Happy St. Patrick's Day

Looking for some St. Patrick’s Day fun the entire family can enjoy?

Join other St. Patrick’s Day enthusiasts this Saturday at the Orange County Market Place in Costa Mesa for plenty of Irish food, entertainment and green beer, of course.

World class Irish dancers from local dance academies will don traditional costumes and perform Irish jigs, reels and soft and hard shoe dance numbers throughout the day, while Electric cellist Marston Smith will perform old Celtic favorites on his unique six stringed electric cello.

Other entertainment includes strolling Irish magic and comedy with Abbit the Average Leprechaun as well as a giant Leprechaun on stilts and free face painting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Local gourmet food trucks will be on hand offering Irish specialties like Irish stew, corned beef and cabbage, Guinness marinaded bratwurst with red cabbage and, in addition, some unique twists on Irish fare like corned beef and cabbage tacos and corned beef fries. Top it off with green mint ice cream and green lemonade. Yum!

Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and wrap up at 3:30 p.m.  Map it.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

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Will Charlie Brown get a Valentine?

Now through February 28th Knott’s Berry Farm is celebrating the “season of love” with their first ever “Twogether” is Better promotion offering special activities for the entire family every weekend.

Jack and I began our visit at Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant and after eating a few heart-shaped pancakes at the Sweetheart Brunch we headed over to Camp Snoopy to to watch the musical Love is in the Air. Charlie Brown! Jack was captivated by the story, wondering if Charlie Brown would ever get a Valentine. He even got up on stage with a few other kids in the audience and danced with the cast.

Let's Dance

After the show Jack and I went to Cupid’s Craft Corner and Jack got busy designing a secret Valentine. I was not allowed to peek but I couldn’t resist taking a picture while he was deep in thought, creating his perfect Valentine.

After riding on a few of Jack’s favorite rides like Snoopy’s Red Baron Airplanes, we realized Jack had grown and now met the height requirement for some “big” rides. Jack’s new favorite ride, the Waveswinger, involves suspended swings and lots of twirling around and around. Wheeee! Jack beamed with delight.

We topped off the day at the Ghost Town Bakery where we indulged ourselves at the Chocolate Dipping Station. Jack dipped marshmallows and top them of with heart-shaped sprinkles while I stuck to the classic chocolate-covered strawberry.

Knott’s Berry Farm ia offering special “twogether is Better” discount park tickets as well as food deals including the Double Dawg Love at Pinks. For park hours and directions, contact Knott’s Berry Farm. Parking is $14.00.