California Events
Friday, August 28, 2026
AUBURN: Flamenco Mojo plays flamenco music on August 28, 2026, 6-8 p.m. at Music in the Square in Downtown Auburn. Location: 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA. Free, exploreauburnca.com
CALIFORNIA: Grunion Run at California Beaches August 28-30, 2026. Time vary between 10 p.m. and 1:20 a.m. depending on the day. Catch grunion with your bare hands only and take only what you plan to eat, according to California Department of Fish & Wildlife. Fishing regs apply, wildlife.ca.gov
CAMARILLO: Camarillo Old Town Car Cruise, 4-7 p.m. on Ventura Blvd. Participate with your classic or collector car, or come admire the beauties every 4th Friday during the months of March through October. Vendors, Face Painting, and over 200 Classic Cars at this FREE event! Location: Studio Channel Islands Art Center, 2222 Ventura Blvd, Camarillo, CA. Free, camarillomerchant.org | Additional dates: September 25 & October 23, 2026.
CHICO: Blu Egyptian band plays funk, Latin, reggae and bluegrass music, 7-8:30 p.m. at TGIF Friday Night Concerts and Beer Garden Chico City Plaza 418 Main Street Chico, CA. Free, downtownchico.com
CLOVERDALE: SunSquabi band, performing electronic hydro funk at Live at the Plaza Friday Night Concerts during Downtown Cloverdale Street Fair 7-9:30 p.m. Street fair starts at 6 p.m. Free, cloverdaleartsalliance.org
CLOVIS: Pipe on the Hob, Celtic band performs at Bluegrass in the Park 6:30 p.m. to dusk. Band is comprised of fiddle, viola, mandolin, vocals, keyboard, bodhran, hammer, dulcimer, penny whistle and Celtic harp. Location: Clovis Veterans Memorial Park (Liberty Park), 901 Fifth St., Clovis, CA. Free concert, great music!
ESCONDIDO: Sabrosas Latin Orchestra, all-female salsa band at Music in the Plaza concert series, 7-9 p.m. at California Center for the Arts, Lyric Courtyard. Location: 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, CA. Free RSVP admission or $20 VIP tickets, artcenter.org
FREMONT: Neon Velvet band plays modern rock, dance and party music, 7-9 p.m. Pacific Commons Concert Series, Pacific Commons Shopping Center. Location: 43440 Boscell Rd., Fremont, CA. Free, pacificcommons.com
GLENDALE: Carl Verheyen Band moves the crowd with great rock and jazz, 7 p.m. at Brand Summer Music Series. Location: Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, CA. Free, glendaleartsandculture.org
GRIDLEY: Butte County Fair August 27-30, 2026. Midway Carnival, Kids Zone, Food & Expo Hall Vendors, Miss Butte County Competition + Future Missette, FFA, 4-H, Fine Arts, Baking, Sportman's Expo, Concert and more. Location: 199 East Hazel Street, Gridley, CA. $10-20 admission, Grandstand events - Tractor Pull, Bulls & Broncs, and Destruction Derby extra, buttecountyfair.org | fairs
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
MARIPOSA: Sugar Pine, 7-9 p.m. Music on the Green in Art Park. Location: 5013 Highway 140, Mariposa, CA. Free, mariposaartscouncil.org
MODESTO: Dave Dow, 7-9 p.m. Modesto Music in the Plaza 10th Street Plaza Modesto, CA. Free, visitmodesto.com
MOUNTAIN VIEW: Reyna y su Trio, Latin folk trio performs at Concerts on the Plaza 6-7:30 p.m. at Civic Center Plaza Location: 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA. Free, mountainview.gov
NORTH LAKE TAHOE: Every Day Outlaw band plays country music and honky-tonk with a Sierra twist, 6-8:30 p.m. at Music on the Beach. Location: Kings Beach State Recreation Area, 8318 North Lake Blvd North, Lake Tahoe, CA. Free, tahoeeventscalendar.com
PETALUMA: Cathie Poncia singing swing, jazz, country and blues, 6-8 p.m. at Theatre District Summer Concerts. Bring blankets and chairs to enjoy the summer series on Friday nights. Location: 140 Second Street, Petaluma, CA. Free, theatre-district.com
PLEASANTON: East Bay Grooveline band performs dance covers to get your out of your seat, 7-8:30 p.m. at Concerts in the Park. Location: Lions Wayside Park, 4401 First Street, Pleasanton, CA. Free, pleasantondowntown.net
REDWOOD CITY: Starman SF, tribute to David Bowie, 6-8 p.m. Music on the Square. Location: Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, CA. Free, redwoodcityevents.com
