Editing Lancaster, California (section)

===Special events===
Each spring, the California Poppy Festival draws upward of 60,000 guests to Lancaster City Park to celebrate springtime. The [[California Poppy Reserve]], {{convert|20|mi|km}} west of Lancaster, boasts one of California's most abundant crops of the [[California Poppy|state flower]], and the Poppy Festival has become a popular event not only for Lancaster residents, but also for visitors from around the world.  The California Poppy Festival began as an [[Earth Day]] celebration and has grown into an event with over {{convert|55|acre|m2}} of activities and extensive [[wildflower]] information.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poppyfestival.com/|title=California Poppy Festival - April 21st & 22nd 2018|website=Poppyfestival.com|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref>

"Celebrate Downtown Lancaster", a street fair and farmers' market, is held multiple times throughout the summer and features family-friendly activities, street musicians and a variety of specialty vendors.

In October 2009, the city launched the first annual Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix, a professional go-kart racing event, in downtown Lancaster.  In October 2010, the event was held along the newly revitalized BLVD and expanded to 3 days of festivities, boasting an attendance of 35,000. The event is accompanied by a street festival, live music, and a car show.

In April of each year the "Antelope Valley Gem and Mineral Club" hosts its annual gem and mineral show.  This show usually takes place the last weekend of April at the Lancaster High School grounds.  This event usually draws many visitors and local residents as it is a unique opportunity to see rare rocks, gemstones, specimens and hand made goods such as cabochons, faceted stones and hand made jewelry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/index.aspx?recordid=1977&page=20 |title=City of Lancaster : City News & Updates |access-date=April 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930101545/http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/index.aspx?recordid=1977&page=20 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

The Miss Lancaster pageant takes place every year in June. The winner represents her community at the Miss Antelope Valley Pageant in September and serves as an ambassador for the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce. Notable recipients include Hannah Fernquist (2010), the first Miss Lancaster to be crowned Miss Antelope Valley since 1999 and the redhead featured on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140820131912/http://avfair.com/index.php/miss-antelope-valley-more Miss Antelope Valley] banner.

BLVD Market is a farmers market held every Thursday year round on Lancaster BLVD between Fern and Ehrlich Avenues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityoflancasterca.org/about-us/departments-services/parks-recreation-arts/special-events/blvd-farmers-market|title=The BLVD Market &#124; City of Lancaster|website=www.cityoflancasterca.org}}</ref>