10 Xperiences for you to try
A Weekend in Downtown Riverside. Mission Inn tour, Mount Rubidoux at first light, Food Lab, the Art Museum, Fairmount Park, then the Fox or the Municipal Auditorium. Metrolink-friendly.
Horsetown USA: A Day in Norco. Horse-crossing buttons, the Santa Ana River bottom, and George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center. Horseweek, the August PRCA rodeo, and Brew N’ Que are the dates to watch.
The Inland Empire Brewery Trail. Three stops, one driver. Hamilton Family in Rancho Cucamonga, Packinghouse in Riverside, then the Redlands cluster: Ritual, Escape Craft, and Hangar 24’s orange wheat.
The Live Music Rooms of the Inland Empire. Glass House and the Fox in Pomona, both Riverside houses, Bridges in Claremont, Toyota Arena, Glen Helen, Yaamava’ Theater, and Ontario Improv.
A Day in Claremont Village. Some Crust, Rhino Records, the college quads, The Press, and a Metrolink arrival.
A Family Saturday in the Inland Empire. Rubidoux or Victoria Gardens, Lewis Family Playhouse, San Bernardino County Museum, with Bowlero Norco as the weather backup.
Chino Hills in the Morning, Planes of Fame in the Afternoon. State-park hills before the heat, then the living aircraft museum in Chino.
A Night Out in Pomona. Arts Colony before doors, then the Glass House floor or the Fox marquee. Fairplex stays on its own yearly guide.
Free Afternoons in the Inland Empire. Rubidoux, Fairmount Park, Claremont Village, the river trail, and Redlands Bowl in summer.
Date Night in the Inland Empire. Three routes: Mission Inn and the Fox, a Pomona standing show, or Ontario Improv. Wine country points back to the Temecula piece.