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The 18th Annual Oxnard Tamale Festival, presented by Oxnard Recreation & Community Services, is planned for Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Plaza Park in Downtown Oxnard. This festive event includes food and arts and crafts vendors, live music and a kids zone. More info at www.oxnardrecevents.com/tamale-festival.html
The Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise presents the “Cottontail Crawl” charity pub event on Saturday, November 15th, from noon to 4pm. Tickets get you unlimited rides to event venues - Crawford’s Social, West Tasting Room, Pedals & Pints Brewing Company, The Mighty Axe, Sunland Vintage Winery, and Shrimp vs Chef and food and drinks at each stop.
Every sip, bite, and laugh helps fund Rotary projects — from local scholarships and food programs to disaster relief efforts. Learn more and register at www.cottontailcrawl.com. Early bird pricing $60 through October 17th, then $70.
To honor the men and women who serve in the United States Armed Forces, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will be hosting its annual Veterans Day Event on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The day’s activities include live musical entertainment, a civil war encampment, a military vehicle display and a program honoring all branches of our military.
The program, which begins at 11:00 a.m., includes an honor guard, live music, and a program featuring keynote speaker Retired Army Sergeant Eric Donoho. Following the program, Sergeant Donoho will sign copies of his book, Canyon of Hope: From Darkness to Dawn – Embracing the Light Within, which is a physical manifestation of the power of faith and perseverance, a belief in the goodness of the human spirit, and a commitment to physical and mental well-being.
Outdoor events and the program are free to attend; reservations are recommended to attend the program and to pre-purchase Canyon of Hope. Museum admission rates apply to visit the Reagan Museum, Air Force One Pavilion, and our new special exhibition, Cowboys: History and Hollywood. Veterans with valid ID will receive free admission to the Museum and Air Force One Pavilion on November 11. Active military members with valid ID are always free.
www.reaganfoundation.org/events/veterans-day-commemoration-2025
Spooky Town returns to the Simi Valley Town Center on Friday, October 24, 2025 from 5-9pm. Free event to include trick or treating, craft tables, costume contest, Halloween music and dancing.
Guests of all ages are invited to celebrate Día de los Muertos at three locations in downtown Santa Paula on Sunday, November 2, 2025! This free, family-friendly community celebration at the Santa Paula Art Museum, Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery, and the Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum offers traditional craft-making activities, music and dance performances, altar installations, face painting, and more. Día de los Muertos attire is encouraged. Admission and activities are free for everyone.
Visitors can begin at any of the three locations and proceed to the others. Pick up an event passport at any site and have it stamped at all three locations to be entered to win a raffle prize. Free parking is available at the Santa Paula Art Museum, Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery, and the Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum. Hours and activities vary by location. Please see the schedule of events below:
Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center
123 N 10th Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060
Día de los Muertos activities from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
www.santapaulaartmuseum.org
Visit the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center to create your own papel picado, tissue paper marigolds, block-printed calacas led by IDEA Center Ventura, and more. Guests can enjoy free face painting and special Día de los Muertos art installations. Visitors will also have access to the Museum’s current exhibitions, which include a fun iSpy activity for kids.
Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery
380 Cemetery Road
Día de los Muertos activities from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.pbsantapaula.com
Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery will celebrate with a day full of festivities to enjoy with family and friends. Build an ofrenda on a loved one’s grave or contribute to a community altar. Have your face painted, decorate a sugar skull, and listen to Mariachi music. Visit various vendors and enjoy a tamale and a cup of champurrado. Experience Aztec and Folklórico dancers, and participate in a procession through the cemetery. Catholic Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m., with the blessing of graves to follow, led by Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish.
Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum
926 Railroad Ave., Santa Paula, CA 93060
Día de los Muertos activities from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
www.venturamuseum.org
Join Santa Paula’s Agriculture Museum in celebrating Día de los Muertos with a special DIY turmeric anthotypes activity using marigolds. With this project, guests will learn the cultural significance of marigolds and how plants can be used as natural dyes to decorate handkerchiefs. Visitors will also have access to the Museum’s outdoor garden and exhibition, “Enfoque: Voces Indígenas Mexicanas del Condado de Ventura/ In Focus: Mexican Indigenous Voices of Ventura County.”
The 2026 Boney Mountain Trail Half Marathon and 7K is planned planned for Saturday, February 7th. The race takes place in Point Mugu State Park, starting at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa in Newbury Park. Challenging, single track, switchback climbs and descents, creek crossings and climb up the Old Boney trail.
Half marathon starts at 8am. 7K at 8:30am. Register at ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=129437
Gold Coast Veterans Foundation is hosting a Veterans Day Ceremony at the Ventura County Veterans Memorial at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Telephone Road in Ventura on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 from 11 am to noon.
Join GCVF at this free event as they recognize the sacrifices of our veterans and their families. They will have several distinguished speakers and a presentation honoring a local veteran from each military branch for their service to our country. Visit gcvf.org/veterans-day for more information.
The Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District and supporting organizations present a Veterans Day ceremony at Rancho Tapo Community Park & Veterans Plaza, 3700 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 11 am. Event to include music, speeches, acknowledgement of veterans in attendance and more. The ceremony will be followed by a Veterans Wellness Fair from noon to 3pm.
www.rsrpd.org/recreation/events/fall_(september_-_november)/veterans_day.php
The Camarillo Ranch presents its annual Christmas at the Ranch on December 2 and 3, 2025 from 5-8pm.
Give your family the gift of a beautifully unique Christmas experience by visiting Camarillo’s very-own historic landmark, magically transformed for the holiday season. Join the Camarillo Ranch Foundation for a special historic home tour of Adolfo Camarillo’s 1892 Queen Anne Victorian Mansion plus the 1905 Red Barn transformed into Santa’s Workshop. Learn about Camarillo family Christmas traditions as you step back in time with visions of bygone eras.
Photos with Santa by a professional photographer ($20)
Tours of the holiday-dressed Camarillo Ranch House (free; donations appreciated)
Visit Santa’s Workshop in the Red Barn
Victorian carolers
Local craft vendors
Festive beverages and treats for purchase
Santa Paula Theater Center presents Ghostwalk 2025 on Fridays through Sundays over the weekends of October 10-12, 17-19 and 24-26 Spaces are limited!
GHOSTWALK is Ventura County's original Halloween street theater presentation, a production of the Santa Paula Theater Center, now in its 31st 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 2025’s theme is “Whispers in the Halls.”
This year’s GhostWalk location is the McKevett Elementary School, 955 E. Pleasant St, Santa Paula. 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 will be available at GhostWalk.com.
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