California Events
Lucy Look-Alike Contest at Julian Grape Stomp Festa Sept 7, 2024, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
ALBANY/BERKELEY: Fall on Solano free fun, vendors, food booths and entertainers in this fall, seasonal showcase of local arts community.
ALTADENA: Culture Shock LA, Also Hip Hop "Battle of the DJs", 7 p.m., Concerts in Farnsworth Park, Location: Farnsworth Park Amphitheater, 568 E. Mt. Curve Ave., Altadena, CA. All concerts are FREE Free, courtesy of Rotary Club of Altadena altadenarotary.org
ANAHEIM: Fiestas Patrias Carnival September 5-8, 2024 at The Anaheim Indoor Marketplace. There will be amazing rides, delicious food and live music entertainment with many bands! Plus there will be FREE parking and FREE admission for children 12 and under! Hours: 5-11 p.m. Thurs&Fri; 2-11 p.m. Sat; 1-11 p.m. Sunday. Location: 1440 Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA. anaheimmarketplace.com | Lineup
ANTIOCH: Rivertown Peddler's Fair. Vintage Antiques Handmade & Re-purposed Items Great Vintage Finds, Music Food Location: G Street between 2nd and 4th Parking & Admission are Free, celebrateantioch.org
APPLE VALLEY: Happy Trails Parade at 10 a.m. & Street Fair 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Outer Highway 18. Annual parade in The Apple Valley Village and event showcases local Apple Valley car clubs, high school bands, floats, and residents all riding down the outer highway from Central Road to Mollie's in The Village. Watch the parade, then see the car show. Free, avvillage.org or applevalley.org
ARCADIA: Oscar Meets Tony, Michael Feinstein conductor, Victoria Clark soloist, Norm Lewis soloist, 7:30 p.m. at Los Angeles County Arboretum Summer Pops, 5:30 p.m. gates open for picnicking. Location: 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007 $tickets, pasadenasymphony-pops.org
ARCATA: Asha Nan at Arcata Free Summer Concerts Arcata Main Street 8th Street & 9th Street, G & H Street Arcata, CA. Free, northcoastgrowersassociation.org/ arcataplaza.html
ATASCADERO: Brew at the Zoo, September 7, 2024, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Charles Paddock Zoo. Sample craft beers, ciders, distilled spirits, seltzers, wine, and more! Live Music, Hula Hoop Contest, Party Animal Costume Contest, and Dance Contest! Location: Charles Paddock Zoo, 9100 Morro Road, Atascadero, CA. $44.69-55.40, charlespaddockzoo.org
AUBURN: Gold Country Fair Live, September 5-8, 2024 at Gold Country Fairgrounds. Carnival and Midway, concerts, contests, livestock, reptiles, food, food, food! Location: 1273 High Street, Auburn, CA. $12, goldcountryfair.com
BAKERSFIELD: Bakersfield Village Fest, 6-10 p.m. at Kern Pioneer Village. 60+ breweries with over 100 different brews, 25 Central Coast wineries in VinoVillage with 70 plus wines, 5 stages of simultaneous live music with 15 bands, 30 of Bakersfield's most popular restaurants serving unlimited food samples, and 16 acres of fun in 7 distinctly themed areas. Ticket price includes 15 drink samples and unlimited food samples. Location: 3801 Chester Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301. $125, bakersfieldvillagefest.com | beer
BIG BEAR LAKE: Oktoberfest September 7-November 2, 2024 at Big Bear Lake Convention Center. Log Sawing, Stein Holding, German bands, beers & food, dancing, cool merch and more! $, bigbearevents.com
BIG BEAR LAKE: Common Sense, Reggae, 7 p.m. at Big Bear Concerts in the Village at Big Bear Lake Village, Pine Knott Ave. & Village Drive, Big Bear Lake, CA. Free, bigbear.com
CASTRO VALLEY: Castro Valley Fall Festival, September 7-8, 2024, 10a-6p on Castro Valley Blvd. Great food, awesome vendors and fun for the whole family! Location: Castro Valley Boulevard, Castro Valley, CA. Free, festivalproductions2.com
