California Events
Route 66 Cruisin' Reunion Sept.20-21, 2024
Saturday, September 20, 2025
ANAHEIM: The Anaheim Craft & Vintage Fair 995 N. West St., Anaheim, CA 92801 Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 9 a.m.-4 p.m. More than 30 unique vendors, No multi-level marketers, Vintage Sellers, No entrance fee for shoppers, Convenient parking, Great food for sale, Bake sale, with jam and jelly. Handicapped accessible annunciationbyzantine.org
ANGELS CAMP: Cross Country Race September 20, 2025 at The Calaveras County Fairgrounds. Location: 101 Frogtown Road, Angels Camp, CA. $, frogtown.org
APPLE HILL: Johnny Appleseed Day September 20-21, 2025, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Apple Hill participating apple farms and wineries. Many fun activities and events plus a contest to spot Johnny Appleseed, take a picture and submit it for a chance at a special gift. Free, applehill.com
ARCATA: Arcata Plaza Farmers' Market North County Fair September 20-21, 2025, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. All species parade on Saturday; Samba parade on Sunday. Location: Arcata Plaza surrounded by 8th, 9th, G, and H Street, Arcata, CA. Free, northcoastgrowersassociation.org
AVALON: Annual Catalina Festival of Art, September 19-21, 2025, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily One of the longest running and most acclaimed art festivals in California! Artists from all over the country exhibit along Crescent Avenue and sell their works of fine art, sculpture, fine crafts & photography. Highlights include charity art auction and kids art show. Catalina Art Association. Located on Crescent Avenue, along the waterfront, this three day art fair features local and mainland artists, crafts, musical entertainment, kids activities and more. Catalina Art Association. catalinaartassociation.org
BAKERSFIELD: Kern County Fair September 17-28, 2025. Alaskan Pig Races, Turkey Stampede, Concerts, Rodeo and more. Location: 1142 South P St., Bakersfield, CA. kerncountyfair.com
BERKELEY: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention September 17-21, 2025 at Berkeley Main Library, Freight & Salvage and Ashkenaz. Concerts, dances, string band contest, workshops and more with performers: Jake Blount, Judy Hyman & Jeff Claus, Bruce Molsky, Ozark Highballers, Sarah Kate Morgan, Black Banjo & Fiddle Fellows, Suzy Thompson, Aux Cajunals, WB Reid & Bonnie Zahnow, Manning Mud Stompers, Susan Michaels and Connor Maguire. $, berkeleyoldtimemusic.org
BIG BEAR LAKE: Oktoberfest September 6-November 2, 2025 at Big Bear Lake Convention Center. Log Sawing, Stein Holding, German bands, beers & food, dancing, cool merch and more! $, bigbearevents.com
BISHOP: Millpond Music Festival September 19-21, 2025 at Millpond County Park. Line up: Roy Rogers And The Delta Rhythm Kings, Clinton Davis Stringband, The Motet, Locura, Bodie601, Squideye, Las Cafeteras, Tanasi, The Vaudevillian, The Real Sarahs, $40-120, inyo.org Camping is also available by reservation | lineup
CALABASAS: Calabasas Film Festival September 17-21, 2025. Annual festival showcases major film premieres, student films, documentaries and top quality film selections from all genres that are guaranteed to entertain. calabasasfilmfestival.com | film
CALABASAS: Nights Of The Jack September 26-November 1, 2025, 6-10:30 p.m. at King Gillette Ranch. Jack o' lanterns along a 3/4th mile trail, activities, and spooky fun. Location: 26800 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas, CA. $, pre-purchase required, nightsofthejack.com
CARLSBAD: Rotary 43rd annual Oktoberfest September 20, 2025, 12-8 p.m. German extravaganza held at Carlsbad Strawberry Company. rotaryoktoberfest.org.
