Calendar & Observances

Annual Calendar

“Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance” ― David Nicholls

“Live each day as if it is your last! Live in light with love, forgiveness, kindness with no regrets.” Author unknown

10 ways to live life without regret by Grace Bluerock

The below information focuses on annual holidays, observances and representation of each calendar month.

Flower of the month: http://birthmonthflowers.org/

Zodiac signs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac

Birthstone by month: http://www.americangemsociety.org/birthstones

The list above is not conclusive, please see other awareness websites:

https://www.welcoa.org/health-observances/

https://www.who.int/

http://healthawarenesscommunity.com/

infoplease website has diverse information regarding past and current history and events occured:

http://www.infoplease.com/

AAA Automobile Club of Southern California Publish Westways magazine offer travel guides as well as local attractions and events:

https://www.aaa.com/travelguides/attractions/Los%20Angeles-CA

Long Beach, California is a port city has fun events throughout the year:

http://www.visitlongbeach.com/events/

Extra resources:

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and to learn about his life and legacy:

https://nearpod.com/martin-luther-king-jr-lessons?utm_source=google&utm_medium=sem&utm_campaign=mlk-day-2017&oc=1701-mlk-sem&gclid=CLnuqPS7r9ECFUpNfgod3ogB4Q

Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway occurs annually in January in Chico, California. The mission of the event unites and energizes all of the many volunteers, artists, trip leaders, workshop presenters, educators, community members and sponsors involved with the Snow Goose Festival. We strive to increase public awareness, understanding, appreciation and conservation of the incredible wildlife and related habitats of the Northern Sacramento Valley.

http://snowgoosefestival.org/

New Orleans Mardi Gras Festival

https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/

Chinese New Year

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year

Chinese New Year, Monterey Park (Los Angeles County) Events:

http://www.lunarnewyears.com/

Coachella music festival; usually around April every year

https://www.coachella.com/

Pow Wow - Native American Cultural Gathering, it usually has events in April, look for a Pow Wow near you

https://www.powwows.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pow_wow

Powwow culture and supplies

http://www.crazycrow.com/events_nativeamerican/

Mother’s Day: It's celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the United States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day

US History of Memorial Day

http://www.usmemorialday.org/?page_id=2

Memorial Day History Video

http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history

June 6 D-Day –The historic brave allied amphibian attack led by the Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower that turned the World War II to the winning position:

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day

3 Female unsung spies who helped D-day victory:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/did-you-know/3-unsung-world-war-ii-female-spies-who-helped-make-d-day-a-victory/ss-AACcNJy?li=BBnb7Kz

Father’s Day: It's celebrated on the third Sunday in June in the United States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day

El Dorado County Fair is held on Father’s Day weekend every year in beautiful gold country:

http://www.eldoradocountyfair.org/

KLRU.org- Austin’s own community licensed public television station KLRU, has brought exceptional educational television to the Central Texas community.

Mission

KLRU’s mission is to educate, entertain and engage children and adults in the Greater Austin area and beyond by providing distinctive media experiences that matter, whether on the air, online or on the ground, and reflecting Austin’s uniqueness and creativity to the world.

http://www.klru.org/

The fourth of July is a federal holiday celebrating Independence Day in the United States:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_%28United_States%29

Visitor Guide | Calgary Stampede July 5-14, 2019

The Calgary Stampede is an annual event held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that welcomes more than 1.2 million visitors a year from around the world. Also known as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, this unique 10 day event blends the very best in Western Canadian culture and contemporary entertainment. Key highlights include the Stampede Rodeo and chuckwagon races, the Midway and a variety of musical concerts and venues featuring some of the world's most popular performers.

https://www.calgarystampede.com/visitor-information

Laguna beach - Festival of Arts;

PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS “THE GRAND TOUR”

between July – August every year
Nightly at 8:30pm

http://www.foapom.com/

http://www.foapom.com/pageant-of-the-masters/

Central Coast Renaissance Festival – usually in July at Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo

http://ccrenfaire.com/

Big Bear Cycling Festival Tour de Big Bear usually around July or August at Big Bear Lake http://bigbearcycling.com/

Summergrass San Diego – Bluegrass music festival usually held in August every year at Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum, Vista 858-679-4853)

http://www.summergrass.net/

Orange County Fair is usually held every summer in July -August in Costa Mesa, California

https://www.orangecountyfair.com

Los Angeles Summer Concert Series:

http://golosangeles.about.com/od/losangelescalendar/tp/ConcertSeries.htm

California Science Center

http://californiasciencecenter.org/exhibits

California Fairs and Festivals search and listings:

http://www.californiafairsandfestivals.com/

Fairs and Festivals search by state and location listings:

http://www.fairsandfestivals.net/states/

The “California Gold” archives stored at Chapman College were produced by Huell Howser including "California's Gold" and "Visiting". Huell Howser invited his viewers along as he traveled the state to share California's rich history, cultural diversity, natural wonders, visiting state parks and fairs and amazing people, all the episodes have one thing in common: showcasing what makes the Golden State unique. The shows are broadcasted on KCET.

https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/archives/

https://www.kcet.org/shows/huell-howser

National Parks List:

https://www.nationalpark-adventures.com/united-states-national-parks.html

National Historic Landmarks List:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._National_Historic_Landmarks_by_state

Free concerts in Los Angeles listings:

http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/music/free-concerts-the-best-free-live-music-in-la

Los Angeles suburb South Bay Beach Cities Summer Free Concerts listings:

including Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park and El Segundo

http://www.southbayevents.com/events/concerts.asp

Colman National Fish Hatchery Salmon Return Festival: it’s an amazing site to see the salmon return to their birth place to spawn: On the third Saturday in October each year Coleman National Fish Hatchery celebrates the annual Return of the Salmon Festival. This festival has been celebrated at the hatchery since 1991 in an effort to increase outreach and visitor use; during this one day festival thousands of people visit the hatchery. This festival is free and has many booths from Federal, State and private exhibitors that provide a wide array of information related to natural resources. Visitors at the festival can view fall Chinook salmon returning to Battle Creek and the hatchery, and may observe all aspects of day-to-day hatchery operations such as spawning, egg incubation, and juvenile rearing. Visual information sites are located on the hatchery grounds to provide a narrative for visitors to understand life history, habitat requirements, and other biological information.

https://www.fws.gov/coleman/happenings.html

Halloween (October 31) History and costume

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween

Christmas Holiday Santa Claus Tracking

https://www.noradsanta.org/

http://time.com/money/5484253/how-to-track-santa-claus-online-free/

US Holidays list

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/

National Day Calendar website offers interesting day calendar for each day of the year:

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/october/

US Dept. of Health has Health Awareness Months chart that promotes awareness of our health in each month