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The Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District Egg Scramble Event is planned for Saturday, April 4, 2026 at Mae Boyar Park, 130 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park from 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The egg hunt is for ages 10 and under (BYOB - Bring Your Own Basket):
Ages 2 and under at 9:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5 at 10 a.m.
Ages 6-7 at 10:20 a.m.
Ages 8-10 at 10:40 a.m.
Free of charge. Rain cancels the event.
Visit www.rsrpd.org for more information.
Celebrate the eggcitement of the coming of spring at the Egg Scramble for ages 10 and under on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley starting at 9 a.m. Call 805.584.4456 for more information. Free admission. Rain cancels the event. www.rsrpd.org
Bring your own basket! And a canned good or non-perishable food donation for the Samaritan Center.
Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District presents its Junk in the Trunk swap meet at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center Parking Lot from 8am to 12pm on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Free admission. Over 46 local vendors.
Location: 5005-C Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley
More information at www.rsrpd.org/recreation/events/spring_(march_-_may)/junk_in_the_trunk.php
The Annual City of Moorpark Easter Egg Hunt takes place on Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Arroyo Vista Community Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark.
Admission is paid per child (ages 1+) (adults enter free with paid children) and must be purchased in advance. Infants under one enter free with paid sibling.
Wristbands purchased 3/2-3/13: $10 per child
Wristbands purchased 3/16-3/31: $15 per child
Late (4/1-4/4, if available): $20 per child
Wristbands are your child's admission to the event and allow them to participate in one (1) time-specific egg hunt, and unlimited access to carnival games, attractions, and crafts.
To purchase wristbands you must come in person to the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center (4550 Tierra Rejada Road, open Mon-Fri 8:30-6:00).
Children will enjoy an event full of Easter fun with age-appropriate egg hunts, photo opps with the Easter Bunny, crafts, carnival games, and attractions (bounce houses, slide, obstacle course, and petting zoo).
How it works: Bring your favorite basket, collect as many eggs as you can, and turn them all in for a prize! For safety reasons, parents are allowed in hunts only as indicated in the schedule. Strollers and pets are not allowed in any egg hunt. All hunts are age specific. Please note that each hunt has a maximum capacity. A Family Hunt is available toward the end of the event if your hunt is full. Prizes distributed at this event are not recommended for children under 3 years of age.
More info at moorparkca.gov/egghunt.
The 2026 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival is set to return to Alameda Park on Saturday, April 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Now in its 55th year, the community-organized festival is one of the longest-running Earth Day celebrations in the country and is one of the largest Earth Day festivals on the West Coast. Presented by the Community Environmental Council (CEC) and co-produced with longtime festival partner, CarpEvents, the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival continues to serve as a beacon for environmental advocacy and education.
The 2026 festival — which is free to attend — anticipates all of the fun of past years. Highlights of this year’s event include a plant-forward Food Court, a Green Car show featuring free “Ride & Drive'' experiences, over 200 eco-friendly exhibitors, Beer & Wine Garden, Kids Zone filled with activities, two full days of live music, and so much more.
Learn more at www.SBEarthDay.org.
Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District presents its Easter Eggstravaganza event on Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 10am to 1pm at Community Center Park, 1605 E. Burnley Street, Camarillo.
Free event is open to the public, featuring crafts, Easter bunny visits, food trucks, live music, craft vendors and more.
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, IHOP restaurants nationwide will celebrate National Pancake Day from 7 am to 8 pm and will offer each guest a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. In return, IHOP will ask guests to consider donating what they would have paid for the pancakes or more to Feeding America. IHOP has raised nearly $30 million for charity through this event since 2006!
The free pancakes are limited to one free short stack per guest. Dine in only. Tax and gratuity excluded. More information at www.ihoppancakeday.com.
Local area IHOP locations in Agoura Hills, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Fillmore and Ventura.
The Earth Day Festival will return to downtown Ventura on Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm at Plaza Park on East Thompson Blvd. Some event highlights include opening remarks and Chumash blessing, live performances, and more.
Event will also feature environmental booths and sustainable goods, local food vendors, EV showcase, and more.
More information at www.meritofoundation.org.
NO EVENT IN 2026. WILL RETURN IN 2027.
Quite possibly one of my top 5 favorite desserts on earth, Aebleskiver.
The largest Nordic festival in Southern California will return to California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks April 5-6, 2025
This 51st iteration of the Scandinavian Festival will celebrate the cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Sami people from the Arctic regions of Scandinavia. The festival will run from 10am to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday, with music, dancing, food, crafts, demonstrations (food and Nordic crafts), vendors and activities for people of all ages in Kingsmen Park.
The festival will offer a games area for competitive activities, including Viking chess, a strategy game from the Middle Ages. People also can play Dala horse croquet and the ancient Viking game of kubb. Children and adults can also paint a wooden Viking ship, decorate head wreaths with flowers and ribbon and dance around the maypole. There will also be performances at the Children’s Stage and the Main Stage most of the day, featuring fantastic performers and musicians.
In the Nordic Country Crafts Tent, children can make free craft souvenirs representing each Scandinavian nation and earn a reward for collecting passport stickers from each activity.
Festivalgoers can wander through an authentic Scandinavian encampment and a Sami siidastallan, or community gathering. They can ask a rune reader for advice, trace their family trees with the help of genealogy experts and buy Scandinavian handicrafts. Aebleskivers, Viking dogs, Swedish meatballs and other favorites will be available in the food court.
Tickets are $20 at the gate. Early bird tickets available for $15 through February 28 at scandinavianfest.org. Kids 12 and under are free of charge, accompanied by adult.
The campus is located at 60 W. Olsen Road.
The Conejo Recreation & Park District hosts its 39th Annual Art & Crafts Festival on March 7, 2026 at the Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. The free event runs from 10:00am to 4:00pm and will take place rain or shine.
More than 100 artisans and craft persons present their unique artistry at the event.
For more information, visit www.crpd.org/SACF.
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