Happy Place Festival, Victorville

Happy Place Festival is a celebration of arts and music. They set up shop at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds on December 30, and the party doesn't stop until the new year. In between the live musical acts and fireworks shows, revelers can scope out the work of artists from across North America. The festival attracts enthusiasts from the entire spectrum of art—sculptors, tattoo artists, fashion designers, and jewelry-makers are all welcome, but the event attracts an especially large number of glass-blowers, who give fiery demonstrations and set up impressive large-scale pieces.