California Fairs: Butte County Fair, Modoc District Fair &
Humboldt County FairLAGUNA 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 CRUZ: The Joint Chiefs, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday Night Live at Santa Cruz Wharf, 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA. Free, cityofsantacruz.com
Past events
BASS LAKE: Bill Reiland + 3rd Rock Band at Bass Lake Summer Concerts. Free!
LAGUNA BEACH: . Slim Man, R&B, jazz, 5:30-7 p.m. Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts Concerts $, foapom.com; limited free seating available to festival attendees during many of these concerts
SAN DIEGO: Not-So-Silent Movie Night! Balboa Theatre Organist Russ Peck featuring Laurel & Hardy films. 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
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.