California Events
Saturday, August 29, 2026
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
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
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
POINT REYES: Sand Sculpture Contest August 29, 2026 at Drakes Beach. Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach is a family event. Location: Point Reyes National Seashore, CA Free, nps.gov
ARCADIA: Stepwise, traditional Irish, Summer Nights Concert Series 5-8 p.m. at Los Angeles County Arboretum. Food and drinks for sale. Location: 301 North Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA. $15, arboretum.org
ARCADIA: 626 Night Market August 22-24 & August 29-31, 2025, 4-11 p.m. at Santa Anita Park. Performances and a DJ dance floor. Shop from hundreds of vendors selling food, merchandise, and crafts. No pets! Location: 285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA. $5.90-6.93 and free parking, 626nightmarket.com
ARTESIA: Labor Day Community BBQ & Concert in the Park- August 29, 2025 at AJ Padelford Park, 11870 169th Street, Artesia, CA. Free while supplies last, cityofartesia.us
BISHOP: Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show August 29-September 1, 2025, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily except Labor Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 40 vendors sell quality handcrafted items and fine arts. Food vendors keep the crowd satisfied with a variety of foods. The show is held in the Bishop City Park, and runs in conjunction with the Tri-County Fair. Location: Bishop City Park. Free, inyo.org
CHICO: Off the Record, 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: La Misa Negra, cumbia, Afro-Latin, Live at the Plaza Concerts in Downtown Cloverdale. Street fair starts at 6 p.m. and concert is usually 7-9:30 p.m. This is the final concert in this year's summer series. Enjoy! Free, cloverdaleartsalliance.org
CLOVIS: Silver City band with guitar, vocals, bass, mandolin & fiddle, 6 p.m. to dusk at Bluegrass in the Park. Location: Clovis Veterans Memorial Park (Liberty Park), 901 Fifth St., Clovis, CA. Free concert, great music!
COSTA MESA: Gem Faire August 29-31, 2025 at Orange County Fairgrounds. Fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, crystals, gold and silver, pearls, minerals, fossils, jewelry repair, cleaning and ring sizing while you shop. Location: 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA. $7 + $12-15 parking, gemfaire.com
ELK GROVE: On Air, classic rock, 6-9 p.m. Hot Summer Nights at Laguna Town Hall, 3020 Renwick Ave., Elk Grove, CA. Free, yourcsd.com
EUREKA: Mighty Violets + Young & Loveley, 6-8 p.m. Eureka Summer Concerts at Madaket Plaza, Foot of C Street, Eureka, CA Free, fridaynight.market
FRESNO: Sonny Coelho Band, George Strait tribute, 7-10 p.m. Engelmann Cellars Friday Night Wine Concerts Location: 3275 North Rolinda, Fresno, CA. $24.78 general admission online - concerts 21+ only, engelmanncellars.com
FORT BRAGG: Fort Bragg Paul Bunyan Days August 29-September 1, 2025 is held always on Labor Day Weekend. Most events are free to see. Parade is always on Monday. Event includes Logging Contests, Logging Show, Pie Sale, Kids Parade, Firemen Water Fights, Car Show, Belle of the Redwoods, Kangaroo Kort, Horseshoes, Tricycle Races, Ugly Dog Contest, Craft Fair, more.
GLENDALE: Quarento Nuevo, World Chamber Jazz, 7 p.m. Brand Summer Music Series. Location: Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, CA. Free, glendaleartsandculture.org
HOLLYWOOD: Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour 8 p.m. It's Hollywood Bowl Summer Concert Season. Location: 2301 N Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA. $, hollywoodbowl.com
LAGUNA HILLS: Symphony on the Go, popular hits, show tunes, Broadway, classical, 6:30 p.m., Laguna Hills Summer Concerts at Cabot Park. Bring blankets and chairs. Location: 25555 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills, CA. Free admission, lagunahillsca.gova
LAKE ARROWHEAD: Bonfire, ACDC tribute, 6-9 p.m. at Concerts in the Village. Location: 28200 Highway 189, Lake Arrowhead, CA. $, lakearrowheadsummerconcerts.com
LAKEWOOD: Imaginarium's Zenthara August 28-November 9, 2025 at Lakewood Center Mall. Over 5 million lights create a fantastical landscape of larger-than-life Creatures and Dragons. Location: 326 Lakewood Center Mall, Lakewood, CA. $23-up, imaginarium360.com
LA PUENTE: Aventura, 6-10 p.m. La Puente Farmers Market Live Location: 15900 Central Avenue, La Puente, CA. Free, lapuentelive.com
LONG BEACH: Tijuana Dogs, rock, 6 p.m. at Concerts in the Park at Marine Stadium, Long Beach, CA. Free, longbeach.gov
