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Put on by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, the free festival was held on July 12 and 13 from 12 til 8 at Echo Park Lake, near downtown Los Angeles.
Apart from the festival, residents could also rent pedal boats to further enjoy the beauty of the lake.
Echo Park Lake is open every day from morning until dusk.
On the last Saturday in May, low income families are invited to celebrate Christmas in Spring at the largest food bank on the West Coast, Mend. The event was hosted by Universal Studios Hollywood and the Discover a Star Foundation.
On the four day Memorial weekend, Garden Grove held their 56th annual Strawberry Festival, complete with a parade of celebrities as well as the first ever 5K Strawberry run. This year’s theme was “honoring our exceptional educators” and teachers and staff members were honored with the strawberry parade as well as the pancake breakfast.
To learn more about this festival, watch the video below.
As previously reported last year, at Woodley park residents came out to experience the vegan lifestyle with sample foods, great music and more.
Watch the video to see what was new at this year’s festival.
As Previously reported last year, the California Strawberry Fest brought hundreds to Oxnard California for the two day festival in the Strawberry Meadows. New recipes were introduced and great fun as the beloved strawberry was celebrated.
For more information, watch the video below.
On the last weekend of April, So Cal Residents came out to the America’s Family Pet Expo, the largest Expo dedicated to all types of animals located in Costa Mesa Calif. There was nearly every breed of dog, including Chihuahuas, Great Danes, Collies and even the American Pitbull breed and residents could learn just a little bit more about their favorite breed. Leading up the largest pet adoption weekend, there were also local shelters and groups offering an opportunity to adopt one or more of the dogs or cats. In addition to dogs and cats, there was also a variety of donkeys, llamas, alpacas, reptiles of all shapes and sizes, brightly colored birds and even Baxter the potbelly pig, who made his appearance known at the Expo.
Watch the video below to see more of the exhibits at the largest expo in So Cal and remember to comment below.
The 26th annual WonderCon saw sold out crowds as thousands of Pop Culture fans flooded the Anaheim Convention Center over the three day Easter holiday. There were various new as well as classic comic books on display for all to see and purchase as well as the latest Wii and Nintendo 3ds games for the crowds to play.
To see even more of what WonderCon had to offer including exclusive interviews with several of the authors, click the video below.
On Saturday April 12th and Sunday April 13th, 2014, hundreds of self published authors gathered on the campus of USC for the LA Times Festival of Books. The free event invited So Cal residents to browse the thousands of titles in multiple categories including children’s, Mystery, Non fiction and more.
Watch now to see a sample of books, available to all in bookstores and online.
On the last Saturday in March, the Children’s Wall Of Tears hosted the first ever Celebrating Children’s Day Festival at Plaza Park in Oxnard, Calif. The event had fun and games especially for children as well as information about the Wall and it’s purpose.
Watch the video now to learn more about the festival.
On Saturday March 15, 2014 from 1 to 6, Long Beach residents experienced everything Native American at Shoreline Village in a Free Festival. With music, storytelling and arts and crafts, people were able to learn a little about the Native culture.
Watch below to see the beautiful dances that were being displayed just off the coast of the port of Long Beach.