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    Brea Summer Fest

    4.2 (6 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 11:00 PM
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Michele L.

    "Tis the season to be singing and dancing." So many people came out to celebrate the 34th Annual Brea SummerFest this past weekend!! This three-day festival had food, lots of festival food & drinks, rides, games and live music!! It's a distinctive tradition at St. Angela Merici Parish School. ‍ It was definitely busy Friday- Sunday (so hard to find parking). There was a sense of community when you walked around. Special thanks to the hundreds of volunteers and thousands of supporters.

    Lorean W.

    My summer must do and always a fun time. They have security at the front to check bags which is nice. This is a fund raiser for St Angela Merici Catholic Church. There's food but you have to buy tickets first... the vendors don't take cash. I always get the Asian pancit noodle bowl with chicken. The cake walk is always fun and the dime toss too. There are rides but the entertainment live bands and the professional stage and lighting is an amazing outdoor free concert.

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    Brea Fest: A Taste of the Arts - Curtis Theatre

    Brea Fest: A Taste of the Arts

    4.8(12 reviews)
    1.0 mi

    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.

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    Brea Jazz Festival

    Brea Jazz Festival

    3.4(13 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    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!

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    La Habra Tamale Festival - Elotes

    La Habra Tamale Festival

    3.7(22 reviews)
    2.7 mi

    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.

    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.

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    First Night in Fullerton

    First Night in Fullerton

    4.1(12 reviews)
    2.9 mi

    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.

    I wanted to do something more lowkey for NYE this year and rang in 2018 in downtown Fullerton…read more Props to the city for throwing this event! Best things about First Night in Fullerton: + Plenty of musical performances from cover bands + Plenty of free parking + Food stands to get some yummy snacks + Streets are blocked off so you can walk around freely + Fireworks at midnight However, since it was the 26th year Fullerton has had this event, I thought that there would be more activities. I did not see that many games like advertised. It was kinda small so we were very thankful for all of the nearby bars or we would've easily been bored within an hour.

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    First Night in Fullerton
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    Polish Harvest Festival-Dozynki - Delicious food! Sauerkraut, cabbage roll, pierogis, kielbasa & potato pancakes

    Polish Harvest Festival-Dozynki

    4.0(26 reviews)
    3.6 mi

    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!

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    Polish Harvest Festival-Dozynki - Stuffed Cabbage, Polish Sausage and a crepe.

    Stuffed Cabbage, Polish Sausage and a crepe.

    Polish Harvest Festival-Dozynki - Awesome food!

    Awesome food!

    Polish Harvest Festival-Dozynki - Join us for the Dozynki Polish Festival on Sept. 15-16 from 11 am to 5:00 pm to experience Polish skin care products.

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    Join us for the Dozynki Polish Festival on Sept. 15-16 from 11 am to 5:00 pm to experience Polish skin care products.

    Fullerton Art Walk - Art walk sign

    Fullerton Art Walk

    3.9(18 reviews)
    3.2 mi

    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.

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    Heart strings. Love this duo! And loved the art on display

    Fullerton Art Walk - Fullerton Art Walk Map

    Fullerton Art Walk Map

    Fullerton Art Walk

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