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The California Watermelon Festival is known for its tempting array of cool-down snacks and nostalgic fun, too.

Cute character outfits, new treats, dazzling shows: The Happiest Place on Earth is celebrating seven celebratory decades.

Lots of legs, lots of eyes, oodles of wings, so much cool: The huge fest is marking its 39th outing.

Sweet stuff: The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival is celebrating its succulent 65th year.

“Game On!” is an engaging “you try it” experience featuring several sports, from soccer to snowboarding.

“The Goonies” is one of the charming flicks on the short/sweet line-up; a pop-up market will add to the salty allure.

Head for Olvera Street for one of the biggest celebrations in town.

Adorable animals, splashy concerts, and all of those take-a-picture-first treats: The multi-week bash is here.

A whole bunch of oversized inflatables — over 20, wowza — will fill the Inflatable Aquatic Park.

Large-scale puppets, stories, music, dancing, and the creative spirit: Get your ticket to this fanciful favorite.

Pick up the engaging family resource in the museum lobby and embark on a journey of cinematic discovery.

Local farms and museums are honoring Easter; the Natural History Museum will have a planet-loving party.

Head to the end of Manhattan Beach Pier for pay-nothing activities and ocean-close fun.

The Autry Museum is the bunnyful bastion of family activities; jump by for a joyful spring happening.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival opens while the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach vrooms along city streets.

Over 200 exhibitors will visit Exposition Park during “City of STEM + Los Angeles Maker Faire,” the mega “you-try-it” event.

Craft competitions, fried treats, racing pigs, and nighttime spins on the Ferris wheel are coming up, summer lovers.

California Live’s Amber Pfister is in Laguna Hills chatting with the nonprofit, Miracles for Kids, about their current event, Baskets of Miracles, where volunteers assemble spring baskets filled with household goods, cleaning supplies, and seasonal gifts and talk about how it will ease the financial burden and spread joy to hundreds of critically ill children and their families in...

Roll like an egg might by the garden’s site to secure your ticket to the beloved event.

SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star will be the “Bob Baker Day” guests of honor.