California Events
Sunday, May 11, 2025
BROWNS VALLEY: Untz Festival, May 9-11, 2025 at Sycamore Ranch 5390 Highway 20 Browns Valley, CA $90-700, theuntzfestival.com | Music Fests
CARLSBAD: The Flower Fields March 1-May 11, 2025. Location: 5704 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad, CA. $26 approx., theflowerfields.com
CONCORD: Picnic on the Green May 11, 2025, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Concord Historical Society Event Center. Admission includes cupcakes from Alpine Pastry & Cakes, beverages, and live entertainment by John Paul Hodge trio. Location: 1928 Clayton Road, Concord, CA. $33.85, visitconcordca.com, eventbrite.com
COTTONWOOD: Cottonwood Mother's Day Rodeo May 10-11, 2025, gates 11 a.m. | Rodeo 1 p.m. both days at Bobby Jones Arena. Location: 3917 Main Street, Cottonwood, CA. $20, facebook.com/CottonwoodRodeo/ | rodeos
DIXON: Dixon May Fair "Flower Power" runs May 8-11, 2025. Powersports Tractor Pull Competition, Demolition Derby and Rodeo are grandstand events at this annual fair which includes a carnival livestock and home arts competitions. Location: 655 South First St., Dixon, CA 95620 $, dixonmayfair.com | May Fairs
ENCINITAS: Mother's Day Weekend Art, Garden & Studio Tour May 10-11, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $35, sandieguitoartguild.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH: AVP Beach Volleyball Huntington Beach Open May 9-11, 2025, 10 a.m. next to Huntington Beach Pier. Event determines the final AVP teams to enter The League in 2025. Sand courts, beer garden access for 21+ with admission. Location: Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA. $27, avp.com
IRWINDALE: The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire Saturdays and Sundays April 5-May 18, 2025, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area. Themed RENNCON Weekend April 26 & 27, 2025 draws inspiration from the sci-fi scene, anime, comics and fairy tales. General admission $40 + $12 parking, renfair.com
LAKEWOOD: Pan American Fiesta May 8-11, 2025 at Mayfair Park. It's back and the City of Lakewood couldn't be more excited! Carnival rides, live music, pageantry, cultural booths, arts & crafts, food trucks and vendors selling food and gifts to celebrate Mother's Day Weekend. Free concerts. Location: 5720 Clark Ave., Lakewood, CA. Free, lakewoodcity.org
MILL VALLEY: Mill Valley Music Festival May 10-11, 2025, 12 p.m. doors open Friends Field. Performers include Monophonics, Sister Nancy, Thee Sinseers, Mission Delirium, Wreckless Strangers, Iriefuse, Matt Jaffe and Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble. Location: 180 Camino Alto Mill Valley, CA $71-150, millvalleymusicfest.com | Music Fests
MARIN: Marin Open Studios May 3-4- & 10-11, 2025, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Marin County, California Over 270 artists open their doors one or both weekends. Free self-guided tour, marinopenstudios.org
MONTEREY PARK: A Celebration of AAPI Heritage at Monterey Park Play Days at Barnes Park 350 S. McPherrin Monterey Park, CA
PARKFIELD: Parkfield Bluegrass Festival May 9-11, 2025 Parkfield Cafe & Community Center - Parkfield, CA $30-125, parkfieldbluegrass.org
PASADENA: Cruel World Festival May 11, 2025, 12-11 p.m. at Brookside at The Rose Bowl 1001 Rose Bowl Drive Pasadena, CA Tickets: cruelworldfest.com | lineup
PASADENA: House of Design April 20-May 18, 2025 Tuesday-Sunday at Bauer Estate & Gardens. $38-58, pasadenashowcase.org
PISMO BEACH: Mother's Day Concert 1 p.m. kicks of the Pacific Breeze Summer Concert Series with Daman Castillo Band at Rotary Amphitheater Dinosaur Caves Free, pismobeach.org
PLACERVILLE: Mother's Day Spring Fling 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Main Street features, games, prizes, entertainment and more. Placerville, CA. facebook.com/ historichangtown
PLEASANTON: Hawaiian May Day Festival May 10-11, 2025, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Alameda County Fairgrounds. Polynesian food, music and entertainment $25, kumuhulaassociation.com | Polynesian
POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair "Art Unleashed" May 2-26, 2025. Spotlight on all things creative with 2025 theme. Art Unleashed: home arts, culinary arts, visual arts, performing arts, fine arts and the art of having fun in the "Mullet Throwdown" hairstyle contest. There's still livestock, a carnival, vendors, foods and more. Open Thurs.-Sunday plus Memorial Day. Location: Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, CA. $18.50-27.50 pre or $32 gate + parking $22.50 pre or $26 gate, lacountyfair.com
ROCKLIN: Rocklin Community Festival May 8-11, 2025 at Johnson-Springview Park. On May 12 the FREE fest features carnival rides & games, food and vendor merch, a DJ spinning tunes plus
ROCKLIN: Rocklin Community Festival May 8-11, 2025 at Johnson-Springview Park. On May 10 the FREE fest features carnival rides & games, food and vendor merch, a DJ spinning tunes plus Group Therapy with a Classic Rock concert! Today's hours are 12-10 p.m.
