Jessica Peralta
Contributing Writer
A journalist for more than 20 years, Jessica Peralta has worked for news publications, including The Orange County Register and Times OC, as well as lifestyle magazines and websites, including Coast and Parenting OC. She is a writer, editor, website manager and videographer. Her passions in life and work are animals and Halloween, and she contributes to several pets publications as well as runs her own website called HalloweenEveryNight.com.
Stories by Jessica Peralta
CultureOC Fair Returns July 17 with Trevor Noah, Bacon-Wrapped Everything and New RidesJuly 15, 2026
Creative LifeChewie Garcia Isn’t Just Running a Haunted House, He’s Building a CommunityJune 1, 2026
Visual ArtsDisney and Pixar Artwork Headline Hilbert Museum’s 10th Anniversary ExhibitionsApril 8, 2026
Visual ArtsTwo New Exhibits at Irvine Fine Arts Center Span Themes of Love, Loss and LaborDecember 5, 2025
CultureBehind the Screams: What It Takes to Create a New Maze for Knott’s Scary FarmOctober 10, 2025
TheaterZombies, Love and Family Rule: 20 Years of ‘Night of the Living Dead’ at the MaverickSeptember 17, 2025 Megan McIver – aka Megan the Bubbleologist – performs a high-energy, bubble-filled show using wands, upbeat music and audience participation for an engaging, family-friendly experience. “I fill the air with dazzling bubbles…
The Santa Ana native’s year-round attraction, Eulogy Collective, is becoming a GardenWalk fixture and a creative home for local teens.
The BluStar Film Festival will showcase the works of neurodivergent filmmakers and topics on May 2 in Santa Ana.
Her troupe of puppets – from a sassy wooden figure to a sensitive skunk – reflects a lifetime of craft shaped by imagination, loss and performance.
Original works by animator Jørgen Klubien anchor a slate of 11 exhibitions and special events celebrating 10 years of the Hilbert Museum of California Art.
Alisa Ochoa’s intimate solo exhibition ‘Splinters’ and the wide-ranging group show ‘Swing Shift’ explore loss, devotion, routine and the many visible and invisible forms of labor, through Jan. 17.
From hybrid beasts to haunted mirrors, the park’s creative team blends story, set design and performance to make fear feel real.
At the heart of Maverick Theater’s “Night of the Living Dead” are a group of people who love playing zombie together.
Halloween shopping, entertainment and fun return to the Heritage Museum in Santa Ana this month.
Here’s an overview of what’s on tap in entertainment, food and more at the 2025 OC Fair.
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