California Events
Friday, August 8, 2025
AUBURN: Auburn Cruise Night 5-9 p.m. on Lincoln Way in Downtown Auburn. 300+ classic cars 1972 or older cruise on the second Friday of each month between May and September. Free, auburncruisenite.org
BELDEN: Stilldream Festival August 7-11, 2025. Parking is at Blue Mountain Event Center where you catch a shuttle. $285-up for weekend pass, stilldreamfestival.com
CLOVERDALE: High Step Society, electro-swing, Live at the Plaza Concerts in Downtown Cloverdale. Street fair starts at 6 p.m. and concert is usually 7-9:30 p.m. Free, cloverdaleartsalliance.org
COSTA MESA: Orange County Fair "Find Your Happy" July 18-August 17, 2025. Closed on Mondays & Tuesdays. A little bit 'o country in the heart of the city brings out the 'happy' in people who get to see piglets, smell a barn, fresh-baked aromas at cooking demos, hear screams on the wild rides and marvel at the latest inventions. $, ocfair.com
RANCHO CUCAMONGA: Jazz Festival August 8, 2025, 4-8 p.m. at The GEM Center. Outdoor event features great lineup of jazz artists in this fundraiser for Suicide Awareness and Prevention. Location: 8338 Day Creek Boulevard, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. $40 includes 1 dinner plate and music, thegemcommuitycenter.org
SANTA ROSA: Splash Bash August 8, 2025, 5-8 p.m. at Ridgway Swim Center. Dive into the fun at this free end of summer community swimming event. Enjoy an evening filled with raffle prizes, hotdogs, and laughter by the pool. Location: 455 Ridgway Ave., Santa Rosa, CA. Free, srcity.org/2108/ Family-Fun-Times
SANTA ROSA: World's Ugliest Dog Contest August 8, 2025, 5 p.m. at Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, CA. sonoma-marinfair.org
Past events
DUARTE: National Night Out Celebration 6-9:30 p.m. at Tzeitel Paras-Caracci Park. 40th Annual Public Safety event. Deputies BBQ and give away hot dogs, chips and water - while supplies last + free movie to watch, Migration. It is a night to celebrate community safety, crime prevention, emergency preparedness, and have some fun, including the opportunity to participate in our Dunk A Deputy Fundraiser for Duarte Public Safety Youth programs. Location: 2701 Royal Oaks Drive Duarte, CA. Free, accessduarte.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH: US Open of Surfing August3-11, 2024, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Huntington Beach Pier. Surfing, skateboarding and BMX competitions, family-friendly activities, community market, giveaways, sustainability panels and art installations. Location: Pacific Coast Highway at Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA. Free, usopenofsurfing.com
LAGUNA BEACH: Sawdust Festival "Where Art Meets Magic" June 28-September 1, 2024, 11 a.m. daily at Sawdust Festival Grounds. Fine arts, entertainment and sawdust. Location: 935 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA. $12, sawdustartfestival.org
LAGUNA BEACH: Pageant of the Masters and Festival of the Arts, A La Mode: The Art of Fashion, through August 30, 2024. The Pageant in a star-lit amphitheater features tableaux vivants (living pictures) that are faithful re-creations of classical and contemporary works of art in which real people pose to look exactly like the subjects in original paintings and sculptures. Pageant $35-up, or Festival only $10-15, foapom.com
LAGUNA BEACH: Art A-Fair Festival through September 1, 2024. Features 115 known artists in a juried art show and sell, along with entertainment, concerts and food available for purchase. Location: 777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna, Beach, CA. $10 or season pass $15, art-a-fair.com
SANTA ROSA: Sonoma County Fair "The Greatest Fair on Earth" August 1-11, 2024. Horse Racing, Barrel Racing Aug.2; PRCA Rodeo Aug.3; Horse Racing Aug.4; Liberte Cavalia Horse Show Aug.5; Tasty Tuesday Aug.6; Equine Theater Aug.7; Monster Trucks Aug.8-10; Destruction Derby Aug.11; Location: 1350 Bennett Valley Rd. Sonoma, CA. $21.25-26.25 approx., sonomacountyfair.com
VENTURA: Ventura County Fair "Fair-ever Young" July 31-August 11, 2024, daily 12 p.m.-12 a.m. at Ventura County Fairgrounds. 8 free concerts, Oh Wow Cycles Carnival, and more. Free concerts: PRCA Rodeo Aug.9-11, 2024, is a special ticketed event within the fair. Location: 10 W. Harbor Blvd. Ventura, CA $15, venturacountyfair.org
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.