BEAUMONT: Cherry Festival, June 7-10, 2012. Carnival, parade, community entertainment.

COSTA MESA: OC BBQ Festival, June 9 & 10, 2012. Southern California's largest BBQ Competition and cook off with over 70 award winning BBQ Teams 2-Day Music Festival with Star Power Talent. Beer & Wine Tasting, Premium Car Show on Saturday, Kids Zone with petting zoo, inflatables, face painting, and Mr. BBQ Pageant! Rib Eating Contest, Live Butterfly Celebration on Saturday at Noon. Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. , approx. Location: OC Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA quenforkids

DEL MAR: San Diego County Fair June 8 - July 4, 2012, closed Mondays except July 2. San Diego County Fair is the largest annual event in San Diego County and the sixth largest fair in the United States, drawing more than 1.3 million visitors annually. 3 Adult; age 62 and older; ages 6-12 ; Free Age 5 and younger. Parking: Free shuttle parking at lot 2 miles away, or - 15 on site. Address: 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Del Mar, CA 92014. sdfair

FORTUNA: Art & Wine in the Park 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. fortunarotary

FOUNTAIN VALLEY: Summerfest, June 8 - 10, 2012. City sponsored event, Car Show, Large Carnival, Games, Midway, Food Court, Exhibits, Beer Garden, Live Entertainment. Free admission. Location: Mile Square Park, Fountain Valley, CA. oentertainment

HOLLISTER: Red Barn Run. 3rd Annual event. Location: Casa de Fruta, Hollister, Ca. redbarnrun

LOS ANGELES: KIDS ROCK Festival. Free music and eco festival presented by The Children's Nature Institute in partnership with The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Eco-art booths, animal exhibits and healthy cuisine from the food truck scene, plus family music artists Mike Schmid, Heidi Swedberg, Hug Trees, Rhythm Child, Randy Kaplan, David Tobocman, and The Verve Pipe. Location: Hancock Park between LACMA and the Page Museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. Time: 11am - 5pm Admission:

MARIN: Strawberry Festival. Enjoy musicians and food vendors, free carnival games, family races and more. Come play with the little fuzzy friends in the petting zoo, bounce in the jump house, climb the rock wall, hit the target on the dunk tank and enjoy a free swim at the SRD pool! 11:30am-4pm, Location: 118 E. Strawberry Drive Mill Valley, CA. strawberry.marin

NEWPORT BEACH- The Jerry Mandel Swing the Standards Jazz Band in Summer Concerts. Location: Grant Howald Park, 3000 Fifth Avenue, Newport Beach, California, 92625

OJAI: Ojai Wine Festival. 26th Ojai Wine Festival Noon - 5 p.m. 5 presale, door; 5 - 100 VIP. Lake Casitas Recreation Area 11311 Santa Ana Road Ventura , CA 93001 648-4881. OjaiWineFestival

ROLLING HILLS ESTATES: Palos Verdes Street Fair & Music Festival, June 9-10, 2012. 25th Annual Street Fair takes place Saturday from 10am-10pm and Sunday from 10am-9pm. Located in Rolling Hills Estates, the Fair is the biggest event on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the most popular in the South Bay. With more than 200 premier arts & crafts booths, carnival rides for all ages, continuous live entertainment on two stages, an International Food Court & Beer Garden, a free children's petting zoo, pony rides & kid-friendly activities, the Fair promises to be loads of fun for everyone. Bands perform tribute, pop, country, jazz & rock groups. Free Admission; Free Live Music; Free Parking. PVStreetFair

SAN DIEGO: Spyridon Greek Festival June 8-10, 2012. Location: 3655 Park Blvd. San Diego, Ca. 92103 sdgreekfestival 297-4165 Friday 5-10 p.m. Sat. 11 a.m. -10 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. -9 p.m. , Free on Friday and before 1 pm Sat-Sun Sat. and Sunday 11a.m.- 10p.m.

SAN MATEO: Santa Mateo County Fair June 9-17, 2012

Address: 1346 Saratoga Ave San Mateo CA 94403 sanmateocountyfair

VISALIA- Egyptian Festival, June 8 -10, 2012. Foods, vendor booths, art, kids fun activities and more. Location: 1320 South Church Street

Visalia , CA. Admission: Free Hours: Friday 4 - 9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

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