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 4th of July Celebration at Channel Islands Harbor offers a full day of activities, entertainment, and great food. Come and enjoy exhibits, an artists’ market, children’s rides and games and finish the day with a spectacular fireworks show at 9 p.m. Free event.
www.channelislandsharbor.org/event/2024-fireworks-by-the-sea/
Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park & Crematory presents its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 27, 2024 beginning at 11am. Event, free of charge to the public, will feature live patriotic music, guest speakers, displays and complimentary hot dogs and ice cream. Located at 2052 Howard Road, Camarillo.
Learn more at www.conejomountain.com/in-our-community.
Concerts by the Sea is a free concert series at Harbor View Park, 3600 Harbor Blvd.,. Oxnard on Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Bring lawn chairs and blankets! Call 805.985.4852 or visit www.channelislandsharbor.org for more information.
The 2024 Lineup:
July 6: Nautical Thrust (Yacht Rock)
July 13: Psychedelic Summer (Woodstock Era Tribute Band)
July 20: Brandon Ragan Project (Funk)
July 27: Ignition Band (Classic Rock)
August 3: Los Amigos Band (Tex Mix, Cumbia)
August 10: Natalie Gelman (Contemporary and Folk)
August 17: Sean Wiggins (Country)
August 24: Unkle Monkey (Tropical Rock)
August 31: South Pasadena Transit Authority (Chicago Tribute)
Conejo Recreation and Park District presents free Movies at the Park at Thousand Oaks Community Park, 2525 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks this summer. Movies start at sundown. Family activities start an hour before the movie. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner. FREE!
The lineup:
Friday, May 24: Jurassic Park (activities start at 7pm)
Friday, August 23: Jumanji (activities start at 6:30pm)
Friday, September 20: Moana (activities start at 6pm)
More information at www.crpd.org/events/moviesatthepark.
Valley Cultural Foundation’s Free Concerts at Warner Park take place on Sunday evenings from June 16 to August 25, 2024 (except the Sunday after . All concerts start at 5:30 PM with Emerging Artists Opening Act performances. Headliners will follow shortly after and end at 8 PM.
Located at the Nora Ross Bandshell at the Lou Bredlow Pavilion at 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills. There is plenty of room for a late afternoon picnic with the family while being entertained by headline performers.
Street parking is available starting at 4:30pm. For more information, visit valleycultural.org/concerts-events/concerts.
June 16: Linda & Friends - Tribute to Linda Ronstadt
June 23: The Soul Juice Band
June 30: Strange Days - Tribute to The Doors
THURSDAY, July 4: Bob Blumenield’s July 4th Extravaganza, featuring Angela O’Neill and the Outrageous8. Details at valleycultural.org/event/2024-july-4th-extravaganza.
July 14: Foreigner Unauthorized – Tribute to Foreigner
July 21: Twisted Gypsy – Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
July 28: Red Corvette – Tribute to Prince
August 4: Wanted – Tribute to Bon Jovi
August 11: FABBA – Tribute to ABBA
August 18: Blank Space – Tribute to Taylor Swift
August 25: Aeromyth – Tribute to Aerosmith
Parking is available at structures located at 21800 Califa Street across from the park and opens at 4:30 pm (3 pm for 4th of July). Parking fees are a donation to the Foundation.
The Stagecoach Inn Museum hosts its Annual Pioneer Jamboree from 10 am to 4 pm, Saturday, June 8, 2024, on the museum’s grounds at 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park.
Bring the whole family to pan for gold, lasso like a cowgirl or cowboy, see a blacksmith fire-up the forge, and play pioneer games. Wear your western costumes (optional) and join the fun!
Activities include storytelling; cursive writing; fossil digging; rock painting; giant bubble making, and more! You can even try your hand at using a washboard… for laundry or for making music!
There are two parking locations- one next to the Museum on Ventu Park Road and one behind the Museum on Susan Drive.
General admission is $10. Children age 5 to 12 are $5 and under 5 are free. Conejo Valley Historical Society Members are free. Annual CVHS Family Memberships can be purchased online or at the door for as little as $50.
For further information, call the museum at (805) 498-9441 or visit www.stagecoachinnmuseum.org.
Ojai 4th of July Celebration and fireworks show will take place on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at the Nordhoff High School Stadium, 1401 Maricopa Highway, starting at 6 pm (gates open at 5:30 pm). Fireworks will begin at 9:15 pm. Presale tickets for the nighttime event are available at www.4thofjulyinojai.com. $10 adults, $5 for kids, $25 family of 4 pass. (pre-sale)
Free concert on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, 6:30 pm at Libbey Bowl.
Also:
Pancake breakfast at Chaparral Auditorium, 414 East Ojai Ave from 7am to 10am on July 4th hosted by the Ojai Lions Club. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for kids.
Youth Freedom Run at 9am at Libbey Park.
4th of July Parade at 10am along Ojai Avenue, starting at Country Club Drive.
Sat, July 27: Space Jam
Sat, Aug 17: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Quite possibly one of my top 5 favorite desserts on earth, Aebleskiver.
The largest Nordic festival in Southern California will return to California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks plans to be back May 18-19, 2024.
The 50th Anniversary of the Scandinavian Festival will celebrate the cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Sami people from the Arctic regions of Scandinavia. The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday with music, dancing, food, crafts, demonstrations (food and Nordic crafts), vendors and activities for people of all ages in Kingsmen Park.
The festival will offer a games area for competitive activities, including Viking chess, a strategy game from the Middle Ages. People also can play Dala horse croquet and the ancient Viking game of kubb. Children and adults can also paint a wooden Viking ship, decorate head wreaths with flowers and ribbon and dance around the maypole.
Children’s Stage performances include acclaimed storyteller Robert Seutter (aka True Thomas), the musician and entertainer Ross Sutter and audience-participation productions of “Three Billy Goats Gruff.” The popular ABBAFab tribute band will headline the Main Stage each day. Other Main Stage performers include singer-songwriters Ann-Marita Garsed, Grim Bernhoft, the Swedish Folk Dance Club of Los Angeles, North Star Nordic Dancers and more.
In the Nordic Country Crafts Tent, children can make free craft souvenirs representing each Scandinavian nation and earn a reward for collecting passport stickers from each activity.
Festivalgoers can wander through an authentic Scandinavian encampment and a Sami siidastallan, or community gathering. They can ask a rune reader for advice, trace their family trees with the help of genealogy experts and buy Scandinavian handicrafts. Aebleskivers, Viking dogs, Swedish meatballs and other favorites will be available in the food court.
Admission is free for kids 12 and younger. Tickets are $20 from May 1st to the day of the event and are available on Eventbrite. Parking is free. For more information, visit scandinavianfest.org or the festival’s Facebook page, or email mdeterra@callutheran.edu.
The campus is located at 60 W. Olsen Road.
The Moorpark Apricot Festival and Art Fair will take place on Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 11am to 5pm on Historic High Street in Moorpark.
This street fair will feature art and craft vendors, food trucks, apricot offerings, live music, dance performances, family-friendly activities and more. Visit www.moorparkapricotfestival.com for more information.
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