Special Events

SEPTEMBER

Today: Brazilian Street Carnival and Independence Day Celebration, Long Beach Promenade.

Today: Thai Cultural Day, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles.

Today: Revolutionary Weekend, Reagan Library, Simi Valley.

Today-Oct. 1: Los Angeles County Fair, Fairplex, Pomona.

23: Book & Author Festival, De la Guerra Plaza, Anacapa Street and De le Guerra Street, Santa Barbara.

23-24, 30; Oct. 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29: Camp Spooky, Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park.

29-Oct. 1: Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival, Ports O’ Call Village, on the waterfront, San Pedro.

30: 5 a Day-Power Play! Family Festival, Exposition Park South Lawn.

30-Oct. 31: Spooky House XI and the Haunted Forest, Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Victory Boulevard, Woodland Hills.

OCTOBER

5-8, 12-15, 19-22, 25-31: Knott’s Halloween Haunt, Knott’s Berry Farm.

6-8: Irvine Harvest Festival, Bryan and El Camino Real North streets.

6-8: Sabor de Mexico Lindo Downtown Street Festival, Pacific Boulevard, Huntington Park.

7-8: Bella Via Italian Street Painting Festival, Town Center Drive, Valencia.

14-Jan. 7: “Photographic History of the California Coast,” Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles.

14-15: Industry Hills Pro Rodeo, Industry Hills Equestrian Center.

20-22: Cult Movies Magazine Convention 2000, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

22: Build a Rainforest Day, Children’s Museum, La Habra.

NOVEMBER

18-April 22: “A T. Rex Named Sue,” Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Exposition Park, Los Angeles.

DECEMBER

2-Feb. 25: “Americanos: Latino Life in the United States,” Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.