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Weekend Archive
Splash pads to beat a 90-degree weekend
Citrus Belt Review: Ten free splash pads across the corridor — Corona, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Riverside, and Perris — timed for a forecast near 91 Friday and high-80s through Saturday and Sunday.
Run a crab boil and hot pot at the same table in Rancho Cucamonga
Citrus Belt Review: Bag O' Crab's boil bags share a kitchen with the hot-pot spot next door — order from either menu at one table.
Los Tacos, a Temecula street-taco standard
Lemon Festival takes over downtown Upland through Sunday
Upland Lemon Festival: Free, three days, five stages, 200-plus vendors — the city's 29-year citrus tradition runs Friday through Sunday.
Help shape the Trujillo Adobe's next chapter Saturday
RivCoParks: First public workshop on the heritage village planned around Riverside's 1862 adobe — review early concepts, weigh in on the site's future.
Movies in the Park kicks off with Cars
City of Rancho Cucamonga: Free family movie nights start this week — Cars Friday, a new film weekly through July.
Sailboats and swan boats at Fairmount Park, Riverside
The Raincross Gazette: Watch the Riverside Regatta on Lake Evans June 6, or rent a swan pedal boat any weekend — a low-key afternoon on the water in the city.
Idyllwild, where it's 20 degrees cooler
Visit California: Pines, low-70s afternoons, and a walkable downtown of shops and a historic theater — the close mountain escape when the valley hits the 90s.
Big Bear, on the water and up the mountain
Big Bear Mountain Resort: Snow Summit's summer operations open daily June 5 — scenic chairlift and lift-served mountain biking, with the lake and alpine zoo down the hill.
bEATS: live bands and craft beer at Yaamava'
Yaamava' Resort & Casino: An intimate band-and-brews series — the low-key, no-big-ticket way to catch live music at the resort most weekends.
Wilson Creek for a no-plans Friday night
Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association: Something on nearly every weekend all summer — from casual drop-in Friday nights to ticketed country headliners.
South Coast's Rhythm on the Vine jazz series
Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association: Sunday-evening jazz under the stars, one of wine country's longest-running summer traditions; doors 6pm, music 7pm, from $65.
Doffo kicks off summer concerts with a Pat Benatar tribute
Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association: Saturday, June 6 — the season's first outdoor winery concert, "We Belong," opening Doffo's every-other-Saturday tribute run.
A neighborhood Mexican gem in Corona
Casa Taquito: Family-run, 4.5 stars across 370-plus reviews, $1.49 Taco Tuesdays — the kind of unpretentious spot regulars drive back across town for.
The Wreck opens in Lake Elsinore
Lake Elsinore Economic Development: New dining-and-entertainment spot just cut the ribbon — a fresh weekend option on the south end of the corridor.
Uncle Howie's, where the wings are the point
Uncle Howie's Pizza: Double-fried wings with a house dry rub — the spot people name when wings, not pizza, are the mission.
Cajun fusion at the Riverside Food Lab
Riverside Food Lab: Cajun shrimp tacos and garlic noodles in the downtown food hall by the Mission Inn — a change of pace from the corridor's taco-and-pizza standbys.
Fontana Days hits its 113th year
Exchange Club of Fontana: One of the IE's oldest civic festivals — carnival, food, and live entertainment over four days at Veterans Park.
Victoria Gardens runs free Tuesday movies June through July
Victoria Gardens: Seven Tuesday nights of free family films at Chaffey Town Square, starting June 2 — a no-cost weekend-adjacent draw for the Rancho Cucamonga center.
Sushi One Spot pitches a $22 lunch tasting in Corona
Sushi One Spot Corona: A $21.99 weekday lunch tasting and $32.99 dinner AYCE land Sushi One Spot in Corona's value tier — and it's well-rated across platforms.