The Watermelon Festival is the yummiest, most entertaining, and most fun event of this summer featuring chilled all-you-can-eat watermelon, a free kid’s zone, rides, a costume contest, watermelon carvings, live art, live music, custom cars, and watermelon specialty dishes.
- This event has passed.
The California Watermelon Festival
:Culinary ArtsDaytimeEveningExhibitionFairs and FestivalsFamily FriendlyFestival GuideMusicOutdoorSeasonal
Upcoming Events
See event website
Wada Chirebandi
Experience the acclaimed Marathi play, Wada Chirebandi, which explores the complexities of a traditional family’s transition amid changing societal norms. This performance offers a poignant portrayal of generational conflicts and cultural shifts within a rural Indian setting.
Free
Classical Sundays at Six- St. James in the City
Classical Sundays at Six is now presented at St. James in the City as part of our broader offerings of Great Music at Saint James. It is the oldest continuing chamber music series in Southern California. Offered from October through May at 6 PM, Classical Sundays at Six features chamber, orchestral, and solo artists from Southern California and around the world, streaming live and on demand. They are also live-streamed on their website.
Life of Pi
Experience the Tony and Olivier Award-winning play Life of Pi, based on Yann Martel’s best-selling novel. This visually stunning production tells the story of sixteen-year-old Pi, who survives a shipwreck and is stranded on a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a Bengal tiger. Through innovative puppetry and stagecraft, the play brings this epic tale of adventure and survival to life. Check the website for performance times and ticket prices.
Check the website for ticket prices.
JUST LIKE US
Just Like Us by Karen Zacarías. Inspired by the bestselling book by Helen Thorpe and now more timely than ever, this non-fiction play follows four Latina teenage girls whose close-knit friendship is put to the test when each finds her opportunities in life dictated by immigration status—or lack thereof. Check the website for ticket prices.
Check the website for ticket prices.
The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds
The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds, a meta-theatrical work written by the real Rickérby Hinds, was commissioned by Latino Theater Company and developed in the company’s Circle of Imaginistas playwriting group. An Afro Latino playwright, blocked by the challenge of writing what he believes will be his final play, summons characters from some of his previous plays for inspiration — only to confront chaos, comedy and a deeper understanding of his identity and the true meaning of success. Check the…