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Many Californians and citizens of the United States get Monday off for Presidents’ Day. At Calico Ghost Town in Yermo, Calif., the annual Presidents’ Day Weekend Civil War Re-enactment February 17-18, 2018 offers a great family getaway.  It is one of the annual celebrations in California to honor presidents current and past.

Presidents’ Day

• Celebrated on third Monday in February.
• Is legal holiday in California. Closures typically include banks, government offices and schools.
• Originally established to honor George Washington, first president of the U.S.
• U.S. presidents who have lived in California include Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford and Donald Trump.
• Two Presidential Libraries in California are located in Simi Valley and Yorba Linda.

Presidents Celebrations

• INDIO: Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival Presidents Day Parade held downtown on Monday.
• YERMO: Calico Ghost Town’s Presidents Day Weekend Civil War.
• KERNVILLE: Whiskey Flat Days always on Presidents Day Weekend in February.

Weekend Festivals Not About Presidents

• CLOVERDALE: Citrus Fair
• COSTA MESA: Tet Festival
• EL CENTRO: Mardi Gras Light Parade & Street Festival
• LONG BEACH: Scots Festival
• LOS ANGELES:  Golden Dragon Parade
• PACIFIC PALISADES: Genesis Open, golf
• PALM DESERT: Greek Festival
• PALM SPRINGS: Art Palm Springs | Modernism Week |
• PLEASANTON: Alameda County Home & Garden Show
• SACRAMENTO: Lunar Flower Fest & Tet Parade
• SAN FRANCISCO: Tulipmania | Noise Pop
• SAN MARINO: Huntington Library & Gardens Chinese New Year Celebration
• SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Film Festival
• SANTA YNEZ VALLEY: Wine Country Weekend