Get ready for a weekend of non-stop entertainment! 🎠🎪

🎶 Live Music Performances – Check out the lineup!
The California Poppy Festival is known for showcasing top-notch musical talent on its main stage with featured performances by renowned artists. Visitors can expect an unforgettable experience as they dance along to their favorite tunes and discover new music. This year, the festival also is also hosting a battle of the bands and a community stage to feature local talent!

🎨 Arts and Crafts Vendors
The Poppy Festival also features an extensive arts and crafts marketplace, where visitors can browse and purchase unique handmade items. From jewelry and pottery to paintings and photography, there’s something for everyone in this vibrant marketplace.

🍭 Food and Drink
The festival features a wide variety of food and drink vendors, offering everything from classic carnival fare like cotton candy and funnel cakes to international cuisine and craft beer. Whether you’re craving a gourmet hot dog or a refreshing smoothie, there’s sure to be something to satisfy your taste buds.

🦄 Kids’ Activities
The California Poppy Festival is a family-friendly event, with plenty of activities designed especially for kids. Previous years have featured a petting zoo, face painting, bounce houses, and more.

🎡 Carnival Rides – Get wristbands!
Previous years have included classic rides like the Ferris wheel and bumper cars, as well as more daring options like the Zipper and the Sizzler. Whether you’re a thrill-seeker or prefer something a bit more laid-back, there’s a ride for everyone at the Poppy Festival.

🏍️ Stunt Shows – Get tickets!
Join us for heart-pumping shows featuring monster trucks, motocross riders, and more! The arena provides a high-energy atmosphere where visitors can experience the excitement of these incredible displays up close.

🐐 Live Animal Exhibits
Get ready for a hands-on experience with our petting zoo and other spectacular live animal exhibits! Meet friendly animals up close, like rescued sea lions who can’t be re-released into the wild, playful goats and farm animals, and exotic birds from a local favorite exhibitor, Birdman! Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled day of animal interactions and photo ops.

How to Get to the Poppy Festival

With Metrolink

Take public transportation to the California Poppy Festival by riding Metrolink to Lancaster Station. There are stops along the line in the cities of Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, Sun Valley, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Acton and Palmdale. The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) is providing a shuttle service for select trains to take you the rest of the way:

• On Friday, April 22, Metrolink rides are FREE for Earth Day! Take Metrolink train 213 to Lancaster and transfer onto AVTA’s shuttle, getting you to the festival at 2:24 p.m. Return on the 5:30 p.m. shuttle to return on Metrolink train 230 at 6:11 p.m.

• On Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24, the Metrolink $10 Weekend Day Pass allows for unlimited rides systemwide (and kids 17 and under ride free). Metrolink trains 261, 263 and 265 are all supplemented with AVTA shuttle service with returning AVTA shuttles servicing return trains 266, 268 and 270.

For the latest Metrolink schedules, please visit www.metrolinktrains.com/schedules.  

With AVTA  

The Antelope Valley Transit Authority is providing service to the 2022 California Poppy Festival at the AV Fairgrounds April 22nd through 24th. 

In addition to AVTA’s Route 9 that services bus stop #736 and #725 at the AV Fairgrounds, AVTA will provide a 2022 Poppy Festival Special that will run from the Lancaster Metrolink Station to the AV Fairgrounds (bus stop 3736) with a stop at Owen Memorial Park Transit Center. 

The 2022 Poppy Festival Special will run from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday April 23, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 24. Frequencies are every 30 minutes. 

Please check the 2022 Poppy Festival Special Schedule for specific departure times from locations and for connecting with Metrolink transfer points. Metrolink schedules may be subject to change.

This is a special event route. In order to maintain schedule, buses will only stop at locations listed. 

Download a digital 2022 Poppy Festival Special Schedule by scanning the following QR code or visit www.avta.com/2022PFS.

Plan Your Stay with Destination Lancaster

Destination Lancaster is the tourism arm for the City of Lancaster. Promoting the diverse attractions, restaurants, and scenes of Lancaster and the Antelope Valley, Destination Lancaster draws in visitors from far and wide to experience our beautiful desert. Download the latest AVentures Visitors Guide at destinationlancasterca.org.

