This section focuses on family-friendly events that are sponsored by county departments including the Library, Museum, Regional Parks, Special Districts and more.
Join the fun at Regional Parks events this winter season
Stimulate your imagination with Second Saturdays in the new year
Families can enjoy on-site themed art projects every month with Second Saturdays at the Victor Valley Museum (VVM) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2024 Second Saturdays schedule:
- January 13
- February 10
- March 9
- April 13
- May 11
- June 8
- July 13
- August 10
- September 14
- October 12
- November 9
- December 14
VVM is located at 11873 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military/senior), $7 (student), and $5 (children ages 6 to 12). Children 5 & under and museum members are free. Parking is free and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. For more information, visit museum.sbcounty.gov/events.
VVM’s exhibits of regional, cultural and natural history and the museum’s other exciting events and programs reflect the effort by the Board of Supervisors to achieve the Countywide Vision by celebrating arts, culture, and education in the county, creating quality of life for residents and visitors.
Museum hosts Power of the Press: Black Voice News @ 50 exhibit talk
Join us on Sunday, Jan. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. for an exhibit talk with Hardy Brown II and Paulette Brown-Hinds, curators of Power of the Press: Black Voice News @ 50. Their talk aims to highlight not only the organization’s work as local government watchdogs but the history of the Brown’s and their role in journalism.
Commemorating 50 years of service as a source for community news and information in the Inland Empire, Power of the Press: Black Voice News @ 50, documents the transformation of the Black Voice News from a printed community weekly newspaper to a digital solution-focused, data reporting news organization.
The San Bernardino County Museum is located at 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands. Museum galleries will be open during the event with general admission pricing which is $10 (adult), $8 (military/senior), $7 (student), and $5 (children ages 6 to 12). Children 5 & under and museum members are free. Parking is free and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. For more information, visit museum.sbcounty.gov/events.
The San Bernardino County Museum’s exhibits of regional, cultural and natural history and the museum’s other exciting events and programs reflect the effort by the Board of Supervisors to achieve the Countywide Vision by celebrating arts, culture, and education in the county, creating quality of life for residents and visitors.
Saddle up: Old West Days is coming to county museums
Step back in time to the days of the great American West! Round up the family and join us for Old West Days, a family-friendly event taking place at both the San Bernardino County Museum and Victor Valley Museum. Uncover history of America’s western frontier, a unique landscape of converging cultures.
Old West Days at the San Bernardino County Museum is a two-day event that runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 and Sunday, Jan. 21 with card games, live music, frontier arts & crafts, historic demonstrations, tasty treats and more. Museum galleries will be open during the event and regular admission applies.
Old West Days at the Victor Valley Museum is a one-day event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27 with card games, live music, frontier arts & crafts, historic demonstrations, tasty treats and more. Museum galleries will be open during the event and regular admission applies.
The San Bernardino County Museum is located at 2024 Orange Tree Lane, at the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Victor Valley Museum is located at 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley. The museum is open Wednesday through Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under and museum members are admitted free. Parking is free. The museums are accessible to persons with disabilities. For more information, visit museum.sbcounty.gov/events.
The San Bernardino County Museum’s exhibits of regional, cultural and natural history and the Museum’s other exciting events and programs reflect the effort by the Board of Supervisors to achieve the Countywide Vision by celebrating arts, culture, and education in the county, creating quality of life for residents and visitors.
Additional County Update News – January 11, 2024
- Registrar of Voters launches the BallotMobile
- Board actions – Jan. 9
- Free VITA tax services available for eligible county residents
- Phelan Road bridge replacement reopens ahead of schedule after Tropical Storm Hilary damage
- Don’t move homegrown produce
- Volunteers needed for the upcoming homeless count
- San Bernardino County Library partner’s with Raising Cane’s for winter reading program
- California Fruit & Vegetable Pilot earns incentives for CalFresh participants
- Change in County Update distribution date
- Pet of the Week
- Jobs of the Week