October 25th, from 2:00 to 5:00, the Orange County Great Park in Irvine will host their first Great Park Pumpkin Harvest.   Bring the whole family for all kinds of fun with a pumpkin patch,  pumpkin decorating, games, petting zoo, and mask making.  At 3:00 there will be a Monster Mash and at 4:00 there will be marching in the Great Halloween Costume Parade.  Click here for directions.

The event is sponsored by the Great Park Neighborhoods, the Second Harvest Food Bank and the Great Park Conservancy.

Second Harvest Food Bank recently opened its new Orange County headquarters at the Great Park.  A food drive will be underway at the Great Park Pumpkin Harvest.  They are looking for canned fruits, vegetables and meat products, dry and packaged goods,  refrigerated and frozen products, prepared and perishable foods, and fresh produce.  They will also accept non-food items such as personal care products, paper products and diapers.

This is also a neat opportunity to get a peek at the wonderful plans that are being initiated for the park and the upcoming neighborhoods.