Things to do on Memorial Day Weekend 2019

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Here is a list of things to do this Memorial Weekend

Santa Anita Racetrack Turns Into an Amusement Park

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There will be a different kind of speed on display at scenic Santa Anita Park when the race track turns into the Santa Anita Carnival just in time for Memorial Day weekend fun. Bring out the entire family and enjoy a wide selection of thrilling rides, challenging midway games, delicious carnival snacks and much more. This ticket snags you an unlimited ride wristband, giving you the chance to get dizzy and make your stomach drop over and over. As an added bonus, the ponies will have a full slate of races, making this a weekend to remember!

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THE DRAGCON EXPERIENCE

THREE DAYS CELEBRATING ART, POP CULTURE, AND ALL THINGS DRAG! 

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The 2019 Garden Grove Strawberry Festival is

May 24th through the 27th

Friday (1pm to 10pm), Sat & Sun (10am to 10pm),

Monday (10am to 9pm)

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W Los Angeles presents Twisted Tiki – a WET Deck Memorial Day Event

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YOU’RE INVITED

Soak up the sun on our WET Deck and kick off summer with us on Memorial Day. Listen to pulsating DJ beats and enjoy a bottomless brunch at The Hideout and a poolside BBQ.

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Annual Memorial Day Flower Drop & Air Fair

May 28, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

This is a very special day at the Palm Springs Air Museum. 10 am – museum opens; Air Fair with flights all day long! Planes flying are: B-25 Pacific Princess; C-47; P-51 Mustang; P-63 King Cobra; and T-28.  Rides for sale.

Kids’ activities; food vendors, including In ‘N Out Burger; Freedom Fighters’ Cafe; Heatwave Jazz Band;

1:00 PM – Our brief Memorial service is dedicated to all of our fallen comrades, who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. In their honor, we highlight the service with a flower drop of 3,000 red and white carnations from a B-25 Mitchell bomber. This is our way of saluting our fallen comrades. Visitors are welcome to pick up a flower to take home. Memorial Ceremony and Flower Drop scheduled for 1 PM.  Special honoree – 102 year old B-17 Gunner

Palm Springs Air Museum featured on Desert Living Show

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I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival at Santa Barbara Mission May 25-27, 2019

Madonnari, or street painters, transform the Santa Barbara Mission plaza using pastels on pavement to create 150 vibrant and colorful, large scale images. The I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival on May 25-27, 2019 benefits the Children’s Creative Project, a nonprofit arts education program of the Santa Barbara County Education Office. The Project serves 50,000 children in more than 100 schools with visual and performing arts workshops and performances throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. 

Festival hours are 10-6 daily. Admission is free.

Get More information at www.imadonnarifestival.com.

 

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