Old Town Camarillo is spending this fall celebrating things that have lasted. The Camarillo Certified Farmers Market marked 35 years on Saturday, September 26. Revolution, the surf and skate shop on Ventura Boulevard, holds its 30th-anniversary party on October 18. Boo Fest returns for its 13th year on Halloween. For Camarillo Heights, the timeline starts earlier. Building began on the hillside neighborhood before the city itself existed.
The dates below are listed in order of age, oldest first, so the October events are easy to see against that history.
The Neighborhood That Predates the City
The Camarillo General Plan Update separates the flat Old Town area from the steep Camarillo Hills immediately to the north, and it names Camarillo Heights as one of the hillside neighborhoods there. The city's mapping page describes the Heights as a community next to the city, with only part of it inside Camarillo's incorporated limits.
That split has a history. A 1994 Los Angeles Times neighborhood profile dates the first Heights construction to the early 1950s, more than a decade before Camarillo incorporated in 1964. It described the neighborhood as perched above the city, with North Loop Drive as its main road and its southern edge along the city limits.
The General Plan also lists the Las Posas Road and Upland Drive corridor as a north–south route with views into commercial zones and hillside neighborhoods. Measured against a neighborhood that started in the 1950s, the milestones on the boulevard below are recent. They are still long runs for a small retail strip.
Thirty-Five Saturdays a Year, Times Thirty-Five
The farmers market is the oldest regular event in Old Town. According to the market's own history, the City Council approved the plan in August 1990, and the market opened with a ribbon-cutting on Saturday, March 2, 1991. It still runs every Saturday, year-round, from 8 a.m. to noon.
The anniversary Saturday was September 26 at 2220 Ventura Blvd. The market called it 35 years of "fresh & local," and a portion of the day's proceeds went to free grief and bereavement services through Livingston Memorial.
The address matters. 2220 Ventura Blvd. is the base for most of Old Town's calendar. The market uses it every week, Revolution's party is listed there in October, and the car cruises have been announced at 2222 next door. When the Merchant Association plans an event, it tends to use the same block.
Revolution Turns 30 With "Same Store. Same Crew."
Revolution opened in Camarillo in 1996. The shop says it was started "by riders for riders" and is still owned and run by riders. Its storefront is at 2235 Ventura Blvd.
The anniversary party is Sunday, October 18, from 2 to 6 p.m. Admission is free. The lineup:
- Live music: Straight Froward, Stole Your Woman, Duck Butter and SkaDaddyz
- Beer: Institution Ale Co.
- Also on site: local vendors, family activities and giveaways
The Merchant Association's announcement ends with the line that sums up this whole season:
"Same store. Same crew. 30 years later."
The listings disagree on the exact location. The event text says 2220 Ventura Blvd., while Visit Camarillo's venue block says 2222. Either way, the party is just a few doors from the shop, on the block the market uses every Saturday. Check the listing that weekend before you head down.
How the Newer Tenants Are Settling In
The newer businesses help explain why the older ones last. In July 2026, the Ventura County Star profiled American Pie Records & Coffee House. The record shop opened at 2195 Ventura Blvd. in 2022, and the coffee house followed at 2211 Ventura Blvd. in 2024. About six months after the coffee house opened, the owner closed the separate record shop and moved part of its inventory into the café. The business didn't leave the boulevard. It combined two storefronts into one and stayed.
House of Bamboo is the newest name on this stretch. The Camarillo Acorn reported that it opened on February 11, 2026, at 2227 Ventura Blvd. That puts it a few doors from Revolution's 2235 storefront and about half a block from the market's 2220 address.
In order, the Old Town timeline looks like this:
- Early 1950s: building begins on Camarillo Heights, uphill from the boulevard
- 1964: Camarillo incorporates
- March 2, 1991: the Camarillo Certified Farmers Market opens
- 1996: Revolution opens
- 2022 and 2024: American Pie opens its record shop, then its coffee house, and later combines them at 2211
- February 11, 2026: House of Bamboo opens at 2227
- October 31, 2026: the 13th annual Boo Fest
October, Sequenced
Four Old Town events fall within two weeks this October, and two more are a short drive away.
| Date | Event | Where | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., Oct. 18 | 30 Years of Revolution | 2220 Ventura Blvd. per event listing | 2–6 p.m. | Free |
| Fri., Oct. 23 | Friday Night Car Cruise, last of the season | Old Town Camarillo | 4–7 p.m. | Free |
| Sat., Oct. 24 | Camarillo Certified Farmers Market | 2220 Ventura Blvd. | 8 a.m.–noon | Every Saturday |
| Sun., Oct. 25 | Autumn Tea at the Ranch | 201 Camarillo Ranch Road | 2–5 p.m. | Ticketed, limited |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | 13th Annual Boo Fest | Ventura Blvd., carnival at Chapel City Church | Noon–3 p.m. | Free |
| Through Oct. 31 | Fall pumpkin patch at Conejo Family Farms | 5937 Ridge View Street | See farm listing | See farm listing |
The car cruises run on the fourth Friday of each month from March through October. That makes October 23 the last cruise until next spring. Recent cruises have run from 4 to 7 p.m. with free admission, classic cars, face painting by Fancy Pantz Body Art, cupcakes from Camarillo Cupcake, ice cream from Softee and DJ Jimmy Mac.
Boo Fest closes out the month. The Camarillo Merchant Association runs it as a free trick-or-treat along the boulevard, with candy from participating businesses. There is a costume contest in four categories: families, with three winners; adults; youth; and pets, judged in small, medium and large breeds. The free carnival is at Chapel City Church, at the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Arneill Road, and the organizers note that details may change. Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, so the farmers market's usual morning hours come just before Boo Fest starts at noon.
If you'd rather not park, Old Town is also on the city's free trolley route.
Two Stops Off the Boulevard
The Camarillo Ranch's Autumn Tea on October 25 includes a catered tea and a tour of the historic house. Tickets are limited. It lands two days after the last car cruise and a week after Revolution's party, so it fits into the same stretch of the month.
Conejo Family Farms runs its fall pumpkin patch from September 18 through October 31 at 5937 Ridge View Street. The patch closes the same day as Boo Fest.
Camarillo Heights and Old Town have grown up together. Building began in the Heights in the early 1950s, before the city incorporated, and much of the boulevard's longevity has built up over the decades since. At Puckett Team Real Estate, we've spent three decades here too, and we follow how that history shapes the value of homes on the hill. If you're curious what your Heights home is worth this fall, request your free home valuation and we'll put together an estimate based on your street.
