California Events
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Thursday, January 23, 2025
ANAHEIM: Disneyland Lunar New Year Celebration January 17-February 16, 2025. Mulan's Lunar New Year Procession parade, culinary marketplaces and Lucky Wishes Wall, return. $, disneyland.com
ANAHEIM: NAMM January 21-25, 2025 at Anaheim Convention Center. 170+ global artists and bands across various genres. namm.org
BERKELEY: Chocolate Factory Tour & Tasting at TCHO Chocolate. Location: 3100 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA Admission: $15, tcho.com
CAMBRIA: Cambria Art & Wine Festival January 23-26, 2025. Wine tasting, art browsing and buying, there's fundraising efforts and buzz throughout the village. Artists Faire takes place at Veterans' Hall Saturday starting at 10 a.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Kick-off party on Friday night is $25-up, CambriaArtWine.org
CHICO: Snow Goose Festival, January 23-26, 2025 at Patrick Ranch Museum Chico, CA snowgoosefestival.org
INDIO: Southwest Arts Festival January 23-26, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. dailyp (closes at 2 p.m. 0n Sunday) at Empire Polo Club, 81-800 Avenue 51. $25+ $30 parking, gcvcc.org
LA JOLLA: Farmer's Insurance Open January 22-25, 2025 at Torrey Pines Golf Course. The tournament is televised internationally for four days, generates $30 million in economic impact to the City of San Diego, and contributes in excess of $3.1 million to local San Diego charities annually. Location: 11480 N Torrey Pines Rd. $, farmersinsuranceopen.com
NAPA: Napa Lighted Art Festival January 18 - February 16, 2025 Friday-Saturday 6-10 p.m. | Sunday-Thursday 6-9 p.m. Projection artwork also appears on three iconic downtown buildings for the first 9 nights of the festival. Free, cityofnapa.org/ 689/ Napa-Lighted-Art-Festival
PALM SPRINGS: VillageFest, 6-10p on Palm Canyon Drive. Held in the heart of Downtown Palm Springs every Thursday, enjoy vendors with entertainment, food and shopping. villagefest.org
SAN DIEGO: Disney on Ice - Magic in the Stars January 23-26, 2025 at Pechanga Arena. Mickey, Minnie join favorite Disney characters as they journey through timeless stories like Cinderella, Aladdin, Toy Story, and Cars, Encanto, Frozen 2, and Moana. Location: 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego, CA. CA. $35-120, disneyonice.com
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