2024 Arbor/Earth Day Celebration at the Thousand Oaks Community Center on Saturday, April 20th

The City of Thousand Oaks’ annual Arbor Earth Day Celebration returns to Thousand Oaks Community Center Park to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day in one combined event on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 10am to 2pm. This year’s event will include an electric vehicle display area where the public can see and ask questions about various EV models, educational workshops on drip irrigation installation, caring for landscaping in drought, water-wise ground covers, as well as a bicycle safety course & helmet giveaway, bicycle donation/collection, kids activities & bounce house, compost and plant giveaways, raffles, live music, and more.

The event will include:

    Electric vehicles (EVs)
    Environmental Workshops/presentations
    Bicycle safety course and instruction
    Bicycle donation/collection for underserved youth (hosted by Conejo Rec & Park District)
    Kids Crafts, games, and bounce house
    Compost and plant giveaways
    Raffles
    Live music

The festivities begin at 10:00 am in the park area and parking lot of the Thousand Oaks Community Center at 2525 N. Moorpark Road. For more information about this event, visit www.toaks.co/earthday.

Flashlight Egg Hunt at Multiple Park Locations in Thousand Oaks on Friday, March 22, 2024

The Conejo Rec & Park District Flashlight Egg Hunt will take place at multiple neighborhood park locations in the Conejo Valley on Friday, March 22, 2024 from 6:30-8:30pm at:

• Old Meadows Park - 1600 Marview Drive, Thousand Oaks

• Oakbrook Neighborhood Park - 2080 Erbes Rd. Thousand Oaks

• Kimber Park, 3295 Bear Creek Drive, Newbury Park

• Paige Lane Park - 901 Paige Lane, Thousand Oaks

• Banyan Park - 3605 Erinlea Avenue, Thousand Oaks

• Wildwood Neighborhood Park - 650 W. Avenida de los Arboles, Thousand Oaks

• Triunfo Park - 980 Aramoor Avenue, Thousand Oaks

• Del Prado Park - 402 Calle del Prado, Thousand Oaks

• Peppertree Playfield - 3720 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park

This event is FREE and open to all!

Participants will get to hunt for 10 eggs and turn in for a prize. Don't forget to bring your flashlights and baskets! See you there!

For more information, call 805-381-2791 or email boc@crpd.org.

www.crpd.org/events/flashlight-egg-hunt

Egg Scramble at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park in Simi Valley on March 30, 2024

EVENT CANCELLED ON 3/28 DUE TO IMMINENT RAIN IN FORECAST

Celebrate the eggcitement of the coming of spring at the Egg Scramble for ages 10 and under on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley starting at 9 a.m. Bring your cameras for Easter Bunny photos between 8:15-9 and 9:15-9:45 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.

Additionally, there will be an Inclusive Egg Scramble from 4-5:30pm on Friday, March 29th at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center. Learn more and pre-register at www.rsrpd.org/recreation/events/spring_(march_-_may)/sv_egg_scramble.php

Oak Park Egg Scramble Event at Mae Boyar Park on Saturday, March 30, 2024

EVENT CANCELLED ON 3/28 DUE TO IMMINENT RAIN IN FORECAST

The Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District Egg Scramble Event is planned for Saturday, March 30, 2024 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.

Pollinator Palooza at Barranca Vista Park in Ventura on Saturday, May 18, 2024

The City of Ventura presents the 2nd Annual Pollinator Palooza family event at Barranca Vista Park, 7050 Ralston Street on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 10am to 2pm. Event is free of charge.

Enjoy arts & crafts activities, learn about native plants & pollinators, explore educational booths, tour the Cornucopia Garden, come dressed up for the Pollinator Parade.

www.cityofventura.ca.gov/1723/Events

St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ventura on Saturday, March 16, 2024

Ventura Elks Lodge #1430 presents its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 16, 2024 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.

Easter Eggstravaganza Event in Camarillo on Saturday, March 30, 2024

EVENT IS BEING MOVED INDOORS DUE TO RAIN IN FORECAST

Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District presents its Easter Eggstravaganza event on Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 10am to 1pm at Community Center Park, 1605 E. Burnley Street, Camarillo.

Free event is open to the public, featuring crafts, Easter bunny visits, food trucks, touch-a-truck, live music, craft vendors and inflatable obstacle course.

www.pvrpd.org/2024-03-30-easter-eggstravaganza

Presidents' Day Celebration at the Reagan Library on Monday, February 19, 2024

Celebrate our Founding Fathers during the Reagan Library’s 31st Annual Presidents’ Day Celebration at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Monday, February 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This celebration includes fun for the whole family, including crafts, musical entertainment, storytelling, and presidential and first lady look-alikes. Take advantage of the spectacular performance by the Doo-Wah Riders and Los Angeles Police Concert Band. Presidents' Day activities are free to the public. Regular Museum admission rates apply to view the Ronald Reagan Presidential Museum and the spectacular Air Force One Pavilion. For more information, please call 805-577-2977. www.reaganfoundation.org

Chanukah Celebration at The Shoppes at Westlake Village on Monday, December 11, 2023

Join the Chabad of Conejo at The Shoppes at Westlake Village on Monday, December 11, 2023 from 5:30-7PM for their annual Chanukah Festival. Enjoy special performances, live music, festive sweets, crafts, dreidels, grand menorah lighting and more. Free and open to the community! shoppesatwestlakevillage.com/events

Oxnard Hosts Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, November 11, 2023

The City of Oxnard, Disabled American Veterans, Salvation Army, Knights of Columbus, Military Officers Association of America and Boy Scouts of America are hosting a Veterans Day Ceremony at Plaza Park in Downtown Oxnard, 500 South C Street, on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 11 a.m. The outdoor ceremony will take place next to the Veterans Memorial at Plaza Park. Event will feature speakers that include Captain Robert “Barr” Kimnach III, Commanding Officer, Naval Base Ventura County, Mayor John C. Zaragoza, Jess Herrera, President of the Oxnard Harbor District Board of Commissioners and Sal Gonzales, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Veteran.

www.oxnard.org/11-3-23-oxnard-hosts-veterans-day-ceremony-on-nov-11-2023