California Events
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Aug. 20, 2023
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
HOLLYWOOD: Forever Summer Concert Season - Midori + All-Dvořák with Midori August 20, 2024, 8 p.m. at Hollywood Bowl. Location: 2301 N Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA. $, hollywoodbowl.com
Past events
AGOURA HILLS: Jumping Jack Flash The Rolling Stones tribute Agoura Hills Concerts This is the last concert of the summer series
ANAHEIM: CHOC Adventure in the Park at Disneyland, 6 a.m. You must raise $250 and secure a spot to attend the party in California Adventure theme park. See details: chocwalk.org
ANTIOCH: Nor-Cal Bus Fest Sunday August 20, 2023 at Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, 1201 West 10th St, Antioch, CA $, norcalbusfest.com
ARROYO GRANDE: The Susie Ritchie Band Blues, soul, rock Arroyo Grande Village Summer Concerts takes place at Heritage Square Park.
AUBURN: Stephen Holland performance at Music Around Town Summer Concerts
BURLINGAME: Burlingame On the AvenueAugust 19-20, 2023, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. This fun annual festival held in August features over a dozen bands performing on Burlingame Avenue, as well as art demonstrations, artisan crafts and works for sale, and foods galore that you can purchase. Produced by Burlingame/SFO Chamber of Commerce, admission is free! Location: Burlingame Ave. 1294 Burlingame Ave, approx, Downtown Burlingame, CA. Free, burlingamechamber.org
CAMARILLO: Wings Over Camarillo August 19-20, 2023, 9 a.m. Location: 555 Airport Way Camarillo, California $30-40, wingsovercamarillo.com
CASTRO VALLEY: Greek Festival Castro Valley August 18-20, 2023 20104 Center St. Castro Valley, California $1, resurrectiongoc.com Hours: Friday: 5 - 9 p.m., Saturday: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday: 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Cost: $1 Admission, Free Parking | Greek
CORONADO: The Zippers band performs at Coronado Promenade Concerts Summer Concerts held at Spreckels Park.
COTATI: Accordion Festival August 19-20, 2023. Nonstop accordion music in this annual event held at La Plaza Park. Line up. $19-32, cotatifest.com
COVELO: Round Valley Blackberry Festival August 19-20, 2023. Free admission, live music, square dance, kids entertainment, fun for all ages and the famous blackberries!
DAIRYVILLE: 53rd Annual Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-10:30 a.m. at Lassen View Elementary. Location: 10818 E. Highway 99 E, Los Molinos, CA. $8, Griddle Pancakes, Farm Fresh Eggs, Ham, Nut Toppings, Dried Plums, Coffee, Milk and Orange Juice. facebook.com/ DairyvilleOrchardFestival
ENCINITAS BY THE SEA: The Silent Comedy, American rock & roll, Encinitas Concerts by the Sea at Moonlight Beach. This is the last concert of the summer concert series.
FAIRFIELD: Fairfield Tomato & Vine Festival August 19-20, 2023, 11 a.m. Saturday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Downtown Fairfield Texas Street and surrounding streets Fairfield, CA fairfield.ca.gov/tomato
FERNDALE: Humboldt County Fair "Ribbons, Rides and Racing" August 17-27, 2023 (closed Monday) Ferndale, CA. $12 approx. humboldtcountyfair.org | fairs
FOSTER CITY: Summer Days Festival August 18-20, 2023 includes a carnival, food vendors, bands and entertainment and the Rubber Ducky Race. Free admission, at Leo Ryan Park. Free, fcsummerdays.com
FREMONT: Festival of India Mela & Parade August 19-20, 2023, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. India Day Parade on Aug.20, 2023 with more than 50 colorful floats and 100 cars with dignitaries celebrate the largest India Independence Day in U.S. Music, dance and food, health fair, 250 booths and exhibits, Fashion. Over 150,000 people expected to attend. Location: 39439 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA $5 approx., fogsv.com
GROVER BEACH: Billy Martini Show, 70s rock, funk, R&B, performance at Grover Beach Summer Concerts held at Ramona Garden Park, close out the free summer concert season.
GUALALA: Art in the Redwoods Festival August 18-20, 2023 Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Highway, Gualala, CA. $10 pre, $20 gate, gualalaarts.org
HAWAIIAN GARDENS: Annual Friendship Pow Wow August 19-20, 2023, 12 p.m. Location: Furgeson Elementary School, Baseball Field 22215 S. Elaine Avenue Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716 hgcity.org | pow wow
HAYWARD: 3 O'Clock Jump, Memphis Blues Project and Degeneration Nation are three bands performing Swing, jazz and blues at Hayward Summer Concerts.
