Events in and around Ventura County and surrounding areas, including Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Fillmore, Santa Paula, Ojai, Camarillo, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Port Hueneme.
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The Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District is hosting Kids Swap N’ Sell on Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 7:30 am to 11 am at Berylwood Teen Center, 1955 Bridget Avenue, Simi Valley. Youth vendors can sell their gently used toys, sports equipment and clothes or swap them with other vendors. www.rsrpd.org
Springtime at the Adobe at the Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas, takes place on Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 1pm to 4pm. Event to feature live music, scavenger hunt, crafts and more. $8 per person; if you're under the age of 2, yippee, you don't have to pay! www.leonisadobemuseum.org or 818.222.6511
Celebrate the eggcitement of the coming of spring at the Egg Scramble for ages 10 and under on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley starting at 9 a.m. Call 805.584.4456 for more information. Free admission. Rain cancels the event. www.rsrpd.org
Bring your own basket! And a canned good or non-perishable food donation for the Samaritan Center.
The Conejo Recreation & Park District’s 2025 Touch-A-Truck will be held on Saturday, June 14th, from 10:00am-2:00pm at Thousand Oaks Community Park, 2525 N. Moorpark Rd. in Thousand Oaks.
This popular event allows kids to have fun kicking the tires, honking the horns, and climbing up into the driver’s seat of their favorite trucks and construction vehicles such as a garbage truck, an Army truck, tractor, excavator, dump truck, school bus, fire engine, ambulance, bulldozer, police cruiser, SWAT vehicle, K-9 and search and rescue vehicles, motorcycles, and more!
In addition to dozens of trucks and vehicles of all shapes and sizes, there are tons of fun activities, including arts and crafts, a kids’ construction zone, jolly jumps, and a motorized train ride. Water balloons will drop from a cherry picker, and beach balls will be unloaded from a dump truck! The parking lot fills up quickly, so be prepared to park at the Thousand Oaks High School parking lot. Admission is free for all ages. Food trucks will be onsite. For information, call 805-381-2793 or email toc@crpd.org.
The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District presents ArtsFest at Rancho Tapo Community Park on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event is free of charge. Fees for some activities. Features artists, vendors, face painting, activities, demonstrations, dance performances, chalk art festival, theater and storytelling, food vendors, workshop/craft area, and more. rsrpd.org/recreation/events/spring_(march_-_may)/artzfest.php
Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District presents its Junk in the Trunk swap meet at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center Parking Lot from 8am to 12pm on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
Location: 5005-C Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley
www.rsrpd.org/recreation/events/spring_(march_-_may)/junk_in_the_trunk.php
Ventura Elks Lodge #1430 presents its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 10 am on Main Street, Downtown Ventura.
The parade starts on East Main Street in front of the San Buenaventura Mission and continues up East Main Street and ends at the corner of North Chestnut Street and East Main Street. Up to 100 entrants will be accepted into the parade.
Visit www.venturastpatricksdayparade.com for more information.
The Annual City of Moorpark Easter Egg Hunt takes place on Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Arroyo Vista Community Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark.
Admission is paid per child (ages 1+) (adults enter free with paid children) and must be purchased in advance. Infants under one enter free with paid sibling.
Wristbands purchased 3/3-3/31: $10 per child
Wristbands purchased 4/1-4/17: $13 per child
If available, wristbands may be sold at the event for $16 per child.
Wristbands are your child's admission to the event and allow them to participate in one (1) time-specific egg hunt, and unlimited access to carnival games, attractions, and crafts.
To purchase wristbands you must come in person to the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center (4550 Tierra Rejada Road, open Mon-Fri 8:30-6:00).
Children will enjoy an event full of Easter fun with age-appropriate egg hunts, photo opps with the Easter Bunny, crafts, carnival games, and attractions (bounce houses, slide, obstacle course, and petting zoo).
How it works: Bring your favorite basket, collect as many eggs as you can, and turn them all in for a prize! For safety reasons, parents are allowed in hunts only as indicated in the schedule. Strollers and pets are not allowed in any egg hunt. All hunts are age specific. Please note that each hunt has a maximum capacity. A Family Hunt is available toward the end of the event if your hunt is full. Prizes distributed at this event are not recommended for children under 3 years of age.
More info at moorparkca.gov/egghunt.
The Bunny Trail Jr. Egg Hunt for kids 8 and under will take place on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 9 am to noon at Juan Bautista de Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills Road in Calabasas.
Travel the De Anza Park trail loop and stop to visit farm animals, hunt for eggs, enjoy craft activities and hop through a bunny obstacle course. Easter Bunny will be on hand for family photos.
Loop takes about 30 minutes. Maximum 15 children per time slot. Start times every 10 minutes from 9am to 11:50am.
$5.00 Per Child. Includes crafts, prizes and candy (stuffed toys available for children under 3)
No walk-ups on event day.
Must register in advance at www.cityofcalabasas.com/register. Tickets go on sale March 12th.
The Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District Egg Scramble Event is planned for Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Mae Boyar Park, 130 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The egg hunt is for ages 10 and under (BYOB - Bring Your Own Basket):
Ages 2 and under at 9:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5 at 10 a.m.
Ages 6-7 at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 8-10 at 11:00 a.m.
Free of charge. Rain cancels the event.
Visit www.rsrpd.org for more information.
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