Oxnard College will host its second annual Family Festival on Sunday, May 7, 2023 from 12-4 p.m. This family-friendly event is free and open to the community; it will take place in front of the college鈥檚 Performing Arts Building and in tandem with the Oxnard College Foundation鈥檚 weekly Community Market.
鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to continue growing this tradition here in Oxnard,鈥 shared Dr. Oscar Cobian, interim president of Oxnard College. 鈥淥ur annual festival invites friends of Oxnard College to visit our beautiful campus for a day of fun and to learn about our award-winning programs. We hope young children attending the event will also begin thinking about their dreams and goals for attending college.鈥
The festival will feature activities for all age groups, including a Kids Zone, live music and dance, a car show, food trucks and retail vendors through the Oxnard College Foundation鈥檚 Community Market. The Kids Zone offers face painting, jolly jumps, carnival games, train rides around the campus and even a fire truck for children to visit.
Oxnard College will also showcase its award-winning programs and host an Open House for its 鈥淟ittle Condors鈥澛, which provides childcare services (ages 3-5) for local families. The campus is home to several awards, such as the prestigious 2020 Bellwether College Consortium Award given to the Fire Academy, for which the Dental Hygiene Program was also a runner-up. Oxnard College has also been recognized among the Aspen Institute鈥檚 top 150 community colleges in the nation and named an Equity Champion by the Campaign for College Opportunity for its work supporting Latino student transfers. Recently, the college was named Ventura County鈥檚 only Top STEM School for Hispanics by聽The Hispanic Outlook in Education Magazine.
The OC Family Festival activities will also incorporate the聽, which takes place every Sunday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in the campus parking lot near the gym (throughout parking lots H and F). The Community Market includes a wide range of food trucks and retail vendors and raises funds for student scholarships, college services and programs, and other projects in support of the college.
The event will be covered live by 102.9 FM Radio Lazer and 96.7 FM La Mejor. Parking is free and will be available along Rose Avenue and in marked parking lots around the campus. For additional information, visit .