California Events
Monday, July 27, 2026
CLAREMONT: History of Pop band, plays pop music through the decades, 7-8:30 p.m. Concerts in the Park, Memorial Park. Location: 840 N. Indian Hill Boulevard, Claremont, CA. Free, claremontca.gov
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
LA MESA: Low Poly Cactus, jazz fusion, funk music, 6-7 p.m. at Summer Concerts. Harry Griffen Park, 9550 Milden St., La Mesa, CA. Free, lamesaparks.org
SACRAMENTO: California State Fair July 17-August 2, 2026 at Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA. Open Monday-Thursday 4-10 p.m.; Friday-Sunday 10 a.m.-10 p.m. $, calexpostatefair.com
SANTA MARIA: Ghost / Monster band playing rock & roll, rock covers, 6-8 p.m. at Concerts in the Park in Pioneer Park. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. Location: 1150 W. Foster, Santa Maria, CA. Free, cityofsantamaria.org
Past events
ALAMEDA: Downtown Alameda Art & Wine Faire July 26-27, 2025, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Over 200 arts, crafts and food vendors; local beer and wine; continuous live music on multiple stages featuring The Sun Kings, Beatles tribute + Full Spectrum, rock & pop covers + Santana Tribute + Eagles tribute; and a kids' areas. Free admission, downtownalameda.com
APPLE HILL: Summer Harvest Days July 26-27 & August 2-3, 2025, 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Participating ranches offer activities and fresh foods & produce such as berries, plums, peaches, vegetables, wine, hard cider, baked goods, jams, treats, wine and more! applehill.com
ARCATA: Arcata Fairy Festival July 27, 2025, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G Streets. Celebrate the whimsical and fanciful at the 4th Arcata Fairy Festival, presented by Playhouse Arts And Redwood Raks Collective. Live music, dance, craft libations, a dazzling array of artisan vendors, mermaids, dragons, interactive art, offering arena, giant bubbles, a Maypole Dance, petting zoo, costume contest, aerial dance, fire show, and so much more! arcatafairyfestival.com
BASS LAKE: Eddie Guzman + Whiskey Creek at Bass Lake Summer Concerts. Free!
BENICIA: Benicia Waterfront Festival July 26-27, 2025,, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Music, Craft Beers & Wine, Tasty Foods, Vendor Village, Kids' Activity Alley. Bands include blues guitarist Carolyn Wonderland, Super Diamond: Neil Diamond tribute, Eric Lindell, Lachy Doley, Pablo Cruise and Ally Venable. $45 or $80 for 2-day pass, beniciamainstreet.org
CALIFORNIA: Grunion Run July 24-27, 2025, 9:35 p.m.-1:35 a.m. on Southern California beaches. Must have a fishing license to catch these slippery silversides with your bare hands only!
CORTE MADERA: Miko Marks, roots, Americana, 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
EAGLE ROCK: Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries 6-8:30 p.m. + Car Show starting at 5 p.m., Eagle Rock Summer Concerts at Eagle Rock Recreation Center, 1100 Eagle Vista Drive, Los Angeles, CA. Free, eaglerockchamberofcommerce.com
ELK GROVE: Strauss Festival July 24-27, 2025. Free outdoor festival features a live orchestra and colorfully costumed waltz and polka dancers in Elk Grove Park. Free, straussfestival.com
EL SEGUNDO: Remix, 4-7 p.m. at El Segundo Summer Concerts. Library Park. Location: 600 Block of Main Street, El Segundo, CA. Free, elsegundo.org
ENCINITAS: Kimmi Bitter, 1-5 p.m. Concerts by the Sea. Location: Moonlight Beach, 400 B Street Encinitas, CA. Free, encinitasca.gov
EUREKA: Swingo Domingo jazz pop ensemble, 1-3 p.m. Humboldt Botanical Garden Summer Music Series. Location: 7707 Tompkins Hill Road Eureka, CA 95503 $10-15, hbgf.org
HOLLYWOOD: I Want My 80s with Rick Springfield | John Waite | Wang Chung | Paul Young, 7:30 p.m., Hollywood Bowl Concerts . Tickets: hollywoodbowl.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Reggae Sunday with Capital Dub, Lively Up, Casey Smiles, 4-7 p.m. Beach Bar Concert, at US Open of Surfing. Location: Huntington Beach Pier, Main & PCH, Huntington Beach, CA. $15.63, age 21+, eventbrite.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH: US Open of Surfing July 26-August 3, 2025 at Huntington City Beach next to HB Pier. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. most days. Free admission to most events, usopenofsurfing.com
IRVINE: Vintage Vinyl, 60s-80s classics from The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, The Doobie Brothers, Blondie, Billy Joel, The Beatles, 5-7 p.m. Concordia University Concerts on the Green. Location: Concordia University Irvine, 1530 Concordia W., Irvine, CA. Free, cui.edu
LAGUNA BEACH: TD Lind and the Aviators, indie-rock, 5 p.m. Laguna Beach Music in the Park. Bluebird Park, 772 Cress St., Laguna Beach, CA. Free, lagunabeachcity.net
LAKE ALMANOR: Crossmen Connection, 7:30 p.m. Music Under the Stars at Almanor Country Club Bandshell, 1036 Peninsula Drive, Lake Almanor, CA Free, lakealmanorcountryclub.com
LONG BEACH: Reaction Band, R&B, 1-5 p.m. at Summertime in the SLV Concert Series, Shoreline Village, 401-435 Shoreline Village Drive, Ca Long Beach, CA. Free, shorelinevillage.com
LOS ALTOS: Ye Olde Towne Band, patriotic music, marches, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Summer Concerts in the Park. Location: Shoup Park 400 University Avenue Los Altos, CA Free, windband.org
LOS GATOS: Eyes Like Lanterns, 5-7 p.m., Music in the Park. Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn. Location: 110 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA. Free, losgatosca.gov
McCLOUD: McCloud Lumberjack Fiesta July 25-27, 2025. Dance contest after the Lil Miss Fiesta and Lil Logger competition, Harold Benedict memorial horseshoe tournament & more. The parade starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
MANHATTAN BEACH: Savor, Santana tribute, latin rock, 5-7 p.m. Manhattan Beach Summer concerts. Location: Polliwog Park, 1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA. Free, ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us
MONROVIA: The Todd Stanford Country Band, 7-8:30 p.m., Monrovia Summer Concerts in Library Park, Rotary Club Bandshell. Location: 321 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA. Free, monroviaca.gov
MOSS LANDING: Annual Street Festival July 27, 2025, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Antiques, Vintage and Artisan vendors. Over 200 booths, food for sale, Location: On Highway 1, Moss Landing, CA. $5 admission, mosslandingchamber.com
MT. SHASTA: Marchfourth, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Mt. Shasta Summer Concerts. Location: Shastice Park, 800 Rockfellow Dr., Mt Shasta, CA. Free, mtshastaconcerts.com
NAPA: Chris Botti at Blue Note Summer Series at Meritage Resort & Spa, Napa, CA. $ticketed concerts, meritageresort.com
NEVADA CITY: Nevada County Concert Band, 5-6:30 p.m. Nevada City Picnic Pops Concerts Pioneer Park. Nevada City, CA. Free, nccb.org
NEWARK: Mariachi Festival July 27, 2025, 1-5 p.m. at Shirley Sisk Grove. Cedar Blvd. at NewPark Mall, Newark, CA Free, newark.org
OAKLAND: Oakland Municipal Band, 1-3 p.m. Summer Concert, at Edoff Memorial Bandstand, Lakeside Park, Lake Merritt, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA. Free, oaklandmunicipalband.org
OCEANSIDE: Gone Blonde, funk, soul, rock, 4 p.m. live music, food vendors, and more. Location: 3300 El Corazon Drive, Oceanside, CA. Parking $, ci.oceanside.ca.us
PALO ALTO: Stanford Jazz Festival presents: Guitar Night featuring Camila Meza & Dan Wilson July 27, 2026, 8 p.m. on the campus of Stanford University. 25 jazz concerts from world class performers June 21-July 31, 2026. $18-47, stanfordjazz.org
PLEASANTON: 626 Night Market Bay Area July 25-27, 2025 at Alameda County Fairgrounds. Hundreds of food, merchandise, crafts, arts, games, music, and entertainment attractions in an epic event spread over 10+ football fields of space. Hours: Friday 3-11 p.m., Sat.&Sun. 1-11 p.m. Location: Gate 8 - 2005 Valley Ave, Pleasanton, CA. $5.90-11, $ parking, 626nightmarket.com
POWAY: Pomerado Community Band's Prairie Sky, classical to pop and everything in between, 5:30-7 p.m. at Concerts in the Park. Location: Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road, Poway, CA. Free concert, parking $10 approx. for non-resident, poway.org
QUINCY: Plumas-Sierra County Fair "It's Your Fair - Be There and Share" July 24-27, 2025, 12 p.m. Closes at 10 p.m. Thu & Fri.; Closes 12 a.m. Fri & Sat. Market, 4-H/FFA Sheep Showmanship, Breeding and Jr. Buckaroo Open Sheep Show to follow Jr. Buckaroo, Western Horse Show/Horse Arena. Quincy, CA $6, plumas-sierracountyfair.net
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA: Redneck Rodeo, country, country rock, 6-8 p.m. at Rancho Santa Margarita Summer Concerts Series. Location: Central Park Civic Center Plaza, 30842 La Miranda St., Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Free, cityofrsm.org
ROCKLIN: Concerts at the Quarry features Tab Benoit: I Hear Thunder Tour - $ ticketed event
SAN DIEGO: San Diego Comic-Con International July 24-27, 2025. Guest speakers, autograph signings, games, a Masquerade, film festivals, portfolio review and more. San Diego, CA comic-con.org | cons
SAN FRANCISCO: Orchids in the Park July 26-27, 2025 in San Francisco County Fair Building Hall of Flowers. Orchid Displays, Plant Sales, Workshops for all. Location: 1199 9th St. San Francisco, CA $10-15, orchidsanfrancisco.org | home shows
SAN FRANCISCO: Annual Music for Kids Concert! 1 p.m. Golden Gate Bandstand Concerts. Location: Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA. Free. goldengateparkband.org
SAN FRANCISCO: Up Your Alley Fair July 27, 2025, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dore Alley between Folsom and Howard and adjoining block of Folsom between Ninth and 10th streets / Similar to September's Folsom Street Fair, which is the climax of Leather Pride Week, this event has a more local appeal for leatherfolk and draws some 12,000+ attendees. folsomstreetevents.org
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Marathon July 27, 2025. Ferry Building, The Embarcadero. Enjoy the amazing city of San Francisco by taking part in one of the world's great marathons. The USAT&F Certified course is a "best of San Francisco" tour and includes a loop over the Golden Gate Bridge. Choose from running the marathon, half marathon, progressive marathon, 5K run/walk races or really take on the challenge with the Worth the Hurt 52.4 double marathon. thesfmarathon.com
SAN FRANCISCO: Orville Peck + Jaime Wyatt, 2 p.m. 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: San Jose Italian Family Festa July 26-27, 2025, 11 a.m. at History Park. Street Dance, Grape Stomp, arts & crafts, kids entertainment, wine tasting, Cooking Stage, live musical entertainment and more. Location: 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, CA Free admission, iahfsj.org | italianfamilyfestasj.org
SAN PEDRO: 4 Bands: SummerHeat, Down the Hatch, Floaters and Stephen Styles, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Music by the Sea Summer Concerts at Point Fermin Park, 807 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, CA. Free, facebook.com/ musicbytheseasanpedro
SIERRA MADRE: Mainstreet Groovers, 80s rock, pop, new wave hits, 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
SOUTH PASADENA: ACME Time Machine, 5-7 p.m. Concerts in the Park. Location: Garfield Park, 1000 Park Ave., South Pasadena, CA. Free, ci.south-pasadena.ca.us
TAHOE CITY: Poor Man's Whiskey, old time, bluegrass, 4-7 p.m. at Commons Beach Summer Concerts. Location: 400 North Lake Tahoe Blvd., Tahoe City, CA. Free, concertsatcommonsbeach.com
WESTHAVEN: Westhaven Blackberry Festival July 27, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (last Sunday of July) Join neighbors and friends at the Annual Westhaven Blackberry Festival at Westhaven Fire Hall, 444 Sixth Avenue, Westhaven, CA. Sales of fresh blackberry pies. facebook.com/ events/ 1423835705607258
WEST HOLLYWOOD: Buyepongo and DJ Jeremy Sole, 4-6 p.m. at Summer Sounds, Kings Road Park, 1000 Kings Road, West Hollywood, CA. Free, weho.org
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