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🌱 Patch AM: Board Game Demo - Spots and 9 more events
Coming up: Labor Day Ice Cream Social on the Lake Forest Patch calendar

Hey there, Lake Forest! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Labor Day Ice Cream Social at Irvine Auto Center
- 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! at Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park
- Board Game Demo - Spots at Comic Quest
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Showers around; not as warm, temps: high: 81, low: 71.
- Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
📸 Around Lake Forest
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Forest
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★ Featured events ★
- Labor Day Ice Cream Social →
Irvine Auto Center, 30 Auto Center Dr, Irvine
12:00 pm - 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! →
Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley
12:00 pm
Saturday September 5
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Board Game Demo - Spots →
Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger Rd, Lake Forest
12:00 pm - Hymn Sing →
Grace Community Church, 26052 Trabuco Rd, Lake Forest
6:00 pm - Monday Early-out at 1:00 pm
Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest, CA 92630 - Labor Day - City Hall Closed →
City of Rancho Santa Margarita - Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688
8:00 am - Low-Cost Pet Vaccination Clinic - By Appointment Only
City of Rancho Santa Margarita Bell Tower Regional Community Center - 22232 El Paseo Rancho Sant
8:00 am - ⭐ Trivia Night @ Lamppost Pizza LAKE FOREST →
Lamppost Pizza & Brewery, 22421 El Toro Rd, Lake Forest
6:45 pm - Flag Football Intramurals
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
7:31 pm - Coffee Chat with the LFCC: Brewing Up Business Over Coffee & Conversations
Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce La Casita Olvera 41 Auto Center Drive Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
7:45 am - RSM Cares "A Night in Monte Carlo" Help us feed our neighbors in need →
Celinda's, 29870 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita
9:00 am - Got Medicare Questions? →
Mother's Market & Kitchen, 24165 Paseo De Valencia, Laguna Woods
4:30 pm
Saturday September 5
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Sunday September 13
Wednesday September 23
📣 Lake Forest Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in Lake Forest. Apply here.
- MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Shipping Receiving Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $18-$36/Hr in Mission Viejo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Forest here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mission Viejo
- Laguna Beach residents push to keep emergency room open as Providence plans hospital changes (abc7.com)
- OC Hospitality Leaders Convene at What Now Media Group Accelerate Networking Event (whatnow.com)
Rancho Santa Margarita
- Every state's best high school football team entering Labor Day weekend (usatoday.com)
Laguna Hills
- Atopic Dermatitis in Skin of Color: Why Traditional Redness Signs Fall Short (time.news)
Ok Lake Forest! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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