Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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LAGUNA BEACH: Sawdust Festival June 26-September 6, 2026, 11 a.m. daily. Outdoor, juried fine arts festival set among eucalyptus groves of Laguna Canyon, features sawdust on the grounds as carvers, painters, photographers, glass-blowers, jewelers and ceramic artists display their works while also creating new products. $, sawdustartfestival.org

LAGUNA BEACH: Art-A-Fair June 26-September 6, 2026. Next door to Sawdust Festival is an art festival comprised of a cooperative of independent artists from all over the world. Location: 777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA. $, art-a-fair.com

LAGUNA BEACH: Pageant of the Masters and Festival of the Arts, The Greatest of All Time, July 9-September 4, 2026. The star-lit amphitheater's nightly production of tableaux vivant (living picture) re-creations of iconic works by Michelangelo, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Norman Rockwell, and more are the highlight to this festival also featuring a fine arts show daily. $10-175, foapom.com

SANTA ROSA: Sonoma County Fair August  7-16, 2026, at Fairgrounds. World Championship Grape Stomp, Horse Racing, Barrel Racing, PRCA Rodeo, Monster Trucks, Destruction Derby, concerts, Corgi Spring Racing, Barn Dance, Sheepdog Trials,  Dirt Drags, Tractor Pull and more. Location: 1350 Bennett Valley Rd. Sonoma, CA. $, sonomacountyfair.com

Past events

BELDEN: Stilldream Festival August 7-11, 2025. Parking is at Blue Mountain Event Center where you catch a shuttle.  $285-up for weekend pass, stilldreamfestival.com

CLAREMONT: Dance Dance Evolution, dance hits, 7-8:30 p.m., Concerts in the Park, Memorial Park. Location: 840 N. Indian Hill Boulevard, Claremont, CA. Free, claremontca.gov

LAGUNA BEACH: Josh Nelson, jazz, 5:30-7 p.m. at Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts Concerts, foapom.com

SAN DIEGO: Chelsea  Chen, organist, Saint-Saëns Finale from Symphony No.3, Super Mario Fantasia and other great hits, 7:30 p.m. at Spreckels Organ Pavilion Twilight Concerts in Balboa Park. Location: Spreckels Pavilion, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA. Free, balboapark.org

WHITTIER:  City Beat Band & The Main Street Horns,
R&B, 7-8:30 p.m. Whittier Monday Night Concerts in the Park Location: Central Park, 13212 Park Street, Whittier, CA. Free, cityofwhittier.org

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.