Festival AND Fair All in One Event – Indio Date Festival and Riverside County Fair
Whether visiting Northern California’s Cloverdale Citrus Fair this weekend to eat some oranges and sip refreshing orange drinks, or Southern California’s Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival to sample dates, date shakes and other delicious fruit cuisine, you’ll enjoy the carnival atmosphere, as both events will feature midways, fairs, games and carnival rides.
But the Date Festival is really a unique, one-of-a-kind California event based on a desert theme. Camel and ostrich races, Queen Scheherazade and her court, and an Arabian Nights Musical Pageant are annual traditions to this event that enjoys warm days & nights and nearly always sunshine in February. The daytime temperature is expected to range between 70 and 77 degrees during the event. The usual monster trucks, rodeo, farm competitions and great shows are all there, including headliner concert act, LeAnn Rimes, on Saturday, Feb. 18.
When & where: Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival is held Feb. 17-26, 2012. Riverside County Fairgrounds, 82-503 Hwy 111, Indio, CA 92201. Tickets: $5 – 8. datefest.org
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