Balboa Info

2025 Balboa Info

Balboa Dates for 2025 are:
July 19 - July 26, 2025.

==================

On this page:

Schedule For The Week
and
Where People Are Staying This Year
and
Proposed Balboa Dates for 2026

--------------------------------------
(page was last revised on 4/15/2025)

Balboa Island Ferry

Saturday 7/19/2025:

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 7/20/2025:

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 (2025) it meets at 12:30 PM.

We may do our own second hour, like we did in 2024 and 2023. That was great. If we do, try to meet in the High Council room which is near the front, right exit from the chapel. Marc and/or Trent to lead?

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

University Park Ward -- 12:30 PM
----------
Eastbluff Ward -- 10:00 AM
-----------
Newport Hills Ward -- 10:00 AM
-----------
Bonita Canyon Branch (in Persian) -- 12:30 PM

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 7/20/2025 in Newport Beach, CA is at about 8:00 PM.

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

Balboa Rocks

Monday 7/21/2025:

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

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.

Tuesday 7/22/2025:

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

Location:
Bonita Canyon Sports Park, 1641 Ford Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660
(This is where Mom plays tennis, with the community building, the Pickleball courts, and a big grass area. This is where we went last year, but not where we went in 2023.)

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.

Balboa Rocks

Wednesday 7/23/2025:

In 2024 this was an open day and various goups did different things

Evening:
Last year, we did the grown-up dinner at Heather's.

Balboa Rocks

Thursday 7/24/2025:

Last year, in the morning, we were honored to attend military promotion ceremony to the rank of Colonel.

Evening:

Show and Teach:

Proposed "Show and Teach" activity by anyone wanting to participate, consisting of five or ten minute presentations on topics about which the presenters are passionate. More details to follow. Brady is the leader on this activity, maybe with support from J.T. and Howard? Location, time, and format to be determined.

Friday 7/25/2025:

Morning:
No formal plans for Friday morning.

Evening:
No formal plans for Friday evening.

Balboa Rocks

Saturday 7/26/2024:

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:

Mark:

Chris:

Heather:

Bruce:

Josh:

Nath:

Drew:

Ang:

Rosie:

Philip:

Preferences for Beach Dates in 2026:

Logical possibilities are:

July 18 - 25, 2026
July 25 - August 1, 2026
August 1 - 8, 2026