Ventura 150th Anniversary Family Fair and Picnic

Come join your family, friends and neighbors for an old time gathering at our historic Plaza Park in downtown Ventura.  There will be carnival games, races, pie eating contests, a scavenger hunt throughout downtown Ventura, musical performances, an old-fashioned barbecue and much more!

11:15 AM City Welcome and Opening Remarks (Main Stage)

11 AM – 3 PM Paint Ventura Art Activities (Fir Street)

11:45 AM Mayors’ Pie Eating Contest (Gazebo)

12:30 – 3 PM Million Acts of Kindness Touchstone Art Activity

Picnic Lunch ($1.50 per child for hotdog & chips or fruit. Adult options vary.)

Carnival Games with Kids’ Prizes – FREE Treasure Map Contest – FREE (Info Booth)

Family Interactive Activities – Free

• Learn to plant and care for a fruit seed and take it home

• Play a thaumatrope game that was popular in the 19th century

• Make and take home paper flowers

• Create a touchstone for the Community Mosaic Project

Bring a family photo, hang it up!

Bring a copy of a new or old family photo to our showcase of family history in Ventura. No photo?

Check out the exhibit!

Model A Cars, Roving Barbershop Quartet, Period Costumed Docents and more!

1:50 PM 150th Anniversary Group Photo! (In front of stage)

Live Music

12:15 PM Ventura Jazz Orchestra – Big band music

1:15 PM Barrelhouse Wailers – New Orleans style jazz

2:15 PM The Mighty Cash Cats – Country rock Swilly’s will keep us dancing in between acts!

Family Relay Races (Left of stage)

12:30 PM 3-Legged Race

1 PM Gunny Sack Races

1:15 PM Egg Toss

1:30 PM Dizzy Bat Race – old time fun!

2:30 PM Limbo – How historically low can you go?