Spring break 2027 in Southern California

Mission Viejo · Spring break camp

Mission Viejo's Montanoso Recreation Center hosts a morning spring break camp for ages 6–11 with games, swimming, bowling, and arts and crafts. The city schedules its sessions to match Capistrano Unified and Saddleback Valley Unified spring breaks. A Counselor-In-Training option has been offered for older kids. The 2025 announcement is the most recent official one.

🗓️ Usually two April sessions timed to CUSD/SVUSD spring breaks, 8 am–12:30 pm

💵 check site (2025: $135 for 5 days)

Irvine · Seasonal

Tanaka Farms is a working family farm in Irvine known for its strawberries, and it runs a seasonal Spring Festival. Its site says the Spring Festival will return in 2027, with no dates posted yet. The farm also has a produce stand selling seasonal fruit.

🗓️ Spring; the farm says the Spring Festival returns in 2027

💵 check site

Irvine · Spring break camp

The City of Irvine runs camps year-round, and registration for spring and summer camps opens February 15 at yourirvine.org. Its tennis camps, for example, run in a Spring Break/Intersession window (March–April) at parks such as Turtle Rock, Portola Springs and the Great Park Tennis Center. The pin marks Heritage Park, as camp locations vary.

🗓️ Registration for spring and summer camps opens February 15 at yourirvine.org

💵 check site

Dana Point · Event

Dana Point's annual festival celebrates the gray whale migration with harbor events and whale-watching trips. The official site lists the 56th annual festival as March 5–7, 2027. Whale-watching cruises can be booked from the festival site.

🗓️ March 5–7, 2027 (56th annual)

💵 Many festival events free; whale-watch cruises ticketed

Newport Beach · Spring break camp

The Environmental Nature Center has run nature camps since 1977, and its camps page lists a Spring Break Camp in April. Past spring camps were half-day sessions for grades K–6, with an optional after-camp add-on. The detailed spring camp page still shows old dates and fees, so confirm 2027 details with the ENC.

🗓️ Usually in April, to match local spring breaks

💵 check site

Anaheim · Event

Disney California Adventure's spring festival adds food marketplaces, live bands and the 'Cookin' with the Jammin' Chefs' show with Disney characters. Disneyland's page says the 2026 event has ended and offerings may change in 2027. No 2027 dates were posted as of October 28, 2026.

🗓️ Usually early March through late April; Disneyland says it returns in 2027, with dates not yet announced

💵 Park ticket required; festival food sold separately

Long Beach

Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine runs a free drop-in program for ages 5–12 at about 16 city parks during spring break, with sports, games, and arts and crafts. Kids must pre-register by picking up an application at the park they will attend, and in 2026 applications opened about two weeks earlier. The pin marks Bixby Park, one of the sites.

🗓️ Weekdays during LBUSD spring break, noon–5 pm; 2026 ran April 6–10

Carlsbad · Seasonal

This fourth-generation family farm on Cannon Road opens its U-pick strawberry fields from spring through early summer. In 2026 it also had a $25 bundle with animal petting and a tractor ride. Only farm-provided buckets are allowed, and pets, purses and backpacks are not.

🗓️ U-pick strawberries from spring through early summer

💵 2026: $18 admission with u-pick bucket, $10 admission only; under 3 free

Carlsbad · Seasonal

The 55 acres of ranunculus at Carlsbad Ranch bloom each spring, with about 80 million flowers. The official site lists the 2027 season opening March 1, 2027, with waitlist early access to tickets on January 13. Spring break weeks are peak bloom and peak crowds, so go early on a weekday.

🗓️ Opens March 1, 2027 for the spring bloom season; tickets go on sale January 13

💵 Ticketed; check site

Carlsbad · Spring break camp

Carlsbad Parks & Recreation offers spring break camps: a full-day Kidz/Explorers camp for ages 5–13, an aquatics camp at Alga Norte Aquatic Center for ages 7–11, and basketball camp. The city warns that many camps sell out quickly. The source is an archived city news post, so check the current Community Services Guide for 2027 dates.

🗓️ Different April weeks timed to Carlsbad, Encinitas and San Marcos USD spring breaks

💵 check site

Pasadena · Spring break camp

Kidspace runs a themed spring camp for ages 5–8 on its 3.5-acre Pasadena campus, with indoor and outdoor activities; the most recent theme was a farm, soil and pollinator camp. Extended care runs 3–5 pm for an extra fee, and supplies plus a camper T-shirt are included. Summer weeks were waitlisted, so register as soon as January dates post.

🗓️ Five-day weekday camp, 8:45 am–3 pm; 2027 dates and registration post in January 2027

💵 check site

San Diego · Spring break camp

The Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park runs STEM camps during spring break and summer. Its camp page says details for Spring and Summer Camp 2027 will be released in January, with registration opening in February. Join the Fleet newsletter for a registration alert.

🗓️ Spring 2027 details announced January; registration opens February

💵 check site

San Diego · Seasonal

Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma is a good shore spot for spotting gray whales migrating between Alaska and Baja California's lagoons. The National Park Service puts the season at late December to mid-March, so early spring breaks catch the end of it. Bring binoculars; the park charges an entrance fee.

🗓️ Gray whale season late December to mid-March

💵 Park entrance fee; check nps.gov

San Diego · Spring break camp

EIS, a nonprofit science center at 608 51st St., runs a weeklong outdoor spring break camp where students explore local ecosystems. Its spring and summer break camps include a field trip and a talk by a guest STEM professional. Limited scholarships are available for some programs.

🗓️ Usually the week of spring break; 2026 ran March 30–April 3, 9 am–4 pm

💵 check site

Palm Desert · Spring break camp

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens offers three-day Spring ZooCamp sessions for grades K–6. The most recent spring sessions were offered in three separate weeks in late March and early April. Registration opens February 1.

🗓️ Three-day half-day sessions (8:30 am–12:30 pm) across late March and early April; registration opens February 1

💵 check site

Borrego Springs · Seasonal

California's largest state park has hundreds of flowering species, and the Anza-Borrego Foundation posts bloom updates and a wildflower map. In 2026 an early bloom faded by mid-March in a heat spell, and cactus flowers followed for several weeks. Check the bloom updates before driving out, because timing shifts every year with rain.

🗓️ Desert bloom typically late winter to early spring; cactus blooms follow

💵 Day-use fees vary; check site

Moorpark · Event

Underwood's Moorpark farm runs a Springtime Easter Festival that overlaps most spring breaks, and the farm also has a market and pick-your-own crops. Its 2026 season also had a Tulip Garden Experience in February and Tomatomania in late March. Wagons are first come, first served.

🗓️ Usually late March through mid-April (2026: March 21–April 12)

💵 Admission at gate; check site

Lancaster · Seasonal

This state natural reserve near Lancaster has California's most consistent poppy bloom. State Parks says the bloom generally runs mid-March through April and usually peaks in late March or early April, but it varies widely by year. There are 8 miles of trails including a paved, wheelchair-accessible section, and the wildflower hotline is (661) 724-1180.

🗓️ Bloom generally mid-March through April; peak usually late March or early April. Interpretive center open March 1 to Mother's Day

💵 $10 per vehicle