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For more than 160 years, the California State Fair has showcased the best of the Golden State. During the 17 best days of summer, fairgoers can experience delicious food, learn about California agriculture, taste the winners of olive oil, cheese, wine, and beer competitions, witness live horse racing, and have fun on the Midway Carnival. The California State Fair has a fun experience waiting for everyone.

The California State Fair, which takes place in Sacramento, CA at Cal Expo runs through July 24, 2016.  Hours vary each day, but are generally 10:00 a.m. (weekends) and 11:00 [...]

Known for its artistic creativity, the Chicago Jazz Festival is a favorite Labor Day Weekend tradition.  The Chicago Jazz Festival takes place this weekend, Thursday-Sunday, September 3-6 at the Chicago Cultural Center in Millennium Park.

The festival promotes awareness and appreciation for all forms of jazz through free, quality live musical performance. Since 1979, the festival’s mission is to showcase Chicago’s vast jazz talent alongside national and international artists to encourage and educate a jazz audience of all ages.

The Chicago Jazz Festival [...]

This week (and into the weekend), check out these events that are taking place in Washington, DC, San Diego, Seattle, Los Angeles and Chicago.

The Library of Congress will host their annual National Book Festival on Saturday, September 5 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.  The festival, the most expansive one in its 15-year history, will feature over 175 authors, poets and illustrators in its 18 pavilions and programs.

The theme for this year’s festival is “I cannot live without books,” which [...]

Acclaimed by critics and beloved by audiences, the Grant Park Music Festival is the nation’s only free, summer-long outdoor classical music series of its kind.  

This weekend, the Festival’s 2015 Season comes to a thrilling close with Elgar’s epic oratorio The Kingdom, featuring the Grant Park Chorus and an all-star line-up of vocalists including the internationally renowned soprano Erin Wall. Tickets are available for concerts on Friday starting at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday starting at 7:30 p.m.  You can also attend the open rehearsals during the day.  Complete details [...]