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Riverside is packed with fun, free things and stuff to do with kids or just out with friends! Here are a few of our picks of where to go today, tonight or this weekend in and near Riverside, California!
Best in Riverside
- Mission Inn – Visit this historic hotel with its storied history
Seasonal
- Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn starting the day after Thanksgiving and stretching to the second weekend of January. Free!
- Lunar Festival – January around Chinese New Year
- St. Pawtrick’s Day at Fairmount Park – March
Hiking
- Louis Robidoux Nature Center- Nice easy trails around the Sunnyslope Creek and Santa Ana River bottom.
- Mt. Rubidoux – Riverside’s popular and iconic mountain hike
Biking
Breweries in Riverside
Cupcakes in Riverside
- Creme de la Creme
- Casey’s Cupcakes – at the Mission Inn – Winner of Food Networks “Cupcake Wars-Walk of Fame” in 2011
Drive-in Movie Theatres in Riverside
Food and Restaurants in Riverside
- Gastropubs in Riverside
- Salted Pig – Upscale burger and beer joint
- Killarney’s – Irish pub and beer bar, always popular for happy hour, evenings and weekends
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Zorba’s Burgers
Burgers in Riverside
- The Beach- Huge juicy burgers! Located in Jurupa.
- Five Guys Burgers & Fries- In the Eastvale/Mira Loma area.
- Zorba’s Burgers – Tied for best burgers in the Inland Empire!
- Sushi in Riverside
- Amaya-New restaurant located outside the Tyler Mall.
- Asahi Sushi – Southern California’s most Yelped sushi restaurant outside of Little Tokyo in LA!
- Joe’s Sushi - Wild atmosphere all-you-can-eat sushi
- Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour
- Anchos Southwest Bar & Grill
- Oasis Vegetarian Cafe
- Backstreet Cafe
- Mario’s Place – One of the Inland Empire’s signature upscale restaurants
- Mission Inn- Famous for Sunday brunch
- Simple Simon’s Bakery & Bistro – One of Riverside’s most popular breakfast and lunch spots
- Substation @ UCR
Coffee
- Back to the Grind Coffee Shop – Downtown Riverside
Night Clubs and Bars in Riverside
- Killarney’s – Irish pub and popular club on Thursday, Friday and Saturday – Riverside Plaza – Riverside
- Club Sevilla – Downtown Riverside
- Lounge 33 - Riverside Plaza
- Lake Alice Trading Co. – Downtown Riverside
- Mediterranian Palace – Near UCR
- Worthington’s Tavern – Downtown Riverside
- Mission Tobacco Lounge (MTL) – Downtown Riverside
- Pepito’s Cantina- Near Riverside Plaza
- V26 – Thursday Nights at Mario’s Place – Downtown Riverside
- Romano’s Concert Lounge – Canyon Crest
- Salted Pig Gastropub – Downtown Riverside
- The Hideaway Bar – Quality drinks, food and fun for the budget minded
- Club Menagerie – Popular Downtown Riverside gay bar
- Presidential Lounge at the Mission Inn
- Kims Sports Bar & Grill
Parks
- Fairmount Park – Feed the ducks, go fishing, enjoy a walk and cruise on the paddle boats at this famous Riverside park
- UCR’s Botanic Gardens
- Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park – Hundreds of acres of wilderness for hiking and biking
Theme Parks
- Castle Park Amusement Park
- The Cove Water Park – Nearby in Rubidoux
Entertainment & Arts
- Fox Performing Arts Center (Fox Theatre) in downtown Riverside – Beautifully restored in 2009
- Landis Center at Riverside Community College
- Art’s Walk – First Thursday’s in downtown Riverside
Ice Rink / Ice Hockey
Museums
- UCR/California Museum of Photography – Downtown Riverside
- Riverside Art Museum – Downtown Riverside
- The Culver Center of the Arts – Downtown Riverside
- Heritage House -1891 Victorian showplace depicts life in turn-of-the century Riverside
- Riverside Metropolitan Museum- The Museum houses over 100,000 artifacts in its collections and 2000 linear feet of archives in the disciplines of Natural History, Anthropology, and History.
Shopping
- Main Street in downtown Riverside
- Mission Galleria- 4 stories of antiques. Furniture, clothing, vintage 80′s, books- if you haven’t been here, it’s worth checking out! (Located in Downtown Riverside)
- Downtowne Bookstore- A second hand bookstore exactly how you would want it to be. Old dusty books and all! (Located in Downtown Riverside)
- Tiggy-Winkles- Neat knick-knacks and gift ideas. They have fun novelty near the cash register! (Located in Downtown Riverside)
- Riverside Certified Farmer’s Market in Downtown Riverside every Friday morning
- Galleria at Tyler Mall
- Riverside Plaza
- Canyon Crest Towne Centre
- University Village @ UCR
Rock Climbing
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