Big Bear Blogs

Christmas Tree Lighting 2008

Santa’s Grand Arrival and Tree Lighting
Festivities begin at approx. 4:30pm 

After a long flight from the North Pole, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive in the Big Bear Valley on November 27th.  The evening events in the Village of Big Bear Lake will include, Holiday music and singing with Art Harriman, Tree Lighting [...]

Grizzly Mountain Gourmet is getting ready to open in the Big Bear Lake Village. We just received this email from Paul, the owner, describing his store;
“We are very excited to be opening our neighborhood market conveniently located in The Village within the next 6 weeks and will be bringing lots of delicious treats to the [...]

Big Bear Lake, CA — The official kickoff to Big Bear’s summer season takes place Memorial Day weekend, May 23 – 25. The annual Spring Air Fair celebrates its 25th year with the addition of a live auction, as well as unique exhibitors and vendors, a home improvement expo, children’s entertainment and an [...]

There was a surprising turnout for the Farmer’s Market. Even though the temperature said 26 degrees, both vendors and farmers set up for the Market today. There was a good selection of Spring produce including heirloom tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuce, celery, cactus, cabbage, carrots, eggplants, strawberries, oranges, and apples, picked fresh this morning. The flower [...]

The Big Bear Farmer’s Market returns to the Convention Center parking lot every Tuesday morning from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM begining tomorrow. This market is seasonal and runs through October. Enjoy fresh produce from local farmers plus unique arts and crafts. The market is located in the parking lot of the Big Bear Lake [...]

If you are coming to Big Bear this weekend, check your route before heading up. Highway 18 is closed from Running Springs to the Big Bear Dam. Alternate routes are Highway 38 from Redlands or Highway 18 from Victorville through Lucerne Valley. They are hoping to re-open Highway 18 sometime late today (Friday). Hopefully the [...]

There are several shopping areas in the Big Bear Valley; The Village, Moonridge, the Von’s/Stater Brothers area, along Big Bear Boulevard (through Big Bear City), Fawnskin and Sugarloaf. Of these choices, the Village has the highest concentration of shops and restaurants. It’s easy to find, most people encounter the Village as they hit the first [...]