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The City of Ventura presents the 3rd Annual Pollinator Palooza family event at Barranca Vista Park, 7050 Ralston Street on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10am to 2pm. Event is free of charge.
Enjoy arts & crafts activities, learn about native plants & pollinators, explore educational booths, and more.
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
The 2025 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival is set to return to Alameda Park on Saturday, April 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Now in its 55th year, the community-organized festival is one of the longest-running Earth Day celebrations in the country and is one of the largest Earth Day festivals on the West Coast. Presented by the Community Environmental Council (CEC) and co-produced with longtime festival partner, CarpEvents, the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival continues to serve as a beacon for environmental advocacy and education.
This year, the festival is aligning with the Earth Day Network’s theme Our Power, Our Planet, inviting everyone around the globe to unite behind renewable energy. Their Earth Day Action Day encourages all to take action to educate, activate and mobilize.
The 2025 festival — which is free to attend — anticipates all of the fun of past years. Highlights of this year’s event include a plant-forward Food Court, a Green Car show featuring free “Ride & Drive'' experiences, over 200 eco-friendly exhibitors, Beer & Wine Garden, Kids Zone filled with activities, two full days of live music, and so much more.
Learn more at www.SBEarthDay.org.
The 2nd Annual Moorpark Apricot Festival and Art Fair takes place on Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 11am to 5pm at Arroyo Vista Community Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road.
This street fair will feature art and craft vendors, food trucks, apricot offerings, live music, dance performances, family-friendly activities, animals shows, and more. Visit www.moorparkapricotfestival.com for more information.
The Tiny Porch Concert Summer Music Series is a series of four outdoor concerts held every summer at the iconic Peter Strauss Ranch Theatre in the Santa Monica Mountains in Agoura Hills. There is one show per month, with the first show this year being Sunday, May 11th (Mother's Day). This series is a must for any music lover that appreciates high quality, original live music where artists travel from all over the country to perform at our music series.
The National Park Service, the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, Tiny Porch Concerts, our VIPS and our sponsors have worked hard over the years to establish a special community to not only have these wonderful shows but also to help preserve and improve upon the park for future generations. Peter Strauss Ranch is a unique theatre with a rich history of entertaining. Our community plans to keep it that way!
If you like the series and want to support but are not a sponsor or VIP donor, you can still help. There are donation boxes at every show, or you can donate by clicking on the “Donate” button at the bottom of our ticketing page. And of course, we are always looking for volunteers to help with each production. Tiny Porch Concerts is a non-profit 501c3 dedicated to the artists and the local National Parks that hold our concerts. All proceeds are donated to the Santa Monica Mountains Fund.
Our Mission: Tiny Porch Concerts is a non-profit 501c organization dedicated to the arts and preserving the Santa Monica Mountains. Net proceeds for each show go to the artists and the Santa Monica Mountains Fund which contributes directly to the local National Parks.
Tiny Porch Concerts Presents Our 2025 Summer Concert Series!
May 11th Dustbowl Revival with Special Guest Jordan Bush and The Packrats
June 22nd The Watson Twins with Special Guest Kimmi Bitter
July 13th Hot Buttered Rum with Special Guest The Doohickeys
Aug 10th Cristina Vane with Special Guest J. B. Barton
More information and tickets available at www.tinyporchconcerts.com.
Downtown Ventura presents the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 10 am on Main Street, Downtown Ventura. The parade route starts at Lincoln Drive and goes west on Main Street to Fir Street. The 2025 parade them is “Show-Me You’re Irish.” Visit www.venturastpatricksdayparade.com for more information.
Bark in the Park is planned for Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 9am to noon at Conejo Creek Park North, 1379 E. Janss Road (behind the Thousand Oaks Library).
Special activities include a dog costume contest, big and littlest dog contests, small dog races, dog entertainers, dog agility course, vendors and more. Dogs available for adoption will also be on hand.
Event free of charge and activities are free to participate in. Food available for purchase.
For more details, visit www.crpd.org/events/bark-in-the-park.
2nd Annual Spring Arts, Crafts & Antiques Festival, April 5th 10AM - 4PM
Join us for the 2nd ANNUAL SPRING ARTS, CRAFTS & ANTIQUES FESTIVAL. Entrance is free for this one-day event, which includes an open house at the Stagecoach Inn Museum Complex (there will be a $5 charge to tour the Inn, free to tour out buildings). Enjoy music while shopping at the booths of local artisans in a beautiful setting.
If you would like to participate as a vendor or exhibitor, you may check the website or call the museum for the application. Applications are due prior to March 15, or a late fee will be charged.
The festival takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., April 5th at the Stagecoach Inn Museum at 51 S. Ventu Park Rd. in Newbury Park. This event is sponsored by the Conejo Valley Historical Society. www.stagecoachinnmuseum.com
Ventura Gem & Mineral Society presents its 62nd Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show at Seaside Park, Ventura County Fairgrounds. on Saturday, March 1st (10 am to 5 pm) and Sunday, March 2nd (10 am to 4 pm).
Explore gems, minerals, rocks, fossils, jewelry, exhibits, displays, prizes, dealers, silent auction, kids' activities, plant sale and more.
FREE admission. There’s a fee for parking. More information at www.vgms.org.
These are great family friendly shows. Event hosts love sharing their knowledge with attendees. Good, old fashioned fun, with typically dozens and dozens of displays, information, demonstrations, etc.
The 2025 Conejo Valley Parade is planned for Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 9am on Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks. The parade will include floats, vintage cars, horses, and other participants. The parade is organized by the Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise and Fargo’s Angels.
The parade will start at the corner of Duesenberg Drive and Thousand Oaks Boulevard, heading west and ending Conejo School Road. The route is approximately one mile long.
For more detailed information, volunteering, sponsorships and participating in the parade, visit www.conejovalleyparade.org.
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