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Things to do in Irvine with kids

Escape rooms, museums and family fun — 21 places to go with kids in Irvine, California. 1 free to enter · most admission $21 to $39. 7 have a verified saving right now.
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Escape rooms in Irvine5

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Water parks in Irvine1

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What’s on in Irvine

Within 25 miles of Irvine. Dates and wording are each venue’s own.

Free in Irvine

One attraction in Irvine gets you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

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Places with deals in Irvine

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Irvine's attractions lean heavily toward entertainment centers and escape rooms, with Boomers Irvine, K1 Speed Irvine, and Dave & Buster's Irvine offering arcade and racing activities. Beyond those, families find water parks, ice skating rinks, children's museums, bowling alleys, and farms. A rainy afternoon suits an escape room—EscapeX Rooms, Hidden Donkey Escape Rooms, The Escape Game Irvine, or Wild Goose Escape Rooms all present puzzle challenges to solve as a team. A single hour with a toddler works well at Pretend City Children's Museum, where role-playing unfolds across themed spaces, or at Great Park Carousel for a ride experience. Teenagers and older kids gravitate toward full-day trips: Wild Rivers operates as a water park with slides and pools throughout the grounds, while Tanaka Farms offers a working agricultural setting where visitors pick produce and tour by tractor. For cultural afternoons, the Irvine Museum focuses on California Impressionist paintings, and the Irvine Historical Society & Museum preserves the heritage of the Irvine Ranch.

What this list covers

Irvine has 21 places to go, mostly escape rooms (5), museums (4), family fun (3).

12 of them publish an admission price, 18 publish opening hours, 4 have something dated on now, 7 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on November 1, 2026.

How we know these are real

Savings here are quoted from the attraction’s own website, word for word. This one, for example:

“Pretend City Children's Museum provides reduced admission of $5.00 per person for up to four visitors presenting their EBT/WIC card.”

Quoted from pretendcity.org · checked on

Common questions

How many attractions in Irvine are running a deal?
7 of the 21 attractions in Irvine currently have a verified saving, covering 15 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website. Examples include Boomers Irvine, Dream Glow Festival, Great Park Carousel. Check each venue’s offer wording and eligibility conditions.
What’s on in Irvine right now?
4 attractions in Irvine have something dated running, 12 listings between them. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
Is there anything free to do in Irvine?
1 attraction in Irvine says on its own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction. Examples include Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art.
What kinds of attractions are included?
escape rooms (5), museums (4), family fun (3), tours & cruises (3), water parks (1), adventure (1), ice & roller skating (1), bowling (1), farms & pumpkin patches (1), parks & beaches (1).
Are these deals guaranteed to still be available?
No. Every deal here carries the date it was last checked on the attraction’s own website and a link straight to the page it came from, so you can confirm it before you travel. Prices and offers change without notice.
Are there things to do in Irvine that don't involve games or racing?
Yes. Wild Rivers operates as a water park with slides and pools. Tanaka Farms is a working agricultural property where visitors pick produce and tour by tractor. The Irvine Museum focuses on California Impressionist paintings. The Irvine Historical Society & Museum preserves the heritage of the Irvine Ranch. Great Park Carousel features a rotating ride with antique-designed horses and animals.
What suits a rainy weekend when we can't go outside?
Multiple escape room facilities operate in Irvine: EscapeX Rooms, Hidden Donkey Escape Rooms, The Escape Game Irvine, and Wild Goose Escape Rooms all offer puzzle adventures where teams work together to solve mysteries within themed rooms. Dave & Buster's Irvine and Cooper's eSports Gaming Center provide indoor gaming. Pretend City Children's Museum offers interactive role-playing in themed environments.
Can we do something with our toddler for an hour?
Great Park Carousel offers a ride experience. Pretend City Children's Museum is an interactive play space where visitors engage in role-playing activities across themed environments. Dream Glow Festival features over 1,000 handcrafted light displays, and children under 3 are free.