Editing Oxnard, California (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Oxnard Post Office.jpg|thumb|Oxnard Post Office]]
Oxnard cultural institutions include the [[Carnegie Art Museum]], founded in 1907 as the Oxnard Public Library by philanthropist [[Andrew Carnegie]]; the [[Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife]], founded by the late [[Los Angeles Times]] publisher [[Otis Chandler]], and the [[Channel Islands Maritime Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfaoi.com/newsmu/nmus162.htm |title=TFAOI.com |publisher=TFAOI.com |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>  The [[Henry T. Oxnard Historic District]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxnardhistoricdistrict.com |title=Oxnardhistoricdistrict.com |publisher=Oxnardhistoricdistrict.com |date=February 5, 1999 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429041350/http://oxnardhistoricdistrict.com/ |archive-date=April 29, 2019 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> is adjacent to the commercial downtown area and dates back to the founding of the city.

Heritage Square in downtown is a collection of restored [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] and [[American Craftsman|Craftsman]] houses that Oxnard's pioneer ranching families once owned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-03-me-1584-story.html |title=OXNARD : Heritage Square Receives Last House |first=Laura |last=Pitter |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 3, 1990 |access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-07-vl-1228-story.html |title=STRUCTURES : Houses of History : Heritage Square is one of the more surreal estates in Ventura County. It harks back to Oxnard's more glorious past. |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Josef |last=Woodard |date=November 7, 1991 |access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref> Heritage Square is home to the Petit Playhouse<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxnardtourism.com/heritagesq/petit.html |title=Oxnartourism.com |publisher=Oxnardtourism.com |date=March 20, 2011 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128072207/http://www.oxnardtourism.com/heritagesq/petit.html |archive-date=November 28, 2007 }}</ref> and the Elite Theatre Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxnardtourism.com/elite/elite.html |title=Oxnardtourism.com |publisher=Oxnardtourism.com |date=January 1, 1999 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> The Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/11/15/oxnard-performing-arts-center-california/2564279001/|title=No operator in place for Oxnard performing arts center as year-end deadline nears|last=Leung|first=Wendy|date=November 15, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxnardpacc.com |title=Oxnardpacc.com |publisher=Oxnardpacc.com |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205004430/http://www.oxnardpacc.com/ |archive-date=December 5, 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> is home to the [[New West Symphony]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newwestsymphony.org |title=Newwestsymphony.org |publisher=Newwestsymphony.org |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> The Gottfried Maulhardt/Albert Pfeiler Farm site is an historic farm park.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Varela |first1=Brian J. |title=Oxnard to sell historical 1870s farm park under the condition it stays open to the public |url=https://eu.vcstar.com/story/news/2021/08/03/oxnard-sells-historical-maulhardt-pfeiler-farm-park-foundation/5435464001/ |work =Ventura County Star |access-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref>

Oxnard also has the Oxnard Independent Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxnardfilmfest.com |title=Oxnardfilmfest.com |publisher=Oxnardfilmfest.com |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> and the annual Channel Islands Tall Ships Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallshipschannelislands.com |title=Tallshipschannelislands.com |publisher=Tallshipschannelislands.com |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115110933/http://www.tallshipschannelislands.com/ |archive-date=November 15, 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>  The Herzog Winery is based in Oxnard<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.herzogwinecellars.com/ |title=Herzogwinery.com |publisher=Herzogwinecellars.com |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-date=November 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112080657/http://www.herzogwinecellars.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> along with other wine tasting rooms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cowboys-677596-information-through.html |title=Touchdown Oxnard: Often-overlooked town scores with Dallas Cowboys camp and other draws |first=Leo |last=Smith |date= August 14, 2015|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]] |access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref> During late July, the annual Salsa Festival is held in downtown Oxnard, featuring a salsa tasting tent, local bands, a large dance floor, local vendors, as well as many salsa based food vendors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oxnard Salsa Festival|url=https://oxnardsalsafestival.com/|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Oxnard Salsa Festival|language=en-US}}</ref>