Month by Month - Coastal California - page 52

Month by Month
TOP EVENTS
Tournament of Roses , January
Miramar Air Show & Fleet Week , October
Festival of Arts & Pageant of the Masters , July & August
Kinetic Grand Championship , May
Tall Ships Festival , September
January
Typically the wettest and coldest month in California, January is a slow time
for coastal travel, except over the Martin Luther King Jr Day holiday week-
end.
Tournament of Roses
Held before the Rose Bowl college football game, this famous New Year's parade ( Click
here ) of flower-festooned floats, marching bands and prancing equestrians draws over
700,000 spectators to Pasadena, a suburb of LA.
February
Usually another rainy month for coastal California, but wildflowers start
blooming. Valentine's Day is booked solid at restaurants and hotels.