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 Kevin Cordasco Foundation and the City of Calabasas present The Calabasas Classic 5K Run/Walk for the Heroes of Childhood Cancer on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at the Calabasas Civic Center. Event features 5K at 9:30am and Kids Dash at 9am. Cost is $45 per person; $25 for Kids Fun Run. Learn more and register at www.somethingyellow.org/events.
The Aloha Beach Festival is BACK after a year off in 2023 at Promenade Park/Surfer's Point, west of the Ventura Pier, the weekend of August 31 and September 1, 2024. The festival features frisbee dogs, C Street Surf Contest, Hawaiian dancing, live bands, vendors, food, beer garden and more. Event proceeds to benefit Ventura-based non-profit Merito Foundation.
Hours are 10am to 8pm both days. Admission is free. Visit www.alohabeachfestival.us for more information.
The Simi Valley Police Explorer Program hosts its 12th Annual Cops N' Cruisers Car Show on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at the Simi Valley City Hall & Library, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, from 9am to 2pm. Event is free of charge. There will be beautiful cars, music, live entertainment, “Dunk-a-Cop,” food trucks, vendors, raffle, silent auction and more.
All money raised will go to the Simi Valley Police Explorer Post 2910 program including; cost of training, equipment, and leadership development opportunities that the Explorers have the ability to participate in (i.e. competitions and more)
More info at www.copsncruisers.com.
The Christ the King Pumpkin Patch is back in 2024, with pumpkins for sale from October 11 (TBA) to 31 and one day FREE Pumpkin Festival event on October 26th.
Open: October 11 to October 31, Monday to Friday from 2 pm to 7 pm, Saturdays from 10 am to 7 pm and Sundays from 12 pm to 7 pm. October 31 from 9 am to 4 pm.
Pumpkin Fest event will take place from 2-6pm on Saturday, October 26th, including free food, games, prizes, crafts, inflatables and more; Bring your family for a fun filled afternoon. Free of charge.
Christ the King is located at 3947 West Kimber Drive, Newbury Park.
More information at https://ctknp.com/pumpkin-patch
The Santa Paula Labor Day Parade will be held on Monday, September 2, 2024 at 10 AM on Main Street in Santa Paula.
The parade is sponsored by the Santa Paula Labor Day Parade Committee, the Rotary Club of Santa Paula and the City of Santa Paula.
Walking groups with banners, musical groups, floats, workers riding in work-related vehicles, equestrians, and all groups representing a Labor Day theme are invited to participate. The parade starts at 7th and Main Street and ends at the gazebo at Santa Barbara and Mill.
The Moorpark Country Days Parade will take place on Saturday, October 5, 2024 on Historic High Street between Moorpark Ave. and Spring Rd. in Moorpark. The parade, with the theme “Homegrown Happiness,” will begin at 10 a.m.
Due to resource and attendance issues in recent years, there will not be a street fair after this year’s parade.
Visit www.moorparkcountrydays.com for more information.
The Simi Valley Street Fair is planned for Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Simi Town Center Way. Event to include vendors, live entertainment, beer and wine garden, city expo, free kids’ fun zone and more. Free admission. Learn more at simivalleystreetfair.com.
The Camarillo Old Town BooFest free event is planned for noon to 4pm on Saturday, October 26, 2024 in Old Town Camarillo. Event to include trick-or-treating and costume contest. More info at www.camarillooldtown.org/11th-annual-boo-fest
The Ventura Art & Street Painting Festival will take place September 14 and 15, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ventura Harbor Village, 1583 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura. This waterfront juried art festival features more than over 50 talented street chalk artists creating colorful murals along the village promenade overlooking the boats.
Among the featured artists is Greg Wray, known for his iconic work on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. Wray will be crafting a Sonic-themed beach scene, inviting spectators to observe his process and, when appropriate, engage with him during the creation.
Other activities to include Craftman’s Marketplace, children’s art area, face painting, live music, and more. More information at venturaartfestival.com.
On Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the National Park Service, California State Parks, and Western National Parks Association (WNPA) will host Archaeology Day at the Santa Monica Mountains Interagency Visitor Center in Calabasas.
The family-friendly event, including parking, is free and is organized to shed light on a discipline that is sometimes overlooked.
The morning will start with a blessing, land acknowledgment, and Native American presentations
All-day activities will include digging up artifacts in an “excavation” box, spear throwing, flint knapping demos, local artifacts on display, replica viewing and much more.
Visitors of all ages will also get a chance to earn a special patch and become junior archaeologists.
More details at www.samofund.org/outdoors-calendar#event=77687858.
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) is the largest urban national park in the country, encompassing more than 150,000 acres of mountains and coastline in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. A unit of the National Park System, it comprises a seamless network of local, state, and federal parks interwoven with private lands and communities. As one of only five Mediterranean ecosystems in the world, SMMNRA preserves the rich biological diversity of more than 450 animal species and 26 distinct plant communities. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/samo.
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