California Events
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Friday, January 23, 2026
ANAHEIM: Disneyland Lunar New Year Celebration January 23-February 22, 2026. Year of the Horse with Horace Horsecollar, Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Korean-inspired outfits, and new Disney characters with outfits representing Vietnamese and Chinese attire. $, disneyland.com
ANAHEIM: NAMM January 20-24, 2026 at Anaheim Convention Center. 170+ global artists and bands across various genres.
INDIO: Southwest Arts Festival January 23-25, 2026, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily (closes at 2 p.m. 0n Sunday) at Empire Polo Club. Outdoor event features 200+ artists showing their works. Location: 81-800 Avenue 51. $25-30, gcvcc.org
LA QUINTA: PGA Tour January 19-24, 2026 at La Quinta Country Club. Location: 50200 Avenida Vista Bonita, La Quinta, CA. Tickets: theamexgolf.com
SAN DIEGO: Disney on Ice "Let's Dance" January 22-25, 2026 at Pechanga Arena. Mickey Mouse is rocking the DJ table, Asha's on a journey to save the Kingdom of Rosas and Ariel is grooving under the sea - some of the magic moments of Disney. Location: 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego, CA. $, disneyonice.com namm.org
Past events
CHICO: Snow Goose Festival, January 23-26, 2025 at Patrick Ranch Museum Chico, CA snowgoosefestival.org
NAPA: Napa Lighted Art Festival January 17-February 15, 2026 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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