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INLAND EMPIRE VISITOR & RELOCATION GUIDE
JANUARY
Bluegrass Festival
Blythe (760) 922-8166
FEBRUARY
Colorado River Jazz Festival
Blythe (760) 922-8166
NASCAR Auto Club 500
Auto Club Speedway
Riverside County Fair and
Date Festival
Riverside County Fairgrounds,
46-350 82503 Hwy. 111, Indio
(760) 863-8247
Riverside Dickens' Festival
Riverside (800) 430-4140
MARCH
Bluegrass Festival
Old Town Temecula
(951) 694-6412
Ramona-Country Carvers
Festival
San Jacinto (951) 654-1505
Redlands Bicycle Classic
Redlands
APRIL
Apple Blossom Festival
Oak Glen (951) 797-6833
Coachella Music & Arts
Festival
Indio
A three-day annual music and arts
festival featuring dozens of
headliner bands, from rock to
hip-hop.
Ramona Days
Ramona Bowl, 27400 Ramona
Bowl Rd., Hemet (951) 658-3111
The annual outdoor pageant is held
late April through early May and
depicts the romantic spectacle of
early California.
Riverside International Film
Festival
Stagecoach Music Festival
Indio
Annual outdoor country music
festival featuring top Country Music
bands from all over the world.
MAY
Arts in the Country Festival
Temecula (951) 695-ARTS
Beginning in May and continuing
through June, a wide array of arts,
music and entertainment is offered
for the entire family to enjoy.
Calico Spring Festival
Calico Ghost Town, Yermo
(760) 254-3828
Joshua Tree Music Festival
Joshua Tree Lake Campground
(877) 327-6265
National Orange Show
National Orange Show grounds,
689 South `E' St., San Bernardino
(909) 888-6788
Since 1911, this annual event has
taken place for two weeks each May
featuring exhibits, entertainment,
contests, animals and a carnival.
Planes of Fame Airshow
Chino
San Bernardino County Fair
San Bernardino County Fairgrounds,
14800 Seventh St., Victorville
(760) 951-2200
Late July through early August,
enjoy the annual county fair
featuring everything from prize pigs
to proud peacocks and concerts.
JUNE
Cherry Festival
Beaumont (951) 845-9541
Grand Terrace Days Parade
and Festival
Grand Terrace (909) 430-2201
Huck Finn's Jubilee
Mojave Narrows Regional Park,
Victorville (951) 780-8810
Features catfish derby, bluegrass
and country music and clogging
each Father's Day weekend.
Redlands Bowl Summer
Music Festival
Redlands
Temecula Street Painting
Festival
Old Town Temecula
(951) 694-6412
Temecula Valley Balloon
& Wine Festival
Lake Skinner, Temecula
(951) 676-6713
This two-day event each June
features balloon rides, wine tasting,
a classic car show, top-name
entertainment, a fair, and kids stage.
JULY
Mountaineer Days
Wrightwood (760) 249-4320
Old Miners' Days
Big Bear Lake (909) 866-4607
Pine Knot Village Art Walk
Big Bear Lake Village
(909) 878-3556
AUGUST
Mountain Top Days
Green Valley Lake (909) 867-2411
Renaissance Faire
Big Bear City (909) 585-7825
SEPTEMBER
Big Bear Oktoberfest
September
Happy Trails Round-Up &
Parade
Apple Valley (760) 240-7000,
Hesperia Days
Hesperia (760) 244-5488,
Oak Glen Apple Harvest
Begins (Sept.-Nov.)
Oak Glen (909) 797-6833
Route 66 Rendezvous
Downtown San Bernardino
(909) 889-3980
This event held every September
salutes "The Mother Road," Route
66, and features classic car shows
and cruises, a golf tournament and
live bands. Each year over 500,000
people attend with 2,100 classic
cars cruising legendary Route 66.
San Manuel California
Native American Day
(909) 864-8933
Traditional brush dancers, Southern
California bird singers, food and
arts highlight the annual celebration
of Native American Day
Temecula Valley International
Film and Music Festival
Temecula (951) 699-5514
OCTOBER
Calico Days
Calico Ghost Town, Yermo
(760) 254-3828
October, this Old West celebration
features a parade, gunfighters,
music, games and dancing.
Fall Car Cruise & Show
Old Town District, Temecula
(951) 325-7100
Classic and custom cars, special
interest vehicles, and hot rods are
showcased in October. Other
events include a "Show and Shine,"
sock hop and car cruise.
Grape Harvest Festival
Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park,
Rancho Cucamonga
(909) 987-1012
NASCAR Pepsi 500
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana
San Manuel Pow Wow
(909) 864-8933
This event is always free to the public.
This is an opportunity for everyone to
enjoy the finest Native American
singers, dancers, and drummers in
North America and Canada.
Stagecoach Days
Banning (951) 849-4695
Twentynine Palms Pioneer
Days Festival
Twentynine Palms
(760) 367-3445
NOVEMBER
Calico Heritage Fest
Calico Ghost Town, Yermo
(760) 254-3828
Features dance, music and art;
on Thanksgiving weekend.
Founder's Day Parade
Rancho Cucamonga
(909) 477-2760
Victoria Gardens
DECEMBER
Festival of Lights
Riverside
Every evening from November 28
to January 4, festivalgoers can enjoy
holiday decorations with more than
three million twinkling lights along
Mission Inn Avenue, ice skating
under the stars, horse-drawn
carriage rides, live entertainment
and of course, Santa Claus.
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