Our calendar is assembled long before you receive Big Bear Magazine and some of the Valley’s activities listed are governed by weather conditions or may change at the last moment or be added due to unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, we suggest, that before you make your plans, verify the events and dates by calling the organizations listed and/or checking their websites, and always check BigBearMagazine.com. All phone numbers are Area Code 909 unless otherwise noted. Stop by the Visitors’ Center, 630 Bartlett Road, Big Bear Lake, 8am to 5pm weekdays or 9am to 5pm weekends, 909.866.4607. Check frequently for updates!

BIG BEAR MAGAZINE: www.bigbearmagazine.com
BEAR MOUNTAIN: 800.232.7686 or 585.2519, www.bearmountain.com
C.A.T.S.: 585.5505, www.bigbeartheater.org
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 866.4607, www.bigbearchamber.com
CONVENTION CENTER: 585.3000, www.bigbearevents.com
DISCOVERY CENTER: 382.2790, www.bigbeardiscoverycenter.com
EVENT RESOURCE OFFICE: 866.2638, www.eventsinbigbear.com
HIKING AND CAMPING INFORMATION: www.bigbear.us
MOONRIDGE ANIMAL PARK/ZOO: 878.4200 or 584.1299, www.moonridgezoo.org
PARKS & RECREATION: 866.9700, www.bigbearrecpark.com
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (PAC): 866.4970, www.citybigbearlake.com
RESORT ASSOCIATION: 800.4.BIG.BEAR, www.bigbear.com
SNOW SUMMIT: 800.232.7686 or 866.5766, www.snowsummit.com
or www.bigbearmountainresorts.com

Daily
• Animal Presentations, 12noon (weather permitting), Moonridge Animal Park, 878.4200 or 584.1999
Tuesdays
• Farmer's Market, 8:30am-1pm, through October, Convention Center, 585.3000
Wednesdays
• Big Bear Museum,10am-4pm, through October 1st, 585.8100
Fridays
• Nature Nights, Discovery Center, 7pm, 382.2790
Weekends
• Animal Feeding Tours, 3pm, Moonridge Animal Park, 878.4200
• Big Bear Museum, 10am-4pm, through October 5th, 585.8100
• Nature Walks, various programs and presentations at the Discovery Center, 382.2790 or www.bigbeardiscoverycenter.com
• Snowshoe Tours, December-March (depending on snowfall), Discovery Center, call for details, 382.2790
• 2nd Saturday, December-March, Eagle Counts, 8am, Discovery Center, 382.2790

SEPTEMBER 2008
11 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, 7:30pm, Discovery Center
12-14 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, PAC & Village Theaters, 866.3433 or www.bigbearlakefilmfestival.com
13 Young Eagles Free Flights, 9am-11:30am, Big Bear City Airport, 585.3219 or 585.0266 or www.bigbearcityairport.com
13 Run for the Grizzlies, 9:30am-5:00pm, Chad’s in the Village, 878.4200
13-14 38th Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest, Convention Center, 585.3000
13,20,27 Flashlight Safari, 6:15pm, Moonridge Animal Park, 584.1299
18-21 Cowboy Gathering, PAC, 866.4970, www.bigbearcowboygathering.net
19 Nature Night: “Travels in Patagonia”, 7pm, Discovery Center, 382.2970
20 Shoreline Clean-Up Day, Big Bear Marina, 866.3218
20 “Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails”, Bear Mountain, 800.232.7686
20-21 38th Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest, Convention Center, 585.3000
20,27 Greenthumbs Out-Planting/Seed Collection, 9am-3pm, Ranger Station, 382.2757
27 Bird Walk, 8am-10am, Wild Wings, 584.4295, www.wild-wings.com
27 Free Fishing & Boating Day, MWD, 866.5796
27 Jared Landaker Memorial 5K&10K Run for Freedom, 8:00am, Snow Summit, 530.559.4845 or www.sevenstarsfoundation.com
27-28 38th Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest, Convention Center, 585.3000
tbd Antique Appraisal Fair, Historical Museum, 585.8100, www.bigbearhistory.org