Get ready for a weekend of non-stop entertainment! 🎠🎪

🎶 Live Music Performances – Check out the lineup!
The California Poppy Festival is known for showcasing top-notch musical talent on its main stage with featured performances by renowned artists. Visitors can expect an unforgettable experience as they dance along to their favorite tunes and discover new music. This year, the festival also is also hosting a battle of the bands and a community stage to feature local talent!

🎨 Arts and Crafts Vendors
The Poppy Festival also features an extensive arts and crafts marketplace, where visitors can browse and purchase unique handmade items. From jewelry and pottery to paintings and photography, there’s something for everyone in this vibrant marketplace.

🍭 Food and Drink
The festival features a wide variety of food and drink vendors, offering everything from classic carnival fare like cotton candy and funnel cakes to international cuisine and craft beer. Whether you’re craving a gourmet hot dog or a refreshing smoothie, there’s sure to be something to satisfy your taste buds.

🦄 Kids’ Activities
The California Poppy Festival is a family-friendly event, with plenty of activities designed especially for kids. Previous years have featured a petting zoo, face painting, bounce houses, and more.

🎡 Carnival Rides – Get wristbands!
Previous years have included classic rides like the Ferris wheel and bumper cars, as well as more daring options like the Zipper and the Sizzler. Whether you’re a thrill-seeker or prefer something a bit more laid-back, there’s a ride for everyone at the Poppy Festival.

🏍️ Stunt Shows – Get tickets!
Join us for heart-pumping shows featuring monster trucks, motocross riders, and more! The arena provides a high-energy atmosphere where visitors can experience the excitement of these incredible displays up close.

🐐 Live Animal Exhibits
Get ready for a hands-on experience with our petting zoo and other spectacular live animal exhibits! Meet friendly animals up close, like rescued sea lions who can’t be re-released into the wild, playful goats and farm animals, and exotic birds from a local favorite exhibitor, Birdman! Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled day of animal interactions and photo ops.

How to Get to the Poppy Festival

With Metrolink

Take public transportation to the California Poppy Festival by riding Metrolink to Lancaster Station. There are stops along the line in the cities of Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, Sun Valley, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Acton and Palmdale. The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) is providing a shuttle service for select trains to take you the rest of the way:

• On Friday, April 22, Metrolink rides are FREE for Earth Day! Take Metrolink train 213 to Lancaster and transfer onto AVTA’s shuttle, getting you to the festival at 2:24 p.m. Return on the 5:30 p.m. shuttle to return on Metrolink train 230 at 6:11 p.m.

• On Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24, the Metrolink $10 Weekend Day Pass allows for unlimited rides systemwide (and kids 17 and under ride free). Metrolink trains 261, 263 and 265 are all supplemented with AVTA shuttle service with returning AVTA shuttles servicing return trains 266, 268 and 270.

For the latest Metrolink schedules, please visit www.metrolinktrains.com/schedules.  

With AVTA  

The Antelope Valley Transit Authority is providing service to the 2022 California Poppy Festival at the AV Fairgrounds April 22nd through 24th. 

In addition to AVTA’s Route 9 that services bus stop #736 and #725 at the AV Fairgrounds, AVTA will provide a 2022 Poppy Festival Special that will run from the Lancaster Metrolink Station to the AV Fairgrounds (bus stop 3736) with a stop at Owen Memorial Park Transit Center. 

The 2022 Poppy Festival Special will run from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday April 23, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 24. Frequencies are every 30 minutes. 

Please check the 2022 Poppy Festival Special Schedule for specific departure times from locations and for connecting with Metrolink transfer points. Metrolink schedules may be subject to change.

This is a special event route. In order to maintain schedule, buses will only stop at locations listed. 

Download a digital 2022 Poppy Festival Special Schedule by scanning the following QR code or visit www.avta.com/2022PFS.

Plan Your Stay with Destination Lancaster

Destination Lancaster is the tourism arm for the City of Lancaster. Promoting the diverse attractions, restaurants, and scenes of Lancaster and the Antelope Valley, Destination Lancaster draws in visitors from far and wide to experience our beautiful desert. Download the latest AVentures Visitors Guide at destinationlancasterca.org.