CLOVERDALE: Cloverdale Car and Motorcycle Show September 7, 2024, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Over 200 vintage cars and motorcycles will fill the streets, along with related displays & children's entertainment. Location: Downtown, Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale, CA. cloverdalechamber.com
EL CAJON: Sycuan Pow Wow September 6-8, 2024. Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation 5577 Dehesa Road, El Cajon, CA. sycuantribe.org | pow wow
EL DORADO HILLS: El Dorado Hills Brewfest 3-7 p.m. 40+ breweries and wineries, with local food vendors, and musical entertainment with Brodie Stewart. Location: Serrano Visitor Center Lawn, 4525 Serrano Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA. $52-87 approx., eldoradohillsbrewfest.com | beer
EUREKA: CRUZ'N Eureka September 5-7, 2024. Thursday Poker Run through the streets of Eureka starts at 6 p.m. Friday Show-n-Shine in Henderson Center 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (free entry), Meet & Greet BBQ @ Boys & Girls Club Teen Center-Harris & K Street 4-5:30 p.m. and Cruz through Historic Old Town 6-7 p.m. Saturday Car / Motorcycle Show in Old Town, Street Vendors, Raffles, and Kids Area 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Car Stereo Sound Off in Old Town @ 11 a.m. Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods event. bgcredwoods.org/cruz-n-eureka
FERNDALE: Humboldt County Fair "Where the Highway Ends and the Fun Begins" Horse Racing. $12 approx. humboldtcountyfair.org | fairs
FOUNTAIN VALLEY: The Original Lobster Festival September 6-8, 2024 at Fountain Valley Sports Complex. Music, entertainment and delicious, fresh, flown-in-daily lobster that's steamed, not boiled! $5-60, originallobsterfestival.com
HAYWARD: Garin Apple Festival 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park,
1320 Garin,
Hayward, CA.
Free, $ parking ebparks.org |
apples
HOLLYWOOD: Forever Summer Concert Season - Natalia Lafourcade and Gustavo Dudamel September 7, 2024, 8 p.m. at Hollywood Bowl. Location: 2301 N Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA. $, hollywoodbowl.com
IRVINE: Tchaikovsky's Spectacular with Violinist Aubree Oliverson, 8 p.m. at The Great Park featuring Pacific Symphony. Location: 800 Great Park Blvd., Irvine, CA. $, pacificsymphony.org
JULIAN: Grape Stomp Festa, September 7, 2024, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Menghini Winery, 1150 Julian Orchards Drive. $fee charged
JUNE LAKE: June Lake Loop Jam Fest September 6-8, 2024 at Gull Lake Park - June Lake Loop Gull Lake Road June Lake, CA junelakejamfest.org | lineup: Alex Jordan Band , Bella Rayne , Cubensis , GrooveSession, Joe Marcinek Band - Dead funk Summit , Katie Skene Band , Lightning Dan and The Crawdads , Matthew Curry , MHS Jazz Band, Scott Pemberton O Theory , Shaky Feelin’ , Sol Soiree , The Great North Special, The Nth Power , The Storytellers, Wolf Jett , Wreckless Strangers , Hempstring Orchestra , Jam Fest All Star Band , Love Mischief, Moody Cat
LARKSPUR: Downtown Larkspur Wine Stroll, 4-7 p.m. on Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, CA. $65.87
LITTLE RIVER: Winesong Grand Tasting September 6-7, 2024 at Little River Inn. Regional wines, local restaurants and chefs, coastal artists and musicians, come together to support health and wellness on the Mendocino Coast. Location: 7901 California 1, Little River, CA. $73.87 up, winesong.org
LONG BEACH: Craft Beer LB Fest September 7, 2024, 1-5 p.m. at Rancho Los Cerritos. Confirmed Breweries: Ambitious Ales, Beachwood Brewing, Beachwood Blendery, Congregation Ales, Dutch’s Brewhouse, Ficklewood...and more. Location: 4600 Virginia Road Long Beach, CA. $55, craftbeerlbfest.com | beer
