California Events
Manteca Watermelon Festival June 1-2, 2024 in Downtown
Sunday, June 1, 2025
BEAUMONT: Cherry Festival May 29-June 1, 2025 Cherry Festival in Noble Creek Regional Park with Cherry Festival Parade on Saturday 10:30 a.m. Location: 390 Oak Valley Parkway, Beaumont, CA. $, beaumontcherryfestival.org
INDIAN WELLS: Contact in the Desert May 29-June 2, 2025 at Renaissance Esmeralda Resort. World's largest UFO and UAP conference explores the frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, ufologists, alien abduction specialists, government whistleblowers, space travel, non-human intelligence, spirituality, health & wellness. Free admission on Thursday. Location: 44400 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, CA. $79-up, contactinthedesert.com
LONG BEACH: LAWineFest May 31-June 1, 2025, 1 p.m. at Harry Bridges Memorial Park. Outdoor event includes hundreds of award-winning wines plus craft brews, kombucha and other fun beverages from local wineries to producers from across the world. Unofficial Slam Band performs, food trucks, boutique shopping and more. Location: 1126 Queens Highway Long Beach, CA. $100 includes commemorative souvenir stemless glass to keep, unlimited wine and craft brew tastings, water and coffee. VIP Garden costs $150, LAWineFest.com
SACRAMENTO: Filipino Fiesta June 1, 2025 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Woody Hampton Park & Jose P. Rizal Community Center. Service groups, vendors, folk dancers, entertainment, clinics, youth activities, cultural exhibits, and great food options celebrate Filipino culture. Location: 7320 Florin Mall Drive, Sacramento, CA. Free, southgaterecandpark.net
SANTA MARIA: Santa Maria Elks Rodeo May 29-June 1, 2025 at Elks Event Center. PRCA Rodeo and parade, BBQ, annual Queen kick-off and more. Location: 4040 Highway 101, Santa Maria, CA. Cost:$15-50, elksrec.com
TUSTIN: 41st Annual Tustin Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off June 1, 2025, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. in Old Town Tustin. This annual party is the largest one-day chili cook-off in the country, according to the International Chili Society. Crafters, Kids Fun Zone with games, bounce houses, and entertainment, community organizations, food, chili booths, craft beers & wine, live music and contests are featured. Free admission, tustinca.org
WALNUT CREEK: Art and Wine Festival May 31-June 1, 2025, 11 a.m. daily at Civic Park. 40,000+ festival goers fill the park to enjoy arts and crafts, commercial vendors, festival foods, wines, a craft beer garden, continuous live music, children's activities, and more in the heart of our downtown Walnut Creek. Free admission, walnut-creek.com
WILSEYVILLE: Mountain Vibe Music Festival May 29-June 1, 2025 at Blue Mountain Event Center Location: 7250 Mitchell Mill Rd., Wilseyville, CA. $, mountainvibemusic.com | lineup
Past events
ALAMEDA: 56th Annual Sand Castle & Sand Sculpture Contest, 9 a.m. at Robert Crown Memorial State Beach Park. Registration 9-11 a.m. Judging begins at 12 p.m. Awards Ceremony at 1 p.m. Start your creative juices flowing and get ready to bring your shovel and buckets to the beach to create a unique piece of art at the Sand Castle Contest. This FREE event is a fabulous family fun activity to either participate in or just come down to watch all of the action. Free, alamedaca.gov | sandcastles
ARCATA: Arcata Free Summer Concerts Saturdays, Arcata Main Street 8th Street & 9th Street, G & H Street Arcata, CA. Free, northcoastgrowersassociation.org/ arcataplaza.html June 1, 2024 Tennessee Jedi Forest Moon Festival at the Farmers' Market
BASS LAKE: 12 p.m. Karey Nickel | 6 p.m. Flash Drive Band at Bass Lake Summer Concerts at Marina Tiki Bar & Grill, 54406 Rd 432 Bass Lake, CA 93604 Usually free of charge, basslakeboatrentals.com June 1, 2024,
BERKELEY: Bay Area Book Festival June 1-2, 2024 Downtown Berkeley baybookfest.org
BERKELEY: Pints for Paws June 1, 2024, 1-5 p.m. Pints for Paws - craft beer festival benefiting Berkeley Humane! Berkeley Humane 9th & Carleton Berkeley, CA $95-up, berkeleyhumane.org | beer
Concert in the Rocks, Lone Ranger Canyon - Alabama Hills
BISHOP: Concert in the Rocks with Johnny Garcia, lead guitarist for Garth Brooks held in Lone Ranger Canyon. $200, museumofwesternfilmhistory.org
BISHOP: Eastern Sierra Pride Festival June 1-2, 2024 Tri-County Fairgrounds 475 Sierra St. Bishop, CA 93514 $22-55, easternsierrapride.org | pride
