January   1 Pasadena-Rose Parade February   5 NFL-Super Bowl 14 Valentine's Day 18-19 Long Bch-Scottish Festival - Old World-Mardi Gras 20 SD-Mardi Gras 20 Fat Tuesday-Mardi Gras March   11 Carlsbad-Flower Fields open 12-13 LA-Irish Fair 11 SD-St. Patrick's Parade - BSP-St. Patrick's Family Festival 17 St. Patrick's Day 18 Hermosa Bch-St. Patrick's Prde 31 CC-Glory of Easter April   20-30 Newport Bch-Film Festival 28-30 NOSA-Newport Ensenada 29-30 UCLA-LA Times-Fest Books May   19-21 Newport-Jazz Festival 20-21 Doheny-Blues Festival 28 SanJuanCapo-KSBR Jazz BDay June   10-7/3 SD-County Fair - Irvine Lake-Blues Festival 9-10/6 Newport-Jazz Series 24-25 OC/IrvineMeadows-Irish Fair July   4 Independence Day 2-9/1 Laguna Bch-Festival of Arts 7-9/1 Laguna Bch-Pagent of Masts 7-30 OC-County Fair-Concerts 22-23 Old Pasadena-Jazz Festival August   4-5 SD-Street Scene 11-13 Long Bch-Jazz Festival - Newport-Blues on the Bay - South Coast-Celtic Festival - Orange-Street Fair - Long Bch-Celtic Festival September   2-3 Long Bch-Blues Festival 8-10/1 LA-County Fair 9-10/30 Alpine Village-Oktoberfest 17 Long Bch-Brazil St Carnaval 10-10/29 Old World-Oktoberfest - Newport Bch-Taste of Newport - Doheny Days-World Music - Newport Bch-Race for Cure  - Knott's-Halloween Haunt October   1 Catalina-2 Harbors-Buccaneer 6-22 Catalina-Avalon-Jazz Trax 31 Halloween Day November   23 Thanksgiving Day 25-12/30 CC-Glory of Christmas December   10,17 SD-Parade of Lights 13-17 Newport Bch-Boat Parade 25 Christmas Day