SACRAMENTO: FoodieLand May 9-11, 2025 at Cal Expo. Over 80 restaurants and food businesses in one place include shrimp, Cajun, tacos, pizza, potatoes, churros, oysters, BBQ, bread pudding, deep-fried squid, chicken and more. Location: 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento, CA. $7.50 admission, foodielandnm.com
SAN DIEGO: Gator By The Bay May 8-11, 2025 at Spanish Landing. It's a Mardi Gras in May Festival with Zydeco, Cajun, Rockabilly, Swing, Salsa and New Orleans Jazz and food. Location: 3900 North Harbor Dr. $30-210, gatorbythebay.com | Music Fests
SAN DIEGO: Bernardo Winery Spring Arts And Crafts Fair May 10-11, 2025, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Bernardo Winery. Mother's Day Weekend Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Fair features 125 hand-picked artists. Location: 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte, San Diego, CA. Free admission, bernardowinery.com
SANTA FE SPRINGS: Tierra and LRS at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet Concert Location: 13963 Alondra Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, CA. sfsswapmeet.com
SANTA YSABEL: Fort Cross Lilac Festival, weekends (Sat. & Sun) through May 11, 2025. Festival package includes Hayride, Folk Dancing, Jug Band Show, Petting Zoo, Reptile Show, Candle Dipping, Painting Craft, Old Time Games and Lilac Maze. Location: 4425 Hwy 78, Santa Ysabel, CA 92070. $20-25 festival packages, fortcross.com
SONORA: Mother Lode Round Up Main Rodeo May 10-11, 2025 (Mother's Day Weekend) at Mother Lode Fairgrounds. 7 a.m. Mothers Day Breakfast, 10 a.m. Cowboy Church, 12:30 p.m. Kidddie Rodeo at 2:30 p.m. Location: 220 Southgate Drive, Sonora, CA. $20-25, motherloderoundup.com | rodeos
STUDIO CITY: Mother's Day Festival of Arts and Crafts May 10-11, 2025, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Moorpark Park 12061 Moorpark St. Studio City, CA rotaryartshow.org
SUNSET BEACH: Las Damas Mother's Day Art Festival May 10 & 11, 2025, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at 12th Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach, CA Held along the greenbelt between N. Pacific and S. Pacific from Broadway to 7th street, the Art Festival held each year on Mother's Day weekend features over 150 vendor arts & crafts booths. Free, sunsetbeachartfestival.net
WOODLAND: BerryFest May 10-11, 2025, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Yolo County Fairgrounds. New location with old time favorite strawberry treats. Location: 1250 E Gum Ave., Woodland, CA. $14, thestrawberryfest.com
WOODLAND: Woodland Back to the Street Car Show & Cruise. Car Show May 10-11, 2025.Woodland Street Cruisers at the Berry Fest in Woodland at the Yolo County Fair Grounds 2 Day Event woodlandstreetcruisers.com
YERMO: Calico Ghost Town Bluegrass Festival Mother's Day Weekend, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Calico Ghost Town 36600 Ghost Town Road Yermo, CA 92398 Camping call 800-TO-CALICO. $15, parks.sbcounty.gov
YREKA: Mother's Day Market May 10-11, 2025 at Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds. Held in conjunction with the NorCal Chainsaw Carving Championship, there are vendors, food, competition, more! Location: 1712 Fairlane Road, Yreka, CA sisqfair.com | 530-842-2767
Past events
CERRITOS: Concert in the Park with Knyght Ryder 7-8:30 p.m. at Cerritos Sports Complex. Location: 19900 Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos, CA. Free, cerritos.us
FOLSOM: Thursday Night Spring Concerts with RevolutionBeat, a Beatles tribute, 6:30 p.m. at Zittel Family Amphitheatre. Free, historicfolsom.com
HANFORD: In Kahootz concert, Country rock at Hanford Market Place Concerts in Downtown Hanford Free, mainstreethanford.com
MONTEBELLO: Night Market free concert wit Border Town band performing Blues, Rockabilly, Polka and Country. Free
REDWOOD CITY: Smokin Slice Of Mojo band performs at Rock The Dock Live Music Saturdays at Port of Redwood City free summer concert series!
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