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Annual Long Beach Lobster Festival

The annual three day festival features Maine Lobster, flown in nightly from the icy waters of the salty Atlantic Ocean. The Lobster dinners are steamed to perfection and include sweet, succulent lobster, melted butter for dipping sauce, fresh cut lemons, coleslaw, dinner rolls and watermelon. An International food court, beach bars, arts and crafts booths, amazing live entertainment, dancing and a special children’s area create an authentic east coast Lobster love-fest in Southern California.

Annual Long Beach Lobster Festival, Long Beach

Annual Sunland Watermelon Festival

Description: Delicious Free watermelon slices to cool down on hot summer days featuring Watermelon carving displays, watermelon eating contests, seed spitting contests, and the Watermelon festival’s Queen Coronation. An International food court, dining tent, bazaar marketplace, beer garden, carnival rides, arcade games, live entertainment and more. Fun for the whole family!

Annual Sunland Watermelon Festival, Sunland

Annual Long Beach Crawfish Festival

The Long Beach Crawfish Festival, now in its 19th year, serves delicious Cajun Crawfish dinners, prepared Louisiana-style and spiced to perfection in the world’s largest crawfish steamers. The feast includes succulent red baby potatoes, buttery corn on the cob with creamy, delectable dipping sauce. Dance to rousing Cajun and Zydeco bands and join the Second Line Dancing Parade featuring New Orleans High Steppers. Enjoy the food, beach bars, culture and ambient lifestyle, including a children’s area, at the nation’s largest Crawfish Festival experience outside of Louisiana.

Annual Long Beach Crawfish Festival, Long Beach

La Habra Spring Citrus Fair

The Annual La Habra Spring Citrus Fair features Food Truck Frenzy with Family Preview Night (rides, Food & Entertainment) and continues the next day with exciting RIDES, gourmet Food Trucks, Lions Funnel cakes, great merchandise and a new entertainment stage.

La Habra Spring Citrus Fair, La Habra

Strawberry Festival

Strawberry Festival Dating back to the late 50s, this festival features games, arts and crafts, food and carnival rides, as well as local performers, a parade and surprise celebrity appearances. The festival also features a fair amount of strawberry shortcake.

Strawberry Festival, Garden Grove

Laguna Beach a la Carte

Laguna Beach a la Carte In March, the Laguna Beach Visitors & Conference Bureau will embark on its annual food and wine event. Guests will experience world-class cuisine, prix-fixe menus, food & wine pairings, and special offers by local restaurateurs … taking place at various restaurants over four special days.

Laguna Beach a la Carte, Laguna Beach a la Carte

OC Restaurant Week

OC Restaurant Week In March of every year, the top 100 restaurants across Orange County’s vast dining landscape dish out amazing food at fantastic prices during one of Orange County’s most anticipated culinary events. From all corners of the county, this foodie celebration provides the opportunity to indulge in a selection of specially priced prix-fixe menus form Orange County’s best restaurants.