Memorial Weekend Music Festivals
ARCATA: Kinetic Sculpture Race Arcata - Ferndale, CA May 24-26, 2014 kineticgrandchampionship
ARNOLD Spring Peddler's Fair, May 24-25, 2014. The 36th Annual Peddler's Faire features over 70 booths, antiques, collectibles, hand-crafted items, gourmet foods, & vintage jewelry an more. Held over Memorial Day weekend in the beautiful mountain resort town of Arnold on Highway 4 (Ebbetts Pass,) the venue is situated amongst the pines and redwoods at the 4000' elevation. The Ebbett's Pass Volunteer Fire Dptm. serves local beers, plus there are home-made food booths, kettlekorn, and baked goodies. The Arnold Lion's Club holds an all-you-can eat pancake breakfast of ham, eggs, & pancakes both days from 8 - 11 a.m. The Peddler's Fair is held from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. in downtown Arnold, Highway 4, Arnold, CA. Admission is Contact: Kim or Mark: 372-8961, or email: afterthegoldrush@sbcglobal
ARROYO GRANDE: Strawberry Festival, May 24-25, 2014. Strawberry Stampede, Carnival, Strawberry Pancake Breakfast and Strawberry Blonde Contest are highlights to this free event. arroyograndevillage
BAKERSFIELDStanding Bear Powwow, May 23-25, 2014. Location: Kern County Fair Grounds, 1142 South P street, Bakersfield CA.
admission fee, kids 10 and under -free Fri 5pm- 10pm, Sat 10am -10pm, Sun 10am -6pm. 589-3181
BAKERSFIELD: Basque Festival, May 23-25, 2014. kcbasqueclub
BELLFLOWER: California Dreaming Festival. Includes Jimni Cricket, Swedish Egil, Bulimiatron, BangerZ and Jack Spaidz, Pablo Luano, and more. Location: Hollywood Sports Theme Park, 9030 Somerset Blvd., Bellflower, CA. californiadreamingfestival
BIG BEAR LAKE: StarLight Festival May 24-25, 2014, 1o a.m. - 5 p.m. free, starlightfestival
BISHOP: Mule Days, May 20-25, 2014. Tri-County Fairgrounds, Sierra St. & Fair Drive, Bishop, CA. 872-4263 muledays
BOULDER CREEK: Boulder Creek Art, Wine and Music Festival, May 24-25, 2014. Time: Sat 10 a.m. -10 p.m. Sun 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Location: Highway 9, Boulder Creek, CA. (801) 953-0073, bceproductions
CARLSBAD: San Diego Jazz Festival, May 23-25, 2014. sandiegojazzfest
CARLSBAD: Legends of Chima Water Park opens at Legoland California.
CONCORD: Bay Area KidFest, May 24-26. KidArt, Monster Mural, Dora the Explorer and Diego, face painting, balloon hats, games, inflatable bounces and crawls, Radio Disney, and more. Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Mount Diablo High School, 2450 Grant St., Concord, CA. 671-3287, KidFestConcord
CORONA: Koroneburg Old World Festival, May 24-26, 2014. Location: Crossroads Riverview Park, 14600 Baron Rd, Corona, CA renaissanceinfo
COSTA MESA: ScotsFest Memorial Day Weekend May 24-25, 2014. Games, food, whiskey, vendors, entertainment at Orange County Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA. 8; 2 day pass 5 approx. Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. scottishfest
COSTA MESA: OC Marketplace Concert with Turn the Page, a tribute to Bob Seeger & the Silver Bullet. ocmarketplace
FALLBROOK: Fallbrook Vintage Car Show. This year's featured cars: '55-'61 finned Mopars Food Vendors, Swap Meet and Raffles. Open to the Public, Spectators Parking Sunday, May 25, 2014, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Add to Outlook Where: Potter Jr High School, 1743 Reche Road, Fallbrook, CA. fallbrookvintagecarclub
FELTON: Civil War Re-enactment, May 24-26, 2014. Ride an 1880s iron horse through an ancient redwood forest and witness skirmishes as the steam train ascends Bear Mountain. Battles, encampments, cannons and mock gunfire, plus costumed re-enactors. 2-29, plus parking. Roaring Camp and Big Trees Railroad, 5355 Graham Hill Road, Felton. 335-4484, roaringcamp
GARDEN GROVE: Strawberry Festival & Parade May 23-26, 2014. strawberryfestival
