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SANTA PAULA
Citrus Festival
When, where: July 15-17, Harding Park
Highlights: This annual celebration features a citrus and avocado pavilion, plus carnival rides, entertainers, a car show and craft vendors.
Cost: $5; $2 for ages 10 and younger; carnival rides extra.
Info: https://www.santapaulafestival.org
MENLO PARK, CALIF.
Connoisseurs’ Marketplace
When, where: July 16 and 17, Santa Cruz Avenue
Highlights: This outdoor festival brings together 250 artists who sell their works and compete in a juried show. Also carnival and train rides, live music, chef demos, a classic-car show, home and garden displays, a green-products showcase and specialty food and drink.
Cost: Free
Info: (650) 325-2818, https://www.miramarevents.com
GILROY, CALIF.
Gilroy Garlic Festival
When, where: July 29-31, Christmas Hill Park
Highlights: Gilroy’s annual tribute to the pungent plant includes garlic-tinged foods of all kinds, three stages for music, art booths, a recipe contest and cook-off, a kids’ area and the crowning of Miss Gilroy Garlic.
Cost: $17; $8 for ages 6-12 and 60-plus; free for ages 5 and younger
Info: (408) 842-1625; https://www.gilroygarlicfestival.com
MONTEREY, CALIF.
“The Open Sea”
When, where: Ongoing, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Highlights: The aquarium’s new $19-million exhibit spotlights the migrations of the Pacific Ocean’s creatures, including sharks, rays, jellyfish, sea turtles and puffins.
Cost: Aquarium admission $30; $28 for students and seniors; $20 for ages 3-12; free for ages 3 and younger.
Info: (831) 648-4800, https://www.montereybayaquarium.org
—Avital Binshtock
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