ALAMEDA: Alameda Park Street Art and Wine Faire July 28-29, 2018, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. downtownalameda.com Art, Crafts, Food, Beer, Wine and Mimosas, 2 Music Stages Kids' Area, Bounce House, Petting Zoo Downtown, Alameda, CA
BENICIA: Waterfront Festival, July 28-29, 2018, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. First Street Green First & B Streets Benicia, CA. Two days of live music, microbrew tastings, arts & crafts marketplace, gourmet $10 admission, $15 pass for 2 days. beniciamainstreet.org
BERKELEY: Berkeley Kite Festival July 28-29, 2018, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cesar Chavez Park Berkeley Marina Berkeley, CA Free Event BerkeleyKiteFestival.com
BIG BEAR CITY: Big Bear City Renaissance Faire July 21-22, 28-29, 2018, August 4-5, August 11-12, 2018 Our Faire Is Your Fantasy. Location: Pedersens Mill 39115 Rim of the World Dr. $25-150, bbvrsinc.org
BIG BEAR LAKE: Crafts N Cranks Bike and Brew Fest July 28-29, 2018 at Snow Summit. Bike competition, 40+ craft beers, zip line, climbing wall, Euro Bungee trampoline, carnival rides and free performances by the LINE, Guttermouth, and more. Base area admission is free (all ages), with tasting and activity tickets sold, bigbearmountainresort.com
CALIFORNIA: California Coast Grunion Run. Location: Southern to Central California beaches. Must have fishing license to catch grunion.
CAMARILLO: Wine Auction & A Taste of Camarillo, July 28-29, 2018 Meadowlark Service League. Saturday is the gala with wine auction. On Sunday, A Taste of Camarillo Wine & Food Festival takes place at Camarillo Ranch House, $95-180 per event approx. meadowlarkserviceleague.com
CARMEL: Jewish Food Festival July 29, 2018 Free admission, free parking. Corned beef & pastrami sandwiches, Latkes, Matzo Ball Soup, Cheesecake, Knishes and more. Location: Congregation Beth Israel, 5716 Carmel Valley Rd. Carmel Valley, CA carmelbethisrael.org
CHINO HILLS: Jerk Fest, 4-10 p.m.
Line up:
Eljai | Tony Rebel | Queen Ifrica | Busy Signal | Romain Virgo |
Patoranking | Elephant Man | The Abyssinians. Location:
Big League Dreams,
16333 Fairfield Ranch Rd.
Chino Hills, CA 91709
$50-up, adamarifest.com
CISCO GROVE: Guitarfish Music Festival July 26-29, 2018 Cisco Grove Campground Cisco Grove, CA $50-170, guitarfishfestival.com Four-day, four-stage camping festival high up in the Sierra Line up: 2018 LINE-UP | | Con Brio | Pimps of Joytime | Orgōne | Dynohunter | Dead Winter Carpenters | DJ Williams' Shots Fired | Within (formerly Todo Mundo) | Afrolicious | Steve Poltz | Royal Jelly Jive | Achilles Wheel | Handmade Moments | Midtown Social | Pamela Parker | Peter Joseph Burtt & the King Tide | Jimmy Leslie's Guitarfish Family Band | Ideateam | Lost Whiskey Engine
COSTA MESA: Orange County Fair ocfair.com
COURTLAND: Courtland Pear Fair Courtland, CA Admission: Free pearfair.com
CUPERTINO: Shakespeare in the Park A Midsummer Night's Dream July 21-August 5, 2018. Location: Memorial Park Amphitheater Stevens Creek Blvd & Anton Way Cupertino, CA. Free
DUNSMUIR: Pacific Crest Music Festival July 21-31, 2018
pacificcrestmusic.com
Yreka, Redding, and Dunsmuir
ELK GROVE: Strauss Festival July 26-29, 2018. Free in Elk Grove Regional Park
GILROY: Gilroy Garlic Festival July 27-29, 2018. Over two tons of fresh garlic, three stages of musical entertainment, arts and crafts, garlic cook-off and celebrity chef demos, kids area. $20 approx. gilroygarlicfestival.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH: US Open of Surfing. This annual, multi-faceted, free sporting & lifestyle event on the beach includes free activities and a variety of beach games and contests ranging from surfing to skateboarding. usopenofsurfing.com
INCLINE VILLAGE: Macbeth, 7:30 p.m. Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival at Warren Edward Trepp Stage Sand Harbor State Park 2005 Highway 28 Incline Village, NV 89451 $15-94 approx. laketahoeshakespeare.com
JUNE LAKE: June Lake Loop Mountain Music Festival July 27-29, 2018. 3 days of music at various locations around the loop, free kids camp, and plenty of other fun to be shared! July 27, 28, and 29. junelakearts.org
LAGUNA BEACH: Pageant of the Masters. The living art featured in this year's theatrical stage presentation.
