Celebrate La Palma’s diverse heritage with the annual La Palma Days, this Saturday, November 12. Celebrated for over 27 years now and known as the “Official Veteran’s Day Parade of Orange County” by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, this year’s theme is “We Salute You!”
The celebrations began with the La Palma Pageant on Sunday, November 6. The next part is this Saturday with the parade and festival. As with any event of this type, expect to be in for a full day of fun. Come out for the parade …

Come out and experience 75 years of an Anaheim tradition with  the annual Anaheim Spooktacular Halloween Parade and Fall Festival this Saturday, October 29 at Center Street Promenade in Downtown Anaheim. Starting from 11 A.M. and running until 9 P.M., enjoy a full day of Halloween fun with a costume contest, trick-or-treating, pumpkins, food, and the traditional Anaheim Halloween Spooktacular Parade. There’s trick-or-treating as well so expect candy!
One of the best thing about this event, besides all the fun, is that this event is free and suitable for all ages!
Take …

Come out for a full day of fun at the 47th Annual Heritage Festival and Parade in Placentia this Saturday, October 15.
If you want to start bright and early, from 6:30 to 10 A.M. is the Chamber of Commerce Pancake Breakfast at Tri-City Park.
The parade starts at 9:30 A.M. and travels from Morse Ave. north on Kraemer to Tri-City Park. There will be over 100 entries—from VIPs, non-profit organizations, clowns, to my favorite, the marching bands.
Following the parade, from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. is the Heritage Festival held at …

Join over 40,000 people over a span of four days for the Anatolian Cultures & Food Festival 2011 at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa from October 6 through October 9.
Enter the festival and you find yourself passing through the “Civilizations Path” where you will see fourteen gates with actors in authentic costumes representing the different civilizations throughout the history of Anatolia. As well, there are 3-D giant-sized replicas of Istanbul, Konya, Antalya, Mardin, Van, and the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul where visitors can browse around the various booths and …

Now that summer has been over, thoughts of the beach are also long gone. However, come out to Seal Beach, just north of the pier, on Saturday, October 9 for the Japan America Kite Festival!
Hosted by the Japan America Society of Southern California and Up Up & Away Kite Club, this festival is now in its 15th year, drawing over 10,000 people and being the largest kite festival in Southern California. Admission is free and the opening ceremony starts at 10 A.M.
Of course, you can expect a day of kite …

Can you really travel the world in Irvine? Come to the Global Village Festival on Saturday, October 1 from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. at Bill Barber Park, adjacent to the Irvine Civic Center, and see for yourself!
Now in its 10th anniversary, the Global Village Festival is Irvine’s largest and most popular event drawing over 16,000 people. Enjoy international food from over 40 local restaurants, live entertainment, exhibits, and so much more, and for the younger kids, there is a Kid’s Village with activities such as face painting, yoga, and henna.
Parking is …

Oktoberfest is an annual 16-18 day festival held from late September to early October in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The festival was held for the first time on October 12, 1810, celebrating the marriage of the Bavarian King, Max Joseph, who later become King Ludwig I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. With the exception of war years and other misfortunes, Oktoberfest has been celebrated annually, and today, it is the largest festival in the world, drawing over six million visitors.
If you are unable to go to Germany to celebrate Oktoberfest, don’t …

Spring is in the air with the arrival of Lunar New Year, which falls on February 3 this year, greeting the arrival of year of the rabbit, but in Vietnamese culture, it is year of the cat.
The largest Tết (Vietnamese New Year) Festival outside of Vietnam, the 30th Annual Tết Festival, hosted by the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (UVSA), is taking place February 4-6 at Garden Grove Park. This year’s theme is Xuân Ước Mơ or Spring of Dreams.
The festival consists of a wide variety of booths: cultural …