OCTOBER 2008
3 First Fridays in Fawnskin, 5pm-8pm, www.fawnskinchamber.com
4 Big Bear Mountain Resorts Winter Job Fair, Bear Mountain, 866.5766 ext.141, www.bigbearmountainresorts.com
4 Feast of the Harvest Moon, 10am–3pm, Discovery Center, 382.2970
4 Dick Hardwick, Stand-Up Comedian, 7:30pm, PAC,866.4970
4-5 October Troutfest, Municipal Water District, 866.5796, www.bbmwd.org
4-5 38th Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest, Convention Center, 585.3000
4,11,18,25 Flashlight Safari, 6:15pm, Moonridge Zoo, 584.1299
5 Redlands Symphony Orchestra, 2pm, PAC, 866.4970
11 Las Montanas Gymkhana, 10am, Los Vaqueros Arena, 585.0540
11-12 38th Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest, Convention Center, 585.3000
18 Annual Wolf Awareness Day, 11am-3pm, Moonridge Zoo, 878.4200
18 Big Bear Mountain Resorts Winter Job Fair, Snow Summit, 866.5766 ext.141, www.bigbearmountainresorts.com
18 Greenthumbs Out-Planting/Seed Collection, 9am-3pm, Ranger Station, 382.2757
18 Friends of the Library present: “Election Campaign Buttons” program, 2pm, Big Bear Library, 866.5571
18-19 38th Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest, Convention Center, 585.3000
25 Friends of the Library present: Address Unknown, featuring John Grandi and Steve Fine, 7pm, Summit Christian Church, 866.5571
25-26 38th Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest, Convention Center, 585.3000
31 Boo in the Zoo, 3:30pm–6:30pm, Moonridge Zoo, 878.4200
31 Halloween in the Village, 5pm-7:30pm, 866.4607

NOVEMBER 2008
2 Daylight Savings Ends, set clocks back!
11 Veteran’s Day Ceremony, 10:30am-12noon, Veteran’s Park, 866.2638
14 “Very Special Book Sale”, 10am-6pm, Big Bear Library, 866.5571
14,15 C.A.T.S. present: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, 7:30pm, PAC, 866.4970, www.bigbeartheater.org
15 Greenthumbs Out-Planting/Seed Collection, 9am-3pm, Ranger Station, 382.2757
15 “Very Special Book Sale”, 9am-3pm, Big Bear Library, 866.5571
16 C.A.T.S. present: Cinderella, 1:30pm, PAC, 866.4970
19,21,22 C.A.T.S. present: Cinderella, 7:30pm, PAC, 866.4970
23 C.A.T.S. present: Cinderella, 1:30pm, PAC, 866.4970
25,28,29 C.A.T.S. present: Cinderella, 7:30pm, PAC, 866.4970
28 Santa’s Arrival & Tree Lighting Ceremony, 5pm, The Village, 866.4607
28-30 Mountain Christmas Boutique, 10am, Convention Center, 585.3000, www.bigbearevents.com
29 Christmas Tree Lighting, 5pm, Big Bear City Fire Station, 585.2362
30 C.A.T.S. present: Cinderella, 1:30pm, PAC, 866.4970

DECEMBER 2008
6-7 4th Annual “Big Bear Loves Chocolate”, various locations, 866.4607
27-28 Eagle Tours, 9am-12noon, Discovery Center, 382.2790
31 New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade, 7pm, Snow Summit, 866.5766
31 New Year’s Eve Party, 9pm, Bear Mountain, 585.2519
tbd Bear Mountain & Snow Summit Winter events, 800.232.7686, 866.5766, or 585.2519, www.bigbearmountainresorts.com

JANUARY 2009
17 Eagle Celebration, 10:30am-12noon, Discovery Center, 382.2790
17-19 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend
29-31 Women’s Edventures, Snow Summit, 866.5766, or 585.2519, www.bigbearmountainresorts.com

FEBRUARY 2009
1 Women’s Edventures, Snow Summit, 866.5766, or 585.2519, www.bigbearmountainresorts.com
8 Fantasy Auction & Fabulous Food Fair, Convention Center, 866.4607, www.bigbearchamber.com
14 Eagle Celebration, 10:30am-12noon, Discovery Center, 382.2790
14-16 Presidents’ Day holiday weekend
26-28 Women’s Edventures, Snow Summit, 866.5766, or 585.2519

MARCH 2009
1 Women’s Edventures, Snow Summit, 866.5766, or 585.2519, www.bigbearmountainresorts.com
8 Daylight Savings Begins, set clocks ahead!
21 Greenthumbs Restoration Day, 9am-3pm, Ranger Station, 382.2757

APRIL 2009
7 Farmer's Market opens (every Tuesday, April-October), 8:30am-1pm, Convention Center, 585.3000
11 Wildflower Walk, 8am-10am, Wild Wings, 584.4295, www.wild-wings.com
11-12 Easter weekend
18 Greenthumbs, 9am-3pm, Ranger Station, 382.2757
18 Annual MS Walk, 878.4030
25 Bird Walk, 8am-10am, Wild Wings, 584.4295, www.wild-wings.com