Local Events

 Thursday, October 23 - 12:30pm-1:30pm

Tour of the Riverside Main Library Archives

Cost: Free!

Explore the city of Riverside’s past on this behind-the-scenes tour of the Local History Archives collections led by Archives librarian Glen Sturgeon. From the city's well-known citrus roots to hidden gems such as the former Library Service School, learn about the people and organizations that make Riverside a vibrant city of Arts and Innovation.

The tour will explore the restricted second-floor archives collections storage and conclude with a Q&A for those interested in community archives and local history.

Thursday, October 23 - 5:30pm-7:30pm

Riverside Downtown Arts & Culture Tour

Cost: Free!

Join Margie Haupt from Riverside Arts & Cultural Affairs on a free walking tour of downtown Riverside. Discover the stories behind some of downtown’s murals and sculptures, and go on guided tours of the historic Fox Performing Arts Center and The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture. The tour will conclude with dinner at Tio’s Tacos, including an overview about the restaurant and its art.

  • Registration: Arts & Culture Tour - LibCal - Riverside Public Library (CA)

  • Address: 3443 Orange Street, Riverside, CA 92501

  • Info: The tour starts in front of the Riverside Convention Center.

Friday, October 24 - 5:15pm-6:15pm 

Riverside Heritage House Tour: Quackery and Cures in the Victorian Age

Cost: Free!

Owned by the Museum of Riverside, this elegant 1891 Victorian home imagines life in turn-of-the-20th-century Riverside. This exhibition explores a period that witnessed an explosion of scientific and industrial progress, which then led to an increase in population and perhaps not coincidentally, an increase in medical maladies. Amid all this change, the line between cures and quackery grew blurred. Following the tour, join us on the back lawn for “Spiders! A Special Museum of Riverside” program.

  • Registration: Heritage House Tour: Quackery and Cures in the Victorian Age - LibCal – Riverside Public Library (CA)

  • Address: 8193 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92504

  • Parking: Free on-site parking is available in the lot behind the house. The driveway to the lot is located to the right (north) of the house. Street parking is available on Magnolia Avenue.

  • ADA Access: Limited accessible parking is available in the house parking lot. An on-site employee or volunteer will assist in using the wheelchair lift located on the side of the rear entrance to the house. Only the first floor can be accessed using the lift. The second floor isaccessible only via the staircase.

  • Contact: Museum of Riverside, 951-826-5273

Saturday, October 25 - 8:00am-9:30am

Tour of the Riverside Main Library

Cost: Free!

Join us at the Riverside Main Library for a morning mixer featuring pastries and coffee/tea, followed by a special behind-the-scenes tour of the library before it opens to the public.

  • Registration: Tour of Riverside Main Library - LibCal - Riverside Public Library (CA)

  • Address: 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501

  • Parking: Complimentary parking is available in the Library lot, on the street, or in garage 7 by the Food Lab.

  • ADA Access: Limited accessible parking is available in the house parking lot. An on-site employee or volunteer will assist in using the wheelchair lift located on the side of the rear entrance to the house. Only the first floor can be accessed using the lift. The second floor isaccessible only via the staircase.

  • Contact: ina Fernandez-Vo, 951-826-5201