GRAEAGLE: Shop Hop, May 24-25, 2014. Memorial Weekend shopping event. graeaglemerchants
HERMOSA BEACH: Fiesta Hermosa, May 24-26, 2014. Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission. Next to Hermosa Beach & Pier. Hermosa Beach, CA. fiestahermosa
LOS ANGELES: Jazzreggae Festival, May 25-26, 2014. Features Snoop Dogg. jazzreggaefest
LOWER LAKE: Lake Renaissance Festival Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-25, 2014. Location: Tuscan Village/Terrill Cellars Winery, 16175 Main St., Lower Lake, CA lakerenfest.weebly 295-2925
MARYSVILLE: Stampede, May 24-25, 2014, prorodeo
McCLOUD: McCloud Mushroom Festival, May 24-25 2014. The mushroom festival celebrates the wild mushroom hunting that occurs every spring in and around McCloud. Event features live music, mushroom vendors, wine tasting, special mushroom delicacies, cooking demonstrations, seminars and educational booths on mushroom harvesting. Location: Main Street 241 Main Street McCloud, CA 96057 Additional Features: Commercial Vendors, Food, Music Admission: Phone: 964-3113, mccloudchamber
MISSION VIEJO:KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival. ksbr
MONTEREY: California Roots Music Festival, May 23-25, 2014. 5/day approx. Location: Monterey County Fairgrounds 2004 Fairground Road Monterey, CA. californiarootsfestival
MORGAN HILL: Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras. Music, food and beverages, children's activities, arts and crafts. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. May 24 and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. May 25. Morgan Hill Community Center grounds and Depot Street, between Dunne and Third. Free parking and admission. 408-778-1786, mhmmg .
MORRO BAYArt In The Park, May 24-26, 2014. Morro Bay Art Association Art in the Park features 120 arts and crafts booths. Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Location: Morro Bay City Park, Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay, CA. artcentermorrobay
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Wine Festival, May 23-25, 2014. Celebration of fine wines, spirits, and culinary delights takes place at Balboa Bay Resort. 630-4146. balboabayresort
NORTHRIDGE: Valley Greek Festival, May 24-26, 2014 valleygreekfestival
NOVATO: Marin Greek Festival May 23-25, 2014
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OJAI: Art in the Park, May 24-25, 2014. Annual tradition by local artists at the Ojai Art Center to give fine artists a place to sell their work during Memorial Day weekend. Location: Libbey Park, Ojai, CA. ojaiartcenter
PIONEERTOWN: Freaks for the Festival, May 24-25, 2014. Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Buffalo Killers, Howlin Rain, Mystic Braves and more. Gates 1pm show 2pm - 11pm. Location: Pappy & Harriet's, 53688 Pioneertown Rd., Pioneertown, CA. folkyeah
POINT ARENA: Point Arena Hog & Lamb BBQ. Time: Noon - 6. Location: Manchester Fire Station, Manchaster, CA. Approx. 5. This is a fundraising event for the volunteer FD
POTTER VALLEY: Rodeo May 23-26, 2014. Potter Valley Rodeo is held on Memorial Weekend. Potter Valley Spring Festival & Rodeo includes Junior Rodeo Slack Rodeo Grounds FREE; Saturday 11 a.m. Main Street Parade; 12 Noon Potter Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. Chicken BBQ Main Street, 8:00 am Potter Valley Junior Rodeo Slack Rodeo Grounds. Woodcutting & Axe Throw Competitions 1pm, Junior Rodeo Performance 5pm, Team Roping 8pm, Starlight Dance. See Location: Mendocino Countypottervalleyrodeo
RICHMOND: Audio on the Bay, May 23-25, 2014. Three-day electronic dance music festival presented by Insomniac. Friday: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, R3hab, DVBBS, Mercer, Wolfpack, and special guest Benny Benassi. Saturday: Eric Prydz, Audien, Loudpvck, Alexx Adam, and special guest Zeds Dead. Sunday: Laidback Luke, Dyro, Clockwork, Henry Fong, Bare and Shellboy. Age 18+event, Ticket 0-70 daily. Location: Craneway Pavilion, Richmond, CA. craneway
