CHANNEL ISLANDS MARITIME MUSEUM 3900 Bluefin Circle Oxnard, CA 93035 805 984 6260
Brit Weekend is coming! Brit Weekend is coming!! Indulge in British culture, art, music, high tea, swordplay & Shakespeare, classic cars & motorcycles, soccer, food and an Open Air Pub Garden in the gorgeous Channel Islands Harbor. Saturday and Sunday April 26th and 27th from 11am – 5pm. The Channel Islands Maritime Museum hosts this event, which complements exquisitely their international collection of five centuries of art that sails.
Activities include:
• Chance to win a two-year Jaguar lease courtesy of Ventura Jaguar
• Test drive Jags and Range Rovers
• Classic British car and motorcycle show Saturday and Sunday
• Open Air Pub Garden with beer and a variety of English food
• British and Indian food trucks
• Incredible display of English art and ship models inside the Museum
• British cover band Masters of the Past Saturday and Saturday
• High tea with a gorgeous harbor view on Sunday afternoon featuring a dramatic interlude with characters from our own “Downton Abbey” (reservations and additional fee required)
• Soccer display by Ventura Fusion
• Local British Culture Exhibits and Performances (Swords, Scottish Highlanders, and Shakespeare!)
• Silent Auction of Local and British items and adventures
• Reduced Admission at the Museum for the weekend
BritWeek was created by Nigel Lythgoe and former British Consul General Bob Pierce and wife Sharon Harroun Peirce as a way of celebrating all things British by showing the contributions the British have made to the USA, including film, television, theatre, the arts, radio, and business. BritWeek is now in its eighth successful year. (www.BritWeek.org)
This year in addition to the cultural events going on throughout LA and Orange County, The Maritime Museum at Channel Islands Harbor (www.cimmvc.org) is hosting Brit Weekend, a FREE festival April 26-27, 2014 at their new and expanded museum with a panoramic view overlooking the Channel Islands Harbor.