Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Month by Month
TOP EVENTS
Rose Bowl & Parade
, January
Fleet Week & Miramar Air Show
, September
Cinco de Mayo
, May
Coachella Music & Arts Festival
, April
California State Fair
, July
January
Typically the wettest month, January is a slow time for coastal travel. Moun-
tain ski resorts are busy, as are Southern California's deserts.
Rose Bowl & Parade
Held before the Tournament of Roses college football game, this famous New Year's
parade
of flower-festooned floats, marching bands and prancing equestrians draws over 700,000
spectators to Pasadena, an LA suburb.
Chinese New Year
Firecrackers, parades, lion dances and street food celebrate the lunar new year, falling in
late January or early February. Some of California's most colorful celebrations happen in
San Francisco and LA.
