Tuesday, August 18, 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

Past events

BASS LAKE: Michael Nagy | 6 p.m. BRT Band at Bass Lake Summer Concerts. Free!

CLAREMONT: Michael Ryan & Friends, spirit of Ireland, 7-8:30 p.m., Concerts in the Park, Memorial Park. Location: 840 N. Indian Hill Boulevard, Claremont, CA. Free, claremontca.gov

FAIRFIELD: Blues, Brews & BBQ, April 18, 2026, 12-4 p.m. on Downtown County Green. The Lucky Losers band performs. $, fairfield.ca.gov/ our-city/ city-events/ blues-brews-bbq

SAN DIEGO: An Orange & Orchestra Celebration!  7:30 p.m. at Spreckels Organ Pavilion Twilight Concerts in Balboa Park. Four great organ concertos in one single concert feature Raul Prieto Ramirez, soloist-organ, conductor Alejandro Gomez Guillen, and concertmaster Jeff Thayer. Location: Spreckels Pavilion, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA. Free, balboapark.org

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