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🌱 Patch AM: Live Music, Line Dancing & Fun For Kids: Rancho Family Fest Underway This Weekend
Coming up on the Rancho Santa Margarita Patch calendar: Rancho Family Fest 2026
What's up Rancho Santa Margarita! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Rancho Family Fest brings music, dancing and kid fun to Central Park
- How Santa Margarita's big game could shake up national rankings
Also on today's calendar: Rancho Family Fest 2-Day Extravaganza! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, temps: high: 70, low: 59.
- Monday: Some sun with a few showers, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Live Music, Line Dancing & Fun For Kids: Rancho Family Fest Underway This Weekend (patch.com) — Rancho Santa Margarita residents can spend this weekend at Rancho Family Fest in Central Park, featuring two days of live bands, line dancing, and a big Kids Zone. Organized by the local Chamber of Commerce, the event highlights small businesses through a vendor marketplace, keeps entry and food prices steady or lower than before, and offers a beer and wine garden for adults. 
• High school football scores for Super 25 games tonight (usatoday.com) — Rancho Santa Margarita's own Santa Margarita High is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation and leading Servite 21–3 in a marquee USA TODAY Super 25 matchup. The roundup tracks Week 8 results for top high school football programs nationwide, showing how Santa Margarita stacks up against powerhouse teams from Texas, Florida, Georgia, and beyond.
📸 Around Rancho Santa Margarita
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rancho Santa Margarita
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★ Featured events ★
- Rancho Family Fest 2026 →
Central Park, 30842 La Miranda, Rancho Santa Margarita
1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- Rancho Family Fest 2-Day Extravaganza! →
Central Park, 30842 La Miranda, Rancho Santa Margarita
1:00 pm - Low-Cost Pet Vaccination Clinic - By Appointment Only →
Bell Tower Regional Community Center, 22232 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita
8:00 am - City Council Meeting →
Council Chambers, 22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita
7:00 pm - City Council Meeting →
Council Chambers, 22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita
7:00 pm - H2O for HOAs →
Bell Tower Regional Community Center, 22232 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita
8:00 am - RSM Cert: Citizens Academy Topic: Fire Safety & Utilities Control →
Bell Tower Regional Community Center, 22232 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita
6:00 pm - RSM Cares Food Pantry Drive-thru →
30605 Avenida de las Flores, Rancho Santa Margarita
2:00 pm - RSM Certified Farmer's Market →
Rancho Santa Margarita Lake - North side parking lot near the amphitheater, Rancho Santa Margarita
8:00 am
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
Saturday October 24
📣 Rancho Santa Margarita Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Farmers Market and Crafts – Rain or Shine →
North Paseo at LOS OSOS, 25282 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo
9:00 am - Farmers Market and Crafts - Rain or Shine →
North Paseo at LOS OSOS, 25282 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo
9:00 am - Mission Viejo Certified Farmers Market →
25282 Marguerite Pkwy, Mission Viejo
9:00 am - Mission Viejo Farmers Market →
25282 Marguerite Pkwy, Mission Viejo
9:00 am
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Saddleback Valley Unified posted a job opening for Secretary for Maintenance, Operations and Construction: 6:00 am - 2:30 pm in Mission Viejo. Apply here.
- Michaels posted a job opening for Seasonal Early Stocking. in Mission Viejo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rancho Santa Margarita here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- 31-Year-Old Man Stabbed To Death In South OC; Suspect At Large (patch.com)
Ok Rancho Santa Margarita! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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