BREA: Brea Concerts in the Park Brea Fest Free Concerts May 31-June 2, 2024 St. Angela Merici School Parish School 575 S. Walnut Brea, CA. Free, summerfestbrea.org Saturday, June 1, 2024 5 & 6:30 p.m. 90's Rock Show 8:30 p.m. Zeppelin USA, Tribute to Led Zeppelin
BREA: Brea Fest Free Concerts May 31-June 2, 2024 St. Angela Merici School Parish School 575 S. Walnut Brea, CA. Free, summerfestbrea.org
CALIFORNIA: The Wagon Train June 1-8, 2024 from Tamarack Pines Cutoff to Kyburz, with final destination in Placerville, California makes it trek over Hwy 50. Wagon Train - 74th Annual. hwy50wagontrain.com |west
CARUTHERS: Lets Bake June 1, 2024 includes Pie Baking Competition, Lions Club Car Show & BBQ. All pies welcome $10 entry. facebook.com/CaruthersChamber
COSTA MESA: 626 Night Market May 31-June 2, 2024, 4-11 p.m. Friday at OC Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive. Performances and a DJ dance floor. Shop from hundreds of vendors selling food, merchandise, and crafts. $5 approx. $10 parking, 626nightmarket.com
COSTA MESA: Vintage Vinyl, 60s-80s Classic Rock at Costa Mesa Concerts Metro Pointe Shopping Mall 901 S. Coast Dr. Costa Mesa, CA. Free. metropointe.com
CRESTLINE: Corks & Hops Festival, 3-9 p.m. Wine and craft beer tasting festival in a charming mountain town includes samples from craft breweries & wineries from across California. A free shuttle takes you throughout town to all of the Pour Station stops, stages, and shopping. $40, corksnhops.com
DAVIS: Davis Pride Festival June 1, 2024, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. + After Party, 6-11 p.m. on G Street between 2nd & 3rd St. Civic Center Park 6th & B Street Davis, CA davispride.org | pride
DOWNEY: St. George Greek Festival June 1-2, 2024 Location: 10830 Downey Ave., Downey, CA. stgeorgedowney.org | Greek
ELVERTA: Water Lantern Festival June 1-2, 2024, 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Gibson Ranch Regional Park. Food trucks, Floating lantern kit, LED candle, Commemorative drawstring bag, Marker, Playing Cards, Conversation Cards, Lantern retrieval and supporting water.org cause. Location: 8556 Gibson Ranch Park Rd., Elverta, CA 95626. $29-40, waterlanternfestival.com
FELTON: Redwood Mountain Faire June 1-2, 2024 at Roaring Camp Railroads. Bands and arts & crafts fair that benefits local nonprofit organizations. Location: 5401 Graham Hill Road Felton, CA $50-90, roaringcamp.com ...line up
FERNDALE: Ferndale Pet Parade, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. on Main Street. Costumed pets and kids parade down Main Street to Firemen's Park for prizes. Free, visitferndale.com
FONTANA: Fontana Days Parade and Festival May 30-June, 2, 2024 at Veterans Park. Fontana Days Festival Theme is: Let Freedom Ring at 111th event and as always, there's a great carnival with food vendors and exciting rides plus Fontana Days Run. Parade is Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Arrow & Sierra, Fontana, CA. exchangecluboffontana.org/ fontana-days/
FRESNO: Rainbow Pride Parade & Festival June 1, 2024, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fresno City College 1101 East University Ave. Fresno, CA 93741 fresnorainbowpride.com | pride
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Huntington Beach Concours d'Elegance June 1-2, 2024 at Central Park. Live entertainment, vendors and food concessions both days. Event proceeds benefit Central Library Children's Resource Center. Location: Huntington Beach Central Park, 7111 Talbert Ave. Huntington Beach, CA $, hbconcours.org
LAKE ARROWHEAD: The Spazmatics, 80's Hit Cover Band at Lake Arrowhead Free Summer Concerts in Lake Arrowhead Village in the towering pines of the San Bernardino Mountains 28200 Highway 189 Lake Arrowhead, CA Free as space permits with reserved table options starting at $40 for 2 people thelakearrowheadvillage.com
LEWISTON: Lewiston Peddlers Faire June 1, 2024, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Music, antiques, arts & crafts, wine tasting, and the Moose Lodge Car Show proceeds benefit the Lewiston CA Fire Department. weavervilleca.org
LONG BEACH: LAWineFest June 1-2, 2024 at Harry Bridges Memorial Park. Saturday 2-6 p.m. | Sunday 1-5 p.m. Location: Queens Way, Long Beach, CA. $80 approx., lawinefest.com
LONG BEACH: Pacific Islander Festival June 1-2, 2024, 9 a.m. Aquarium of the Pacific 100 Aquarium Way $, aquariumofpacific.org | polynesian
