Community

Santa Paula will honor its agricultural heritage this weekend with its annual Citrus Festival. The three-day event, to be held at Veterans Park, will offer carnival rides, food and vendor booths, assorted games, arts and crafts, live entertainment, pony rides and more. The festival is hosted by the Santa Paula Kiwanis Club, and proceeds will help fund youth sports and activities.

* Citrus Festival, Friday, 4-11 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday, noon-9 p.m., Veterans Park, Ventura and 10th streets, Santa Paula. Ride tickets: $14 for a book of 20. 525-5561.

Cultural

The Oxnard Buddhist Temple will host its annual Obon Festival on Saturday, offering visitors a mix of activities and cultural demonstrations. Several performers will stage daiko and taiko drumming, koto (Japanese harp), obon dance and Japanese sword fencing. There will also be ceramic and watercolor displays, Japanese foods and prize drawings.

* Oxnard Obon Festival, Saturday, 1-9 p.m., Oxnard Buddhist Temple, 250 S. H St. Free. 483-5948.

Stand-Up Comedy

The “Take a Joke, America” tour will make a stop Saturday at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center for a professional stand-up comedy show. Headliner Carlos Mencia will tackle a variety of topics, including ethnic stereotypes, racism and people’s inability to laugh at themselves. Also on the bill, Don “DC” Curry and Dave Attell.

* Comedian Carlos Mencia, Saturday, 7 p.m., Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way. $24.50-$49.50. 486-2424.

Celebrating Satchmo

The Channel Cities Traditional Jazz Club will use its next monthly meeting, Sunday afternoon, to celebrate the life and music of jazz legend Louis Armstrong. On tap will be a performance by the Ulysses Jazz Band, plus an open jam session and dance.

* Tribute to Louis Armstrong, Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Lobster Trap, 3605 Peninsula Road, Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard. Members, $5; nonmembers, $7. 985-8875.