Family Fun

Community celebrates Holi 2026 

Castaic Lake, a place where people typically go to cool off during hot summer days, was instead filled with multicolored powders in celebration of Holi on Saturday, a Hindu festival of colors that marks

Hart district film fest celebrates local student filmmakers

There were no million-dollar outfits, or thousands of screaming fans waiting to catch a glimpse of their favorite movie stars on the red carpet like at the Academy Awards. But the applause inside Valencia High School’s theater on Friday was just as electric.   Students and community members

Holi 2026, Festival of Colors, set for March 7 

News release  A large-scale celebration of color, culture and community service is scheduled come to the Santa Clarita Valley on March 7 as the Child Rights and You America Los Angeles Action Center presents Holi 2026 – Festival

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Winter whale watching under way from Ventura Harbor 

News release   Sunday is World Whale Day, and Island Packers, the official concessionaire to the Channel Islands, is offering winter whale watching excursions for whale enthusiasts to witness the migration of Pacific gray whales as they travel through the Santa

Lion dancers interact with the audience during the Saugus High School Lunar New Year celebration hosted by the school’s Chinese program, Chinese Culture Club, and Asian Student Union on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

County parks to host free Lunar New Year celebrations  

News release  The Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department is hosting Lunar New Year 2026 celebrations through Feb. 28 at 59 parks throughout Los Angeles County, including several in the Santa Clarita Valley.   The free, family-friendly events welcome

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City to host Arbor Day celebration April 11 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to its first-ever “Tree-mendous Arbor Day” celebration on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Valencia Heritage Park (24155 Newhall Ranch Road).   This free, family-friendly event will highlight the

Cowboy Festival returning to Hart Park April 18-19 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita is gearing up to celebrate a milestone as the 30th Anniversary Cowboy Festival returns on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  

The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the new Meditation Garden, scheduled 2 p.m. Tuesday at Duane R. Harte Park. Rendering courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

City to host ribbon cutting for Meditation Garden  

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the new Meditation Garden, scheduled 2 p.m. Tuesday at Duane R. Harte Park.  The Meditation Garden

Newhall Community Center celebrates 20 years 

 In a city that has developed over the past 20 years, one thing has remained constant for the Newhall community.   Some would say it has served as a lifeline, a gathering place for education and recreation, and helped at-risk youth have the

The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate youth creativity at Art Hop, a free, family-friendly spring festival taking place on Saturday, March 28. Courtesy photo.

City seeks entries for Art Hop 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate youth creativity at Art Hop, a free, family-friendly spring festival taking place on Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m.

B. Clark (left) cheers on her friends dressed in costumes during the 14th annual Polar Plunge at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center presented by Kaiser Permanente on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Polar Plunge dares Santa Clarita to get very, very cold 

The Santa Clarita Aquatic Center’s 14th annual Polar Plunge was more challenging than last year’s, with temperatures topping out at 60 degrees, but for the plungers who’d come for exactly that purpose – to be challenged – that

The Canyon Theatre Guild’s production of “A Christmas Story” is adding two more shows due to high ticket demand. Courtesy photo.

CTG adds performances of ‘A Christmas Story’  

News release  The Canyon Theatre Guild’s production of “A Christmas Story” is adding two more shows due to high ticket demand, the CTG announced in a news release.   Shows have been added at 2 p.m. on Sunday and 7

Island Packers, the official concessionaire to the Channel Islands, is offering holiday caroling cruises leading up to Christmas, as well as winter whale watching starting the next day. Courtesy photo.

Ventura Harbor to host holiday caroling cruises, whale watching 

News release  Island Packers, the official concessionaire to the Channel Islands, is offering holiday caroling cruises leading up to Christmas, as well as winter whale watching starting the next day.   One-hour holiday caroling cruises in Ventura Harbor are offered