LAGUNA BEACH: Art A-Fair Art Festival Hours: Sun - Thurs 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri-Sat 10 a.m. -10 p.m. Cost: $fee. 777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna, Beach, CA. art-a-fair.com
LAGUNA BEACH: Sawdust Festival Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Cost: $fee. Location: 935 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna, Beach, CA. sawdustartfestival.org
LAKEPORT: As You Like It July 28-29, 2018, 6:30 p.m. Library Park 222 Park Street. Free & public invited, lakecountytheatrecompany.orgLIVERMORE: The Winter's Tale, 7:30 p.m. Livermore Shakespeare Festival. Location: The Wente Winery, 5565 Tesla Road, Livemore, CA. $18-50, livermoreshakes.org
LONG BEACH: Crawfish Festival July 27-29, 2018. Location: Rainbow Lagoon Park 400 Shoreline Village Drive Long Beach, CA 90802 $5-up, longbeachcrawfishfestival.com
LONG BEACH: Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival July 28-29, 2018. Location: Marine Stadium, 5225 East Paoli Way, Long Beach CA. lbdragonboat.com
LOS ALAMITOS: Orange County Tap Fest July 29-August 1, 2018 Impact Dance Center 5370 Katella Ave. octapfestival.com | dance
LOS ANGELES: Central Avenue Jazz Festival July 28-29, 2018 Central Avenue between King Blvd. & Vernon Ave. Los Angeles, CA Free, centralavejazzfest.com
LOS ANGELES: Watermelon Festival July 28-29, 2018 Hansen Dam Soccer Park Complex 11480 Foothill Blvd. Lake View Terrace, CA San Fernando Valley $10-15 general admission, watermelonfest.org
LOS ANGELES: Leimert Park Artwalk. Location: Leimert Park Village, 43rd Pl., Los Angeles, CA. Cost: Free. facebook.com/leimertparkartwalk
MAMMOTH LAKES: Villagefest, July 27-29, 2018. Friday: Chili Cook-off | Saturday: Rib & Chicken Cookoff | Sunday: Crawdad Boil and Mammoth Burger Battle. Location: Village Plaza, 1 Canyon Blvd. Mammoth Lakes, CA mammothvillagefest.com
McCLOUD: Lumberjack Fiesta on July 27-29, 2018. HooHoo Park McCloud, CA mccloudchamber.com
MOSS LANDING: Annual Street Festival, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $5 admission, mosslandingchamber.com
NAPA: Festival Napa Valley July 20-29, 2018, festivalnapavalley.org
NAPA:
Napa Porch Festival 1-5 p.m. napaporchfest.org
Visit the porches of houses and places around town to listen to live music,
free.
OXNARD: Oxnard Salsa Festival July 28-29, 2018. Highlight Spicy food, hot music and Oxnard's cool ocean breezes. Plaza Park 500 S. C Street Oxnard, CA Oxnard Salsa Festival is free admission oxnardsalsafestival.com
PASO ROBLES: California Mid-State Fair July 18-29, 2018. Concerts, carnival, cowboys and wine. midstatefair.com
RANCHO PALOS VERDES: The Merry Wives of Windsor, 7 p.m. performed by Shakespeare by the Sea. Cost: Free. Location: Terranea Resort, 100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
REDDING: Redding Bridal Show. Meet photographers, florists, DJs, win prizes and sample food from local caterers and bakeries for your wedding, honeymoon & new home! Location: Redding Civic Auditorium 700 Auditorium Dr. Redding CA, 96001. Time: 12-4 p.m. Cost: $8-10 reddingbridalshow.com
SACRAMENTO: Sacratomato Festival Week July 23-29, 2018
Sacramento, CA The festival includes a farmers market, a bloody mary
bar, cooking demos, a children's "tomato patch" area, and more tomato fun.