CHULA VISTA: Sesame Place Halloween Spooktacular September 13-November 2, 2025. Perfect for youngsters, get ready for some not-too-spooky fun at The Count's Halloween Spooktacular! Location: Sesame Place, 2052 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista, CA. FREE child with each full-paid adult through Dec.31, 2025, sesameplace.com
DANVILLE: Danville Tour d'Elegance Tour September 20, 2025. Danville, CA 94526 danville-delegance.org
EL DORADO HILLS: Summer Fest with Rock Concert, The Viva Santana Show, Santana tribute, 4-9:30 p.m. at El Dorado Hills Community Park. Location: 1021 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills, CA. Free, edhcsd.org
ELK GROVE: Butterfly Fest Weekends September 13-21, 2025, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Celebrate beautiful, orange-winged Gulf Fritillary butterflies returning each year to lay their eggs on passionvine at The Secret Garden. Guided Life Cycle Tours at 11 a.m., help with starting your own butterfly garden, face painting, coffee cart serving drinks & treats and 15% off all perennials during the event! Location: 8450 W Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA. Free, secretgarden-online.com | (916) 682-6839
FAIR OAKS: Fair Oaks Chicken Festival September 20, 2025, 12-6 p.m. at Fair Oaks Park. Free admission, forpd.org
FRESNO: Fresno Greek Festival September 19-21, 2025. St. George Greek Orthodox Church 2219 N. Orchard Fresno, CA fresnogreekfest.com Fresno's Premier Greek Festival is Back! Tickets may be purchased online or at the gate. | Greek
HOLLYWOOD: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long September 20, 2025, 7:30 p.m. at Hollywood Bowl Summer Concert Season. Location: 2301 N Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA. $, hollywoodbowl.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Old World Village Oktoberfest September 7-November 9, 2025. Held at the Biergarten, and indoor/outdoor venue.
LAKEWOOD: Imaginarium's Zenthara August 28-November 9, 2025 at Lakewood Center Mall. Over 5 million lights create a fantastical landscape of larger-than-life Creatures and Dragons. Location: 326 Lakewood Center Mall, Lakewood, CA. $23-up, imaginarium360.com
LATHROP: Dell'Osso Family Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch October 3-31, 2025. One of the largest, most popular Halloween pumpkin patch & maze attractions in the nation gets over 250,000 visitors annually. Location: 501 Manthey Road, Lathrop, CA. $24-33, pumpkinmaze.com
LOS ANGELES: Central Avenue Jazz Festival September 20, 2025 The Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival on Central Ave. between King Blvd. & Vernon Ave., Los Angeles, CA. Free, centralavejazzfest.com
MODESTO: Modesto Fall Home Improvement Show September 19-21, 2025. Modesto Centre Plaza 1000 L St. Modesto, CA $, metroexpositions.com
NEVADA CITY: Constitution Day September 20-21, 2025. Nevada City Concert Band concert is on September 20, 2025, 4:30 p.m. Parade is on September 21, 2025, 1:30 p.m. The 58th Annual Constitution Day Weekend is the oldest and largest Constitution observance in the western United States and includes a parade, concert, and reenactments. Free, nevadacitychamber.com
NEWARK: Fear Overload Scream Park September 20-November 2, 2025 at NewPark Mall. Though Ravenwood Sanitarium is supposed to be closed, something still operates inside. You can't prepare for this nightmare...it's sick! Location: 2086 Newpark Mall, Newark CA. $23.99-up, fearoverload.com
ONTARIO: Route 66 Cruisin' Reunion September 19-20, 2025. Euclid Avenue Ontario, CA Free admission, Route66CruisinReunion.com
ONTARIO: Imaginarium September 5-November 9, 2025 at Ontario Mills. Millions of lights in colorful displays just in time for the holidays at the Alice in Wonderland themed attraction! Location: Ontario Mills Mall, 4377 Mills Circle, Ontario, CA. $27-up, imaginarium360.com
ORANGE: Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch September 13-October 31, 2025. Annual attraction and popular place to take children for pumpkin pictures, crafts, kiddie rides, food and wholesome fun! Location: 1 Irvine Park Rd., Orange, CA. Free admission on weekdays; $, weekends - reservations required, IrvineParkRailroad.com
ORANGE: The Great Pumpkin Weigh-off September 20, 2025, 9 a.m. at Irvine Park Railroad. Enter your prized pumpkin for a chance to win $3500 top prize. Location: 1 Irvine Park Rd., Orange, CA. See IrvineParkRailroad.com for registration & details or call (714) 997-3968
PALMDALE: Foodie Fest September 20, 2025, 3-10 p.m. at Palmdale Amphitheater 20+ food trucks, Sunset Sips Pass, taste samples of craft beer, wine, and spirits, plus live music all day! It’s the ultimate end-of-summer cookout! Location: 2723 Rancho Vista Blvd., Palmdale, CA. $10.27-$237, foodiefest.com
