Now in its second year, Surf City Nights is a weekly street fair that takes place along a closed-off section of Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach. Spend an evening by the beach and enjoy a farmer’s market, entertainment, sidewalk sales, children’s activities, and specials from local restaurants.
Surf City Nights is held each Tuesday night from 5pm - 9pm and provides fun for the entire family. For more information, visit their website at http://www.hbdowntown.com/
Although outside of the OC area, it was worth including because of it’s uniqueness!
There will be a Free Helicopter event at the Santa Monica Airport provided by the Professional Helicopter Pilot Assocaition. Helicoper Appreciation Day will display various helicopters from police, military, search and rescue,media and fire. Learn about rotorcraft and talk to helicopter pilots. Bring your cameras.
The event will be held at the following location:
Santa Monica Airport
3223 Donald Douglas Loop South #3,
3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90405
For more information, call (213) 891-3636 or visit the event website atwww.phpa.org
Lookinng for something fun to do this weekend for the whole family? Check out the the Beehive Family Expo & Fair coming this weekend (Saturday, March 13th from 10am - 6pm, & Sunday, March 14th from 10am - 5pm).
The entire event is totally & completely FREE with a donation of two cans of non-perishable food that will be donated to the the Second Harvest Food Bank (otherwise, admission is $5). There is a parking fee for this event.
There will be carnival rides, bounce houses, games & prizes, drawings & giveaways, photo contests, hands-on arts & crafts, local youth performances, & a laser tag course. The expo will also host over 200 vendors from across Orange County, featuring the latest & greatest, must-have products for moms, dads, children & babies.
What: Beehive Family Expo & Fair
Where: The Orange County Great Park
When: Saturday, March 13th from 10am - 6pm, & Sunday, March 14th from 10am - 5pm
Cost: $10 parking fee, FREE admission with two cans per entrant
Have you been to the OC Marketplace lately? It’s more than just a swap meet and there are activities going on there every weekend. Check out live entertainment, special events and a great shopping experience.
It’s open every Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. During the year, they sponsor events such as the annual hearse festival at Halloween, pet days, visits from Santa and more.
Click here to get a printable coupon for free admission to the Orange County Marketplace
Looking for something to do this weekend? Come to the OC Great Park and enjoy the Great SkateIce Rink.
The ice rink will be open Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, January 30th - February 28th, 2010, from 11am - 10pm.
Admission, Parking and Skate Rentals are completely free.
For more specific information, including skate session times & information regarding advance tickets, visit http://www.ocgp.org/2010/01/great-skate-2010/
Start your Halloween fun early and come down to Dana Point for the Free Halloween Kids “Boo” Cruise on Friday night, October 30th from 6pm - 8pm.
Dana Wharf Sportfishing will take you on a haunted trip aboard the Sum Fun for a spooky 20 minute harbor cruise! Their haunted ship will be filled with Halloween treats!
This trip is completely FREE! Be sure to dress up! Trips will run every 20 minutes between 6 and 8pm! For more info call (949) 496-5794.
No reservations needed.
Oktoberfest German Celebration
Get out the lederhosen, dirndl and beer stein for a good time with an Oom-pah band from Germany. Beautiful bar maids, scrumptious strudels, and imported draft beers, plus lots of liqueurs to wet the whistle, and plenty of dancing (chicken dance is a must).
Event is free and starts at 7:00 pm.
Location: Old World German Village’s German Restaurant, Center Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA.
Green Port Fest is the Port of Long Beach’s annual open house. It’s a chance to educate the community about the port’s vital role in the economy and ground-breaking environmental programs.
There will be more than 70 booths and exhibits, children’s activities, entertainment, food, boat and rail tours and much more. The best part is that the Fest is FREE!
Some of the activities featured at the festival will be a children’s playground with face painting, eyes under the sea - spotlighting underwater robots, big machines-checking out the yard hostlers that move the heavy containers under the sea and what lives in the harbor spotlighting the wildlife that calls the Port of Long Beach home.
The Long Beach Green Port Fest will be held on Saturday, October 3rd from 1oAM to 3PM. Green Port Fest is held at the Port Administration Building, but there is no on-site parking. Instead, park at the Long Beach Convention Center and hop on one of the free shuttles.
For more information and directions, visit http://www.polb.com/community/portfest/default.asp
On Sunday, October 4th, the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana is sponsoring an Italian festival, including romantic music by the Sicilian Band, traditional dances by the Gypsy Folk Ensemble and more. This festival is sponsored by Target First Free Sundays and the Italian Arts Council.
Families can learn how to play bocce ball and eat Italian food.
Bowers Museum
2002 N. Main Street
Santa Ana, CA
For more information,call (714) 567-3600 or visit http://bowers.org/
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