Fallbrook Avocodo Festival
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Written By: Janice - Apr• 01•12

Fallbrook Avacado Festival 2012Join the fun as locals celebrate the harvest of the avocados.   There will be Avocado and Guacamole contests, Arts & Crafts and over 300 Unique Booths.   You’ll have an opportunity to taste the many varieties of avocado and many recipes that feature avocados.

You’ll be sure to enjoy the Festival’s Farmers Market, Agricultural Area, Avocado Culinary Demonstrations, Guacamole Contest, Avocado Ice Cream, Holy Guaca-Moly, the Art of the Avocado Contest, the Avo 500 Children’s Car Race, and the Best Decorated Avocado Contest. A wide variety of agricultural displays are also found all along the Festival streets. This is a wonderful fun-filled way to celebrate the local heritage and be entertained at the same time!

The Festival is a celebration of Fallbrook’s heritage as an agricultural community, which is most visible at the Fallbrook Historical Museum and the Gem & Mineral Museum.  Other popular attractions in Fallbrook include the Del Rey Avocado Packing House tour, the Fallbrook Airport exhibits, and the extensive Avocado Groves visible to all festival goers as they drive through our rural community.

The Fallbrook Avocado Festival has been a popular with families and children in Southern California outing for twenty five years.  For more fun activities for kids, visit San Diego Kids Activities and Inland Empire Kids Activities.

6th Annual Saint Patrick’s Festival
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Written By: Janice - Feb• 25•12

St. Patricks Festival - OC FairgroundsSaturday, March 17th at the Orange County Fairgrounds!  See Irish dance exhibitions, an electric cellist performing celtic favorites, strolling magic and comedy by a Leprechaun, the stilt walking talles Leprechaun, and free face painting.  Fun for the whole family!

Sonora Celtic Faire
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Written By: Janice - Feb• 17•12

Sonora Celtic Faire - Family DayMarch 9th & 10th, 2012
Get back to your Celtic roots, by joining in the festivities at Sonora Celtic Faire‘s 26th annual extravaganza of all things Celtic.   If you can, try to go on Family Day, where they have special musical programs including performances featuring the dulcimer, the lion harp and bagpipes.  (more…)

Vista Civil War Reenactment
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Written By: Janice - Feb• 08•12

Vista Civil War ReenactmentMarch 10th &11th  -  Why not pack up the kids and see a civil war reenactment this year?  Sure, they can read about the civil war in their textbooks, but nothing is like seeing the soldiers in action!   The kids can visit the army camps (more…)

Mendocino Coast Whale Festivals
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Written By: Janice - Feb• 05•12

Mendocino Whale FestivalMarch 3rd – March 18, 2012   There are three whale festivals, so pick your favorite & check the website for dates!   There’s the Mendocino Whale Festival March 3rd and  4th, the Little River Whale Festival March 10th and 11th, and the Fort Bragg Whale Festival, March 17th and 18th.  (more…)

Cloverdale Citrus Fair
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Written By: Janice - Feb• 05•12

Cloverdale Citrus FairFebruary 17th – 20, 2012  Why not get a group of families, pack up the kids and go see the annual Cloverdale Citrus Fair?   You’ll see citrus exhibits that have been a tradition for more than one hundred years.   Residents of Cloverdale create beautiful displays of all natural materials (more…)

Dana Point Festival of Whales
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Written By: Ron - Feb• 01•12

Dana Point Whale Watching FestivalMarch 3rd & 4th and March 10th & 12th  Don’t miss the Dana Point Festival of Whales !   There will be a parade, a huge block party, an outrigger canoe race, a display of So Cal Woodies So Cal Woodie at Dana Point& Nash Metropolitans (are you even old enough to remember those?), family hikes, sailing adventures, (more…)

San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival
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Written By: Janice - Jan• 31•12

San Francisco Bay Flyway FestivalCheck out the Annual Flyaway Festival, held this year from February 10th thru 12th on the Mare Island, which is on the peninsula near Vallejo, California.   The festival is based on the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard.   On the east side, Mare Island is flanked by the Napa River, also called the Mare Island Strait.  San Pablo Bay is to the west. This setting in combination (more…)

Migration Festival at Natural Bridges State Park
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Written By: Janice - Jan• 31•12

Migration Festival Santa CruzOn February 11th, you can fly, swim, waddle, walk, bike or drive to Natural Bridges State Beach for the annual Migration Festival, which honors the journey of whales, butterflies, birds and the many creatures that travel. Activities at the park will focus on the science and wonder of migratory animals from (more…)

California Carousels
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Written By: Janice - Jan• 29•12

Best Carousels in CaliforniaThere’s nothing that delights kids more than a ride on a Carousel!  Luckily, in California, there are a number of them for you to choose from.  Carousels in the Bay Area include the Golden Gate Park Carousel and the Carousel at Pier 39.  In San Diego, there’s one at Seaport Village and also the Balboa Park Carousel, near the world famous San Diego Zoo.  In Los Angeles, be sure to visit the Carousel in Griffith Park.  (more…)