Holiday Activities
Here is a listing of Fourth of July celebrations around Ventura County:
CAMARILLO
Air show: Southern California wing of the Confederate Air Force open house; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today-Monday; Camarillo Airport; free. Info: 482-0064.
Fireworks: Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District event begins with picnic at 4 p.m., featuring children’s carnival and food booths; fireworks begin at 9:10 p.m.; Freedom Park; $10 parking fee. Info: 484-3004.
FILLMORE
Chili Cook-Off and Car Show: Central Park, beginning at noon Monday; car show free, chili $5 for 15 tastes. Info: 524-0351.
Fireworks: Fillmore High football field; dusk Monday; $1 donation. Info: 524-0351.
MOORPARK
Family picnic: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, featuring food booths at Arroyo Vista Community Park; free admission. Info: 529-6864.
OAK PARK
Festival: Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District’s “Day in the Park,” featuring games, pony rides, food; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday; Chumash Park, 5550 Medea Valley Drive; free admission. Info: (818) 597-7361.
OJAI
Picnic: Ojai Independence Day Committee event features tri-tip dinner; Libbey Park; 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Info: 649-2729.
Pancake breakfast: Sponsored by Ojai Lions Club; 6 to 10 a.m. Monday; Ojai Community Auditorium. Info: 649-2729.
Parade: Starting from Ojai Avenue and Country Club Drive and winding through downtown; 10 a.m. Monday; free admission. Info: 649-2729.
Picnic: Noon to 4 p.m. Monday; Libbey Park; free admission, food available for purchase. Info: 649-2729.
Fireworks: Show begins at 4 p.m. Monday, followed by fireworks at dusk; Nordhoff High stadium; $5 adults, $2 children at the gate. Info: 649-2729.
OXNARD
Fireworks: City-sponsored spectacular starts at 6 p.m. Monday at Oxnard High School stadium; $5 adults, $3 children. Info: 385-7578.
SANTA PAULA
Picnic: Santa Paula Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce events begin at noon Monday at Veterans Memorial Park, featuring food booths, music and other entertainment; admission free. Info: 525-6697.
Fireworks: George Harding Park, 9 p.m. Monday; free. Info: 525-6697.
SIMI VALLEY
Drama: “The First Ladies Theater Festival,” Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, actress Kay Kuhlman dramatizes the life of Mamie Eisenhower at 7 p.m. today and performs as Bess Truman at 2 p.m. Sunday; $5. Info: 522-2977.
Picnic: “An Old-Fashioned Family Fourth,” featuring music, games, Reagan library courtyard; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday; $4. Info: 522-8444.
Fireworks: Show starts at 7 p.m. Monday at Simi Valley High, featuring sky divers, country music and dance lessons; $5 adults, $3 children. Info: 584-4400.
THOUSAND OAKS
Nature walk: 7 a.m. Monday, Wildwood Park.
Pancake breakfast: 8 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Borchard Community Center.
Concert: Conejo Concert Band; 5 p.m. Monday, Conejo Community Park.
Fireworks: 9 p.m. Monday, former Civic Center site, near The Oaks mall.
Info for all events: 499-4355.
VENTURA
Arts and crafts fair: Plaza Park; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, admission free. Info: 658-4726.
Parade: Children’s “push ‘em--pull ‘em” parade, 10:30 a.m. Monday starting at Cemetery Park. Info: 654-7830.
Street fair: Food and crafts on sale on Main Street from Fir Street to Ventura Avenue; 11 a.m. Monday; free admission. Info: 654-7830.
Fireworks: Sponsored by Downtown Ventura Rotary Club and Ventura College, on college softball field; stage show starts at 7:30 p.m. Monday, followed by fireworks at 8:45 p.m.; $8 adults, $5 children. Info: 658-2244.
Concert series: Weekend-long musical celebration, Ventura Harbor Village; admission free. Info: 644-0169.
WESTLAKE
Parade and picnic: Westlake Junior Women’s Club event features bikes, strollers, scooters; assembly begins 9:45 a.m. Monday, Westlake Medical Center lot; parade proceeds along Village Center Road to picnic site at Bennett Park. Admission free. Info: (818) 991-8661.
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