I saw a post on a social media about the Brea Fest happening 8/11/23…read more This was a free family event for the Brea residents and guests. Brea Fest admission and entertainment was free. There charge $4 per ticket that can be used for food and/or beverages. There was a children area: art and craft, bouncers, face painting, story book reading area, variety entertainment, arcade free interactive video games. Children received free popcorn, snow cone, cotton candy, balloons and light stick. All of this was sponsored by North Hills Church. There were 2 live band stage show. There were plenty of food booth, vendor and bar. The exhibitions at the Brea Art Gallery was free. The display of arts were very nice and unique. We also got a chance to see live theater piano performances at the Curtis Theater. It was beautifully played. Overall, we enjoyed our walkthrough the Brea Fest Event.

This is an annual fundraiser with entertainment and food. I had some food and several desserts from…read morelots of local restaurants. Everything was so good. A favorite was a chocolate Nothing Bundt Cake. There were all kinds of food, many choices with something for everyone. Sandwiches, pizza, pasta, ice cream, cake, fish, smoothies, soda and water, beer and wine, A wristband for alcohol was $2, plus the drinks. Presale tickets were 7 for $20, $4 each at the event. I had too many tickets, and I had to use them all that night, so I ate more than I usually do. There were 3 entertainment stages. We sat at a table by the Jimmy's Buffet tribute band. They did 3 sets. Music was fun. Didn't sound like Jimmy, but it was fun to watch. The band was from San Diego and they decorated the stage. We had a fun time.

This is a small but cool festival. The bands were great! There is ample room to shake your groove…read morethang right in front of the sage and when you tire out, plenty of chairs to relax in. Parking can be a bit of a problem even with a larger parking structure close by. Most stores are open and some of the local restaurants are participating in the festival. There are a few tents selling off and ends and at the end of the street there is a dj playing some 90s hits. I had a good time here and would recommend coming by, it's a 3 day long festival! Check it out!

Indecisive on what to do on a Saturday night, Jaime and I decided to check out the Jazz Festival in…read moreBrea. Because we chose to be cooped up in the AC during the hot day, we really wanted to be outside, so this was a good opportunity and it was a free activity before we could decide on what to do next. Before we even approached Birch St. we noticed the large amount of foot traffic in the area. Birch was closed and obstructed with a stage and the restaurants across the street has lines out the door. It was pretty damn crowded. For parking, we avoided the adjacent parking structure all together. You can tell that was the first place people attempted, but we just circled the nearby Ralph's shopping center lot since you were allowed to park there. After about 5-minutes, we easily found a spot, and less than a 5-minute walk, we were already there. The festival itself has a shopping village with local vendors, a beer garden and of course music. Though the event skewed a little older at night, it was cool to see so many people out and and about. When the music was playing, there were lots of people on their feet dancing and laughing, and if you just wanted to sit and enjoy the spectacles, they had plenty of seats put up for you to rest your keister. Though we didn't purchase anything from the vendors, we did stop by a lot of the restaurants in the area to see what they had. Our biggest score of the night was stumbling upon Merely Sweets. We bought some cupcakes, propped up and watched the festivities. The festival goes on every weekend until the end of September. Even if you're not into jazz, it's cool to stroll and see what Brea has to offer. I think it's great for the community and gets you out of the house for a night!

It's a free event with free entry and free parking, I don't think you can go wrong with that…read more I came here later in the day around 4 PM for a car and reptile event at a coffee shop next door to the event. We were able to find free street parking and as long as you're okay with walking a block or two, parking is easy to find. Just a word of the wise not to go into the neighborhoods as it's super tight and fisted parking. It's a fun community event with lots of volunteers and community sponsors. I think it was only around $5 for activities for children like the sledding, petting zoo, and very small pirate ride, but there's lots of free fun things for kids provided through the Children's Museum and other various community partners. Some pretty cool sponsors were T-mobile, State Farm, Toyota, The Spongebob Movie (neat!), PBS, and much more. Lots and lots of seating available. One in a well lit lot next to the Port-a-Potties and another in front of the performance stage. It does get cold once the sun goes down and there's a lot of working so definitely dress for comfort. There's a couple vendors with merchant crafted goods like decorated tupperware, quilts, and other things like toys or clothing. The city is also selling merchandise for the festival and it's centennial celebration. Friends and I got pumpkin, sweet corn, and beef tamales from the vendor that had the longest (yet most efficient line) and the most trophies. All of which were delicious and can easily be seen why they're turbo winners as well as Randy's Spammy (I've missed every single Asayoru collab they had so seeing them here was a real treat). Great place to hang out and kill a couple hours.

