California Events
Long Beach Jazz Festival, longbeachjazzfestival.com
Thursday, August 14, 2025
COSTA MESA: Orange County Fair "Find Your Happy" July 18-August 17, 2025. Closed on Mondays & Tuesdays. A little bit 'o country in the heart of the city brings out the 'happy' in people who get to see piglets, smell a barn, fresh-baked aromas at cooking demos, hear screams on the wild rides and marvel at the latest inventions. $, ocfair.com
DANA POINT: No Duh, No Doubt tribute, 5-8 p.m. Music begins at 6 p.m. Orange County Parks Summer Concert at Bluff Park at Salt Creek Beach, 33333 S. Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, CA. Free, ocparks.com
REDONDO BEACH: Free Concerts on the Pier, 6-8 p.m. featuring the band, Goldstein, 80s tribute. Location: Fisherman's Wharf, west end of the Pier, Redondo Beach, CA. redondopier.com
Past events
AMERICAN CANYON: American Canyon Meet Me in the Streets Wednesdays amcanchamber.org
ANDERSON: The Outlaw Mariachi, rock, Mexican-American rock, 6 p.m. at Anderson Mosquito Serenade in Anderson River Park. Free, ci.anderson.ca.us
BASS LAKE: Bass Lake Free Summer Concerts with Eddie Guzman + Lamar Leathers
CAPITOLA: The Inciters Band, 60s Style Original Soul, Jam, 6-8 p.m. Capitola by the Sea Summer Concerts at Esplanade Park Bandstand, 120 Montgomery Ave., Capitola Beach Capitola, CA. Free, cityofcapitola.org
COMMERCE: World’s Biggest Boombox is Back through Labor Day at Citadel Outlets. Dance the summer away at Citadel Outlets with the return of the world’s largest fully functioning boombox, standing an impressive 24-feet wide and 17-feet tall with a matching pair of headphones! Location: 100 Citadel Dr, Commerce, CA. Free, citadeloutlets.com
COTATI: Solid Air Band, Concerts in the Park at La Plaza Park, Old Redwood Highway & W. Sierra Ave. Cotati, CA Free, ilovefarmersmarkets.org
COSTA MESA: Orange County Fair "Always a Good Time" July 19-August 18, 2024. Closed on Mondays & Tuesdays. $13-15, ocfair.com
EL SEGUNDO: Pet Project, Indie, Alternative music, at El Segundo Summer Concert Series performing at The Point 850 S. Pacific Coast Highway El Segundo, CA 90245
GLENDALE: Flux Capcitors, 7-9 p.m. Glendale Concerts Verdugo Park 1621 Cañada Blvd. Glendale CA Free, glendaleca.gov
HOLLYWOOD: Forever Summer Concert Season - Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters 50th August 14, 2024, 8 p.m. at Hollywood Bowl. Location: 2301 N Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA. $, hollywoodbowl.com
LAGUNA BEACH: Sawdust Festival "Where Art Meets Magic" June 28-September 1, 2024, 11 a.m. daily at Sawdust Festival Grounds. Fine arts, entertainment and sawdust. Location: 935 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA. $12, sawdustartfestival.org
LAGUNA BEACH: Pageant of the Masters and Festival of the Arts, A La Mode: The Art of Fashion, through August 30, 2024. The Pageant in a star-lit amphitheater features tableaux vivants (living pictures) that are faithful re-creations of classical and contemporary works of art in which real people pose to look exactly like the subjects in original paintings and sculptures. Pageant $35-up, or Festival only $10-15, foapom.com
LAGUNA BEACH: Art A-Fair Festival through September 1, 2024. Features 115 known artists in a juried art show and sell, along with entertainment, concerts and food available for purchase. Location: 777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna, Beach, CA. $10 or season pass $15, art-a-fair.com
LOS ANGELES: Nisei Week Festival in Little Tokyo at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) and Plaza August 10-18, 2024. niseiweek.org
