Fresno Christmas Parade

If you’re looking to spend a day outdoors with the entire family, look no further! You can enjoy the bargain hunters dream come true, at The Big Fresno Fairgrounds Flea Market & Swap Meet every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. Here you’ll find great food, entertainment and some of the best bargains in the Valley! Admission is FREE on Thursday and Saturday and only $1.00 on Sunday. Children 10 and under are always FREE! The Marketplace features over 15 food and snack bars and plenty of seating so you can enjoy the entertainment of the day while eating one of your favorite dishes featured at the Marketplace. At The Big Fresno Fairgrounds Flea Market & Swap Meet, you’ll find 20+ acres filled with a variety of gifts and products and 600 vendor spaces.

Admission is FREE on Thursday and Saturday and only $1.00 on Sunday. Children 10 and under are always FREE!

Join us for a short downstream paddle on the San Joaquin River.
Our half-day tour is a great way to get started with paddling on the San Joaquin River. Your guide will provide basic paddling instruction and safety guidelines, then lead you on a downstream trip through calm, quiet stretches and exhilarating riffles. Enjoy beautiful scenery, and catch a glimpse of the beautiful birds and other wildlife that call the river their home.

This tour is appropriate for paddlers aged 12 and up. Physical requirements: Guests should be able to walk on uneven ground to enter and exit the boats, and use hands, arms, and torso for paddling.

Get tickets here!

Experience the river at its finest by paddling from Lost Lake Park to Owl Hollow.
Our longer half-day tour is a great way to get started with paddling on the San Joaquin River. Your guide will provide basic paddling instruction and safety guidelines, then lead you on a downstream trip through calm, quiet stretches and exhilarating riffles. Enjoy beautiful scenery, and catch a glimpse of the beautiful birds and other wildlife that call the river their home.

This tour is appropriate for paddlers aged 12 and up. Physical requirements: Guests should be able to walk on uneven ground to enter and exit the boats, and use hands, arms, and torso for paddling.

Get tickets here!

If you’re looking to spend a day outdoors with the entire family, look no further! You can enjoy the bargain hunters dream come true, at The Big Fresno Fairgrounds Flea Market & Swap Meet every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. Here you’ll find great food, entertainment and some of the best bargains in the Valley! Admission is FREE on Thursday and Saturday and only $1.00 on Sunday. Children 10 and under are always FREE! The Marketplace features over 15 food and snack bars and plenty of seating so you can enjoy the entertainment of the day while eating one of your favorite dishes featured at the Marketplace. At The Big Fresno Fairgrounds Flea Market & Swap Meet, you’ll find 20+ acres filled with a variety of gifts and products and 600 vendor spaces.

Admission is FREE on Thursday and Saturday and only $1.00 on Sunday. Children 10 and under are always FREE!

*FREE EVENT

**FAMILY FRIENDLY

Take a break from the rush of everyday life and join the River Parkway Trust for a Respite by the River. Bring your picnic dinner, blanket, lawn chair, and relax on the Ranch House front lawn while you enjoy live dinner music provided by talented local musicians. Macca’s Wine Bar will be open during the dinner hour with wines for sale by the glass. Then you’ll enjoy a reading by a Central Valley author. Dessert will be available for sale.

Evening Schedule is as follows:
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Live dinner music, bring your dinner, purchase your glass of wine or dessert

7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Reading by acclaimed author

8:00 p.m. – Book sales and signing

Join us for a short downstream paddle on the San Joaquin River.
Our half-day tour is a great way to get started with paddling on the San Joaquin River. Your guide will provide basic paddling instruction and safety guidelines, then lead you on a downstream trip through calm, quiet stretches and exhilarating riffles. Enjoy beautiful scenery, and catch a glimpse of the beautiful birds and other wildlife that call the river their home.

This tour is appropriate for paddlers aged 12 and up. Physical requirements: Guests should be able to walk on uneven ground to enter and exit the boats, and use hands, arms, and torso for paddling.

Get tickets here!

ArtHop occurs every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. It’s one of the most active and successful programs organized by the Fresno Arts Council. Art lovers and enthusiasts from all walks of life flock downtown Fresno and the Tower District on the first Thursday of each month, and the rest of ArtHop venues in the Fresno metro areas on third Thursdays, to meet and greet with the artists and enjoy the reception and music. Museums, studios, galleries and other venues open their exhibitions to the public at 5:00 p.m. and run the free event until 8:00 p.m.

ArtHop has received a remarkable response from the Fresno community. Over 50 participating artist studios, galleries, museums, and other venues exhibit art and artists reception during ArtHop, and it has become both a cultural and special event for the community with a great deal of media coverage.

Join us for a short downstream paddle on the San Joaquin River.
Our half-day tour is a great way to get started with paddling on the San Joaquin River. Your guide will provide basic paddling instruction and safety guidelines, then lead you on a downstream trip through calm, quiet stretches and exhilarating riffles. Enjoy beautiful scenery, and catch a glimpse of the beautiful birds and other wildlife that call the river their home.

This tour is appropriate for paddlers aged 12 and up. Physical requirements: Guests should be able to walk on uneven ground to enter and exit the boats, and use hands, arms, and torso for paddling.

Get tickets here!

The American roots music festival was so successful last year that it is back again at the historic Riverview Ranch, with a line-up of local and regional bands for your listening and dancing pleasure. Performers include Bad Boys Zydeco Band (with Evo Bluestein), Pipe on the Hob (Celtic), The Bad Actors (bluegrass duet), Grass Less Traveled (bluegrass), Hank Bradley and Cathi Whitesides (old-time fiddling from Seattle) and Hillbilly Jazz (country/blues and swing). Larry Cusick will call a family square dance. Food trucks and cold beer… of course! Sound by Kinney Live Audio. Click here to share the event on facebook!

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Dale Melville
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The Fresno Bee
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ArtHop occurs every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. It’s one of the most active and successful programs organized by the Fresno Arts Council. Art lovers and enthusiasts from all walks of life flock downtown Fresno and the Tower District on the first Thursday of each month, and the rest of ArtHop venues in the Fresno metro areas on third Thursdays, to meet and greet with the artists and enjoy the reception and music. Museums, studios, galleries and other venues open their exhibitions to the public at 5:00 p.m. and run the free event until 8:00 p.m.

ArtHop has received a remarkable response from the Fresno community. Over 50 participating artist studios, galleries, museums, and other venues exhibit art and artists reception during ArtHop, and it has become both a cultural and special event for the community with a great deal of media coverage.

Join us for another spectacular Madeline Davidson Memorial Lobster Cook-out and celebrate the very things she loved – family,
cooking and the river. Gather at the River Center for onion sandwich appetizers–a Maine tradition with live music by Happenstance Fresno. Dinner, is lobster of course, flown in directly from Maine and prepared on the spot. To top ‘o the night, the Davidson family will auction a week-long stay at the family’s delightful Maine getaway. Raise a toast to the late grande dame Madeline, one of Fresno’s first foodies, Fresno Bee food writer, and a great friend of the Parkway!

MEMBERS: $100 NON-MEMBERS: $110 GUESTS: 100

HOSTS
Thornton Davidson
Jamie Davidson

Live Music by Happenstance Fresno