I like to go to festivals that specialize in something specific-like Greek culture and food…read more What I don't like is when other vendors come in and sell useless trash or food that doesn't go with the theme. I went to the strawberry festival last year, and there was everything for sale - except for strawberries. For this festival, they did a tremendous job with the theme, seating arrangements and food options. There were plenty of Greek food options to choose from , and the lines went pretty quickly. However, the food fell flat in my opinion. The rice pilaf was bland, the pita bread was not good , and the meats were just OK. I felt the prices weren't out of line, but there was nothing I tried that was better than any other restaurants in the area. The Church was beautiful, and the setup was perfect. I just wish the food tasted better.

It's been a few years since we've come to the Greek Festival. This year my aunt and uncle bought us…read moretickets, so we met them there for lunch and shopping! We found parking on the street and stood in line momentarily. The festival opened at 11:00am. We stood in line for the Grill, were handed a tray and decided on the foods we wanted. I enjoyed a yummy salad and some naan. The portions were perfect and the prices just right. My husband enjoyed the french fries. Oh boy, there were a pile of them! I enjoyed my favorite orange Espa drink and everyone else got water. The festival is cashless like most businesses these days. It was no problem finding a spot for lunch, there were lots of tables set up and we enjoyed the live music playing. We shopped after lunch and stopped by a few of the booths set up as well: Blood Bank, Poverello House, and Health Concepts.

This was truly a gem in the local community . Held annually for the last seven years now in…read moreconjunction with Clovis Fire and Police . It was very family and even pet friendly . Parking can be a mess on the local streets but the cops did their best to direct traffic There were plenty of games and bounce houses together with local food options . This event was completely packed . The highlight of course was the live band with fireworks to end the night . A great event all around

Awesome time in Clovis Ca I have been there for the last 11 years with my wife and family we took…read moremy dad a few years ago it was his last time before he passed away he had awesome time

Oh no its that time of year again, you know the one where our wallets dry out and we build our fat…read morelayers for the winter by feasting on holiday food's. It certainly is beginning to look a lot like christmas and its not even Thanksgiving yet, especially at the old town clovis with its exclusive once a year event known as "One Enchanted Evening" thats completely FREE of charge , this year it was on Nov 19th from 5pm to 8pm. This event feels like walking through the main street of Disneyland without leaking $150 of course Its almost like a best kept secret, since many people in the city of Fresno and Clovis seems unaware that it is an annual tradition that has been running for 12 years, even I was almost unaware of it, but thankfully my friend Dave reminded me. The old town Clovis transforms into a christmas galore with glitzy light luminously lighting its historic streets, christmas song's like mariah carey's 'all I want for christmas playing in the background, smell of hot chocolates in the air, lit horse drawn carriages making its headway down the street, and colorful and shiny christmas decor prominent everywhere, it certainly feels christmasy, warm and fuzzy. There is of course opportunity to visit the adorable antique stores and get the christmas shopping started. And not to forget is the classic collection of old cars from the early 1800 century to the late 1920's all parked on the street and ready for an Instagram moment. One Enchanted Evening is held exclusively by the participating businesses in Old Town Clovis who open their doors for hospitality and good cheer by offering complimentary drinks and mini snacks while we shopped through their amazing antiquities, engulf in their beautifully decorated display window, and walk through the beautifully lit streets of old town clovis lined with lights and christmas decorations . Its also the opportune time to enjoy a complimentary horse-drawn carriage ride through the beautifully decorated streets of Old Town Clovis and a time for me to drag my younger siblings here too, since I heard Santa would be here collecting data on who's naughty and nice. There was even carolers all dressed up in victorian styles clothing singing some christmas tunes. Parking was not much an issue for me, because there were plenty of Free street parking available. I would however advise future patrons to come as early as 5.30 am to enjoy the caroling, which I missed. The time spent here can be varied, but it took me about 30-45 minutes to slowly stroll, visit shops and sip some free hot chocolate and not to forget to bring the best cameras at home, because the sights and window set up is so beautiful and must be captured in photos before its all gone. Its an experience everyone should experience at least once a year !

