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If you’re looking for something to warm the bones, pictured is Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook Off, a sure-bet, hot ticket weekend event.

California Hot Ticket Weekend

• Winner’s Circle Chili Cook-off – at Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia
• Fire & Ice Chili Cook-off & Craft Beer in Corona
• Gem Faire at Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa or Crystal Fair at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco
• Fashion Week in Sacramento with Spring-Summer and Fall-Winter showcases
• Hawthorne Historical Society hot flapjacks at Pancake Breakfast
• Sizzling Dates, Monster Trucks, Junior Outlaw Springs & Mini Dwarfs Car Racing at Indio’s Date Festival & Riverside County Fair
• Global Currency at Long Beach Expo Coin Show
• LA Travel & Adventure Show at LA Convention Center
• Compete Nationals karate at Ontario Convention Center
• Pleasanton Fly-Fishing Show at Alameda County Fairgrounds
• Dickens Festival in Riverside — play nice
• Wobbleland music festival at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco or Noise Pop around the town
• Firecrackers and Chinese Dragon Dancers at Lunar parades and festivals in Alhambra San Francisco and San Diego
• Food, a fun run, parade and carnival at Almond Blossom Festival in Ripon
• Junk in the Trunk (rusty, chipped, vintage or antique) at Fairplex in Pomona
• Burps & slurps at SLO (San Luis Obispo) Craft Beer Festival, San Diego Winter Brew Fest, Hops and Shops Beer Festival (Redding), and Santa Clara Bacon & Beer Classic
• Hot trends at home & garden shows in Santa Barbara, Bakersfield and Palm Springs (Modernism Week)
• Focus on Flowers at Temple City Camellia Festival, Pacific Orchid Expo (San Francisco), Daffodil Daydreams (Woodside), and Santa Clara Camellia Show