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EVENTS IN CHOWCHILLA AND
THE CENTRAL VALLEY

ONGOING EVENTS

MOVIES MADERA THEATER

http://playingtoday.com/cinema/madera/

1140 North Gateway Dr

Madera, CA 93637
(559) 674-1511

MADERA SPEEDWAY

Click on the website for schedule of events:

http://www.racemadera.com/

MADERA FLEA MARKET

http://maderafleamarket.com/

The Madera Flea Market is open every Wednesday and Sunday, except during the annual Madera Fair in September. Arrive early to get the best deals and shop from 6am – 3pm.

The Flea Market is proud of its diverse and exciting vendors located on approximately 35 acres. Our products include fresh fruits and vegetables, electronics, clothes, shoes, jewelry, toys, beauty products, knick-knacks, furniture, and much more can all be found at this fun and diverse flea market!

FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS
(BASEBALL)

For information and schedule:

http://www.gobulldogs.com

FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS
(FOOTBALL)

For information and schedule:

http://www.gobulldogs.com

FRESNO GRIZZLIES

http://www.milb.com/schedule/

The Fresno Grizzlies are a minor league baseball team based in Fresno. The team, which plays in the Pacific Coast League (PCL), is the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros major league club. The Grizzlies play in Chukchansi Park.

TABLE MOUNTAIN CASINO
8184 Table Mountain Road

Friant, CA

Only 15 minutes from Fresno

Bustling spot for gambling & slot machines plus a wide variety of on-site dining options.

BINGO! With games 4-5 times every week, players can choose from traditional daubers or state-of-the-art computer packages.

https://www.tmcasino.com/

CHUCKCHANSI CASINO

711 Lucky Lane

Coarsegold, CA 93614

(866) 794-6946

This casino hotel with a 56,000 square foot gaming floor is situated in the Sierra foothills and a 39-minute drive from Yosemite National Park.

Standard rooms feature plasma TVs, Nintendo 64, minifridges, personal safes and high-speed Internet. Some suites offer separate living areas and whirlpool tubs. In-room dining is available from the 7 on-site restaurants, including a noodle bar, a traditional cafe and a steakhouse.

Amenities include a fitness center, a spa and an indoor/outdoor pool with poolside bar and cabanas. The casino features 1800 slot machines, 36 game tables and a poker room with views of the Sierras.

http://chukchansigold.com/

FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO

Fresno Chaffee Zoo is a zoo in the center of Roeding Park in Fresno, California. It has a variety of animals, giraffe feeding, Stingray Bay, Dino Dig, Valley Farm, the newly constructed Sea Lion Cove, and Ross Laird's Winged Wonders Bird Show.

https://www.fresnochaffeezoo.org/

STORYLAND

890 W Belmont Ave.

Fresno

(559) 486-2124

Amusement center in Roeding Park with a Mother Goose-themed walk-through, rides & a splash park.

FORESTIERE UNDERGROUND GARDENS

Located at 5021 West Shaw Avenue in Fresno, California are an unusual manmade creation built by Baldasare Forestiere, an immigrant from Sicily, over a period of 40 years from 1906 to until his death in 1946.

http://www.undergroundgardens.com/

YOSEMITE

While visiting VSP try to take a side trip to Yosemite. The bus trip is reasonable. For schedule and pricing:

http://yarts.com/

FOSSIL DISCOVERY CENTER

We feature fossils from the Middle-Pleistocene (780,000 years ago.) Mammoth, Smilodon, Sloth, Dire Wolf, Camel and Horse are just a few of the 15,000 fossils found at Fairmead. Family-friendly museum & dig site showcasing fossils from the middle Pleistocene period.

http://www.maderamammoths.org/