The dude and I came to Clovis Fest on 9/25/21 and planning on attending with my niece tomorrow…read more9/26/21. We stopped in to check out all the Goodies. Parking was so easy to find come early as a lot the neighborhoods were filling up pretty fast. We live down the street but decided to drive over in case I wanted to buy something and too heavy to walk back with. They have over 200 Booths with unique items. I am mostly interested in the Princess Booths with the face painting which I am planning on getting my face done along with my niece tomorrow. They also have a Beer Garden which was not open yet when we arrived today at 10am. They have so many food booths from BBQ, Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls, Boba, Indian Food, Mexican Food and Fair food along with the other restaurants in the area such as Luna's, House of JuJu, Roll Me Some and other goodies. I love the little girls Garden Booth and wanted to buy everything up from the little girl and her parent! They were so pleasant and nice. All my Princess Senses were tingling. They had performances going on and live bands and signing up for Raffles which I highly recommend which I did win a Raffle before coming to a different outdoor event so they are LEGIT! The Clovis Chambers, SPCA was there with Puppies, Republican and Democratic Parties and SUPPORT OUR POLICE when CLOVIS PD was there looking GOOD :D the dude and I couldn't stop staring haha it was fun. They have a Kids Zone filled with games, petting zoo, princess face painting and so much more! I would highly recommend giving Clovis Fest a try. I loved the music and performances and seeing all the young entrepreneurs and established booth owners and unique shops. Clothing, hats, food for days! It was hot dat so make sure you grab water, hat , sunscreen and a the many boba or shaved ice or ice cream places to cool off. Coming back tomorrow and planning on getting a new plant to add to Our garden. Totally fun, Family friendly event and did I tell you they have A TRAIN RIDE!!!! I highly recommend coming!!

I really love watching the balloons take off. It's such a beautiful sight to see. You have to get…read morehere early if you want a good spot. Parking fills up quickly and people settle into the rodeo grounds early in the morning. The balloons take off after 7 and there are about 10 balloons total. One balloon stays behind to offer tethered rides. Pretty cool for only 10bucks a person. Across the street where the farmers market usually is in Clovis are tons of vendors. They sell everything from soap to food. All unique gifts to take home. The cutest thing this year was they had little kids selling their products. It was great to see young entrepreneurs. There is also plenty of delicious eats to chose from with all the great food trucks and restaurants in Clovis. So if you're ever free when they have Clovis fest again it's a must to come check things out.

The Caruthers Fair is the largest free-gate fair in California!! NO Admission Fees!! I grew…read moreup going to this fair and it still has a small town feel and a safe environment fair located in the small community of Caruthers, CA, just south of Fresno, CA. It is mainly funded by Fair Queen Contestants selling raffle tickets for a new car! This year it is a Ford Mustang! The stand out to this Fair is all the food booths that are operated by churches, schools, and other non-profit organizations! All the food is diversified and home-made delicious!! Come support these organizations and have some diversity of home-made pies, aebleskiver, tri-tip dinners, pizza, fresh corn on the cob, turkey leg, teriyaki chicken, hamburgers, nachos, carne asada!! There is a small Midway that covers enough rides and Ferris wheel! There are local vendors selling their hand crafted merchandise and jewelry. All friendly people! They have exhibit buildings for art and horticulture. Since it's a Country fair there are tractors and farm equipment! It's a 4 day fair at the end of September Wednesday thru Saturday and a Parade on Saturday!! People are Friendly, Food is Good! Live Music!

The free-admission Caruthers Fair is a good small-town fair with GREAT food and okay entertainment…read moreand merchandise. (I have no children, so I have no interest in the carnival section, although it looked fine to me.) The one thing they could do better on is to explain the parking options on their website. There is $10 parking (cash only) at the high school next door and limited free parking on the street, but the website says absolutely NOTHING about parking at all. (For some reason, event websites often neglect to mention transportation/parking. I do not know why this is, since it seems like an obvious thing that people coming to any event would want to know about before getting there.)

Opening day/night of The Big Fresno Fair (note you must have a clear bag now instead of a purse or…read morebackpack, but they'll give you a tiny complimentary one if you don't have one). I'm missing the horse racing though (as they don't have horse racing this year). I really enjoyed that part of the fair so hopefully they'll bring it back next year. IDK? I'm here tonight to see Joan Jett in concert. So far spent, $20 parking,$15 entrance fee, $11 for a plastic cup of J. Lohr Cab and $15 for a Corn Dog. & $9 for Elote corn... Oh, and I ran into Jack Sparrow ;D

