Balboa 411

2026 Balboa 411

Balboa Dates for 2026:
July 18th - July 25th

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On this page:

Schedule For The Week
and
Where People Are Staying This Year
and
Proposed Balboa Dates for 2027

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(page was last revised on 7/15/2026)

Balboa Island Ferry

Saturday, July 18, 2026:

9:00 PM:
NFO walk around Balboa Island. Meet at the ferry boat crossing at the south end of Agate on Balboa Island

Balboa Rocks

Sunday, July 19, 2026:

Morning or Early Afternoon

Church at 2150 Bonita Canyon Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Andrew and Janie's ward is the University Park Ward. This year (2026) it meets at 9:00 AM (Sacrament Meeting is first).

We may do our own second hour, like we've done the past several years. If we do, try to meet in the High Council room which is near the front, right exit from the chapel, or maybe we'll be able to use the choir seats in the chapel. Angela and Rosie in charge ??

Here are the times for all the wards in this building (2150 Bonita Canyon Drive):

University Park Ward (Andrew and Janie) -- 9:00 AM
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Eastbluff Ward -- 12:40 PM
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Newport Hills Ward -- 10:30 AM
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Bonita Canyon Branch (in Persian) -- ??

6:30 PM:
Sunset Celebration at Lookout Point in Corona Del Mar

Load this address into your GPS:
2818 Ocean Blvd, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625

Bring your own chairs, blankets, drinks and desserts.
Sunset on July 19, 2026 in Newport Beach, CA is at about 8:00 PM.

Do we want to do a family photo this year?

Activities That Might Be Scheduled During the Week Where Anyone Can Join:

Balboa Rocks

Monday, July 20, 2026:

9:30 AM:
Basketball at Balboa Island Park on Agate

Evening at 8:30 PM:
NFO Ted Talks or Show and Teach.

To be held at Irvine Terrace Park (721 Evita Dr, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625).
Like last year, Brady Nelson has offered to head up this activity.
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Brady has set up a Google Sheet for us to volunteer to present, or for us to "volunteer" someone else, as follows:
Link to the Google Sheet
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Bring chairs, and we'll have more lighting in case the park is dark like it was last year.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026:

9:30 AM:
Sports & Activity & Hang Out Morning
Coordinated by: "Nobody" .... Just Come.

Location:
Irvine Terrace Park; 721 Evita Dr, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625

Movie Night -- 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 PM?
Some theaters have discount tickets on Tuesdays, and that is why we picked Tuesday for the movie.

Movie preferences: Heather suggests "The Odyssey."

Balboa Rocks

Wednesday, July 22, 2026:

In recent years, this was an open day and various goups did different things

Evening:
Grown-up dinner at Peter and Heather's place. Thank you for hosting.

Balboa Rocks

Thursday, July 23, 2026:

Morning: No special plans.

7:30 PM Food Court
Dinner at Fashion Island Food Court (Feel free to bring your own food).

You may not want to be late. The food places close at 8:00 pm on week nights.

Friday, July 24, 2026:

Morning:
No formal plans for Friday morning.

Evening:
No formal plans for Friday evening.

Balboa Rocks

Saturday, July 25, 2026:

Back to reality. Please travel home safely!

Family Locations This Year:

Remember this is an open Internet site. You may not want to list your location. Chris will remove this information as soon as the week is over.

If you want to tell us where you are staying this year, let Chris know, and he'll show it below:

Mom: With Heather

Mark:

Chris: Probably in a hotel in Costa Mesa

Heather: 112 Garnet

Bruce:

Josh: 126 Agate

Nath:

Drew: Upstairs at 213 1/2 Pearl

Ang: 209 Agate

Rosie:

Philip:

Preferences for Beach Dates in 2027:

Logical possibilities are:

July 17 - 24, 2027
July 24 - 31, 2027
July 31 - August 7, 2027

Mom:

Mark: Flexible but prefers 7/24 - 7/31 or 7/31 - 8/7

Chris: No preference

Heather: No preference

Bruce: No preference

Josh: No preference

Nath:

Drew:

Ang: Waiting for the 2027 school calendar

Rosie:

Philip: