California Events
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
CALIFORNIA: Grunion Run at California Beaches July 1-2, 2026, times vary between 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Catch grunion with your bare hands only and take only what you plan to eat, says California Department of Fish & Wildlife. Fishing regs apply, wildlife.ca.gov
CHERRY VALLEY: Highland Springs Lavender Festival June 6-July 19, 2026, 5-10 p.m. Spend an evening filled with entertainment & exploration at the largest organic lavender farm in Southern California. $8-16, 123farm.com
DEL MAR: San Diego County Fair "Once Upon a Fair" June 10-July 5, 2026 (closed Mon & Tue). Craft Brew & Wine Competitions, Livestock, Home Arts, Crafts, Carnival, Food, Concerts, more. Location: 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA. $20-25, sdfair.com
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
PETALUMA: Sonoma-Marin Fair July 1-5, 2026 at Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma, CA $25 approx., sonoma-marinfair.org
SAN RAFAEL: Marin County Fair July 1-5, 2026 with Fireworks Nightly at 9:30 p.m. Location: 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA. $20-30, marinfair.org
Past events
BASS LAKE: Vince Warner + Rocky Von Wagner perform at Bass Lake Free Summer Concert
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Surf City Nights Street Fair and Farmers Market, 5-9 p.m. on Main St. between Pacific Coast Highway and Orange Ave., Huntington Beach, CA. Free, hbdowntown.com
LIVERMORE: Luna Fish Classic Rock, 60s-70s, 6:45-8:15 p.m. at Tuesday Tunes on the Shea Homes Stage, Livermore Plaza. Location: 2400 First St., Livermore, CA. Free, lcac.org
MONTCLAIR: Thunder Country, 7 p.m. at Concerts in the Park, Alma Hofman Park Shark Park, 5201 Benito, St. Montclair, CA Free, cityofmontclair.org
OLYMPIC VALLEY: Roy Rodgers & The Delta Rhythm Kings, Americana, blues, rock, 6-8:30 p.m. Tahoe Bluesdays at The Village of Palisades Plaza Stage. Location: 1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, CA. Free, palisadestahoe.com
REDLANDS: Bluegrass Under the Stars with Rebecca Frazier, first woman featured on cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, 8 p.m. at Summer Music Festival at Redland Bowl, 25 Grant St., Redlands, CA. Free, redlandsbowl.org
ROSEVILLE: Legacy, Foreigner tribute, 7-9 p.m. at Sizzling Summer Nights in Downtown Roseville, Vernon Street, Roseville, CA. Free, downtownrosevilleevents.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: Union Square Tuesday Blues Concerts Summer Concerts 4:30-6:30 p.m. Location: Union Square, 333 Post St., San Francisco, CA. Free, visitunionsquaresf.com
SONOMA: Ten Foot Tone & Groove Incident, 6-8 p.m. at Sonoma Summer Concerts at Grinstead Amphitheater. Location: Sonoma Plaza Downtown Sonoma, CA Free, sonomastuesdaynightmarket.com
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.