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Things To Do in the Inland Empire & Southern California

Adams Motorsports Park (AMP) in Riverside has been the hot spot for go-kart racing, drifting, time attack racing and other motorsports in the Inland Empire for over 50 years.

Navitat Canopy Adventures in Wrightwood is more than just the newest and coolest place to ride 10 ziplines in the Inland Empire. This eco-friendly adventure atop the canopies of the San Gabriel Mountains in Wrightwood, just next to Mountain High, will teach you about the nature, geography and history of the region while rappelling, climbing suspended sky bridges and briefly hiking.

LET FREEDOM RING- FOOD TRUCKS COME TO RIVERSIDE! The thousands of I.E.residents that attended the first ever Riverside Food Truck Festival were left thoroughly satisfied with the tasty food trucks and scratching their head at why not a single politician in the county, other than Riverside Councilman Paul Davis, has a sensible opinion on bringing these rolling treasures to the Inland Empire.

So you’re hungry for “fourth meal” and wondering where to go in the I.E. for some tasty grub? We’ve got a massive list to end your hunger before you crash out!

Knott’s Soak City in Palm Springs is ground zero for staying cool in the sunny Coachella Valley. With a capacity of several thousand and no shortage of rides and attractions, this park can keep you amused for a half day if you want to try everything once or full day if you’re ambitious about your water fun!

Your dream of becoming a pilot (or just flying a small aircraft) is probably less expensive and time consuming than you may have believed at Light Sport Aviation, a new flight school and demo flight at the Riverside Municipal Airport featuring this new breed of lower-cost, two-seater Cessnas.

Pharaoh’s is back, and wetter than ever! Pharaoh’s Splash Kingdom is hands-down the best water park in San Bernardino County.

Iconic rock groups like the Beatles, the Doors, Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin may have disbanded years ago, but their sound is alive and well at “Music in the L.A. Zoo – Classic Rock Night,” which offers a rare opportunity to visit the zoo after hours under the stars on Thursday, July 28, 2011.

The 2011 Orange County Fair this July 15 to August 14 in Costa Mesa promises amusements, concerts, food, action sports, rodeos, demolition derbies and much more that will rival the four other county fairs that surround the IE.

What do Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Steven Tyler, Black Eyed Peas, Kenny Chesney, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jane’s Addiction, Nicki Ninaj, John Mayer, David Guetta, Rascal Flatts, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Sublime with Rome, Usher and Sting have in common? They’ll all be playing at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 23 and 24, just a short drive up the 15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This makes the Inland Empire the closest metro area to this festival of all festivals outside of Las Vegas.

Adam Carolla lit up the audience on Thursday night with his uniquely testosterone-filled humor at San Manuel Casino.

Incubus won’t be far from the Inland Empire when they rock out at the picturesque Hollywood Bowl on Friday, October 7, 2011.

Those driving by on Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside may pass this location with the incorrect belief that nothing more than your average taco stand awaits them.

If there are two things that set a summer in the Inland Empire apart from LA, OC and SD, it is the heat and lack of a nearby ocean to jump in to! However, Riverside and San Bernardino counties are home to (or close to) some of the best water parks and slides that will cool you off in no time with the 2011 water park season ahead of us!

The Sea No Evil Art Show returns to Riverside for the fith year in a row on Saturday, June 25, 2011 to benefit the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. The show features Captain Paul Watson and the crew featured on the popular Animal Planet show, “Whale Wars.” Captain Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, will give an update on the state of affairs in the Oceans of the world.

KROQ has moved Epicenter from Fontana to Irvine’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on Saturday, September 24, 2011. The lineup includes, Limp Bizkit, Staind, Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch, Chevelle, Buckcherry, Puddle Of Mudd, P.O.D. and more!

With over 10,000 people and 55 food trucks in attendance, our IE Food Truck Fest 2011 review and pics/photos capture only a small portion of the edible fun that encompassed the Ontario Citizens Business Bank Arena on Saturday, June 18, 2011.

Demetri Martin will bring his brainy word-play humor and music to the Fox Theater in Pomona on July 24, 2011. Martin uses extensive wordplay, one-liners and drawings on a large pad, often accompanying his jokes with music on a guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboard, glockenspiel, toy bells, ukulele, or tambourine, sometimes all at once.

Deftones are rocking So Cal with only two stops, one of which will be in Pomona at the Fox Theater on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.

The Cove Water Park is the Inland Empire’s newest water park, complete with a surfing machine, three water slides, a lazy river, an activity pool and a splash playground for kids. Open since Memorial Day weekend in 2011, expect traffic to pickup as word gets out that this destination is open daily throughout the hot summer of 2011.

Temecula Valley Slow Food presented Field to the Fork on May 21, 2011 at Leonesse Cellars in Temecula’s wine country with dozens of vendors offering upscale food tastings, wine of all varieties, craft breweries and more, all from around the Temecula Valley.

So you’ve heard of Kogi, the LA-based Korean-Mexican food truck that is often credited with started this whole taco truck craze? Take that style of food and move it to a real restaurant in Riverside off University Avenue between UCR and downtown.

Famously grouchy Grammy Award-winning comedian Lewis Black is coming to City National Grove of Anaheim on Saturday, August 27!

North Carolina based rock band Daughtry will be playing at Pechanga Resort and Casino on Friday, September 2, 2011. Daughtry is best known for their front man- American Idol 2006 finalist Chris Daughtry.

The popular murder mystery dinner will return to the Historic Fox Theater in Redlands on Friday, June 10th and Saturday the 11th, 2011. C and C Productions promises a night of mystery and intrigue in the wild and romantic era of the roaring 20′s!

2011 marked another successful sold out Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival in Indio. Goldenvoice brought down some of the best artists of our time to Riverside County’s scenic CoachellaValley. However, the heat wave that hit Southern California that same weekend left many scrambling for shade, cooling tents and plenty of water to survive this epic event.
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