RECREATION AND PLACES OF INTEREST 

Annual Events

The Tournament of Roses, an event of national interest, takes place in Pasadena on New Year's Day. It includes a spectacular parade and the Rose Bowl collegiate football game. In February the National Orange Show is held in San Bernardino. In May the Jumping Frog Jubilee is held in the small community known as Angels Camp, in Calaveras County. The contest was inspired by a story by American author Mark Twain. During the second week of August the Old Spanish Days Fiesta is held at Santa Barbara. The State Fair, held at Sacramento in late August and early September, is a popular annual event that dates from the 1860s. Admission Day, the annual statewide celebration of California's admission to the Union, takes place on September 9. Many other colorful fairs and festivals occur during the year in California. Among them are the Bach Festival in Carmel, the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach, the Los Angeles County Fair, and the Grand National Livestock Exposition, Horse Show, and Rodeo, which is held near San Francisco.