LOS ANGELES: KCRW Presents iLe Blends traditional Latin American genres with modern elements at Grand Park Grand Performances Concerts Saturdays, All Summer Grand Park California Plaza 350 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 Free with RSVP on eventbrite.com, grandperformances.org
LOS ANGELES: LA Zoo's Beastly Ball 6 p.m. at LA Zoo. Eateries, special animal experiences, dazzling entertainment and an incredible silent auction. Location: 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA. $1500 approx., lazoo.org
LOS ANGELES: Scuba Show June 1-2, 2024, 10 a.m. Los Angeles Convention Center. 80,000 square feet of exhibit space, hundreds of exhibitors, seminars, and clinics hosted by industry experts $25-40, scubashow.com
MANTECA: Manteca Watermelon Festival June 1-2, 2024. Held downtown and in several parks, the event features a two-day line up of bands and concerts, watermelon eating contests, relays, 275+ vendors, 40+ food trucks, beer garden and car show. manteca.org/watermelonstreetfair/ watermelon
MARIPOSA: Chris Murphy concert at Mariposa Art Park Music on the Green Free Summer ConcertsMariposa June - August, Fridays and Saturdays Art Park Highway 140 at 4th Street Mariposa, CA Free, mariposaartscouncil.org
McKINLEYVILLE: Pony Express Days Parade and Festival! mckinleyvillechamber.com
MENDOCINO: Mendocino Film Festival May 30-June 2, 2024. Cinema in the Vineyards at Mendocino Film Festival with its signature program of films. mendocinofilmfestival.org | film
MONTCLAIR: Chico band performs Latin jazz, swing and variety at Montclair Summer Concerts lma Hofman Park Shark Park 5201 Benito St. Montclair, CA Free, cityofmontclair.org 2024 Concerts 7 p.m. June 1, 2024
MONTCLAIR: Country Fair Jamboree June 1, 2024, 12-6 p.m. at Alma Hofman Park. Come joint the fun with a carnival, food trucks, petting zoo, pie eating, pony rides, bands, entertainment, splash pad, craft vendors. Fun contests for all ages. Event parking available at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Location: 5201 Benito St., Montclair, CA. Free admission, cityofmontclair.org
MONTEREY: La Merienda Birthday Party June 1, 2024, 11:15 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monterey History & Art Association Memory Garden 20 Custom House Plaza Monterey, CA $, montereyhistory.org
MURPHYS: Chicken in a Barrel. June 1, 2024, 12-5 p.m. in Murphys Park. 34th annual festival of food & fun includes Pit Barrel Chicken, Games, Bounce Houses, Music, Raffle, Beer & Wine and more. Proceeds benefit Michelson Elementary School. Location: 505 Algiers St., Murphys, CA. $15, chickeninabarrelfundraiser.com
NEWPORT BEACH: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival May 31-June 2, 2024. Tickets: festivals.hyattconcerts.com
NEWPORT BEACH: Babyface | Norman Brown | Avery Sunshine | Jazz Funk Soul | Jarrod Lawson | Tom Braxton perform at Newport Beach Jazz Festival Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival May 31-June 2, 2024. $165-285, festivals.hyattconcerts.com Hyatt Regency Newport Beach 1107 Jamboree Rd. Newport Beach, CA June 1, 2024
NORCO: Horse Town Brew N' Que Festival June 1, 2024 George Ingalls Event Center Norco, CA $20-up, brewnquefestival.com
OCEANSIDE: Pride by the Beach June 1, 2024 12-6 p.m. Oceanside Civic Center Civic Center Drive & Coast Highway Oceanside, CA pridebythebeach.org | pride
OROVILLE: Lord's Gym Kids Mud Run June 1-2, 2024 at Father's House Acres. A special obstacle race open to all kids ages 4-17 years, the course is under a mile long with 18+ obstacles involving climbing, crawling, running and lots of mud! The race is split into heats with three age groups, 4-6, 7-12, and 13-17 with a longer, tougher race for the older kids. Also, Superhero School Bell competition students win points for their schools by wearing costumes or dressing in their school colors. Location: 3556 Oro Bangor Hwy, Oroville CA. FREE, but registration is required, space is limited, and heats sell out fast: lordsgymmudrun.com (530) 324-5355
PACIFICA: Pacifica Pride Celebration June 1, 2024 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Location: 1427 Palmetto Ave Pacifica, CA 94044 coastpride.org/ events/ pride
PALO ALTO: WaveFest Teen Music & Art Festival | Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1 - 4 p.m. in Rinconada Park - Amphitheatre. Free event, open to all high-school-aged teens.
