California Corner

ISLETON--The Crawdad Festival, June 16-18, will offer crawdad races, Cajun food and children’s activities. Main Street. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. June 16-17; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 18. Free. (916) 777-5880.

MIDDLETOWN--Celebrate Middletown Days in a town where nearly everyone’s “other car” is a horse. Food, arts and crafts and equestrian events run June 16-18. Central Park. Noon-8 p.m. June 16; 10:30 a.m.-midnight June 17; 8 a.m.-dusk June 18. Free. (707) 987-0652.

VICTORVILLE--Huck Finn’s Jubilee, June 16-18, will include raft building, music, crafts and hot-air balloon rides. Mojave Narrows Regional Park. 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. June 16; 9:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. June 17; 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. June 18. $10; $5 ages 6-11. (909) 780-8810, Internet https://www.huck finn.com.

DUNSMUIR--For Canyon Days on June 17 there will be parade at 1 p.m., a kids’ carnival, food, entertainment and arts and crafts from 1-10 p.m. A country-swing band will perform 8-10 p.m. Dunsmuir Avenue. Free. (800) 386-7684.

GILROY--Antiques vendors, food and entertainment will fill this town’s historic district June 18 for the Father’s Day Street Fair. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. (408) 842-6436.

Schenden’s e-mail address is lkschenden@msn.com.