Editing Watsonville, California (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Watsonville Strawberry Festival, 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Watsonville Strawberry Festival]]
Watsonville is home to the annual Strawberry Festival, which includes a wide variety of strawberry-based foods, live music, vendors, and rides.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbsf.com/|title=Strawberry Festival - City of Watsonville, CA|website=Mbsf.com}}</ref>

Near the end of every summer, the Santa Cruz County Fair draws visitors from across and outside the county to its attractions, including rides, food, art exhibits, flower exhibits, pony rides, petting zoos, dog shows, and live music performances.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.santacruzcountyfair.com/index.cfm |title=Official Site of the Santa Cruz County Fair |access-date=June 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730001117/http://www.santacruzcountyfair.com/index.cfm |archive-date=July 30, 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds host a number of other events, including car races at the [[Ocean Speedway]], dog training programs, wedding receptions, the annual [[Santa Cruz County Science Fair]], and the Scottish Renaissance Festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scottish Renaissance Festival|url=http://scottishrenaissancefestival.org/|publisher=Scottish Renaissance Festival of Santa Cruz|access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref> The fairgrounds also host concerts and trade shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santacruzeventcenter.com/ |title=Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Event Center - Facility Rentals in Santa Cruz County |publisher=Santacruzeventcenter.com |accessdate=November 17, 2013}}</ref> Notable past performers include [[Whitesnake]], [[Dio (band)|Dio]], and [[Joan Jett]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songkick.com/venues/74465-santa-cruz-county-fairgrounds/gigography |title=Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds &#124; Watsonville &#124; Gigography of concerts at Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds |publisher=Songkick |accessdate=November 17, 2013}}</ref>