MONTEREY: Extreme Rodeo and Bull Riding during Fair - Flying U Rodeo August 29-31, 2025 at Monterey County Fairgrounds & Fair 2004 Fairground Road Monterey, CA. $16 approx, included with fair admission on Friday & Saturday; $14 additional for rodeo tix on Sunday, montereycountyfair.com
MOUNTAIN VIEW: False Bottom Band, bluegrass, rock, country, 6-7:30 p.m. Concerts on the Plaza Location: Mountain View Civic Center Plaza, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA. mountainview.gov
NEWPORT BEACH: Kelly Boyz Band, country rock at Newport Dunes Tunes at the Dunes
NORTH LAKE TAHOE: Jelly Bread, desert twang, swampy lap steel guitar, 6-8:30 p.m. at North Lake Tahoe Music on the Beach, Kings Beach North Lake Tahoe, Calif. Free, northtahoebusiness.org
OAKDALE: Clare McKeon, indie, pop, folk, 6-8:30 p.m. at Oakdale Concerts in the Park. Location: Dorada Park, 590 N Yosemite Ave., Oakdale, CA. Free, oakdalecachamber.org
ORANGE: Orange International Street Fair "The Golden Orange" August 29-31, 2025 at Orange Plaza. Location: Chapman Ave and Glassell Street, Orange, CA Free, some events charge fee, orangestreetfair.org
PETALUMA: Spike Sikes and His Awesome Hotcakes, pop, blues, originals, covers & tributes, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 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: RPM, danceable rock, 7-8:30 p.m. at Concerts in the Park. Location: Lions Wayside Park, 4401 First Street, Pleasanton, CA. Free, pleasantondowntown.net
QUINCY: Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival August 29-31, 2025 at Plumas County Fairgrounds. Labor Day Weekend bluegrass music festival with headliners Mission Hill, Heifer Belles, Newport Nightingales and Poi Rogers includes some serious Square Dancing. Location: Fairground Road, Quincy, CA. $20-60, camping optional fees, plumasamericana.com
REDWOOD CITY: Pride & Joy, pop, soul, 6-8 p.m. at Music on the Square. Location: Redwood City Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, CA. Free, redwoodcityevents.com
ROCKLIN: Concerts at the Quarry features Yachtley Crew - $ ticketed event
ROHNERT PARK: Petty Rocks, Tom Petty tribute, 5-9 p.m. at Party on the Plaza Concerts. Friday Night Market - City Center Plaza, 500 City Center Drive, Rohnert Park, CA. Free, rpcommunityservices.org
SACRAMENTO: SacAnime August 29-31, 2025 at Convention Center. Cosplay, contests, Cafe Hoshi, Art and Manga Contests and countless entertainment. Sacramento Convention Center, 1400 J Street, Sacramento, CA $20-60, sacanime.com
SAN BRUNO: Ariel Silva, pop, R&B, covers, 6-8 p.m. San Bruno Summer Concerts at San Bruno City Park. Location: Rotary Pavilion, 251 City Park Way, San Bruno, CA. Free, sanbruno.ca.gov
SAN CARLOS: Rock, dance band, 6-8 p.m. at San Carlos Summer Concert Series in Burton Park, 900 Chestnut St., San Carlos, CA. Free, cityofsancarlos.org
SAN LUIS OBISPO: IMVA, R&B, soul + Emily Smith, pop, rock, country, 5-8 p.m. Concerts in the Plaza. Mission Plaza, 989 Chorro, San Luis Obispo, CA. Free, downtownslo.com
SANTA MARIA: Los Herederos Del Guajiro, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Downtown Fridays Concerts at Santa Maria Town Center West Parking Lot, S. Broadway & Cook St., Santa Maria, CA. Free, dtfsantamaria.com
SAUSALITO: Delta Wires, harmonica & horns, blues, 6:30-8 p.m. at Sausalito Jazz and Blues by the Bay Gabrielson Park Anchor St. & Humboldt Ave., Sausalito, CA. Table seating tix, Free grass seating, first come first serve, fills up quickly sausalitoca.gov
SIGNAL HILL: Jazz Night, 6-8:30 p.m. Under the Stars Fridays at Signal Hill Public Library, Zinnia Court, Signal Hill, CA. $5 age 18+ only - registration required: (562) 989-7330 cityofsignalhill.org
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Midway Festival August 29-31, 2025 in Heavenly Village. Classic Car Show & Shine, Art Show, Carnival Rides, 4 stages of Live Music, Fireworks and headliner, Alien Ant Farm, performing on Sunday evening to close out the festival. Free!
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Remix, 5:45-9:15 p.m. Heavenly Village Summer Concert Series Location: 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Free, theshopsatheavenly.com
WHITTIER: Gordon D. Crowell Observatory Public Nights 8-10 p.m. at Rio Hondo College. Meade 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, one of the largest in Southern California, is open to the public, free on special nights. Location: 3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA. Free, gorio.page/observatory-nights | additional dates: September 12 & 26, October 10, 17 & 24, November 7 & 21, and December 5, 2025
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.