HOLLYWOOD: My Morning Jacket + Fleet Foxes are featured at the KCRW Festival. Hollywood Bowl Summer Concerts are ticketed events in a spectacular setting.
HOLLYWOOD: CicLAvia - Koreatown Meets Hollywood presented by Metro. Car-free Open Streets, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Show up anywhere along the route on foot, non-electric bike, scooter, skates, blades, board, and have fun! Free, ciclavia.org
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE: Laurel Canyon Band Southern California 60s & 70s La Canada Flintridge Summer Concerts in Memorial Park are free.
LAGUNA BEACH: Pageant of the Master Creative Couture Fashion Show, 12-3 p.m. at Festival Grounds. Sustainability and innovation take to the runway at a fashion event in which all clothing must be made out of recycled, reused, and reclaimed materials. The popular annual event is first come first serve seating. Location: Festival of Arts Grounds, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Free, or $30 reserved seating section, LagunaFestivalofArts.org
LAGUNA BEACH: Sawdust Festival June 30-September 3, 2023. Location: 935 Laguna Canyon Rd. Laguna Beach, CA. $10, sawdustartfestival.org
LAGUNA BEACH: Art A-Fair Art Festival through September 3, 2023. Location: 777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna, Beach, CA. $10, art-a-fair.com
LAGUNA BEACH: Pageant of the Masters and Festival of the Arts through September 1, 2023. Pageant presents 90 minutes of tableaux vivants or living pictures that are faithful re-creations of classical and contemporary works of art with real people posing to look exactly like the subjects in original pieces. Festival $10-15; Pageant $35-up, foapom.com
LA PUENTE: Suave The Band performs at Sundays Live on Central Avenue.
LOMPOC:
Lompoc Wine and Fire
August 17-20, 2023 at
Sta. Rita Hills Winegrowers Alliance. Events include The Barn Party
festival kickoff at Kessler-Haak Vineyard, 1700 Gypsy Canyon, Lompoc on
Aug,17, 5-8 p.m. $125; the Friday and Saturday morning seminars; the La
Paulee Dinner on Friday night; Grand Tasting at La Purisima Mission
Aug.19, 2023, 5-8 p.m. for $150; plus $40 Passports to visit tasting
rooms. $35-495, staritahills.com
LONG BEACH: Pop Vinyl band takes the stage at Long Beach Peninsula Association Summer Concerts held Sundays during the summer at Alamitos Park, 72nd Place & Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA. Free, lbpeninsula.org
LOS ANGELES: Nisei Week Festival in Little Tokyo at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) and Plaza August 12-20, 2023. niseiweek.org
LOS ANGELES: Guatemala County Fair Presents: Guateama Marimba Orquestra Perla Oriental, Sara Curruchich, DJ Boris Ponce, and Chapincitos Los Angeles at Levitt Pavilion Summer Concerts
LOS ANGELES: K-Con Concert for the K-Pop crowd August 18-20, 2023 Los Angeles Convention Center, Crypto Arena, Los Angeles, CA $ kconusa.com Line up
LOS GATOS: Tortilla Soup peforms on the Civic Center Lawn at Los Gatos Summer Concerts. Free!
MANHATTAN BEACH: AVP Beach Volleyball Open August 18-20, 2023, avp.com Location: Manhattan Beach Pier, 100 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Event Format: 32 Team Main Draw Prize Purse: $300,000 ($150,000 per gender) Free General Admission
MANHATTAN BEACH: The Kings of 88, Classic piano rock hits, perform at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in Polliwog Park. These free concerts are well attended.
MARTINEZ: Art in the Park August 20, 2023, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Susana Park one block from City Hall Martinez, CA martinezarts.org Fine arts & crafts booths, live music all day, Food trucks, wine & beer, silent auction. Free admission, free parking
NEWPORT BEACH: Tijuana Dogs Classic rock, party band performs at Newport Beach Summer Concerts at the beautiful Civic Plaza.
