California Events
California Watermelon Festival
Sunday, June 22, 2025
ALHAMBRA: City of Alhambra Certified Farmers Market 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at 100 South Second Street, Alhambra, CA. Sundays except some holidays. cityofalhambra.org (626) 570-5081
ALHAMBRA: Active Streets: Mission at Twilight June 22, 2025, 3-8 p.m. Open Streets event through five miles of Alhambra, San Gabriel, and South Pasadena. Put on your shoes, your skates, grab your bike, scooter, or skateboard and hang out on the car-free streets for just one night. cityofalhambra.org
ALISO VIEJO: Stone Soul, Motown, 5-7:30 p.m.
at
Aliso Viejo Summer Concerts ib Grand Park, Town Center Amphitheater.
Location:
6101 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA. Free, avca.net
ANDERSON: Shasta District Fair Summer Vibes and Carnival Rides June 18-22, 2025. Auto Racing, live music, food vendors galore! $10 approx., Location: Shasta District Fair & Event Center, I 1890 Briggs St., Anderson CA. shastadistrictfairandeventcenter.com
AUBURN: Broken Compass, bluegrass, 7-8:30 p.m. at Auburn Summer Concerts at School Park Preserve Cooper Amphitheater, 55 College Way, Auburn, CA. Free, auburnca.art
BAKERSFIELD: Beale Band Concerts, Bakersfield Summer Concerts at Beale Park Amphitheater. Location: Oleander & Dracena, Bakersfield, CA. Free, bsonow.org
BASS LAKE: Bass Lake Summer Concert Karey Nickel + Executive Rockers - Free!
BELMONT: Live Wire, dance, party covers, 1-4 p.m. Belmont Concerts at Twin Pines Park Meadow, Belmont, CA. Free, belmont.gov
CAMARILLO: Camarillo Greek Festival June 20-22, 2025, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. Experience authentic Greek culture, food, music, dance, and family fun! Location: 5575 Santa Rosa Road, Camarillo, CA. $6, vcgreekfestival.org | Greek
CLAREMONT: Heart of the Foothills Open Street Car-Free event June 22, 2025 in the cities of Claremont, Pomona, La Verne, and San Dimas, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Streets in the Claremont Village, including First Street from Indian Hill to College Avenue and Arrow Highway from Towne Avenue to College Avenue partially closed to vehicle traffic. Route runs Bonita (San Dimas & LaVerne), Fulton in Pomona and Arrow in Claremont, CA. Free, 626goldenstreets.com
CORONA: Koroneburg Old World Festival June 14-15, 21-22, 2025 and weekends in June at Crossroads Riverview Park. Food, fun, shopping, jousting, entertainment, come in costume. Location: 14600 Baron Rd, Corona, CA $, renfestcorona.com | Renfairs
CORONA DEL MAR: Baroque Music Festival June 22-29, 2025. Features famous concertos and sonatas from JS Bach and other renowned composers. Tickets $45-55, bmf-cdm.org
CORONADO: Surf City Allstars, legends of Surf Music, 6 p.m., Coronado Free Summer Concerts in Spreckels Park, 7th St & Orange Ave., Coronado, CA. Free, coronadoconcert.com
CORTE MADERA: The Great North Special, psych-rock, Little Feat, The Grateful Dead tributes, 5-6:30 p.m. at Corte Madera Summer Concerts. Location: Menke Park Piccolo Pavilion, Redwood Avenue at Corte Madera Avenue, Corte Madera, CA. Free, cortemaderatownband.org
DAVIS: Music Fest, June 20-22, 2025. Listen to 40 Bands in 3 days. Location: Downtown Davis 2001 2nd St. $, davismusicfest.com | lineup...
