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Top ten reasons to go to Surf N’ Suds Ventura
Sep 14, 2021 / Visit Ventura
Surf ‘N Suds, rated one of the country’s best beer festivals (proof below), is coming to Ventura’s San Buenaventura State Beach on Saturday, October 9th (11:30 am to 4:30 pm). Plain and simple it’s the biggest craft beer festival on the Central Coast and the only craft beer festival in Ventura, which in two craft... MORE
Your Channel Islands Crib Notes
Jul 03, 2021 / Visit Ventura
We said we’d keep it short, so we will. There’s no place in the world like Channel Islands National Park. Five islands. A wondrous world where housecat-size foxes scamper through fields of Seuss-like flowers, and moon and sun shine down on, well, nothing. A world-class outdoor escape, with remote... MORE
What Makes Ventura Special?
Jun 17, 2021 / Visit Ventura
What makes Ventura special? Pretty much impossible to answer. For one thing, everyone has their own answer(s). For another, well, there are countless answers. This world has its impossible to pinpoint puzzles. The lost colony of Roanoke. Elon Musk’s next move. And Ventura’s charms. But here’s a start… Let’s start with the City of Good Fortune… “Ventura” is shorthand for the official “San Buenaventura.” Dropping the five-syllable label apparently came early in the city’s history. Spanish-era records often refer to the San Buenaventura River as the Ventura River, and the Spanish term for the local Chumash tribe was Ventureno.... MORE
Now Streaming in Ventura, Life
Jun 17, 2021 / Visit Ventura
Fantasy serves its purpose; astonishing, inspiring, bewitching. Passing the time for a moment. Maybe for a lot more than a moment.But dragons and handmaidens are make-believe. Super-powered beings don’t live in the suburbs. Kevin Costner isn’t a cowboy.And there are more astonishing things. More inspiring things. More bewitching things.... MORE
Ventura Reopens with Joy — and Respect
Jun 15, 2021 / Visit Ventura
By Visit Ventura June 15th, once an innocuous summer day, is now a historical one, with California — and Ventura — opening wide after so many months of pandemic. Yes, there are still a few guidelines. But overall, it feels as good as an innocuous summer day. From the silent... MORE
Fourteen Extraordinary Things About Ventura’s Whales
Jun 11, 2021 / Visit Ventura
Photo provided by Island Packers By Visit Ventura The waters off Ventura — the Santa Barbara Channel and the (protected) Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary — are filled with life, much of it very, very large. What of the whales? Well for one not-so-small thing, there is much we are only now just learning. Fourteen fun whale facts, with perhaps the happiest fact coming last… Whales have been around for 50 million years. Scientists are only now just learning that some groups of whales have their own dialects, diets, and routines — cultural differences once thought to be unique to... MORE
Where Can You Get Unique Father’s Day Gifts? The Ventura Visitors Center
Jun 09, 2021 / Visit Ventura
By Visit Ventura Maybe he built your first bike. Maybe he let you jump off the high dive when Mom wasn’t looking. Maybe he scared your high school dates straight. Maybe it’s time to return those favors. No better place to find what your father deserves than the Ventura Visitors Center. We have the gifts... MORE
Ventura Harbor Seaside Trip Giveaway
Jun 02, 2021 / Visit Ventura
By Ventura Harbor Village Ventura Harbor Village is a dream destination for seaside fun. You can dine outdoors with a stunning view, browse unique finds from coastal shops, play on the water, and pamper in the fresh ocean air. Whether you are searching for shells on the beach, pedaling a swan boat through the marina,... MORE
