Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

SANTA BARBARA--More than 200 local artists and children paint the town in chalk at the I Madonnari Festival next Saturday through Monday. There will also be live entertainment and an Italian market. Old Mission Santa Barbara, Los Olivos and Laguna streets. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Free. (805) 569-3873.

MONTEREY--The Monterey Peninsula becomes the world’s squid capital next Saturday and Sunday. The Great Monterey Squid Festival will include cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts, live entertainment and plenty of food, fresh off the boat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monterey Fairgrounds off California Highways 1 and 68. $7, $2 children ages 6-12, free 5 and under. (408) 649-6544.

BIG BEAR LAKE--View the work of more than 100 craftspeople at the Spring Arts and Crafts Faire next Saturday through Monday. Also on tap: raffles, antique vendors and food. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday. Big Bear Lake Convention Center, 42900 Big Bear Blvd. $1, free children under 12. (909) 585-3000.

TEMECULA--Dust off those cowboy boots for Temecula’s Frontier Days Rodeo. Activities kick off Friday night at 7 p.m. with a free outdoor country dance at the Temecula Stage Stop, at 6th and Front streets. Events featuring Professional Rodeo Cowboy Assn. cowboys and cowgirls are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, with the finals at 2 p.m. next Sunday. Temecula Showgrounds. $8 Saturday afternoon; $10 Saturday night; $8 Sunday afternoon. Children under 4 free for all events. (909) 676-4718.

SAN FRANCISCO--One of the city’s most elegant street fairs, the Union Street Spring Festival, May 30-31, will feature arts, crafts, a garden cafe, street performers, an uphill waiters race and a tea dance. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. Union between Gough and Steiner streets. Free. (415) 346-4446.

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