DEL MAR: San Diego County Fair "Summer Pet-tacular", June 11-July 6, 2025, closed Mondays & Tuesdays. Special concerts & events with a focus on we humans and our relationships with our beloved pets. San Diego County Fair is the largest annual event in San Diego County and the sixth largest fair in the US. Address: 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Del Mar, CA 92014. $tickets, sdfair.com
DUNCANS MILLS: Russian River Rodeo June 21-22, 2025, 1 p.m. at Russian River Rodeo Grounds. Friday Night Open Barrel Race; Saturday Night Slack Rodeo Entertainment after Rodeo. Location: 23450 Moscow Road, Duncans Mills, CA. $, russianriverrodeo.com | rodeos
EASTVALE: Picnic in the Park Concerts June 20-22, 2025 presented by JCSD Parks & Recreation at Eastvale Community Park with No Duh, No Doubt tribute, Fireworks show at 9 p.m. 12750 Citrus St., Eastvale, CA. $7.18, eventbrite.com
EUREKA: Redwood Acres Fair "Adventure Awaits" June 19-22, 2025 Location: 3750 Harris Street, Eureka, CA redwoodacres.com
FOUNTAIN VALLEY: Summerfest June 19-22, 2025 at the FV Sports Park. Carnival, Beer & Wine Garden, Entertainment, Concerts, Food Booths and Vendors selling merch, gifts, goods. $5, fountainvalley.org
GLENDORA: The Answer, classic rock, 6-8 p.m. at Glendora Summer Concerts in the Park in Finkbiner Park. Location: 160 N. Wabash Ave., Glendora, CA. Free, cityofglendora.org
HANFORD: Kings Fair "Where Country Traditions Meet Carnival Lights" June 19-22, 2025 featuring Helm & Sons Amusements. Extra Tall Lady returns, along with livestock and auctions, competitions, music and fabulous food. Location: 801 S. 10th Ave., Hanford, CA. Free admission with $10 parking, kingsfair.com
HAYWARD: Hayward Municipal Band Concert 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Hayward Memorial Park - Tony Morelli Bandstand. Location: 24176 Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA. Free, hayward.org
HOLLYWOOD: Wizkid with Color of Noize Orchestra, KCRW Festival, 7 p.m. Forever Summer Concert Season at Hollywood Bowl. Location: 2301 N Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA. $, hollywoodbowl.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Long Beach Community Band,
popular standards, 5 p.m.
Free Summer Concerts in Central Park gazebo behind Central Library.
7111 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach, CA. Free, hbconcertband.org
IRVINE: Irvine Greek Festival June 20-22, 2025 at St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church. Location: 4949 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA. $5, irvinegreekfest.com | Greek
LA CANADA-FLINTRIDGE: The Taylor Swift Experience, Taylor Swift tribute, 6-8 p.m. La Canada Flintridge Summer Concerts in Memorial Park, 1301 Foothill Boulevard, La Canada Flintridge, CA. Free, lcf.ca.gov
LAKE ALMANOR: Chuck Epperson, R&B, country, 7 p.m. Lake Music Under the Stars at Almanor Country Club Bandshell, 1036 Peninsula Drive, Lake Almanor, CA Free, lakealmanorcountryclub.com
LA MESA: San Diego Concert Band Show Tunes, pop hits, classical, mix, 6-7 p.m. at Summer Concerts. Harry Griffen Park, 9550 Milden St., La Mesa, CA. Free, lamesaparks.org
LEE VINING: Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua June 19-22, 2025. Amazing birding and bird related activities fills three incredible days. birdchautauqua.org
LONG BEACH: Laurie Morvan Band, 5-7 p.m. Rancho Los Alamitos Summer Concerts Free admission; reservations encouraged at RanchoLosAlamitos.org
MIDDLETOWN: Middletown Days Festival June 20-22, 2025 downtown and Midddletown Central Park. Location: 15299 Central Park Road | 21410 N. Santa Clara Ave. Middletown, CA. middletowndays.org
MONROVIA: Blue Breeze Band, Motown, 7-8:30 p.m. at Monrovia Summer Concerts. Location: Station Square Park Amphitheater, 1629 South Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA. Free, cityofmonrovia.org
NEVADA CITY: Nevada County Concert Band 5-6:30 p.m. Nevada City Summer Concerts Pioneer Park. Nevada City, CA. Free nccb.org