PEBBLE BEACH: Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance August 20, 2023, 10:30 a.m. The Lodge at Pebble Beach Golf Circle near the First Tee $325-400 general admission, pebblebeachconcours.net
PESCADERO: Pescadero Arts & Fun Festival August 19-20, 2023, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. at IDES Grounds SCAA Fine Art Show plus music galore! Free admission, pescaderoartsandfunfest.org
PLEASANT HILL: Native Elements band Pleasant Hill Summer Concerts ity Hall 100 Gregory Lane Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Free, pleasanthillconcerts.com
REDWOOD CITY: The Cocktail Monkeys, Rock, Pop, R&B Redwood City Sounds of the Shores. Join the crowd to listen to and enjoy the last concert of the season in Sounds of the Shores held at Marlin Park corner of Neptune & Cringle Redwood City, CA Free, redwoodcity.org
REDWOOD CITY: Cymbeline, Shakespeare in the Park Saturdays & Sundays, August 12-27, 2023 6 p.m. at Red Morton Park. Produced and presented by SF Shakes. Location: Valota Road side, 1455 Madison Ave, Redwood City, CA. Free, redwoodcity.org/shakespeare
RESEDA: Comedy Gives Back with the Brody Stevens Festival of Friendship 818 Walk, 10 a.m. at Reseda Park. Proceeds benefit Comedy Gives Back. $50 per participant (and $60 day of), comedygivesback.com
SACRAMENTO: Banana Festival August 19-20, 2023 in William Land Park. For all things banana, this is the place to be. Banana food, games, attire, art and family fun. $8 admission
SAN DIEGO: Shakespeare Festivalat the outdoor Old Globe Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. $ tickets, theoldglobe.org
SAN FRANCISCO: The Big Picnic tradition starring The Flaming Lips in concert takes place at Stern Grove Summer Concerts. This is the last concert performed in another stellar year of music. Location: 19th Avenue & Sloat Blvd. San Francisco, CA Free General Admission Reservations are required for entry, sterngrove.org
SAN JOSE: Assyrian Food Festival August 19-20, 2023 at Assyrian Church of the East 680 Minnesota Ave. San Jose, CA Free admission, assyrianfestival.com
SANTA MARIA: Dante Marsh & the Vibesetters Santa Maria Concerts in the next to last summer concert in the series of free concerts. This concert takes place at Acquistapace Park
SANTA ROSA: Dylan Black Project Original blues/funk/R&B Santa Rosa Summer Concerts Live at Julliard in the final concert in this summer series.
SCOTTS VALLEY: Art, Wine & Beer Festival August 19-20, 2023 Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at SkyPark. Location: 361 Kings Village Road Scotts Valley, CA Admission: Free, Tasting $25-50 approx. svartfestival.com | beer
SCOTTS VALLEY: Bobbie Wards | The Joint Chiefs | The Lost Boys featuring James Durbin are feature at the Summer Concerts at Skypark for the Art & Wine Festival.
SOLVANG: Yamila Guerra, Cuban Latin Orchestra performs at Theaterfest Music in the Garden. Solvang Festival Theater 420 2nd Street Solvang, CA $37 approx.
TEHACHAPI: Tehachapi Mountain Festival August 18-20, 2023. Parade, vendors, music, entertainment, cars and more! Free admission, tehachapimountainfestival.com
TOPANGA: Shakespeare in the Park, Macbeth. Theatricum Outdoor Shakespeare Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum, A Repertory Theatre Company $tickets, theatricum.com
UKIAH: Poor Man's Whiskey, High Octane Bluegrass music is on tap at Ukiah Sunday Summer Concerts in the final show of the summer at Todd Grove Park 600 Live Oak Avenue Ukiah, CA. Free, cityofukiah.com
VISTA: Summergass Bluegrass Music Festival August 18-20, 2023 Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum 2040 N. Santa Fe Avenue Vista CA $20-85 (camping also available for a fee), summergrass.net | lineup
WEST HOLLYWOOD: Changui Majadero (Afro-Cuban, Latin) and DJ Jedi close out the season of great music at West Hollywood Summer Sounds Concerts taking place in Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA. Free, weho.org
WOODLAND: Yolo County Fair "It Gets Better Every Year" August 16-20, 2023. Location: 1250 Gum Ave., Woodland, CA Free admission, yolocountyfair.net | fair
WOODLAND HILLS: Linda and Friends tribute to Linda Ronstadt and Laurel Canyon perform at Woodland Hills Concerts in the Park. Lou Bredlow Pavilion in Warner Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA. Free, valleycultural.org
YORBA LINDA: The Reflexx band closes the summer season of Yorba Linda Concerts in the Park at Hurless Barton Park, 4601 Casa Loma, Yorba Linda, CA. Free, yorbalindaca.gov
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