Fullerton Hills Weekly Digest: September 22-28, 2026
MARKET INTELLIGENCE • COMMUNITY EVENTS • NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Your weekly guide to what's happening IN OUR COMMUNITY THIS WEEK. FULLERTON
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SEPTEMBER 22 – 28, 2026
Good morning, Fullerton Hills. It's Tuesday, September 22, and the final full week of September is a celebration of fall: the Wednesday farmers market at Independence Park, then a full festival weekend with the St. Juliana Fall Festival lighting up north Acacia Avenue from Friday through Sunday, the north Fullerton farmers market and a Harbor Boulevard drum circle on Saturday, and SipTember at the Fullerton Museum Center on Sunday afternoon. Here is everything happening September 22 through 28 across Raymond Hills, Sunny Hills, and Golden Hills.
1. September Market Intelligence: The Numbers
Late September brings the Orange County market's usual seasonal rhythm into sharper focus: inventory easing, buyers comparing more carefully before they commit, and the homes that close being the ones priced and presented with precision. The numbers that matter most for Raymond Hills, Sunny Hills, and Golden Hills come from the Orange County market report dated September 14, 2026, published in full on our Market Intelligence page. Here is the snapshot for Orange County, Fullerton, and our sister cities in North Orange County.
Orange County
Fullerton
Brea
Placentia
Yorba Linda
Luxury Market (4M+)
The headline: this is not a market in trouble. It is a market getting pickier, and that favors the prepared.
A quick note on this week's data: these are Orange County-wide numbers, and they are property-specific, not citywide, in what they can tell you about your own home. The detailed regional snapshot is live on the Market Intelligence page. If you own a home in the hills and are wondering what this market means for you specifically, the most accurate answer is a localized valuation of your own property, not a countywide average. Request a localized, accurate home equity valuation report for your exact Fullerton Hills property at highway.ai or book a direct, low-pressure strategy call with Rob anytime.
Data sourced from CRMLS and regional public records as of September 14, 2026. All data is subject to independent verification.
2. Coming Up: Fullerton Community Events
From the Wednesday farmers market at Independence Park to a full festival weekend on north Acacia Avenue, a Saturday drum circle downtown, and a Sunday afternoon tasting at the museum, here are the happenings around Fullerton this week.
St. Juliana Fall Festival
North Fullerton's beloved parish fall festival returns Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27 at St. Juliana Falconieri Church on North Acacia Avenue, with carnival rides, games, food booths, and live music filling the church and school grounds each evening. Free admission with pay-as-you-go rides and treats, a warm and family-friendly way to close out September without leaving the hills. Confirm this year's hours at stjulianachurch.org.
Fullerton Free Certified Farmers' Market
The year-round Saturday market in north Fullerton, run by Greener Pastures, sets up in the Fullerton Free Church Commons at 2801 N Brea Blvd from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM: the closest farm-fresh stop to the hills, with local produce, artisan goods, and easy breakfast before an afternoon of open houses. Market details at gpfm.net.
Community Drum Circle at Studio 26
The All the Arts for All the Kids Foundation hosts its open community drum circle Saturday evening at Studio 26 on Harbor Boulevard, a relaxed rhythm session open to all ages and skill levels in the heart of downtown Fullerton, a perfect wind-down after a day of open houses.
Fullerton Certified Farmers Market
One of the oldest farmers markets in Orange County, the Fullerton Certified Farmers Market returns to Independence Park for its weekly Wednesday run with fresh local produce and goods: seasonal fruit and vegetables, eggs, honey, flowers, and artisan breads. Accepts EBT and WIC. Runs every Wednesday, year-round, rain or shine, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Info: cityoffullerton.com
SipTember at the Fullerton Museum Center
The LGBTQ Center Orange County's annual wine-tasting and social community event returns Sunday afternoon at the Fullerton Museum Center on North Pomona Avenue from 2:00 PM: an adults-only (21+) afternoon of wine, conversation, and community in one of Fullerton's landmark cultural buildings. Details at lgbtqcenteroc.org.
3. Things to Do Around Orange County
Two worth-the-drive picks round out the week: live traditional country music at the cultural center on the hills border Thursday night, and the family-friendly start of Knott's Halloween season in Buena Park over the weekend.
Live Country Music: Sean Oliu at The Muck
Sean Oliu brings his fresh take on traditional country music to the Muckenthaler Cultural Center's stage Thursday night at 7:30 PM, right on the Golden Hills and Sunny Hills border and an easy drive from all three neighborhoods. Tickets at themuck.org.
Knott's Spooky Farm
Knott's Berry Farm launches its family-friendly daytime Halloween season, Knott's Spooky Farm, on select days beginning September 24 and running through October, including this Saturday and Sunday: gentle walk-through treats, costumed characters, and fall photo spots included with regular park admission in Buena Park, a short drive from the hills. Details at knotts.com.
The Rest of the County, As It Confirms
Events across the rest of Orange County are often confirmed later in the week, so we keep this digest to what we can verify on publish day. Bookmark fullerton.events, the live community calendar, to catch countywide additions as they are announced.
4. Public Meetings
Fullerton City Council holds regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with agendas posting the week before at cityoffullerton.com. September's regular meetings were held September 1 and September 15, so the next regular meeting on the calendar is Tuesday, October 6, 5:30 PM.
5. Community News & Civic Updates
The Latest Local Lens
If you have not yet read the September Local Lens, it is still the best read on the fall market for hills homeowners: The Seller Who Waited for September Didn't Get an Easier Market. They Got a Decision Point. It reads the fall market the way we read it in the hills: property by property, not headline by headline, and it pairs well with this week's Issue 06 report, The Market Has a Playbook.
Fall Festival Season Begins
The St. Juliana Fall Festival this weekend kicks off the neighborhood festival season, and the 2026-27 school year is now a month deep across the hills, with drop-off lines, afternoon sports, and homework hours back in full swing. If your family is new to Raymond Hills, Sunny Hills, or Golden Hills and still needs to confirm your feeder school, our School Feeder Patterns guide maps the boundaries and assignments across the North Fullerton edge.
6. Trail & Outdoor Update
Late September might be the finest stretch of the year on the Fullerton Loop. Morning lows have turned genuinely cool, the light is long and golden, and the hillsides still carry their late-summer green. Start early, bring water, and the singletrack is yours nearly alone, even with the weekend's festival crowds gathering on Acacia Avenue and downtown.
Equestrian riders in Golden Hills will find the connections from Hiltscher Park to the Loop open and well maintained. For the full loop descriptions, trailhead parking, and insider notes on Raymond Hills, Sunny Hills, and Golden Hills routes, check our Fullerton Loop Trail Guide, and visit the Trails page for the complete outdoor picture across the three hills.
7. Dining Spotlight
Dining Spotlight · This Week: Summit House
Summit House crowns the Bastanchury ridgeline in Raymond Hills, perched high above the neighborhoods in a dining room modeled after a historic English country manor. For Fullerton Hills homeowners it is the closest landmark dinner spot you will ever have: sweeping, romantic panoramic views of the twinkling Orange County city lights, a menu built around prime rib and wood-grilled seafood, and a warm, old-school atmosphere that makes it North Orange County's go-to for milestone celebrations and post-close dinners alike. Dinner service runs nightly with reservations recommended, wrapping up by 8:30 PM on weeknights and Sundays and by 9:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays, and the parking lot sits right on Bastanchury Road, minutes from every hill in the neighborhood. Order the prime rib, ask for a table on the ridge side as the lights come on, and you will understand why this spot has anchored the hills for generations.
