California Events
Huntington Beach - US Open of Surfing
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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
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
Past events
CLAREMONT: Latin Soul Band, rock, funk, old school, dance, 7-8:30 p.m., Concerts in the Park, Memorial Park. Location: 840 N. Indian Hill Boulevard, Claremont, CA. Free, claremontca.gov
COVINA: ABBA LA, ABBA tribute, 7:30 p.m. at Summer Concerts in Covina Park. Location: 301 N. Fourth Avenue, Covina, CA. Free, covinaca.gov
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 events except for special ticketed concerts, usopenofsurfing.com
LAGUNA BEACH: Darden, bluegrass, 5:30-7 p.m. at Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts Concerts, foapom.com
PALO ALTO: Dena DeRose Trio, intimate and swinging classic jazz, 7:30 p.m. $20-$62, stanfordjazz.org | lineup
SAN DIEGO: Ahreum Han, organ, Johann Sebastian Bach to Scott Joplin, 7:30 p.m. at Spreckels Organ Pavilion Twilight Concerts in Balboa Park. Location: Spreckels Pavilion, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA. Free, balboapark.org
WHITTIER: Upstream, reggae and caribbean island, 7-8:30 p.m. Whittier Monday Night Concerts in the Park Location: Central Park, 13212 Park Street, Whittier, CA. Free, cityofwhittier.org
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.