Farmers Market
Every Thursday the Downtown Merchants Association sponsors a farmers market featuring locally grown produce, live music and sidewalk sales.
Car Show
The Downtown Merchants sponsor a monthly car show from April through November, 5-8pm, featuring classic cars of all makes and models, as well as a variety of customized show cars. Contact Rick Carpenter at (951) 245-3739 for more information.
Art Walk
The Elsinore Valley Art Network sponsors an Art Walk on the 1st Saturday of each month from 4-8pm, from March through October. Local artists display their work along the sidewalks downtown once a month.
4th of July Celebration
The Downtown Merchants, the City and the Chamber co-sponsor a celebration with fireworks over the lake and an explosion of festivities including:
chili cook-off, antique faire, live music, gunfighter’s show, horse-drawn hay rides, theatre performances, folklorico dancers, food & craft vendors & more! 2008 marks a special 120th Anniversary celebration with the historical museums featuring a slideshow “Lake Elsinore, Then and Now”. Click here for Event Flyer.
Unity in the Community Parade
The ‘Unity in the Community Parade’, a yearly event, starts the Holiday season displaying community spirit just prior to Thanksgiving. The parade route goes through the historic downtown on Main St. and Graham Ave.
Winter Fest
Winter Fest is a public event put on by the City of Lake Elsinore and community partners, usually in the first week of December. It is kicked off by a tree lighting ceremony. There is a sleigh full of Holiday themed entertainment for the whole family.
Historical Society Museum
Lake Elsinore Historical Society maintains two museums downtown. One on Main Street and an annex located in the basement of the Cultural Center
Building. Both museums have a large collection of local artifacts and old newspapers & photos of the “booming” heyday of the late 1920’s.