This was a special event hosted by the City of La Habra, where they shut down a small portion of…read moreEuclid Street to feature vendors for food, goods, and entertainment. The parking and event are both free! There are really long lines for award winning tamales, but I didn't have time to wait so I went for a shorter line. Tamales Fiesta - 5/5, really excellent tamales! The red salsa beef tamale was the best one, great flavor. The salsa verde pork tamale was fine. The cheese tamale was a solid choice. I'd pass on the churro cheesecake tamale next time. Very well priced with a drink, at about $27 total. La Reyna Tapatia Events - 4/5, the Hot Cheetos esquites are easily 100/5 so dang delicious! But the pupusa wasn't what I was expecting. It was super flat and didn't feel like it had much filling. Both items cost $25 total which felt a little too expensive for what I got.

Bad experience ever, we bought the tickets at the internet and after that when we got there we have…read moreto still have to make this long long line to go inside, Plus there was so many people that you couldn't walk at all , very bad experience and no organized at all, never again never. Oh! And we're was the cherry blossoms,? Los Arboles estaban pelonescero Star here

The trees were beautiful, but there weren't very many. Wish there were more. But the entire park is…read moregorgeous!

Adventure day success... mostly!…read more Before our monthly lunch, we hit up the Pumpkin Patch, and honestly, being the first ones there was a total vibe -- just us, the pumpkins, and a very empty petting zoo for the first few minutes (10/10 for photo ops). Now for the "wow" moment -- $32 for the petting zoo alone. Yep, that's just to feed the five animals they had and snap some selfies. And that's without the entrance fee they usually charge on weekends (thankfully waived today). We were told entry was free over the phone, so... mild eye roll there. Will we go back? Probably not. But to be fair, after all my research, most of these pop-up pumpkin patches are charging now, and this one was actually on the cheaper side. In the end, it did what it needed to do -- Mom got her Halloween photo of the grand baby at the pumpkin patch, and that's really all that mattered.

This Pumpkin Patch has lots of great qualities: petting zoo, bounce houses, photo opportunities,…read moreand lots of pumpkins to choose from. Only downside is that not every part of the pumpkin patch is shaded and it can get really hot & there's NOT too many activities for TODDLERS. otherwise, staff is friendly and is your traditional pumpkin patch.

I'm sorry, but after driving an incredibly long distance, only to wade through throngs upon throngs…read moreof people walking between the long line of cars where we were stuck, it just wasn't worth it AT ALL. Between all those people completely blocking the views of the homes, parked cars blocking our views, AND the homes having "decent" decorations but NOTHING making me go "wowwwww" or "ooooooohhhhhh," it will NOT be a neighborhood we will ever return to. Just NOT worth it... and I've never seen so many people walking in a given area... with the exception of 5th Avenue in New York during Christmas time.

Little late but boy, this is definitely one of the best light displays in southern california…read more Would absolutely come back. Good for families to enjoy the holiday spirit and light shows. Be prepared for car and foot traffic. In my opinion, it's better to walk the streets and get a better view of each house.

This is my 2nd time attending (12/31/23). I also attended on 12/31/19…read more It was great and checked off all of my wants list. I wanted to see fireworks on NYE, and the only places in the OC that does that in 2023 is Disneyland, Knotts, OC Fairgrounds, and Downtown Fullerton. You stand very close to to the firework launching and they set them off in an unexpected and interesting way so it is quite fun. I wanted to have some nice cocktails at a place that was not too loud and raucous, and we found a lovely lounge at Les Amis, and there were others in the area. There were some loud pubs/bars, but they were at the outside periphery of the blocked off street section. I didn't want a huge, dense crowd. There are free lots and parking. This year, it was easier to find a close spot than it was in 2019. There is this area for kiddos with food, games, rock climbing, etc, and was set on a street with no bars or restaurants which provides a buffer for the families. The kiddos were cute. Brings back memories for when my kids were young. The streets are blocked off and there are 3 cover bands.

We went early at 5:30 just to stretch our legs and check out the setup, but didn't stay for all the…read morefestivities. So this is not a complete review for this evening's event. (I just wanted to get the pix up.) We have attended this event to conclusion before, however, and it is definitely a family/community event. Lots of bounce houses for the kids, carnival games, food and vendor booths, and more. It takes place on Harbor Blvd, Fullerton's main drag, between Chapman and Commonwealth. They also have multiple stages for bands, and fireworks when the weather is right. Many of the local stores stay open late to take advantage of the crowds. It's better than most cities put on, but it's definitely a small community event compared to Disneyland or the large party events put on by big presenters. Fun!