NEVADA CITY: Nevada City Film Festival June 20-22, 2025 NCFF brings top independent film, music and comedy, along with thousands of attendees, international filmmakers, and industry guests to the historic Gold Rush era town. nevadacityfilmfestival.com | film
PETALUMA: "Country Nights & Carnival Lights" Sonoma-Marin Fair June 19-22, 2025 Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma, CA $25 general, sonoma-marinfair.org
PIERCY: Summer Arts & Music Festival June 21-22, 2025 at Mateel Community Center. Location: 59 Rusk Lane, Redway, CA. $20-35, summerartsandmusicfestival.com | Line up
PLACERVILLE: Annual Lavender Festival June 28-29, 2025, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The annual festival on the Bluestone Meadow lavender farm grounds includes crafters, train ride, live music, picnic areas, food. Bluestone Meadow 2025 Carson Road, Placerville, CA. Reservations highly recommend due to limited parking. $5.50 parking fee, bluestonemeadow.com
PLEASANTON: Alameda County Fair June 13-July 6, 2025, 12-11 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. Celebrate Summer is theme for 2025 season of the fair held at Alameda County Fairgrounds. Location: 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton, CA. $15-20, alamedacountyfair.com
PLEASANT HILL: Sunsets by the Lake Concerts with Dakila, Latin salsa music at City Hall. Location: 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA. Free, pleasanthillca.gov
POWAY: Pickleback Shine, Country Western, 5:30-7 p.m. at Old Poway Park at Concerts in the Park. Lake Poway, 14644 Lake Poway Road, Poway, CA. Free concert, parking $10 approx. for non-resident, poway.org
REDONDO BEACH: Peninsula Symphony Concert - Music of the Spheres, June 22, 2025, 5 p.m. at Redondo Union High School. John Williams's Star Wars Suite; Gustav Holst's Three Movements from the Planets; and Joseph Hayn's Il Mondo della luna Overture. Location: 631 Vincent St., Redondo Beach, CA. Free admission & parking, pensym.org
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES: Universe Multicultural Film June 20-22, 2025 at venues in Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes and Palos Verdes Estates. 100+ films from 30+ countries. $, umfilms.org | film
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento French Film Festival June 20-22, 2025 at Tower Theatre. Location: 2508 Land Park Dr., Sacramento, CA. sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.com | film
SAN DIEGO: San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival June 21-22, 2025 at Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. Brian Culbertson, Eric Darius, Norman Brown, Down to the Bone, Jackiem Joyner, Jeanette Harris and more. $90-500, sandiegosmoothjazzfestival.com
SAN DIEGO: Shakespeare Festival's All's Well that Ends Well June 8-July 6, 2025 at the outdoor Old Globe Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. $tickets, theoldglobe.org
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Black Film Festival June 19-22, 2025, $20-up, sfbff.org San Francisco, California African films only -- films shot in Africa. Experimental... | film
SAN FRANCISCO: Channel Tres, rapper, + Astu at Stern Grove Free Summer Concerts. Location: 19th Avenue & Sloat Blvd. San Francisco, CA Free General Admission Reservations are required for entry, sterngrove.org
SAN JOSE: Cash'd Out, William Johnston, Johnny Cash tribute, 3:30-7 p.m. at San Jose Levitt Spring Concerts Location: St. James Park, N 2nd Street, San Jose, CA. Free, levittsanjose.org
SAN JOSE: Silicon Valley Shakespeare's The Tempest June 6-22, 2025, Friday-Sunday, 7 p.m. Silicon Valley Shakespeare's The Tempest. This reimagined Dungeons & Dragons gaming version is not your daddy's Shakespeare version. Free, outdoor Shakespeare in the Park Willow Street (Frank Bramhall) Park 1320 Willow Street San Jose, CA Free, svshakespeare.org
SANTA BARBARA: Summer Solstice Festival & Parade June 20-22, 2025. Free, solsticeparade.com
