Variety is the Spice of Life This Weekend in California
Pictured above: Salmon Festival, Chalk Art Festival, Ragfest, Grand National Rodeo and an excellent photo by Jan Scott of Fallbrook Scarecrow Festival.
If variety is the spice of life, this weekend there will be plenty of spice throughout California. In addition to Oktoberfest and Halloween celebrations, there are harvest & art festivals, food fests, dancing, swaying, chalk drawing and steer roping. Here’s the short list:
HALLOWEEN EVENTS
Haunted attractions are open
Halloween events — over a dozen
AUBURN Community Festival Scarecrow Contest October 19, 2013
FALLBROOK Scarecrow Festival through October 2013
WINDSOR Pumpkin Festival Scarecrow Building Sunday October 20
MORE!
ANDERSON: Return of the Salmon Festival
APPLE VALLEY: Happy Trails Chili Cook-off
BUENA PARK – Silverado Days, October 18-20, 2013, silveradodays.com
BELMONT SHORE: Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest
BUENA PARK – Silverado Days, October 18-20, 2013
CARDIFF BY THE SEA: Not-So-Scary Estuary Family Discovery Days, October 19-20
DEL MAR: Chili and Quackers, chiliandquackers.com
FOLSOM – Folsom Renaissance Faire October 19-20, 2013
FULLERTON: Ragfest, Oct. 19-20,2013
HALF MOON BAY: Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival Oct. 19-20, 2013
HOLLYWOOD: Screamfest Film Festival
HUNTINGTON BEACH: AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Finals
LOS ANGELES: Dragon Boat Races at Whittier Narrows
MORRO BAY: Oyster Festival
PASO ROBLES: Harvest Wine Weekend
PISMO BEACH: Clam Festival Oct. 18-20
PLACERVILLE: Free stagecoach rides, placerville-downtown.org
SAN FRANCISCO: Grand National Rodeo Oct. 18-19, cowpalace.com
SPRINGVILLE: Apple Days Festival
VISTA: Antique Engine & Tractor Show, October 19-20, agsem.com