LOS ANGELES: RNB Festival September 7, 2024 at Grand Park. Live on Stage Omarion, Bow Wow, Ashanit, Ja Rule Monica, Pretty Rick and more. Location: 200 N Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012. $19-up, RnbFestival2024.com or (562) 755-9913 | line up
MADERA: Madera District Fair September 5-8, 2024. Free entertainment and free concerts: Sept.5 Tower of Power; Sept.6 Kool & the Gang; Sept.7 Eli Young Band; Sept.8 Alta Consigna and Banda Rancho Viejo. Madera, CA. $10-15, maderafair.com | Sept. Fairs
MILL VALLEY: Meggy Travers, Iko YaYa, Forest Sun, Roberta Donnay 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Mill Valley Concerts in the Plaza cityofmillvalley.org/ 833/ Concerts-in-the-Plaza
MODESTO: Modesto Bacon Festival: Bacon, Beer & More Bacon 11 a.m.-8 p.m. in Downtown Modesto. Food vendors create unique bacon dishes, corn-hole tournament, face painters, kettle corn pits for kids & DJ spinning tunes plus craft cocktails, beer, a full bar, and bacon-infused Bloody Mary's! Location: I Street between 11th & 12th Streets, Modesto, CA. $15-20, modestobaconfest.com
MONTEREY: Santa Rosalia Fisherman's Festival September 6-8, 2024 at Custom House Plaza in downtown Monterey. Friday 3-9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Opening Ceremonies and Procession to Old Fisherman's Wharf for blessing of the fishing fleet followed by entertainment Italian born American Tenor Pasquale Esposito. Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Bocce tournament. Free, FestaItaliaMonterey.org
MOUNTAIN VIEW: Mountain View Art & Wine Festival September 7-8, 2024 in Downtown Mountain View. Location: Castro Street at Church Street, Mountain View, CA. Free admission, mvartwine.com
PETALUMA: Petaluma River Craft Beer Festival September 7, 2024, 1-5 p.m. Water Street at the River, $60, petalumarivercraftbeerfest.org
PINECREST: Bear Music Fest September 5-8, 2024. $575-up, bearmusicfest.com All inclusive includes cabin sleeping, all meals and concerts and music in this immersive event. Line up: Lyrics Born, The Sam Chase & the Untraditional, River & Rail, The Main Squeeze Collaborative Jam, Stout, Tent Stomp, Ries Brothers, Joe Samba, more...
PITTSBURG: Pittsburg Seafood & Music Festival September 7-8, 2024, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Location: Pittsburg Marina, Marina Blvd. Pittsburg, CA $20 general admission to $300 premium upgrades, pittsburgseafoodandmusicfestival.com
POINT REYES: Sand Sculpture Contest September 7, 2024 at Drakes Beach. Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach is a family event. Location: Point Reyes National Seashore, CA Free, nps.gov
PORT HUENEME: Hueneme Beach Festival September 7-8, 2024 , 11 a.m.-7 pm. Hueneme Beach Park 550 E. Surfside Dr. Port Hueneme, CA Free, huenemebeachfestival.org
REDWOOD CITY: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers perform at Pub in the Park Redwood City Summer Concert Series Redwood City June-September, Saturdays Red Morton Park 1455 Madison Ave. Redwood City, CA 94063 FREE, redwoodcity.org/pubinthepark
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES: Portuguese Bend Horse Show September 6-8, 2024. A-rated Horse Show has two fully scheduled rings, variety of classes, and prestigious PCHA Horsemanship Medal Finals. Food booths, boutiques, puppet shows, pony rides, and face painting for kids (under age 12 years free admission!) Location: Ernie Howlett Park, 25851 Hawthorne Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates. $10, pcch.net (Children's Hospital Los Angeles benefit)
SAN CLEMENTE: 1st Saturday San Clemente Art Fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the lawn areas surrounding the San Clemente Library and Community Center. Artisans show and sell hand-crafted fine art, jewelry, woodwork, botanicals, apothecary, leather, wearables, ceramics, home decor, fused/blown glass, photography, metal work, and much more. Location: 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, CA Free, scdba.org