SANTA CRUZ: Surf City Classic Woodies on the Wharf (WOW) June 19-22, 2025. The Surf City Classic Woodies on the Wharf is Northern California's largest woodie show that features more than 200 stylish wood-bodied cars. Admission is free! santacruzwoodies.com
SIERRA MADRE: Acme Time Machine, 1950s and 60s rock, dance party, 6-8 p.m. at Sierra Madre Summer Concerts at Memorial Park Bandshell. Location: 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, CA Free, cityofsierramadre.com
SUSANVILLE: Susanville Indian Rancheria Powwow June 20-22, 2025 at Lassen College Softball Field. Held third weekend in June. Location: Highway 139, Susanville, CA. sir-powwow.com
SOLVANG: Jeffrey East Solvang Summer Concerts, Solvang Festival Theater. Location: 420 2nd Street, Solvang, CA. $, solvangtheaterfest.org
TAHOE CITY: Joy And Madness, soul & funk explosion, 4-7 p.m. at Commons Beach Summer Concerts. Location: 400 North Lake Tahoe Blvd., Tahoe City, CA. Free, concertsatcommonsbeach.com
TEMECULA: Brian Culbertson at Champagne Series Concerts, Thornton Winery. Location: 32575 Rancho California Rd. Temecula, CA $, thorntonwine.com
TEMECULA: Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival June 20-22, 2025 at Lake Skinner County Park. Location: 37701 Warren Rd., Winchester, CA Beer Pouring, bring ID and $, tvbwf.com
THOUSAND OAKS: Conejo Valley Days June 19-29 2025, 5 p.m. Weekdays | 1 p.m. Sat. & Sun. | Dark on June 23 & 24. Carnival rides, music, and festival food. Location: Conejo Creek South Park, 1300 E Janss Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA. $10, conejovalleydays.us
THOUSAND OAKS: Conejo Food & Wine Fest June 22, 2025, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at St. Paschal Baylon School. Location: 155 E. Janss Rd Corner of Janns & Moorpark Roads, Thousand Oaks, CA. $81.88, conejofoodandwine.com
THOUSAND OAKS: Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival Twelfth Night, June 20-22; 27-29; & July 3, 5 & 6, 2025, 8 p.m. at Kingsmen Park. Shakespeare in the Park outdoor performances on the campus of California Lutheran University. $28-156, kingsmenshakespeare.org
TOPANGA: Much Ado About Nothing June 7-September 13, 2025 at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum. Sparks fly as two couples become ensnared in a whirlwind of lies and deceptions. It's really "much ado about nothing," at the outdoor theater with a back drop of Topanga Canyon's lush and rustic natural surroundings. Location: 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga, CA. $32-60, theatricum.com
TOPANGA: A Midsummer Night's Dream June 8-September 15, 2025 at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum. The magical outdoors becomes an enchanted forest inhabited by lovers at the outdoor theater with a back drop of Topanga Canyon's lush and rustic natural surroundings for the beloved summer Shakespeare play. Location: 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga, CA. $32-60, theatricum.com
UKIAH: Po' Ramblin Boys, East Tennessee bluegrass. 6 p.m. at Ukiah Concerts in the Park, Todd Grove Park, 600 Live Oak Avenue, Ukiah, CA. Free, cityofukiah.com
VENTURA: Looking West, 1-4 p.m. Ventura Summer Concerts at Ventura Harbor Village, Seaside Promenade Stage. Location: 1583 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA. Free, venturaharborvillage.com
WOODLAND HILLS: DJ Quik, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Woodland Hills Concerts. Lou Bredlow Pavilion in Warner Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA. Free, valleycultural.org
YUBA CITY: Yuba-Sutter Fair "Where the West is Fun" June 19-22, 2025. Thrifty Thursday $5 admission, Paul Maurer Shows Carnival and daily Carnival, Sea Lion Splash, Skip Banks, Flo the Clown, All Alaskan Racing Pigs, Bungy Jumping and more. Hours: Thu 4 p.m.-12 a.m. | Fri 4 p.m.-12 a.m. | Sat 12 p.m.-12 a.m. | Sun 12-11 p.m. Location: 442 Franklin Ave., Yuba City, CA. $10-12, ysfair.com
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