Tell Your Costa Mesa Story
Win prizes and be featured at the Costa Mesa Historical Society’s 60th Anniversary Celebration
Choose One Way to Enter
📸 Photos
Submit 5 selfies at Costa Mesa locations or events
+ 2 sentence caption for each
🎥 Video
Create an original 3 minute video
Highlight your Costa Mesa experience
✍️ Essay
Write a 1 to 2 page essay
Describe Costa Mesa in your own words
Win Prizes
iPads • $100 Gift Cards • Food Cards • And more
Deadline: August 17, 2026
Winners announced August 26, 2026
Top entries will be presented at the Costa Mesa Historical Society’s 60th Anniversary Celebration on August 29, 2026
How It Works
- Choose your format
- Create your submission
- Upload through the form
- Winners announced August 26
Why This Matters
Your story is part of Costa Mesa.
Selected entries will be preserved in the Historical Society archives and shared with the community.
Your Story. Your City. Your History.
Questions: contact@costamesahistory.org