City of Irvine

There are 15 Vote Centers in Irvine for the City’s Special Municipal Election and the 2024 Presidential Primary Election on March 5.

Three Vote Centers are open February 24–March 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Irvine City Hall, which also has a drive-thru ballot drop-off option.
• Los Olivos Community Center.
• Portola Springs Community Center.

Twelve additional Vote Centers will be open March 2–March 4 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

All Vote Centers will be open on Election Day, March 5, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

The City of Irvine is starting work on the next phase of demolition in the Northern Sector at the Great Park, which includes areas identified in the Great Park Framework Plan as the Great Meadow and

The Irvine Animal Care Center invites the community to support the annual Foster Donation Drive, March 1–31. Support the center’s new puppies and kittens, post-surgery animals, and animals healing

Donations can be made in person at the Foster Donation Celebration Saturday, March 9, 1–3 p.m. at the Irvine Animal Care Center. Participants will receive an exclusive supporter sticker. 

Visit upcoming events at the Irvine Animal Care Center page for more information.

Throw on your swimsuits and join us by the pool to celebrate spring. Activities include poolside egg hunt, family splash time, Easter bunny photos, bounce houses, and more. Treats will be available for purchase. Lifeguards will be on duty. An adult must accompany children 6 and younger one-on-one if they are in the water.

On March 5, Irvine voters will have the opportunity to decide whether to expand the City Council from five to seven members and transition to district elections. Measure D, also known as the Council

Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Celebrate community, connection, and clean air through the City of Irvine’s first-ever car-free Open Streets Event along 1.66 miles on Barranca Parkway and Harvard Avenue.

Home is universal and home is deeply personal; family can be anyone, and family is specifically someone. When written and spoken language cannot express the scope of what home and family mean, we might find a more accurate feeling in a photograph of a kitchen table mid-meal, or a portrait of a loved one. The exhibition Reencuentros: Seeing You Again presents eight contemporary photographers whose works delve into the ubiquitous and intimate nature of family and home.

Visit cityofirvine.org/upcoming-exhibitions for more information.

Presented by OC Archives in Action, the Orange County Archives Bazaar: Making History: Art and Artists’ Legacies brings together libraries, special collections, and cultural institutions. Showcasing materials from these collections, this event aims to spark new conversations about the land, its history, preservation, and people.

The City of Irvine is conducting a concept development and feasibility study for a new all-wheeled plaza at the Great Park. This designed space has the potential to be one of the finest in the