Costa Mesa
Theatre and art events in Costa Mesa this week
56 theatre and art events on in Costa Mesa this week — plays, exhibitions, galleries and late openings. Showing the first 50.
Top picks: Tech Link Up - After Hours (Wed 18 Nov, Hangar 24 Orange County), Noteworthy Connections Side Quest - Movie Theater Meetup: "How to Rob a Bank" (Sun 15 Nov, AMC Tyler Galleria 16), and BROADWAY PLAY "WATER FOR ELEPHANTS" (Tue 17 Nov).
- Tech Link Up - After HoursWed 18 Nov · 6:00pm · Hangar 24 Orange CountyFree
- Noteworthy Connections Side Quest - Movie Theater Meetup: "How to Rob a Bank"Sun 15 Nov · 1:30pm · AMC Tyler Galleria 16Free
- BROADWAY PLAY "WATER FOR ELEPHANTS"Tue 17 Nov · 7:30pmFree
- Girls Do Musical Bingo at an Irish Pub!Thu 19 Nov · 5:00pmFree
- W3N Fridays Presents: YETEP & FRIENDS | 11/20Fri 20 Nov · 10:00pm · Yost TheaterTBA
- Grand Rounds Pitch Championship 11/18/26Wed 18 Nov · 1:30pm · Regal Edwards Big NewportFree
- Turkish Mosaic Lamp & Ceramic Painting Workshop · TustinSun 15 Nov · 10:00am · 1652 Edinger AvenueTBA
- Harland WilliamsFri 20 Nov · 9:45pm · Improv Comedy Club-IrvineTBA
- In-N-Out Burger NHRA FinalsSun 15 Nov · 8:00am · In-N-Out Burger Pomona DragstripTBA
- Little Women - The MusicalSun 15 Nov · 1:00pm · Carpenter Performing Arts CenterTBA
- Buzz Books & Bubbles: 'Partita' by Barbara KingsolverSun 15 Nov · 11:00am · Bru Grill & MarketFree
- Water for Elephants (Touring)Sun 15 Nov · 1:00pm · Segerstrom Center for the Arts-Segerstrom HallTBA
- Water for Elephants (Touring)Sun 15 Nov · 6:30pm · Segerstrom Center for the Arts-Segerstrom HallTBA
- Brain Party TriviaWed 18 Nov · 6:30pm · Alex's BarFree
- Water for Elephants (Touring)Tue 17 Nov · 7:30pm · Segerstrom Center for the Arts-Segerstrom HallTBA
- Water for Elephants (Touring)Wed 18 Nov · 7:30pm · Segerstrom Center for the Arts-Segerstrom HallTBA
- Water for Elephants (Touring)Thu 19 Nov · 7:30pm · Segerstrom Center for the Arts-Segerstrom HallTBA
- Water for Elephants (Touring)Fri 20 Nov · 7:30pm · Segerstrom Center for the Arts-Segerstrom HallTBA
- RentSun 15 Nov · 2:00pm · The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra DepotTBA
- Little WomenSun 15 Nov · 6:00pm · Carpenter Performing Arts CenterTBA
- Family ArtMaking at LBMASun 15 Nov · 11:00am · Long Beach Museum of ArtTBA
- The NutcrackerSun 15 Nov · 11:30am · San Juan Hills High SchoolTBA
- Little WomenSun 15 Nov · 1:00pm · Musical Theatre WestTBA
- In-person class: Intro to the Art of Sushi (Los Angeles)Sun 15 Nov · 5:00pm · Green Haus kitchen studioTBA
- Little WomenSun 15 Nov · 6:00pm · Musical Theatre WestTBA
- Catstravaganza - SundaySun 15 Nov · 10:00am · OC Fair & Event Center - ComplexTBA
- Magic at the MajesticSun 15 Nov · 2:30pm · Anaheim Majestic Garden HotelTBA
- Stroller Tours at LBMAFri 20 Nov · 10:30am · Long Beach Museum of ArtTBA
- Sawdust Art Festival's - Winter FantasyFri 20 Nov · 11:00am · 935 Laguna Canyon RdTBA
- Youth Art Event-Stone Temple x Barbed Wire HaloFri 20 Nov · 1:00pm · Stone Temple TattooTBA
- SacredSpark LIVE: Pitch A Catholic Single (Orange County, CA)Fri 20 Nov · 6:00pm · Freed Theater-Christ Cathedral CampusTBA
- UrinetownFri 20 Nov · 7:30pm · Fullerton College Bronwyn Dodson TheatreTBA
- Theatre Arts Presents: PuffsFri 20 Nov · 7:30pm · Saddleback College - Studio Theatre (accessible from Lot 12)TBA
- Rent The MusicalFri 20 Nov · 8:00pm · La Habra Depot TheatreTBA
- An Evening of Alton BrownFri 20 Nov · 8:00pm · Cerritos Center - ComplexTBA
- Book Arts Day for Girls at Printing Museum - Sat, Nov 14, 2026Sat 14 Nov · 11:59pm · International Printing MuseumTBA
- Boy Meets World Cast signs Book Meets WorldTue 17 Nov · 7:00pm · Barnes & Noble - Huntington BeacTBA
- Candlelight - The Best of Joe HisaishiThu 19 Nov · 6:15pm · The Richard Nixon Library & MuseumTBA
- Emily MorseThu 19 Nov · 7:30pm · Laugh FactoryTBA
- Drag Show: “Dee-licious Thursday” at Mary’s Long Beach LocationThu 19 Nov · 8:00pm · Hamburger Mary'sTBA
- Felizmente ImperfectosThu 19 Nov · 8:00pm · The Grand Theater -TBA
- Candlelight - Tribute to Fleetwood MacThu 19 Nov · 8:30pm · The Richard Nixon Library & MuseumTBA
- The 39 StepsSun 15 Nov · 1:00pm · The Laguna PlayhouseTBA
- Dear Evan HansenSun 15 Nov · 1:30pm · La Mirada Theatre for the Performing ArtsTBA
- Dear Evan HansenSun 15 Nov · 6:30pm · La Mirada Theatre for the Performing ArtsTBA
- Drag Show - Sassy SundaysSun 15 Nov · 7:00pm · Hamburger Mary'sTBA
- The 39 StepsTue 17 Nov · 7:30pm · The Laguna PlayhouseTBA
- The 39 StepsWed 18 Nov · 7:30pm · The Laguna PlayhouseTBA
- The 39 StepsThu 19 Nov · 2:00pm · The Laguna PlayhouseTBA
- The 39 StepsThu 19 Nov · 7:30pm · The Laguna PlayhouseTBA