The Fillmore Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the events that will be taking place this year at the Fillmore May Festival slated for May 19th – 22nd. The Festival will be located in the downtown area on Central Avenue, just off Highway 126, Ventura Street in Fillmore. Thursday is family day and everybody has free entry to the Festival. The carnival will begin at 3:30 pm and will end at 10:00 pm. On Friday the event starts at 3:30 pm and goes all day until 11:00pm. Entry fees are as follows: 4 years of age and under is free, 5 years of age to 11 is $3.00 and 12 years and up is $4.00. The carnival will continue and the food & game booths will be open. House Arrest will perform from 7:00-11:00pm at the Bud Light stage located at City Hall, and a showcase will be provided by Central Music at the Trade School Stage at 5:00pm. Saturday begins with the Heritage Valley 5k run at 8:00am, the Parade at 10:00am on Central Avenue, and the Event gates open at 11:00am and closes at 11:00pm. The carnival rides continue along with the food, game, information, arts & crafts vendors. The diaper derby will start after the parade at the city hall area, along with the parade awards. The live entertainment continues at the Bud Light Stage with the Skinny Little Twits starting at 1:00 and playing until 3:00, Sound Effect from 4:00 – 7:00, then HindSite closes Saturday playing from 8:00pm – 11:00. At the Trade School Stage starting at 3:00 Relay for Life will hold a “Relay Idol” competition for those that enjoy singing. The winner will perform “Live” at the Fillmore Relay for Life this year. To sign up to sing call 805-524-0149. Then at 7:00 pm the Last Dog & Pony Show will perform. For Sunday the Events will continue and the entertainment lineup is as follows: at the Bud Light Stage from 12:00-1:00 a DJ, then from 2:00-3:00 Community Groups will perform, then at 3:00-5:00 live music by Juano & Friends, then closing from 6:00-9:00 is the Suzie Hansen Band. On the Trade School Stage from 1:00-2:00 is local talent, at 2:00 is Community Hour, then at 5:00 a live performance by All Roads to Canada. Pre Sale Carnival tickets are available to purchase at the Fillmore Chamber of Commerce office located at 557 Ventura Road, Highway 126, Fillmore, CA 93015. Tune your radio into 95.1, 100.7 and 104.7 FM to win your family four packs and VIP passes! For more information call 805-524-0351 or visit our website at www.fillmorechamber.com. See you there! (Courtesy of Cindy Jackson)