Let It Snow in West Co
Type: Winter Festival
Location: Historic Downtown West Covina
Month: December
Description: A festive tree lighting ceremony featuring caroling, games, holiday activities, food, snow, and a visit from Santa, held on the first Friday of December.
Official Website: mywestcovina.org/seasonal-events/
Children’s Christmas Parade
Type: Christmas Parade and Festival
Location: Historic Downtown West Covina
Month: December
Description: A parade on the second Saturday of December, followed by Santa’s Village with live entertainment, food, vendors, games, and activities, hosted by the Kiwanis Club.
Easter Egg Hunt
Type: Easter Event
Location: Cortez Park and Del Norte Park
Month: April
Description: A springtime event with egg hunts by age group, arts and crafts, jumpers, food trucks, and vendors, organized by West Covina Kiwanis and the city.
Spring Festival
Type: Spring Festival
Location: Historic Downtown West Covina – S. Glendora Ave
Month: March
Description: A two-day event in March with food, music, live entertainment, vendors, amusements, and fundraising for non-profits.
4th of July
Type: Independence Day Celebration
Location: Historic Downtown West Covina
Month: July
Description: Features a Heroes Parade and evening entertainment, celebrating Independence Day with community activities.
Cool Kids of Summer Beat the Heat Series
Type: Summer Event Series
Location: Various parks throughout the City
Month: Summer
Description: A series of summer events with water slides, games, and activities at various city parks, providing fun for families
Pumpkin Run/Kartober-Fest
Type: Fall Festival
Location: Upper parking lot of Cortez Park
Month: October
Description: An annual October fundraiser with cars, a community booth, beer garden, food, and free children’s activities, benefiting the West Covina Senior Center.
Festival of Frights
Type: Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos Festival
Location: S. Glendora Avenue, Historic Downtown West Covina
Month: October
Description: Held the Saturday before Halloween, this festival includes a haunted maze, Dia de Los Muertos Mercado, costume contest, live entertainment, vendors, food, and games.
Veterans Day Ceremony
Type: Veterans Day Ceremony
Location: West Covina Civic Center courtyard
Month: November
Description: A one-hour ceremony on November, followed by a Veteran’s Lunch, honoring veterans’ service and sacrifice.
Cherry Blossom Festival
Type: Cherry Blossom Festival
Location: Plaza West Covina, 112 Plaza Dr, West Covina, CA 91790
Month: April
Description: An annual festival on April, celebrating Japanese and Japanese-American culture with food vendors, traditional music, dance, taiko drums, martial arts, shopping, and a Japanese Beer Garden.
Official Website: esgvjcc.org/2025-cherry-blossom-festival/