exploremidtown.org |
tomatoes
SAN FRANCISCO: Up Your Alley Fair July 27-29, 2018. Location: Dore Alley between Folsom and Howard and adjoining block of Folsom between Ninth and 10th streets Similar to September's Folsom Street Fair, which is the climax of Leather Pride Week, this event has a more local appeal for leatherfolk and draws some 12,000+ attendees. Friday: Hog Wild | Saturday: Bay of Pigs | Sunday: Up Your Alley | Rough. folsomstreetevents.org
SAN LUIS OBISPO: Festival Mozaic, July 17-29, 2018 festivalmozaic.com for tickets
SAN RAFAEL: Pericles, 4 p.m. Family Day. Presented by Marin Shakespeare Location: Dominican University of California Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave. San Rafael, CA $38, marinshakespeare.org
SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Greek Festival July 28-29, 2018. Oak Park, 300 W. Alamar Avenue, near the corner of Calle Real and W. Junipero Street. Sat - Sun 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. $1, santabarbaragreekfestival.com
SANTA CRUZ: Cabrillo Music Festival July 29-August 12, 2018. cabrillomusic.org The most distinguished festival of new orchestral music in North America presents its 53rd season with many composers in residence, world-class guest artists, and conductor Marin Alsop. Most rehearsals free and open to the public.
SOLANA BEACH: Triathlon and Duathlon. Location: Fletcher Cove, Lomas Santa Fe Drive, San Diego, 92075 Cost: $70-125 | kozevents.com The surf-entry ocean swim is supported by lifeguards and swim buddies. The bike and run courses cruise down the world famous Pacific Coast Highway. Finally, a tunnel of high-fives awaits you at the finish line.
TRINIDAD: Blackberry Festival. Westhaven Blackberry Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Westhaven Fire Hall on Sixth Avenue. Sales of fresh blackberry pies, jams, barbecued hamburgers and beverages benefit the Westhaven Volunteer Fire Department. There will be music, booths and goodwill in abundance. No pets. Location: 446 6th Ave Westhaven Fire Dept. Trinidad, CA Annual Westhaven Wild Blackberry Festival features homemade pies, jams, and jellies by the Westhaven Ladies Club; live music, artisan/craft vendors, kids activities, BBQ, beer, wine and mimosas. visitredwoods.com
TWAIN HARTE: Twain Harte Summer Arts & Wine Festival July 28-29, 2018, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Downtown. Free admission, fireonthemountain.com
WEST LOS ANGELES: Obon Festival July 28-29, 2018. Saturday 4-10
p.m. | Sunday 3-9 p.m. O-bon is a Japanese Buddhist holiday to honor
the departed spirits of one's ancestors. Free festival includes Taiko, Obon
Dancing, Udon, fun for all. Location: 2003 Corinth Ave. Los Angeles, CA
westlosangelesbuddhisttemple.org
July 29 2018
Lake Forest Summer Concerts in the Park
ARROYO GRANDE: Arroyo Grande Village Summer Concerts
LA VERNE: La Verne Summer Concerts in the Park
MANHATTAN BEACH: Manhattan Beach Free Summer Concerts in the Park
IRVINE: Irvine Summer Concerts
DANA POINT: Dana Point Summer Sundays Concerts
BURLINGAME: Burlingame Music in the Park
GROVER BEACH: Grover Beach Summer Concerts
CORONADO: Coronado Free Summer Concerts Series in the Park
Huntington Beach Free Summer Concerts
SAN PEDRO: San Pedro Music by the Sea
SOUTH PASADENA: South Pasadena Summer Concerts
YUCAIPA: Free Summer Concerts
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Free Summer Concerts
SIERRA MADRE: Summer Concerts
SAN RAMON: San Ramon Summer Concerts
WOODLAND HILLS: Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green
Yorba Linda Concerts in the Park
LOS GATOS: Los Gatos Summer Concerts
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE: La Canada Flintridge Summer Concerts
LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Free Summer Concerts
SANTA ROSA: Summer Concerts
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