinations. The center features Nordstrom and Target, along with more than 130 stores, restaurants and entertainment venues, including Improv Comedy Club and Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21 IMAX & RPX.
Reviewed By rdsw - Grand Rapids, United States
This place has it all! It is the most beautiful outdoor mall, with fountains, lights, greenery. Great shopping and plenty of restaurants are available. A large movie theater, outdoor screen, Ferris wheel, and other entertainment are located here. Our family especially loves coming here at night at Christmas time.
3. The Irvine Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
With the acquisition of The Irvine Museum Collection in 2016 and the addition of The Buck Collection in 2017, the University of California, Irvine has become home to a significant collection of California art ranging from 19th-century California Impressionism and plein air to Post-War Contemporary. To take full advantage of these assets and bridge the campus and regional community, the university founded the UCI Institute and Museum of California Art (IMCA) in 2018, with plans to construct a new museum on campus within the next few years.
Reviewed By citronjimmerz - Irvine, United States
What I learned from the speakers at tonight’s opening of their new exhibit. That during the earliest exploration of the American West, artists were included to record scenes of the discoveries. No cameras existed at the time. Even later with photography, artists were still included to record color, only black and white film or plates then. Without their contributions people could easily say that these places did not exist. With the donation of all the Irvine Museum’s works of art to UCI, the new name is now The Institute and Museum of California Art. UCI IMCA for all future references. As members we are invited to several of the openings each year. We run into old friends, make new ones, meet and chat with artists who attend, and at times meet owners of paintings on loan from Private Collections. People watching is great here, the art is spectacular, and the food is truly delicious bites of tuna, lamb, chicken sausage, with desserts of chocolate, strawberry cheesecake and several others. Sparkling wine, white wine and sparking water were served as well. The paintings in this show are mostly landscapes and colorful seascapes, from the Irvine Museum and Buck Collections.
4. San Joaquin Wildlife Santuary
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 81 reviews
Reviewed By MhzGal - Irvine, United States
This is a largely unimproved area near the original Irvine Ranch Water District location Irvine that can be hard to find. On site is the Audubon Society, which has a small, informative exhibit on, you guessed it, local birds. This is an interesting stop for all ages. The reserve is a serene, long, loopy walk during which you may see many species of birds, both local and migrating. However, you may also see very few birds, as this is a natural preserve rather than a zoo. I find that just the walk is a quiet, soothing, lovely place to jar get away from the hustle and bustle of urban life. I kind hate to talk about it, because I’d like to keep it a well known local secret.
5. Edwards Westpark 8 Cinema
6. Tanaka Farms
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 525 reviews
Reviewed By triciak975
We went to the Drive-Thru pumpkin patch in October. Our tickets were for the 9am time- which I highly recommend to avoid the crowds. It was very well organized! The staff is extremely nice and focused on making the customer experience top-notch. You get nice little samples along the drive, participate in a fun scavenger hunt, and there are plenty of great pumpkins to choose from! Even though it was changed to a drive-thru experience because of Covid, they really made the best of the situation and it was a fun family time!
7. William R. Mason Regional Park
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
8. Starplex Cinemas, Woodbridge Movies 5
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 34 reviews
9. Orange County Great Park
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 192 reviews
Reviewed By goo2go
Recently, the Family and I was in the OC Area to participate in the OC Half Marathon. I utilized the OC Great Park to get mentally and physically prepared for the race. The Great Park has everything a Family needs for and outdoor "FUN" filled day (Basketball Courts, Playgrounds, Soccer Fields and of course TONS of running room!
