California Events
Thursday, September 3, 2026
BIG BEAR LAKE: Long Beach Dub AllStars + Common Sense bands perform at Reggae Locals Night 6 p.m. Big Bear Lake Village Concerts. Location: Big Bear Lake Village, Pine Knott Ave. & Village Drive, Big Bear Lake, CA. Free, bigbear.com
CONCORD: Strange Daze, The Doors tribute, 6:30-8 p.m., Concord Music & Market at Todos Santos Plaza, Location: 2175 Willow Pass Willow Pass & Grant St. Concord, CA. Cost: Free, cityofconcord.org
DANA POINT: Family Style band, blues, soul & rock, 5-8 p.m. Music begins at 6 p.m. Orange County Parks Summer Concert at Bluff Park at Salt Creek Beach, 33333 S. Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, CA. Free, ocparks.com
FAIRFIELD: Papa Joe and the New Deal band plays R&B and old school music, 6-8 p.m. at Paradise Valley Golf Course Summer Concert Series. Location: 3950 Paradise Valley Drive, Fairfield, CA. Free RSVP, facebook.com/fairfieldgolfcourses
HANFORD: Ceiba, reggae, latin 5:30-9 p.m., Hanford Market Place Concerts Downtown Hanford Between Doughty & Irwin St. Hanford, CA. Free, mainstreethanford.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
LAGUNA BEACH: First Thursday Art Walk featuring innovative and diverse artwork. There are 17 host galleries for the event while Laguna Beach has approx. 40 art galleries to see. Location: S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA. Free and open to the public, firstthursdaysartwalk.org
MONTEREY: Monterey County Fair September 3-7, 2026. Dozens of bands, Magic, Races, Wine Tasting, Flying U Rodeo and Livestock. Carnival rides include Zipper, Vertigo Swings, Pharaoh's Fury, Medusa and Black Out. Location: Fairgrounds, 2004 Fairground Rd., Monterey, CA $, montereycountyfair.com
ORANGEVALE: Live band performs 5-8 p.m. at Orangevale Bands & Brews Concerts. Market is open 4-8 p.m. Location: 6826 Hazel Ave., Orangevale, CA. Free, orangevalechamber.com
ORINDA: Mixed Nuts Band plays everything - 40s-now hits, classic rock, Motown, disco and even country, 6-8 p.m. at Orinda Summer Concerts in Orinda Community Park. Location: 28 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA. Free, cityoforinda.org
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