The California Poppy Festival | Apr 25 | L.A. Parent

Santa Monica Pier Locals Night

3:30pm @ Santa Monica Pier
Musical Story Time

10:00am @ Castle & Crown
L.A. County Fair

11:00am @ Fairplex
AAPI Storytime & Craft

4:00pm @ Exposition Park - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch Library
Spamilton: An American Parody

7:00pm @ Segerstrom Center for the Arts
UCLA TFT / Xanadu: REMAP Project

8:00pm @ Freud Playhouse
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Wellnest Mental Health Event

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Somos NELA Night Market

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Kids Mental Health Foundation Presents: Kids Mental Health Day

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Spring Family Free Art Workshops

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39th Annual California Strawberry Festival

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Community & Unity People’s Kite Festival

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North Hollywood Farmers Market

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Blind & Visually Impaired Soccer Clinic

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ADDM Academy & Watts Finest Car Club Annual Autism Walk

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Art With Marbles

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Long Beach Adaptive Sports Fair

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IMPACT 2025

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Wild Rivers Waterpark 2025 Summer Season Opening

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The Alana Banana Show

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AAPI Joy: Narratives, Storytelling, and History

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Common Ground: A Day of Art, Music, Food and Wellness

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Symphonies for Youth: Painting with Music

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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration

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Get Out and Garden: Flores y Fresas

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Los Angeles Daddy Daughter Tea Day 2025

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Living Earth: Music Beneath the Pepper Tree

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Neighborhood Nursery School Spring Fair

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Art Lab

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Brothers Koren Workshop & Concert

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Summer Sounds Acoustic

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Magic at the Biltmore with David Minkin

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Brand Associates 2025 Dance Series

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Spamilton: An American Parody

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In Search of an Exit

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Venice Beach Half Marathon & 5K

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13th Annual Tour de Pier

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Community Hike

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AAPI LA Market

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Story Time with Natasha Khan Kazi

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Camerata Pacifica: William Bolcom, Frédéric Chopin, and Lara Auerbach

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Suhn Lee: Memento Mori

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Titanic: A Voyage Through Time

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Torrance Art Museum – Spring Exhibitions

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Baby Shark and Pinkfong’s FIN-Tastic Adventure at SeaWorld

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Apricot Lane Farms Spring Tours

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MAMMA MIA!

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Diary of Flowers: Artists and Their Worlds

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The In-Between: Senior Art Exhibit 2025

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Butterfly Pavilion

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Superhuman Body 3D

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Life of Pi at Ahmanson Theatre

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Regulate and Recharge: Sensory Play and Community Support

4:00pm @ Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library
Chinese Calligraphy With Emmy Lam

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Mommy Yoga Unwind

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Family Story Time Meetup

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Fairy Feet Dance

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Toddler Sing-Along at the Skirball

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Camerata Pacifica: William Bolcom, Frédéric Chopin, and Lara Auerbach

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Free live-stream seminar - Help children with trauma reduce anxiety

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Toddler Sing-Along at the Skirball

3:00pm @ Skirball Cultural Center
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Musical Story Time

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AAPI: Chinese Calligraphy

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AAPI Storytime & Craft

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AAPI Art Night Market

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Night Market Long Beach

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Festival of Sail at LA Fleet Week

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Garden Grove Strawberry Festival

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Somos NELA Night Market

6:00pm @ Somos NELA
Cookie Decorating Class

7:00pm @ Castle & Crown
The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show

7:00pm @ The Old Spaghetti Factory
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Fiesta Days

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North Hollywood Farmers Market

8:30am @ North Hollywood Farmers Market
Island Princess Tea Party

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The California Poppy Festival

AV Fair & Event Center

$10

Fri, Apr 25 - 27

10:00am - 10:00pm

FULL DESCRIPTION

The California Poppy Festival™ is the City of Lancaster’s annual celebration of California’s state flower. From April 25-27, 2025, the event will honor the beauty of the poppy with live entertainment, amusement park rides, festival food, live animal exhibits, and countless activities for all ages at the AV Fair & Event Center.

Lancaster boasts one of California's most abundant crops of vibrant poppies, the California state flower. During poppy season, the City, in partnership with the AV Fair & Event Center, puts on an event to welcome and introduce visitors to the Lancaster area. The annual Festival plays host to the colorful poppies, which are an Antelope Valley springtime attraction.

AV Fair & Event Center

2551 W Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93536, USA

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