For more than sixty years, Mother Nature has transformed the rolling hills of North San Diego County into one of the most spectacular and coordinated displays of natural color and beauty anywhere in the world. The nearly fifty acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers that make up the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch in Carlsbad, California, are in bloom for approximately six to eight weeks each year - from early March through early May - literally bringing the famous fields back to life. This annual burst of color, which has become part of the area’s local heritage, also is one of nature’s official ways of announcing the arrival of spring here in Southern California.

On-site summer camp returns to JFG featuring new and returning programming for children in grades 1 through 8! Registration for each grade level group is first come first serve and we ask that all registrants complete the form before completing payment. JFG Summer Camp Fees are $170.00 for JFG member registration and $190.00 for general registration. Questions and other JFG Summer Camp inquiries can be e-mailed to programs@niwa.org.
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Shigin is a performance of reciting a traditional Japanese poem, in which each poemis chanted by an individual or in a group. There are more than 10,000 different singing styles, in which each style is sung the same poem to a different melody. Shigin is sung to commemorate special occasions such as weddings, funerals, and New Year’s celebrations (shinenkai). The poems that are sung express all facets of human life – love, beauty of nature, happiness, grief, revenge, etc.

The Julian Wildflower Show has been continuous since 1926, except for 3 years during World War II and in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We are back.