ORANGE COUNTY February 2015 Calendar of Events Orange County February 20-22, Tet Festival Helping preserve Vietnamese culture, the Tet Festival attracts and audience of over 100,000 and hundreds of booths in a FEBRUARY 2015 span of a three day weekend event. Visitors are immersed CALENDAR OF EVENTS with a vibrant array of traditional foods, live entertainment, festive games and customs celebrating the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the year of the Goat. Time: Check website for event times Location: The OC Fair and Event Center, Costa Mesa For more information visit www.tetfestival.org

February 21-22, Irvine Park Railroad Anniversary Celebration To celebrate their 19th year of business and to show appreciation to all their loyal customers, Irvine Park is rolling back to their original 1996 prices during their anniversary weekend, including $2.00 train rides! The anniversary celebration will also feature other $2.00 activities and concessions such as carnival games, hot dogs, sodas, ice creams, popcorn, bounce house and cotton candy. Face painting and panning for gold require two $2.00 tickets. Free giveaways include Irvine Park Railroad balloons. Time: Check website for event times Location: Irvine Regional Park, February 21, The Kid’s Pet Parade 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange Part of the annual Fiesta de las Golondrinas celebration. Kids For more information visit www.irvineparkrailroad.com between the ages of 5 and 12 can show off their favorite animals in a contest for The Cutest, Most Unusual, Best February 28, Los Alamitos ‘Race on the Base’ Team Costume (owner and pet), Funniest and Most The yearly event has continued to provide not only a forum for Obedient (the pet, not the child). A special Judges Choice local avid runners and walkers, but has also instilled a sense of prize will be awarded and this winner will be given the pride and teamwork between the Los Alamitos City Council, opportunity to be in the Swallows’ Day Parade. the citizens of Los Alamitos, the Rossmoor Community Services Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm District, and the local business community. The race is held on Location: Zoomars Petting Zoo, the runways at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos 31791 Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano and features helicopters, planes and military vehicles with For more information visit www.swallowsparade.com music throughout the course. Events and activities for the entire family! Time: Check website for event times Location: Irvine Regional Park, 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange For more information visit www.raceonthebase.com

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February 1, Wonder of Dinosaurs February 1, Surf City USA Marathon & Half Marathon February 12, Taste of San Juan A blast from the past! Museum-quality robotic and static This exclusive oceanfront course is a California dream! Run on Help kick-off celebration of the Fiesta de las Golondrinas. dinosaurs are beautifully displayed with detailed scientific Pacific Coast Highway past the famous Huntington Beach pier The Taste brings together many of San Juan’s marvelous informational signs and some dinosaur facts for learning, and wind through the legendary surfing beaches of Southern restaurants under one roof with top quality appetizers and too! The display has dinosaur-themed fun for everyone: California. Retro surf bands entertain with music along the way other delicious fare. More than twenty restaurants will tempt Bouncers, zoomers, Dino Ride, gemstone and fossil panning, and the finish line festivities will include a beach side beer you with tastes of their finest cuisine in a lively atmosphere coloring station, miniature golf, a walk through maze and garden in the California sun. Finishers receive bodacious with music and dancing. more. Event and displays begins February 1, and goes surfboard medals! Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm through September 2015. Time: Starts at 6:30 am Location: San Juan Hills Golf Course, San Juan Capistrano Time: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Location: 21100 Pacific Coast Highway, For more information visit www.swallowsparade.com Location: Laguna Hills Mall, Huntington Beach 24155 Laguna Hills Mall For more information, email [email protected] February 12-15, Laguna Beach Music Festival For more information visit: This festival is dedicated to artistic excellence and innovation, www.wonderofdinosaurs.com February 3, Surf City Nights featuring an internationally acclaimed mentor musician or Surf City Nights is Huntington Beach’s answer to the ensemble along with other talented artists in a nighttime shopping-and-eating craze. Every Tuesday week long blends of performances and night Main St. closes between Orange and PCH for education. This year’s festival is bringing world- February 1, China’s Lost Civilization: The Mystery a food and live music festival. A certified farmers’ class musicians from Brooklyn and Los Angeles of Sanxingdui market, Surf City Nights offers a dazzling array of to present a diverse range of concerts and During the summer of 1986, construction workers the freshest fruits and vegetables (all locally sourced, events that shouldn’t accidentally uncovered an astounding cache of more than of course), as well as treasures from more than 90 be missed! 200 ancient jade objects, weapons, burned animal bones, unique vendors selling everything from flowers to Time: Check website for event times over 60 elephant tusks, monumental bronzes, and a life- jewelry to handmade soap. There’s roasted corn, Location: Laguna Beach. For more information sized statue of a nobleman at Sanxingdui, about 24 miles funnel cake, kettle corn, and more. And, it’s totally free go to www. lagunabeachmusicfestival.com outside of the Sichuan Province capitol of Chengdu. The (and easy) to get in. Mystery of Sanxingdui museum displays include objects from Time: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm February 14, Timberwolf 5K Run/Walk the discovery termed “the ninth wonder of the world” and Location: Main St (Between Pacific Coast Highway The Timberwolf 5K Run/Walk, and the 1K Fun acknowledged by many scholars as one of the greatest & Orange Ave), Huntington Beach Run, feature breathtaking views, fantastic free archaeological finds ever to be unearthed. Now through For more information visit www.surfcitynights.com food, event t-shirts and the company of March 15, 2015. hundreds of friendly fitness enthusiasts. Proceeds from Time: Check website for daily times February 7, Monster Trucks registration and sponsorships benefit Northwood High Location: Bowers Museum, Monster Jam is the world’s largest and most famous monster School and Families Forward, a local non-profit providing 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana truck tour featuring the biggest names in monster trucks supported housing programs, counseling, food, referrals, For more information visit www.bowers.org including Grave Digger, , , school supplies, career coaching, and other services for , Captain’s Curse and . A crazy, fun families in crisis. Register early for the best price. evening for the entire family! Time: Check website for event times Time: 7:00 pm Location: Northwood High School, 4515 Portola Pkwy, Location: Angel Stadium, 2000 East Gene Autry Way, Irvine. For more information visit www.timberwolf5k.com Anaheim. Information at www.monsterjam.com