Thursday, May 22, 2025

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BAKERSFIELD: Lightning in a Bottle May 21-25, 2025 at Buena Vista Lake. Lightning In A Bottle Is A Celebration Of Art, Music, Performance, Sustainability And Life. Location: 13601 Ironbark Road. Bakersfield, CA  Tickets, libfestival.org

BISHOP: Bishop Mule Days May 20-25, 2025. For all things "mules" this is the greatest show on Earth! Five days of competitions, demos and entertainment featuring mules at Tri-County Fairgrounds, plus the Saturday Mule Days Parade. Location: Sierra St. & Fair Drive Bishop, CA. $, muledays.org 

CHICO: Silver Dollar Fair "Red, White and Blue, and Car Races, Too" May 22-26, 2025 at Silver Dollar Fairgrounds.   Competitions: Lamb, Goat, Hog, Rabbit, Steer, Horticulture, Floriculture and more. Location: 2357 Fair St., Chico, CA. $15 admission + $10 parking, silverdollarfair.org

GRASS VALLEY: Strawberry Music Festival May 21-26, 2025 at Nevada County Fairgrounds. Location: 11228 McCourtney Rd. Grass Valley, CA. $, strawberrymusic.com

NEWPORT BEACH: Field of Honor May 16-26, 2025, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Armed Forces Day Ceremony on May 17, 2025 in Castaways Park. Location: 700 Dover Drive at 16th Street Newport Beach, CA Free, exchangeclubofnewportharbor.com

POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair "Art Unleashed" May 2-26, 2025. Spotlight on all things creative with 2025 theme. Art Unleashed: home arts, culinary arts, visual arts, performing arts, fine arts and the art of having fun in the "Mullet Throwdown" hairstyle contest. There's still livestock, a carnival, vendors, foods and more. Open Thurs.-Sunday plus Memorial Day.  Location: Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, CA.  $18.50-27.50 pre or $32 gate + parking $22.50 pre or $26 gate, lacountyfair.com

SACRAMENTO: Sacramento County Fair "Cowboy Boots & Fair Roots" May 22-26, 2025. Alaskan Pig races, Great American duck races, bands, Corn Dog Eating Contest, Diaper Derby, bull riding, tractor pulls and more. $, sacfair.com

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: Homefront America Field of Honor May 20-26, 2025, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Mission San Juan Capistrano. Regular admission pricing will be in effect. Normally the Mission is closed on Mondays, however, the Mission will be open on Memorial Day, May 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. as part of this program. Location: 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, CA. $18 general admission, missionsjc.com

 

 

 

 

 

Past events

ELK GROVE: Big Truck Day 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at District56, 9701 Big Horn Blvd., Elk Grove, CA. Free, cosumnescsd.gov

LODI: Music in the Park at Hutchins Street Square brings friends, family and music lovers together for classic rock and other great sounds you can get up and dance to.

 SAN BERNARDINO: San Bernardino Summer Concerts 

SANTA ROSA:   Summer Concerts

Events are  not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.