IKEA Costa Mesa holds its second annual Cars and Coffee Holiday Toy Drive with Mornings Coffee on Sunday 15 November 2026, from 8am to 10am, in the store’s parking lot at 1475 South Coast Drive. The details are on the store’s own Eventbrite page.
The toys go to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast. The listing asks visitors to bring a new, unwrapped toy, and says IKEA will also have toys for sale on site for anyone who arrives without one.
When to arrive
The listing gives 8am to 10am. The store and the IKEA Swedish Restaurant open early, at 8am, for the event, with a breakfast offer in the restaurant. The listing publishes no separate arrival time for show cars and no registration for them.
The coffee
Mornings Coffee provides the coffee, per the listing. There is also a DJ, and custom screen-printed T-shirts for sale on site.
Santa
Santa is listed for photos for the whole morning, 8am to 10am. The listing says the event is for all ages.
What it costs
“Free to attend,” per the listing, which adds that toy donations are “encouraged but not required.” Eventbrite tickets are free, and Eventbrite notes free parking.
Before you go
No rules are published. This is a store’s customer lot on a shopping morning, with families and early shoppers on foot. Drive in and out at walking pace, park where staff direct you, and keep the exhaust quiet.
When is the IKEA Cars and Coffee toy drive?
Sunday 15 November 2026, 8am to 10am, in the IKEA Costa Mesa parking lot.
Is it free?
Yes, per the listing. Toy donations are encouraged but not required.
Where do the toys go?
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast.
Can I bring any car?
The listing does not set any rule on cars and has no show-car registration.
Is the store open?
The store and restaurant open early, at 8am, for the event.
- Source: IKEA Costa Mesa, IKEA x Mornings Cars and Coffee Toy Drive (Eventbrite), read 1 November 2026
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