Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

TRONA--This city’s Spring Fling on Saturday will pack a full day of activities, from the 6:30 a.m. pancake breakfast (Community Church; $3 adults, $2 children under 12) to the dinner dance (6 p.m.-midnight, VFW Hall; $10 adults, $5 children under 8). There will also be a parade (10 a.m. along Telescope Avenue), crafts fair (9 a.m.-5 p.m.; free), and chili cook-off (noon-1 p.m.; $3 per bowl). Along Trona Frontage Road. (619) 372-5802.

SAN FRANCISCO--Japantown will host the 30th annual Cherry Blossom Festival on April 19 and 20. It includes crafts exhibits and martial arts and flower-arranging demonstrations. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. along Post Street from Laguna to Fillmore streets, both days. At noon April 20, about 40 sushi chefs will roll out a 300-foot-long California roll on Post Street. A parade will start at 1 p.m. April 20 at Polk and Fulton streets. Free. (415) 563-2313.

BAKERSFIELD--A potpourri of arts, including Latino, Asian and African American music and dancing, will be featured April 19 at the Festival of Cultures. At Jastro Park, 2900 Truxtun Ave. Free. (805) 324-9000.

RIVERSIDE--The Orange Blossom Festival will fill 20 downtown blocks on April 19 and 20. About 60 vendors will sell orange-flavored food and drinks. A parade along Mission Inn Avenue, beginning at 10 a.m. April 19, will include bands, equestrians and antique vehicles, as well as a flyover by World War II-era planes. 10 a.m.-dusk. Free. (800) 382-8202.

SAN LUIS OBISPO--The pavement will be the canvas for artists at the I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 26 and 27. Artists will fill about 200 pavement squares in Mission Plaza with chalk works.t Free. (805) 781-2777.

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