Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

CLOVERDALE--An enormous paddle wheeler will be among works made entirely of citrus fruits at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday through Monday. Exhibits, some up to 18 feet tall, are each made of 90 dozen citrus fruits or more. There will be live rock music, a carnival, and food and crafts for sale. At the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Fair Drive. $6 adults; $3 children 12 and under. (707) 894-3992.

KERNVILLE--Ropers and riders will bring the Wild West to life Friday through Monday during Whiskey Flat Days. Events include a rodeo at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Scodie and Tobias streets. Food and crafts sales, a petting zoo, pony rides and other activities will be held at two parks at Kernville and Tobias streets; 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m. daily; 9 a.m. to noon Monday. Also featured are frog-jumping contests (1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday). (619) 376-2629.

INDIO--Yes, there will date-cooking demonstrations and exhibits at the Date Festival, Friday through Feb. 23. Other activities include ostrich and camel races (1 and 3 p.m. daily; $1 per person), the “Arabian Nights� musical (6:30 nightly), and art exhibits. At the Riverside County Fairgrounds, 46-350 Arabia St. 10 a.m-10 p.m. daily. $6 per person; $5, age 60 and older; $4, ages 13-17; $3, ages 5-12; free under 5. (800) 811-FAIR.

DANA POINT--The Festival of the Whales kicks off next Saturday and Sunday with activities through March 2. The opening weekend includes a street fair with more than 100 vendors and a 40-foot-long wooden whale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at La Plaza Park (La Plaza) and Pacific Coast Highway North. Free. (800) 290-DANA.

SOLVANG--The sixth annual Flying Leap Storytelling Festival is Feb. 21 and 22. Highlights include ghost stories, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at Dunn School Barn, California 154 and Roblar Avenue ($7 adults; $4, children under 15); tale swapping at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Solvang Park, California Highway 246 and First Street (free); and a showcase of storytellers, 8:15 to 10:15 p.m. Feb. 22 at Santa Ines Mission, at Highway 246 and Alisal Road ($10 adults, $6 children under 15). (888) STORY-97.

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