PARADISE: Paradise Garden Tour June 1-2, 2024, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. $20, paradisegardenclub.org | garden
PASADENA: Monsterpalooza, May 31-June 2, 2024. Vendors selling toys and collectibles, monster maker up demos, costume contest, lots of Halloween entertainment. $40-50, monsterpalooza.com
PASO ROBLES: Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest June 1, 2024. 60 international and local breweries return to Paso Robles Paso Robles Event Center 2198 Riverside Drive Paso Robles, CA 93446 $, midstatefair.com | beer
PATTERSON: Apricot Fiesta May 31-June 2, 2024 is an annual festival featuring food and fun.
PISMO BEACH: Pismo Beach Classic Car Show May 31-June 2. 2024. 38th annual classic car extravaganza features hundreds of stunning show cars, live music, mouthwatering food, and a lively beer garden. Location: 150 Pomeroy Ave, Pismo Beach, CA. Free admission, theclassicatpismobeach.com
PORTOLA VALLEY: PV Palooza Summer Music Festival June 1, 2024, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. at Portola Valley Town Center, Portola Valley, CA pvpalooza.com
POWAY: Sam Hinton Folk Festival June 1, 2024, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Old Poway Park 14134 Midland Road Poway, CA Free, poway.org
REDWOOD CITY: Blonde Ambition band at Rock the Dock Redwood City Summer Concert Series Redwood City Live Music Saturdays 3:30-6:00pm Port of Redwood City 59 Seaport Court Redwood City, CA $5-20 Donation, rockthedockrwc.com
REDWOOD CITY: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers perform at Pub in the Park Redwood City Summer Concert Series Redwood City June-September, Saturdays Red Morton Park 1455 Madison Ave. Redwood City, CA 94063 FREE, redwoodcity.org/pubinthepark 2024 Concerts 11 a.m.-4 p.m. June 1, 2024
ROCKLIN: Rocklin Brewfest June 1, 2024, 1-5 p.m. Johnson Springview Park Rocklin, CA $55 approx., rocklinbrewfest.com More than 40+ craft breweries at The Rotary Club of South Rocklin Brewfest. Festival includes live music and food truck vendors plus wineries. | beer
SACRAMENTO: Clean Slate band at Sacramento Summer Pops Concerts in the Park Sacramento, CA Free, eastsacpopsinthepark.org
SAN CLEMENTE: 1st Saturday San Clemente Art Fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the lawn areas surrounding the San Clemente Library and Community Center. Artisans show and sell hand-crafted fine art, jewelry, woodwork, botanicals, apothecary, leather, wearables, ceramics, home decor, fused/blown glass, photography, metal work, and much more. Location: 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, CA Free, scdba.org
SAN DIEGO: North Park Music Fest May 31-June 1, 2024, $45 day, northparkmainstreet.com | line up: Fantastic Negrito, Particle Kid Jackie Mendoza, Parque De Cometas, Peter Distefano (Porno For Pyros)/ Rain On Fridays, King Whisker Please Ask For Paul, The Blushes, Basket, Vitto And The Trees, Dj Robin Roth Saturday (6/1) Louis Xiv, Ty Segall (Solo Acoustic) Kaipora, Transfer, Ten Bulls, Ola Magenta, Mitchum Yacoub, Rebecca Jade & The Cold Fact, Earl Thomas, Drug Hunt, Mike Craftsman & The Speekez Big Yen, Earthy Babes, Cheyenne Benton, Young Lions, Clinton Davis Trio, Grave Flowers Bongo Band, Moon Sellers, Ric Scales + Tre Aces
SAN FRANCISCO: Union Street Festival June 1-2, 2024 Saturday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Union Street - Gough to Fillmore San Francisco, CA Free, unionstfestival.com
SAN FRANCISCO: Crystal Fair June 1-2, 2024 at San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park. As the name says, it's all about crystals you can look at and buy. Location: 1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA $11-15, crystalfair.com
SAN JOSE: San Jose Greek Festival May 31-June 2, 2024 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Location: 1260 Davis St., San Jose, CA. saintnicholas.org | sanjosegreekfestival.org | Greek
SAN LEANDRO: San Leandro Cherry Festival and Parade held Downtown. Includes cherry pie baking and cherry pie eating contests as well as free concerts.