SAN FRANCISCO: African Arts Festival, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Yerba Buena Free Summer Concerts. Yerba Buena Gardens Music Festival May-October, All Concerts are Free! Yerba Buena Gardens Mission Street between 3rd & 4th Streets San Francisco, CA Free, ybgfestival.org
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA: Living History Day (first Saturday) 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at San Juan Bautista State Historic Park. Docents bring the past to life in Victorian attire, and dressed as Mountain Men, and Pioneer women. Watch the skills and demonstrations of early craftsmen. Enjoy an old-fashioned soda in the family-friendly saloon. Location: 19 Franklin St., San Juan Bautista, CA. $3, 17 and under Free, parks.ca.gov
SEAL BEACH: Seal Beach Art Faire Festival September 7-8, 2024 at Eisenhower Park, foot of the Seal Beach Pier. features over 100 arts & crafts vendors. Location: 820 Ocean Avenue, Seal Beach, CA. Free, sealbeachca.gov
SIMI VALLEY: The Dirty Lowdown, Yacht Rock, 80s dance party, Simi Concerts in the Courtyard at Civic Center Plaza, Tapo Canyon (between the 118 & Alamo, by the Regal Theatres) Simi Valley, CA Free
ST. HELENA: Kathryn Hall Harvest Celebration at HALL St. Helena. California-inspired experiences include coastal cuisine, live entertainment and upgrades. Location: HALL St. Helena, 401 St. Helena Hwy S. St. Helena, CA 94574. $150-300, hallwines.com
STATELINE: Pretty Lights, Stateline Nevada Harvey's Outdoor Summer Concerts Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys Highway 50 at Stateline Avenue Lake Tahoe, NV 89449 harveystahoe.com
TEMECULA: Chris Botti at Thornton Winery Champagne Jazz Series 32575 Rancho California Rd. Temecula, CA. $95-220, thorntonwine.com
TEMECULA: Callaway Grape Stomp September 7, 2024, 7 p.m. Location: 32720 Rancho California Road, Temecula, CA. $135, callawaywinery.com Callaway Vineyard & Winery Sip, Stomp & Play. Grab your... | stomps
TOPANGA: Shakespeare in the Park, A Winter's Tale June 1-September 30, 2024. The Winter's Tale is a romance that concludes in one of the most extraordinarily written scenes of magical redemption in which Time ensures that the past is only prologue to the reconciled future. Theatricum Outdoor Shakespeare Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum, A Repertory Theatre Company $tickets, theatricum.com
TRES PINOS: Tres Pinos Civil War Days September 6-8, 2024. San Benito County Historical Park. Combined Eastern and Pacific Theater event in historic site with buildings dating back to 1850s. Friday the 15th is a School Day. Two skirmishes on Saturday and one Sunday. Military camps and civilian town open for public. Classic sodas and BBQ food available in restored saloon. Period speeches and presentations at historic school house. Sutler (Civil War era vendor). Saturday evening dance held. General Grant & President Abraham Lincoln impersonators present both days! For info contact. Location: San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos, CA. ncwa1863.org or weshollister@yahoo.com
TULELAKE: Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair September 5-8, 2024, 10 a.m. Parade on Saturday at Main & Modoc. Greased Pig Contest & Barnyard Kid’s Rodeo, Destruction Derby, concert and Gymkhana. Location: Tulelake Butte Valley Fairgrounds, 800 South Main St., Tulelake, CA. $4 + free parking, tbvfair.com
TWAINE HARTE: California Creedence, Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute, 6-8 p.m. at Concerts in the Pines in Eproson Park. Location: 22901 Meadow Drive, Twain Harte, CA Free, twainhartecc.com
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