Being 1/4 Polish, I have wanted to come to this festival for years. Unfortunately every year it is…read moreHOT, like 100* outside, and I never wanted to deal with that. Lucky for me, the weather was fantastic this past weekend, so we went! We arrived shortly after they opened on Sunday morning. There is a church down the street you can park at for free, but we found a spot in the neighborhood next door. Admission is free. There were a handful of vendors with jewelry, art, books...honestly we didn't check anything out, we were there for lunch. They have a highly organized system that I enjoyed. There are a few booths with menus for all the food vendors. Tell them what you want and they will ring you up for whatever you are buying, then hand you scrips to pay with. You cannot buy anything at the food booths with real money. I liked this cause it minimized the wait times in the lines for each food vendor so you don't need to deal with people figuring out what to order, how to pay, or people counting change. It's so streamlined and easy. For $40 we got a Polish beer, a bottle of water, a "dinner" plate, and three potato pancakes. The dinner plate was bread, a large heaping of sauerkraut, three potato & cheese pierogis, one kielbasa (your choice of smoked or fresh), a cabbage roll, and condiments of horseradish cream, mustard, and ketchup. All of the food was fantastic! Our favorite was the potato pancakes, which were savory, yet served with a sour cream that was kind of sweet, applesauce, and powdered sugar. They were sooo good! They had a couple things for kids, face painting, fake tattoos, a picture area to pose in. It was cute. There was a stage and we heard people would be performing soon, but we left before that got started. I would love to come again next year, if the weather is nice again!

Have been coming here since 2016. The food is very authentic and tasty. The prices have been…read moreincreasing but this is also a fundraiser so I don't mind splurging (everything is costing more these days anyways). It can get hot and crowded that's why we always try to come at opening when there are no lines for food. I highly recommend!

Great experience for children. Great value for your money. Staff very friendly. The virtual part…read moremay be not the best thing for kids that are to young.

Jurassic Con is a fun and free, little convention that's taken place in the Ralph B. Clark…read moreInterpretive Center for the last couple years. They've gathered props, costumes, and special effects pieces from different movies and shows, most particularly the Jurassic franchise, obviously. This year, unlike last, there was more going on outside with all the different tents dedicated to paleontology, local indigenous tribes, and environmentalism. They also had science presentations using liquid nitrogen. This year there were more cosplayers, and several Jurassic Park jeeps in the motor pool. Since they hold it in a place loaded with fossils, it sort of blurs the lines between cinema and reality. You get done looking at studio molds, animatronic dinosaurs, and Ray Harryhausen's claymation figures, and go look at Ice Age mammals, take pictures pretending to be eaten by a megalodon, and ask the resident scientists about the latest finds.

I wasn't sure if this was still happening!…read more I had to find out if it was. This art walk at downtown Fullerton is indeed still an active event. The downtown Fullerton art walk happens on the first Friday of every month. This happens all year round. It seems like the event was more popular maybe pre-covid? Not too sure. You can walk around downtown, and you will see signs put out for the businesses that are participating. It seems like the hours vary depending on the business. So, some were closed when we went. It may be a good idea to go during the day, so you can hit all of the places before they close. We got to see some art. It was cool. It's always fun exploring downtown Fullerton! Not bad for a free event. It's not something you have to run to go do. It was alright for what it is. A free event to do on a Friday, once a month lol

This review is more for the Third Year Anniversary Event. My first Artwalk was during their third…read moreyear anniversary which was held in the plaza of the Fullerton Museum Center. It was cool how everything was gathered in one place and there was a lot of festivities: photobooth, live music, food trucks, beer and wine garden, arts and crafts booth for kids, etc. The museum gift shop was also open to browse. Great atmosphere and nice to walk around, though I didn't really get involved too much with the booths. I was there mostly to browse and soak in the atmosphere. And to get grub from the food trucks, haha. The gathering was a lot smaller than I thought and I was expecting to see a lot more, but it's ok. I enjoyed the atmosphere. Parking was a breeze since they were set up right next to a couple of free public parking garages. All in all, the event provided some great atmosphere, but I'm not sure if a normal Artwalk would be for me. I suppose if I had nothing better to do on a Friday night and wanted to soak in some local art, I'd go again.