• 2026 Parks Week Family Plein Air – Celebrate Community & Culture

    Crystal Cove State Park Historic District

    Photo Credit: Crystal Cove Conservancy. Celebrate California State Parks Week with a morning of outdoor creativity at Crystal Cove. Hosted by Crystal Cove Conservancy, this family-friendly program invites participants to experience the tradition of plein air painting while surrounded by the Park’s coastal landscapes and historic cottages. During this two-and-a-half-hour program, families with artists ages […]

  • 2026 Parks Week Explore New Experiences – Grunion Run

    Education Commons 5 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA, United States

    Explore New Experience by observing one of Southern California’s most fascinating natural phenomena during this special evening program with Crystal Cove Conservancy. Join Conservancy staff for a guided exploration of the grunion run, when small silver fish come ashore under the cover of night to spawn on sandy beaches. Participants will learn about grunion behavior, […]

  • Paint the Park Plein Air – June 15

    Paint the Park: A Great Plein Air Experience Step outside the studio and into the landscape with Paint the Park, a welcoming plein air experience set in some of Crystal Cove’s most inspiring locations. Whether you’re picking up a brush for the first time or looking to deepen your practice, this program invites you to […]

  • Family Art Day

    Education Commons 5 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA, United States

    Join us every Wednesday in the Commons! This weekly drop-in series invites visitors of all ages to engage with Crystal Cove through hands-on art and science activities that celebrate and explore local species and ecosystems. Participants might paint their vision of a healthy tidepool, experiment with 3D watershed models to see how trash travels to […]

  • Paint the Park Plein Air – June 18

    Paint the Park: A Great Plein Air Experience Step outside the studio and into the landscape with Paint the Park, a welcoming plein air experience set in some of Crystal Cove’s most inspiring locations. Whether you’re picking up a brush for the first time or looking to deepen your practice, this program invites you to […]

  • Movies on the Beach – Zootopia 2

    Crystal Cove State Park Historic District

    Join Crystal Cove Conservancy for Movies on the Beach, a magical summer evening where the shoreline becomes an open air theater under the stars. Bring your blankets, low back beach […]

  • Family Art Day

    Education Commons 5 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA, United States

    Join us every Wednesday in the Commons! This weekly drop-in series invites visitors of all ages to engage with Crystal Cove through hands-on art and science activities that celebrate and […]

  • Paint the Park Plein Air – June 25

    Paint the Park: A Great Plein Air Experience Step outside the studio and into the landscape with Paint the Park, a welcoming plein air experience set in some of Crystal […]

  • Queer Ecology Hike with Jason Wise

    Crystal Cove Conservancy invites guests to celebrate Pride Month with a guided Queer Ecology Hike through Crystal Cove State Park led by naturalist and outdoor educator Jason Wise (@jasonjourneyman). Together, […]