Took the boys with me this year, as my eldest daughter ventures off with her friends on the rides…read more My daughter sends me a video of some girls fighting in line to go on a ride. Of course anything for the kids because for them price isn't a concern. They enjoyed every moment of it just being out and about with the scene. I helped myself to some local whipped honey and bee pollen. The corn dog and curly fries brick was about $25 and the grilled corn was $7. The sea lion show attracted many people and a lady going around with bubbles had the kids jumping with joy, my toddler enjoyed both. If you look past the food, there's still much to enjoy. I just got food items that my kids would enjoy. I'll be going to the RnB Concert this week so we will see how that goes, I kind of scoped if there was any new vendors. I think I'll just be going for the usual smoked turkey leg and sticky cinnamon roll:)

Fresno and some very ambitious people have decided to grace us with the option of enjoying the…read morefatty fair food a little bit earlier in the year. I was just as confused as you when I heard the Fresno fair was happening in May! But let's just jump right into this. First of all, I am not a huge fan of the Fresno fair that happens in the Fall. It's extremely crowded, so hot and overpriced. The Spring fair is a lot smaller than the BIG Fresno fair but it is held in the same spot. I feel that if given more exposure , this event will grow larger. This is the FIRST year. They have the usual foods like deep fried Oreos, twinkies, giant corn dogs, Bubba's BBQ and etc. don't expect a huge amount of stands for food though! For this year at least because there were maybe just 9 food stands ? But that's okay, because there were no lines ! Lol And you got your food quickly. There are a lot of other vendors selling trinkets, snacks and other seen on tv items. Camel rides for $10. A free bird show, the bird sang happy birthday! Lol There are an abundance of games and some rides. Which I did not pay too much attention to, I only came for the food and just to check it out. Slightly disappointed that there were no lobster fries or gelato. Maybe next year ! Parking : $5 Fresno fair parking Entrance : $10

I went to the spring fair last year. I took my niece and her friend. It wasn't too crowded or too…read morehot. Not as expensive. I did miss the exhibits. There were plenty of rides. I plan to go again this year.

Paid $50 for each VIP ticket 100% not worth the money . Got a goody bag with a very small wine…read moreglass and a bag with garlic bulbs in it. Yes we did get a chance to sit in the air conditioned VIP lounge, but that room was not worth $50. Tons of free garlic at every opening. Hardly any food that was really garlic based or a lot of garlic in it except for the garlic fries and that very odd tasting vanilla garlic ice cream, the chocolate garlic ice cream was good. It didn't really taste the garlic until the end. Would I go back again, probably not. But if I did go back again I definitely would not waste my money paying $50 a ticket for the VIP tickets. I can honestly say the Gilroy garlic festival is (was) way better and has (had) a lot more to offer than the Fresno garlic festival. If I had a choice between Gilroy and Fresno I would rather drive to Gilroy and attend their garlic festival.

Horrible. Can't stress enough. Get ur money back if u are going tomorrow! We paid 50.00 a ticket…read morefor VIP! U get a bag, 3 cloves of garlic and a glass. U can't use the glass for anything as it is bigger than a shot glass yet not big enough for a glass of wine. Hardly any garlic foods. It was sad

May 18,2019 what a great day to get out. The Swedish Festival was jumping with people and vendors…read more Loved seeing everyone enjoying themselves. Food was delicious. Great parade.Many thanks to all who was part of putting this together. Can't wait for next year.

Don't expect genuine Swedish here. Just a few people of 10000ish even speak any of the Scandinavian…read morelanguages. Even less know the true Scandinavian culture. The would get 5 stars for effort, but please talk to people from Sweden if you are claiming Swedish. On the radio the said "everyone can be Swedish", this is offensive most Swedes' (actually born there) are extremely proud to be Swedish. Just look at it the other way. What if Sweden would have a festival where everyone could be Americans? The worst was the attitude of one policeman, just that alone made me decide to not come back. For you who organized the festival, great job, but please ask to get accurate information. I would be willing to help.

Best new car show and venue in a long time. Connected with Clovis Black Pot Cook-off. Close to 225…read morehot-rods and custom car entry's. Olde towne clovis blocked off and nicely placed car and cook-off entries. Well organized.......very accessable parking as opposed to the Tower Show and Cars on the Bluffs .......no security problems....antiquing in addition to the rock and roll music and varied eating spots in olde town clovis. Best hidden secret spot is the Java/coffee house with the patio that serves wine and beer and live Jazz out back.