SAN LUIS OBISPO: San Luis Obispo Greek Festival June 1-2, 2024 at Madonna Expo Center. Location: 100 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA. greekfestivalslo.com | Greek
SAN LUIS OBISPO: SLO Pride June 1-2, 2024 Mission Plaza 989 Chorro San Luis Obispo, California 93401. June 1 is Pride in the Plaza, Mission Plaza 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free; June 2 is Pride in the Park, Meadow Park 1-6 p.m. slopride.com | pride
SAN MATEO: Santa Mateo County Fair June 1-9, 2024. Closed June 3 & 4. Location: San Mateo County Fairgrounds, 1346 Saratoga Ave San Mateo CA sanmateocountyfair.com
SANTA ANA: Santa Ana Historic Architecture Walking Tour, 2-4:30 p.m., Old Orange County Courthouse. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, see commercial and institutional buildings designed in the finest styles from the 1900s to the 1930s such as Art Deco, Classical Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Richardsonian Romanesque. Experienced tour guides on this walking tour of DTSA discuss historic preservation in the district. $20-25, info@preserveoc.org
SANTA BARBARA: Zoo Brew June 1, 2024, 4 p.m. at Santa Barbara Zoo. It's a wild wine tasting event where the animals stay out late and the Zoo is open so guests ages 21 and over can stroll and sip. General Admission includes live music, wine tastings, train rides, giraffe feedings, and exclusive access to Zoo grounds after hours. $, sbzoo.org | beer
SANTA MARIA: Santa Maria Elks Rodeo May 30-June 2, 2024. Cost:$15-50, elksrec.com
SANTA MONICA: Sound Waves Concerts presents Steuart Liebig - Minim at Santa Monica Main Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA Free, santamonica.gov
SONOMA: Ellie James performs at Sonoma Summer Concerts Cornerstone Sonoma Concerts 23570 Arnold Drive Sonoma, CA 95476 Free, cornerstonesonoma.com
SOUTH GATE: Tweedy Mile Street Fair May 31-June 2, 2024. It is one of the largest street fairs in Southern California! Carnival rides are divided into two sections: children's rides on the east end and adult rides on the west. Enjoy delicious food, fun activities, and live entertainment! Hours: May 31, 2024, 5-11 p.m.; June 1, 2024, 12-11 p.m.; June 2, 2024, 12-10 p.m. Free admission, cityofsouthgate.org
STOCKTON: San Joaquin Fair May 31-June 2, 2024 at the San Joaquin County
Fairgrounds. Flo the Clown, JD Platt & the K9 Kings, Steve's Fun Balloons,
Jeremy the Juggler and Violin on Fire! SJC Tractor Show, Livestock, animal
competitions, foods galore, carnival rides and more. $7-10, $10 parking,
Location: 1658 Airport Way, Stockton, CA. $, sanjoaquinfair.com
TEHACHAPI: Tehachapi Junior Rodeo June 1-2, 2024 Pee Wee Events, Rough Stock, Timed & Roping Events, facebook.com/tmraprorodeo | rodeo
TEMECULA: Damien Escobar & Adam Hawley concert at Thornton Winery Champagne Jazz Series 32575 Rancho California Rd. Temecula, CA 92591 $95-220, thorntonwine.com
THOUSAND OAKS: Singer B. Valentine, accompanied by a live band, adds a blend of jazz, R&B, soul, and funk at Pop Up Arts & Music Festival. New West Symphony presents: Movies and the Masters - Violinist Lisa Dondlinger in her mashup program of classical melodies and blockbuster films at North Ranch Neighborhood Park, 1901 Upper Ranch Road
TORRANCE: Taylor Nation, a Taylor Swift tribute at Torrance Summer Nights Concerts at Wilson Park Amphitheatre 2200 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance, CA Free, torranceca.gov
TRACY: Family Fun Day May 31-June 1, 2024, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Tracy Municipal Airport. Location: 5749 S. Tracy Blvd., Tracy, CA. Free Event, All Ages Welcome, cityoftracy.org
WALNUT CREEK: Art and Wine Festival June 1-2, 2024 Heather Farm Park Walnut Creek, CA 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday Sponsored by Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce the event takes place in the park. walnut-creek.com
WRIGHTWOOD: Wrightwood Taste of The Village June 1, 2024, An event where a map guided tour of the village gives attendees a taste of the hidden treasures. wrightwoodchamber.org
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