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Children ride the Zumur at the 2009 Carnival Colossal & Expo in San Clemente. This year's festival is Thursday through Sunday, benefiting the city's planned sports park.

Carnival opening starts busy San Clemente weekend
Carnival rides. Live bands. A surf contest. Earth Day. San Clemente High School's spring play. Celebration of a onetime American Indian settlement near Trestles. Memories of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
It's stacking up to be a busy weekend in and around San Clemente. Carnival Colossal & Expo, 5 to 10 p.m., Avenida Vista Hermosa at Avenida La Pata. Rides, games, prizes, live bands, dance groups, demonstrations, a food court and vendor booths. Admission is free. Ride tickets are $3 to $5. Details: san-clemente.org.
from the Orange County Register April 14, 2010