RIVERSIDE: Saturation Fest, May 22-25, 2014. Music & Arts combine in a four day, multi-venue event. saturationfest.blogspot
RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY: Russian River Valley Pinot Classic May 24-25, 2014. Wineries up and down Russian River Valley many of which are not open to the public, invite you inside as special guests. Each winery will offer special foods they select to complement their wines. Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. . pinotclassic
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Music Festival May 23-26, 2014 sacmusicfest
SAN FRANCISCO: Carnaval San Francisco & Parade. Celebrate the World Cup with a parade (at 9:30 a.m.,) art, crafts, food and entertainment. Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Location: Harrison Street between 16th and 22nd streets. Parade route: 24th and Bryant to West Mission Street. carnavalsf .
SAN JOSE: FanimeCon Anime convention with arcades, art shows, contests, e-gaming, karaoke, panels, workshops and screenings of Asian films. May 23-26. San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 408 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. Must register as a member to attend. -50 daily or weekend pass. 408-535-3500, fanime .
SAN RAMON: The San Ramon Art & Wind Festival, May 25-26. Arts, crafts and specialty prepackaged food, entertainment on three stages, kite-flying demos, kite-making workshops, kids' activities and nonprofit food and beverage booths. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. . San Ramon Central Park, 12501 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon. 209-267-4394, pacificfinearts .
SANTA CLARA: Great America Memorial Day Weekend Fireworks. The park celebrates Memorial Day weekend and kicks off the start of summer with fireworks beginning after 9 p.m. May 25. Park open 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Adult passes 7.99 online, 2.99 at the gate. 4701 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara. 408-988-1776, cagreatamerica
SANTA CRUZ May 24-25,2014. Santa Cruz Longboard Club Invitational. 30th Annual event, West Coast's oldest, longest-running competitive surfing event, featuring amateur + pro surfers, 11 age groups. Location: Steamer Lane at Lighthouse Point Santa Cruz, CA. 234.2278, santa-cruz-longboard-union
SANTA CRUZ: Santa Cruz Blues Festival, May 24-25. Performances begin Saturday featuring Gregg Allman, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave., Tab Beniot, Dave & Phil Alvin, Nikki Hill. Sunday will feature Chris Isaak, Vintage Trouble, Jackie Greene, Rich Robinson, Ana Popovic. Additionally, there will be food and children's activities. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.Aptos Village Park, Soquel Drive, near State Park Drive. 5- 90. santacruzbluesfestival .
SAUSALITO: Caledonia Street Spring Faire May 25, 2014, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sausalito, Ca. cityofsausalitospecialevents 289-4152
SIMI VALLEY: Cajun & Blues Music Festival, May 24-25, 2014. Time; 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days. 2. Location: Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley, California, simicajun
TOPANGA: Topanga Days, May 24-26, 2014, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily
VACAVILLE: Fiesta Days May 22-26, 2014 fiestadays
VALLEY CENTER: Western Days, May 23-25, 2014. Food trucks, Beer Garden, Arts & Crafts, live entertainment by Cattle band. Food truck times: 4-10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday. Parade is on Saturday at 10 a.m. Rodeo is Friday - Sunday, fee for admission to rodeo. See westerndays
VISTA: Strawberry Festival. Time: 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.
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