Tanaka Farms

• Mike Ward Community Park

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  A 22-acre community park with basketball courts, volleyball courts, and picnic areas.

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• William R. Mason Regional Park

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  Expansive 345-acre park with open grassy areas, trees, and lakes. Also features playgrounds. Great place to have a picnic or go for a stroll.

  Hours

  Spring-summer 7AM-9PM; fall-winter 7AM-6PM; park office: Mon-Fri 8AM-4:30PM, office closed alternating Mondays

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Parks

• Boomers!

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  A family amusement park near the intersection of Michelson and Harvard which features indoor/outdoor activities such as miniature golf, batting cage, laser tag, go-karts, and arcade games.

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Other entertainment

• UCI Esports Arena

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  A space with 72 state-of-the-art gaming computers.

  Hours

  noon-midnight

  Price

  $4.50 for 1 hour or $40 for 10 hours

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• University of California, Irvine

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  UCI

  The largest (1,500-acre) and highest ranked university in Orange County. They offer free campus tours.

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Events

• Bren Events Center

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  Offers concerts for many independent and lesser known groups. Along with various dance groups and shows, they feature UC Irvine's Anteater Athletics events, most notably their well regarded basketball games, in which the men's team has had two NCAA Division II tournament bids, four NIT bids, and has been the champions of the Big West two times.

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