LOS GATOS: Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca band, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Los Gatos Summer Concerts Jazz on the Plazz Los Gatos Town Plaza, Main Street & Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, CA. Free, jazzontheplazz.com
MENLO PARK: The Sun Kings, The Beatles tribute, 6-8 p.m. at Menlo Park Summer Concerts in Parks Fremont Park, 915 Santa Cruz Ave. Menlo Park, CA Free, menlopark.gov
MOKELUMNE HILL: Poison Oakies, Country, Western, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Rail Road Flat, CA Community Park Free Concertsss calaverasarts.org
NORWALK: Latin Soul Band, 5-9 p.m. at Norwalk Concerts at City Hall Lawn, 12700 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA. Free, norwalk.org
REDWOOD CITY: Jessica Johnson Band, R&B, Jazz, funk, soul and pop, 6-8 p.m. Redwood City Music in the Park Stafford Park Corner of King St. & Hopkins Ave Redwood City, CA Free, redwoodcity.org
SAN BERNARDINO: Shea Givens, 7-9 p.m. at San Bernardino Summer Concerts on the Square at Mountain Grove at Citrus Plaza. Location: 27511 San Bernardino Ave., San Bernardino, CA. Free, mtgrove.com
SAN DIMAS: Oc3, playing music of the 70s, 80s and 90s hits 7-9 p.m. at San Dimas Free Summer Concerts in the Park at Civic Center Park, 245 E. Bonita Ave., San Dimas, CA. Free, cityofsandimas.com
SAN JACINTO: Chris Lazano Band, Country Night! 6:30-9:30 p.m. San Jacinto Kool August Nights Concerts at Francisco Estudillo Mansion Heritage Park, 150 S. Dillon Ave., San Jacinto, CA. Free, sanjacintoca.gov
SANTA BARBARA: Two Nights - August 14 & 15! Rebelution withKolohe Kai, Collie Buddz, Cydeways, Dj Mackle at Santa Barbara Bowl Summer Concerts Location: 1122 N Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA. $, sbbowl.com/concerts
SEBASTOPOL: Fleetwood Macrame + Bohemian Highway Fleetwood Mac Tribute at Sebastopol Summer Concerts at Ives Park. Location: 7400 Willow St., Sebastopol, CA Free, peacetown.org
SIGNAL HILL: Pop Vinyl, Dance hits, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Signal Hill Summer Concert Series in the Park. Signal Hill Park, 2175 Cherry Ave., Signal Hill, CA. Free, cityofsignalhill.org
SOLVANG: Kings of 88, 5-8 p.m. at Solvang Concerts in the Park in Solvang Park. Location: 1630 Mission Drive, Solvang, CA. Free, solvangcc.com
STOCKTON: Gary Bohannon Band, Classic Rock, 6-8 p.m. at Stockton Free Summer Concerts in Victory Park. Location: 1001 North Pershing Avenue, Stockton, CA. Free
SUNNYVALE: Megatones, Pop, rock, funk, 6-8:30 p.m. at Sunnyvale Summer Music Series Music and Market in Downtown Sunnyvalle. Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA Free, sunnyvaledowntown.org
TEMPLE CITY: The Answer, Rock, 7 p.m. at Temple City Sounds of Summer Concerts in the Park at Temple City Park's Performing Arts Pavilion. Location: 9701 Las Tunas Dr., Temple City, CA. Free, templecity.us
TEMPLETON: Big Wheel Cobra, Classic, modern rock, 6-8 p.m. Templeton Summer Concerts in the Park and Concerts at Templeton Park. Free, templetoncsd.org
TRUCKEE: Boot Juice, Americana, Rock, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Truckee Summer Concerts with 25 Straight Weeks of Music in the Park in Truckee on Wednesdays! Location: Truckee River Regional Park "Salty" Gebhardy Amphitheater. Free, tdrpd.org
WOODLAND: Yolo County Fair "Over the Moon" August 14-18, 2024. Location: 1250 Gum Ave., Woodland, CA Free admission, yolocountyfair.net | fairs
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