Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

SANTA BARBARA--The 25th annual Greek Festival next weekend, Aug. 1-2, will have savories such as souvlaki, moussaka, dolmas and gyros. Other offerings: bouzouki music, Greek table dancing, dance lessons and Greek arts and crafts. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. both days. Oak Park, northbound on U.S. 101, exit at Pueblo Street. Free. (805) 683-4492.

SAN LUIS OBISPO--Follow the beat of Taiko drums to the Obon Festival next Saturday, Aug. 1, where visitors can treat themselves to everything from sushi to won ton; Japanese beer, sake and teas; Japanese and Chinese artwork; martial arts demonstrations; and a traditional Odori dance at 6 p.m. Festival hours 2-8 p.m. San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Hall, 801 Grand Ave. Free. (805) 781-2777.

OXNARD--Feel the heat at the 5th annual Salsa Festival next weekend, Aug. 1-2, where salsa-tasting contests, dancing, arts and crafts, live music and a 5K dash will be on the menu. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Plaza Park, between 4th and 5th, B and C streets, downtown. Free. (805) 247-0197.

FAIRFIELD--Next weekend’s seventh annual Tomato Festival, Aug. 1-2, salutes the juicy fruit-turned-vegetable with exhibits, a farmers market, food, a tomato-eating contest, beer garden, entertainment, crafts booths and children’s activities along Texas Street. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days. Free. (707) 422-0103.

TRACY--Billed as the only bean festival in the U.S., the California Dry Bean Festival next weekend, Aug. 1-2, will include a best bean dish contest, bean-tasting pavilion, car and motorcycle shows, arts and crafts and entertainment by Up With People and other groups. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 1, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 2. 10th and Central streets, downtown. Free. Up With People concert Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. $9, $5 students, free children under 4. (209) 835-2131.

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