2025 Fireworks Spectacular in Santa Paula on Friday, July 4th

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The City of Santa Paula invites the community to a day of celebration capped by a spectacular Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at the new Santa Paula Creek Regional Sports Park at Harvest at Limoneira. Festivities kick off in the afternoon and include live music at the amphitheater, food trucks, face painting, lawn games, inflatable jumpers, and the City Corps Wagon Train. The fireworks show begins at 9:00 PM. Admission and parking are free.

The new location offers expanded space and more parking, making it the perfect place to gather with family and friends.

This community celebration is made possible through a partnership between the City and the Santa Paula Rotary Club, which raises funds for the fireworks display. Donations are still needed to support the show and can be mailed to SP Rotary-Fireworks, P.O. Box 809, Santa Paula, CA 93061.

www.spcity.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=240

4th Annual Wildflower & Weed Show at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula on Saturday, April 12, 2025

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Join Ventura County Agriculture Weights & Measures Department on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 11 AM – 3 PM at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula for a fun, family-friendly celebration of spring.

Don’t miss the vibrant Wildflower & Weed Show, garden tours with the UC Master Gardeners, and a spring plant sale with expert tips.

Kids will love the hands-on activities, and adults can enjoy engaging talks from guest speakers on the importance of wildflowers and our connection to the natural world.

Admission is free and open to the public — come learn, explore, and celebrate spring! 
 
The Agriculture Museum is located at 926 Railroad Avenue, Santa Paula (805-525-3100).

74th Annual Santa Paula Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 30, 2024

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The 74th Annual Santa Paula Christmas Parade is planned for Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 6:30pm

Marching bands, toy soldiers, floats, automobiles, equestrians, community groups and Santa Claus will be part of the festivities.

Parade will be run rain or shine, eastbound on Main Street from Seventh St to Mill St.

www.spcity.org/728/Special-Events

Dia de los Muertos Celebration at Santa Paula Art Museum and Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery on November 2, 2024

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Guests of all ages are invited to celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Santa Paula Art Museum and Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery on Saturday, November 2, 2024 (hours and activities vary by location). Admission is free. This free, family-friendly community celebration offers traditional arts and craft-making activities, mariachi music, Aztec and Folklórico dancers, face painting, altar installations, and more. Día de los Muertos attire is encouraged!

Visitors can begin at either location and proceed to the next. Pick up a Día de los Muertos passport at either site, collect a stamp at both locations, and return it to Santa Paula Cemetery to be entered into a free raffle prize drawing. Free parking is available at both the Santa Paula Art Museum and Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery. Please see the schedule of events below:

Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center

123 N 10th Street, Santa Paula

Día de los Muertos activities from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

www.santapaulaartmuseum.org

Families are invited to drop in the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center to make their own clay skulls, candles, calavera drawings, and nichos. Guests will also enjoy special Día de los Muertos art exhibitions by artists Haya Cuzick, John Talevich, and Alek Talevich.

Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery

380 Cemetery Road

Día de los Muertos activities from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

www.dignitymemorial.com

In honor of Día de los Muertos, Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery will celebrate with a day of festivities for family and friends. Build an ofrenda on a loved one’s grave or contribute to a community altar. Activities will include Aztec and Folklórico dancers, Mariachi music, face painting, sugar skull decorating, crafts, vendors, and more. Mass will be held at 12:30 p.m. with the blessing of graves to follow by Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish.

Santa Paula Labor Day Parade, Monday, September 2, 2024

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The Santa Paula Labor Day Parade will be held on Monday, September 2, 2024 at 10 AM on Main Street in Santa Paula.

The parade is sponsored by the Santa Paula Labor Day Parade Committee, the Rotary Club of Santa Paula and the City of Santa Paula.

Walking groups with banners, musical groups, floats, workers riding in work-related vehicles, equestrians, and all groups representing a Labor Day theme are invited to participate. The parade starts at 7th and Main Street and ends at the gazebo at Santa Barbara and Mill.

www.spcity.org

Santa Paula Theater Center Presents Ghostwalk 2024 on Weekends From October 11 to 27

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Santa Paula Theater Center presents Ghostwalk 2024 on Fridays through Sundays over the weekends of October 11-13, 18-20 and 25-27. Spaces are limited!

GHOSTWALK is Ventura County's original Halloween street theater presentation, a production of the Santa Paula Theater Center, now in its 30th year! Each year GhostWalk is presented in a different historic Santa Paula location. Flashlight in hand, walkers will be led along a route where they hear ghosts tell their tales of how they met their untimely ends. Some of the stories are true and based on history, and others are made up. You decide which is which! Ghostwalk 2024’s theme is “The Spirits of the Old Sycamore Tree.”

This year’s location is the Santa Paula Train Depot. Tour schedules are every 15 minutes from 6:30-9pm on Fridays, 6:30-9pm on Saturdays and 6:30-8:30pm on Sundays. Each tour is limited to 30 people and is an hour long.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under, with a special $12 price for adult tickets on the opening weekend only. Online ticket sales at GhostWalk.com.

9th Annual Labor Day Tractor Fair at the Santa Paula Agriculture Museum on Monday, September 2, 2024

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The 9th Annual Labor Day Tractor Fair at the Santa Paula Agriculture Museum, 926 Railroad Avenue, Santa Paula, takes place on Monday, September 2, 2024 from 11am to 2pm, after the Santa Paula Labor Day Parade.  Free event will include family-friendly activities, live music, presentations and tours and a display of course by the Topa Topa Flywheelers Antique Gas Engine & Tractor Club. venturamuseum.org/event/9th-annual-labor-day-tractor-fair

2022 Santa Paula Rotary Pumpkin Patch at Limoneira Ranch (2023 Event Has Been Cancelled)

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THE 2023 PUMPKIN PATCH AT LIMONEIRA RANCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Updates at www.sppumpkinpatch.com.

The Santa Paula Rotary Pumpkin Patch at the Limoneira Ranch, 12471 Foothill Road, Santa Paula will be back every Saturday and Sunday this October 2022.

Admission to the pumpkin patch is $12 (2 and under free) and includes hay ride, hay maze, hay pyramid, live music and plenty of great photo opps. Additional activities are $5 and up. The Corn MAiZE is $12. Other activities include corn maize, pony rides, face painting, the "Pumpkin Chucker" and more. No reservations needed - you can buy tickets online or at the door.

Families can easily spend a full day at the patch enjoying music, delicious fall food favorites, and old-fashioned hay wagon rides through acres of pumpkins, squash and gourds. 

Hours are 10am to 5 pm on October 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23 and 39-30.

Visit sppumpkinpatch.com to learn more.

3rd Annual Santa Paula Police Memorial 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 9th

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The 3rd Annual Santa Paula Police Memorial 5K Run/Walk is planned for 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Santa Paula Train Depot, 963 E. Santa Barbara Street.

All net proceeds from the race will go to benefit the families of members of Santa Paula Police Department whose lives were lost in the line of duty.

Visit www.copquest.org/5k for more information.