Sunday, May 27, 2018

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ANDERSON: Happy Valley Strawberry Festival May 26-27, 2018. Famous Generous Servings of Sweet Fresh Strawberries, Ice Cream & Shortcake. Free admission and parking.
happyvalleystrawberryfestival.com | strawberries

ARCATA: Kinetic Sculpture Race Arcata - Ferndale, CA May 26-28, 2018.  It has gone by various names during its 40+ year history but the Triathlon of the Art World-- the Great Arcata to Ferndale World Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race-- is a 3-day race that travels 42 miles along land, sand, water and mud, to compete for nothing more than glory. kineticgrandchampionship.com

ARNOLD: Memorial Weekend Arts and Crafts Festival  May 26-27, 2018. Free admission afterthegoldrushfestivals.com

ARROYO GRANDE: Strawberry Festival May 26-27, 2018   Always on Memorial Weekend, experience strawberry stampede, tastes, vendor booths, small town hospitality and loads of entertainment. Free. arroyograndevillage.org

AVILA BEACH: Avila Beach Blues Festival   Avila Beach Resort $tickets:  otterproductionsinc.com

BAKERSFIELD: Basque Festival, May 26-28, 2018. Main event with BBQ Lamb Lunch, Dancers, Entertainment and Games is on May 27.  kcbasqueclub.com

BIG BEAR: Big Bear Astronomy Expo May 24-28, 2018. RTMC Astronomy Expo Camp Oakes Big Bear Lake, CA Single day admission and 4-day passes sold, rtmcastronomyexpo.org

CHESTER: Lake Almanor Memorial Weekend Craft Fair May 26 & 27, 2018,  10 a.m.-4 p.m. Chester Park, adjacent to the Feather River 192 Main St. Juried Craft Fair features all handcrafted items. lakealmanorarea.com

COALINGA: Coalinga Horned Toad Derby May 25-28, 2018, coalingachamber.com

CONCORD: Bay Area KidFest, May 26-28, 2018. Time: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri & Sat | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon. Location: Mount Diablo High School, 2450 Grant St., Concord, CA. 671-3287, $6-7, KidFestConcord.com

COSTA MESA: Scottish Fest, May 26-27-2018. Held annually at Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA. scottishfest.com

FELTON: Civil War Battles and Encampment, May 26-28, 2018. Visit encampments of Union & Confederate soldiers. See battles at one of the West's longest-running Civil War reenactments. Location: Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA.  $32  includes train ride, roaringcamp.com

GARDEN GROVE: Strawberry Festival & Parade May 25-28, 2018. Four fun filled days of festivities with the largest community parade on the West Coast. Parade starts Saturday at 10 a.m. on Chapman at 9th Street, heads toward Euclid, where it turns and goes just past Lampson. Location: Village Green, between Euclid and Main Street Streets in downtown Garden Grove, CA. . strawberryfestival.org

GRASS VALLEY: Strawberry Music Festival May 24-28, 2018. Location:Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd. Grass Valley, California strawberrymusic.com

HERMOSA BEACH: Fiesta Hermosa May 26-28, 2018. Free beach weekend party with bands, foods, entertainment and vendors showing off their stuff for sale.

KERNVILLE: Sierra Arts & Crafts Festival May 26-28, 2018, 9 a.m. Circle Park, Kernville Rd. & Tobias St. Free, krvaa.org

LOWER LAKE: Lower Lake Days (Daze) Parade & BBQ, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Main Street, Lower Lake and Rustici Park. Hot dogs, ice cream, live music, vendors, beverages and other goodies available. lakecochamber.com

MANCHESTER:  Volunteer Fire Fighters Hog & Lamb BBQ May 27, 2018, Noon- 6p.m. Manchester Fire Station 19601 S. Highway 1 Manchester, CA. Cost: $25, $10 age 6-12 years

MORGAN HILL: Mushroom Mardi Gras, May 26-27, 2018

NAPA: Bottle Rock May 25-27, 2018. Napa Valley Expo
575 Third Street Tickets on sale 1/9/18, 10 a.m. $339 three day pass to $3900 bottlerocknapavalley.com

NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Field of Honor May 18-28, 2018. Location: Castaways Park 900 Dover Drive at 16th Street Newport Beach, CA nhexchange.net

OJAI: Art in the Park May 26-27, 2018, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in Libbey Park is free, featuring fine art, food and music. ojaiartcenter.org

POTTER VALLEY: Potter Valley Rodeo is held on Memorial Weekend May 25-28, 2018 pottervalleyrodeo.com  | rodeo

REDLANDS: Festival of the Arts May 26-27, 2018, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. includes 100+ renown artists in Smiley Park. redlandsfestivalarts.com

SACRAMENTO: Sacramento County Fair May 24-28, 2018. Pig races, duck races, Jack Spareribs, bands, Corn Dog Eating Contest, Diaper Derby, bull riding, tractor pulls and more.  sacfair.com

SAN RAMON: San Ramon Art & Wind Festival Memorial Weekend May 27-28, 2018, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Central Park Amphitheater 12501 Alcosta Blvd. San Ramon, CA ci.san-ramon.ca.us | artandwind.com Free

SANTA MARGARITA: Best of the West Antique Equipment Show Memorial Day Weekend Friday, May 25-27, 2018.  Historic Santa Margarita Ranch 9000 Yerba Buena
Santa Margarita, CA. bestofthewestshow.com | farm

SAN RAFAEL: Hamlet, Shakespeare in the Park at Forest Meadows Amphitheatre,  890 Belle Ave. $16-38,  marinshakespeare.org

TEMECULA: First annual Temecula Valley National Horse Show  May 23-27, 2018, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.  and May 30-June 3, 2018. Some of the country's best Show Jumpers competing for prizes worth over $100,000. Location: Galway Downs, 38801 Los Corralitos Rd, Temecula, CA. Free for spectators, jump-nee.com

TOPANGA: Annual Topanga Days May 26-28, 2018
 Topanga Community House Fair Grounds 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga 90290 info@topangacommunityclub.com topangadays.com | LA's largest, longest running and most anticipated bohemian festival and country fair returns this Memorial Day Weekend with live music.  

 VACAVILLE: Fiesta Days May 24-28, 2018. Enjoy the Fiesta Days Parade, Carnival, concerts, vendor booths and a full week of entertainment. fiestadays.org

YUBA CITY: Punjabi American Festival May 27, 2018, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Location: Yuba Sutter Fairgrounds, 442 Franklin, Yuba City, CA $15-20, punjabiheritage.org

YUCCA VALLEY: Grubstake Days May 24-28, 2018. yucca-valley.org

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