REDDING: Redding Beer & Wine Festival September 20, 2025, 3-7 p.m. at Market Street Demonstration Block. Music, food, beer & wine tasting and up to 20 artisans displaying and selling their work Location: 1721 Market St. Redding, CA. $49.87 presale, reddingbeerandwinefestival.com | beer
REDWOOD CITY: Mustache Harbor, yacht rock, 3:30-6 p.m. at Port of Redwood City Rock the Dock. Location: 59 Seaport Court Redwood City, CA $5-20 suggested donation, rockthedockrwc.com
REDWOOD CITY: Oktoberfest September 19-28, 2025 (no event Monday, September 22) at Courthouse Square features 4-hours Oktoberfest sessions that include live, German bands performing. $10-up, all ages event, redwoodcity.org
ROSEVILLE: Journey Revisited, Journey tribute, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Concerts in the Square at Town Square, Vernon Street, Roseville, CA. Free, roseville.ca.us
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Ultimate Terror Scream Park September 20-November 2, 2025, select days. Four radically different nightmares in one all-access ticket. Location: 4909 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento CA. $, screamparkcalifornia.com
SAN BERNARDINO: San Manuel Pow Wow September 19-21, 2025 Cal State University, San Bernardino 5500 University Pkwy San Bernardino, CA sanmanuel-nsn.gov/Culture/Pow-Wow | or socalpowwow.com/ pow wow
SAN DIEGO: Pacific Island Festival September 20-21, 2025. Emphasis on the Indigenous People of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Ski Beach, Mission Bay. pifasandiego.com | polynesian
SAN DIEGO: Adams Avenue Street Fair September 20-21, 2025, 12-10 p.m. Adams Avenue San Diego, CA Free, adamsavenuebusiness.com 20 stages and 70 live musical performancesSAN DIEGO: Taste of Gaslamp September 20, 2025, 1-4 p.m. Self-guided tasting tour invites food lovers to explore 20+ of downtown San Diego’s top restaurants, all in one delicious afternoon. $55-65 | VIP with additional tastes $80-90, gaslamp.org
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco, A Taste of Greece September 19-21, 2025 at Annunciation Cathedral. Beloved Greek Food Festival, newly rebranded. Location: 245 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA. Free admission, annunciation.org | Greek
SAN FRANCISCO: Samora Pinderhughes + Sol Development jazz-steeped piano & vocals, 2-4:30 p.m. at Yerba Buena Gardens Summer Concerts, Mission Street between 3rd & 4th Streets, San Francisco, CA. Free, ybgfestival.org
SANTA CRUZ: Aloha Outrigger Races September 20, 2025, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. You provide four people and receive four t-shirts, a stroker, a steer-person, a canoe and instruction to start your racing! the shortcourse outrigger races are designed for new or novice paddlers. Proceeds benefit the Pu Pu O’Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Club and Parks and Recreation. To register your team visit SantaCruzParksAndRec.com For questions call 831-420-5273.
SIERRA MADRE: Latino Heritage Fiesta September 20, 2025, 4-8 p.m. at Memorial Park. Music, entertainment, food, craft vendors and more! Location: 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA. Free admission, sierramadreca.gov
SOLVANG: Solvang Danish Days September 19-21, 2025 includes Danish food, themed entertainment, kids games and vendors selling unique gifts. Saturday features concerts all day, Aebleskiver Eating Contest and the main parade. Free, SolvangDanishDays.com
TEMECULA: Regina Belle and Eric Darius at Champagne Series Concerts, Thornton Winery. Location: 32575 Rancho California Rd. Temecula, CA $, thorntonwine.com
TULARE: World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink, 4 p.m. gate opens - racing at 7 p.m. at Thunder Bowl Raceway. Location: 620 S. K Street, Tulare, CA. $50-55, thunderbowlraceway.com
WHEATLAND: Bishop's Pumpkin Farm open daily September 6-November 9, 2025. It's like going to a fair with fun foods and drinks, barnyard animals, carnival rides, hayrides, firepits, entertainment and free admission! Location: 1415 Pumpkin Lane, Wheatland, CA. Free, parking fees select days, bishopspumpkinfarm.com
Past events
TEMECULA: South Coast Winery Fall Harvest Festival and Grape Stomp September 20-22, 2024, 1 p.m. Join the annual Grape Stomp. Location: South Coast Winery Resort & Spa $, southcoastwinery.com | stomps
TEMECULA: Oktoberfest September 20, 2024, 5:30 p.m. at Europa Village. Get ready for German-inspired food, beer, cocktails, wine, and lively music. Location: 41150 Via Europa, Temecula, CA. $75, europavillage.com | Oktoberfest
MENDOCINO: Mendocino Open Paint Out (MOPO) September 18-23, 2023 Mendocino Art Center The annual Mendocino Open Paint Out includes paint sales each day in the Art Center, daily demonstrations and presentations. Find painters at beaches, bays, wineries, mountain landscapes, redwoods and more. All events are free and open to the public, including watching the artists paint. mendocinoartcenter.org
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