ROHNERT PARK: Aqua Net band, 80s rock with a metal edge, 5 p.m. at Party on the Plaza Concerts at Friday Night Market - Community Center Lawn, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA. Free, rpcommunityservices.org
SAN ANSELMO: Traveling Wilburys Revue tributes to music legends like George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan at Live on the Avenue in Downtown San Anselmo. Location: Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA. Free, liveontheavenue.org
SAN CARLOS: Heartless, a tribute to the classic rock band Heart, 6-8 p.m. at San Carlos Summer Concert Series in Burton Park, 900 Chestnut St., San Carlos, CA. Free, cityofsancarlos.org
SANTA CRUZ: Alex Lucero Band brings some perfect harmonies in country ballads and Americana music to Midtown Friday Summer Block Parties 5-9 p.m. at Midtown Square. Food trucks and restaurants, specialty drinks, artists and vendors provide additional excitement to the concert series. Location: 1111 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA. Free, eventsantacruz.com
SAUSALITO: The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, blues, soul 6:30-8 p.m. at Sausalito Jazz and Blues by the Bay in Gabrielson Park, Sausalito, CA. Free grass seating, first come first serve, or purchase tickets for reserved table seating, sausalitoca.gov
TRUCKEE: Truckee Championship Pro Rodeo August 28-29, 2026 at McIver Arena. Location: 10695 Brockway Rd., Truckee, CA 96161 $15 approx., truckeerodeo.org | rodeo
Past events
AVILA BEACH: Kielo Smith, multi genre, 5-7 p.m. Avila Beach Summer Concerts at Avila Beach Resort - Mulligan's Bar & Grill. Location: 6464 Ana Bay Road, San Luis Obispo, CA. Free, avilabeachresort.com
BASS LAKE: Lamar Leathers + Vince Warner perform at Bass Lake Free Summer Concert
CULVER CITY: Upstream, Caribbean, reggae, 7-9 p.m., Summer Sunset Concert Series . Town Plaza, The Culver Steps. Location: Culver City City Hall, 9300 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA. Free, culvercity.org
LANCASTER: Huston Haro, alternative, 6-8 p.m. BLVD Market Summer Concerts at The Bandstand Stage. Location: 706 W Lancaster Blvd., Erlich Ave. and the BLVD, Lancaster, CA. Free, cityoflancasterca.org
LOS ANGELES: Sangre Nueva, salsa, 7-9 p.m. at Farmers Market Summer Music Series. Location: 6333 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA. Free, farmersmarketla.com
ORANGEVALE: Rootsafari, 5-8 p.m., Bands & Brews at Orangevale Farmers Market. Location: 6826 Hazel Ave., Orangevale, CA. Free, sactownfarmersmarkets.com
ORINDA: Vintage Jukebox, 6-8 p.m., Orinda Summer Concerts at Orinda Community Park. Location: 28 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA. 94563 Free, cityoforinda.org
PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Villagefest 7-10 p.m. on Palm Canyon Drive. Join thousands of visitors and locals in beautiful downtown Palm Springs this Thursday for the valley's finest event. Every Thursday evening,...entertainment, activities and attractions include: music, art, crafts, food, vendors. Location: 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA. Free, villagefest.org
PASO ROBLES: Joy Bonner Band, rock, pop, 6-8 p.m., Concerts in the Park at Downtown Paso Robles City Park Bandstand. Location: 11th & Park Streets, 12th and Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA. Free, prcity.com
REDONDO BEACH: Free Concerts on the Pier, 6-8 p.m. featuring the band, Supersonic-LA, Oasis tribute. Location: Fisherman's Wharf, west end of the Pier, Redondo Beach, CA. redondopier.com
SAN FRANCISCO: Trio Guadalevin, Son Huasteco and Son Jarocho of Mexico to Afro-Oaxacan, 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Yerba Buena Gardens Summer Concerts, Mission Street between 3rd & 4th Streets, San Francisco, CA. Free, ybgfestival.org
SANTA ANA: Santa Ana Cultural Heritage Celebration August 28, 2025, 4-7 p.m. at Santa Ana City Hall Courtyard. Free, santa-ana.org
SOUTH EL MONTE: Soto, funk, R&B, Latin, 6-9:30 p.m., Night Market Series. Location: 59 Santa Anita Ave. South El Monte, CA. Free, cityofsouthelmonte.org
WEST SACRAMENTO: Rod Stinson band + Brother G Reggae + Fusion, 5:30-9 p.m. at River Walk Summer Concerts West Sacramento West Sacramento Rhythm on the River at Drake's Barn, 985 Riverfront St., West Sacramento, CA. Free, cityofwestsacramento.org
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.