California Calendar of Events offers lists of things to do with music festivals, food fests, films, shows, celebrations and many great activities open to the public such as beach bonfires, camping, outdoor markets, drive-in events and zoos.
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ANGELS CAMP: Jumping Frog Jubilee & County Fair May 19-22,
APPLE VALLEY: Just Us 4,
Apple Valley Commons concert
BEVERLY HILLS: 35th Israel Film Festival, May 5-26
CHERRY VALLEY: Highland Springs Lavender Festival
CHOWCHILLA: Chowchilla-Madera County Fair May 19-22
FONTANA: Noches con Ritmo, Salsa Nights
FRESNO: 93.7 Kiss Country Summer Concert, Rotary Amphitheater
FULLERTON: Muckenthaler Jazz Festival
HANFORD: Max Headroom concert, Hanford Market Place Concerts
KINGSBURG: Swedish Festival May 19-21, kingsburgchamber.com
NEWHALL: Senses Block Party with Nintendo theme
ORLAND: Glenn County Fair May 19-22
PASO ROBLES: Paso Wine Fest May 19-22, pasowine.com
PETALUMA: American Graffiti Fest
May 19-21
POMONA:
Los
Angeles County Fair May 5-30
RANCHO CUCAMONGA:
Incendio, World Music Concerts
REDDING: Redding Rodeo May 18-21, reddingrodeo.com
ROCKLIN: Community Festival Festival May 19-22
SACRAMENTO: Tootsie, play, May 17-22
SAN DIEGO: SeaWorld
Kids get in
Free
ANGELS CAMP: Jumping Frog Jubilee & County Fair May 19-22
BEVERLY HILLS: 35th Israel Film Festival
CASTRO VALLEY / HAYWARD: Rowell Ranch Rodeo May 20-22
CHERRY VALLEY: Highland Springs Lavender Festival
CHOWCHILLA: Chowchilla-Madera County Fair May 19-22
FAIR OAKS: Taste of Fair Oaks. fairoakschamber.com
FOUNTAIN VALLEY: Crawfish Festival May 20-22
FRESNO: Tim Mattos concert, Music Fridays,Civic Center Square
GUERNEVILLE: Russian River Women's Weekend, May 20-22
HEALDSBURG: Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience May 20-22
KINGSBURG: Swedish Festival May 19-21,
LAGUNA BEACH: David Witham concert, Sunset Serenades
LA PUENTE: Annual Parish Festival May 20-22
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Field of Honor May 20-31
NEWPORT BEACH: Harbor Department Abandoned Vessel Auction
OAKLAND: Greek Festival May 20-22
ORLAND: Glenn County Fair May 19-22
OROVILLE: The Gypsy Bones, Oroville Spring Concerts
PASO ROBLES: Paso Wine Fest May 19-22
PETALUMA: American Graffiti Fest May 19-21
POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair, lacountyfair.com
ROCKLIN: Community Festival Festival May 19-22
SACRAMENTO: Concerts in the Park Arden Park Roots
SAN CARLOS: Hometown Days Festival and
Parade, May 20-22
SIMI VALLEY: Guy Thomas Band, Town Center Concert Series
SUISUN CITY: Biggest Little Car Show, May 20-22, Waterfront
TEMPLE CITY: Camellia Festival May 20-22
YOSEMITE: Sum of Us Festival May 20-22
ALAMEDA: World
Goth Day at the USS Hornet
ALPINE: Wild in the Country Denims & Diamonds
ANAHEIM: Stars on Ice 2022 Tour, Honda Center
ANGELS CAMP: Jumping Frog Jubilee & County Fair May 19-22
ARNOLD: Cameo Plaza Concerts features Frozen Radicals band
AZUSA: Community Festival
BEVERLY HILLS: Beverly Hills Art Show May 21-22
BEVERLY HILLS: 35th Israel Film Festival
CAMPBELL: Boogie on the Avenue Music Festival May 21-22
CASTRO VALLEY: Rowell Ranch Rodeo May 20-22
CHERRY VALLEY: Highland Springs Lavender Festival
CHOWCHILLA: Chowchilla-Madera County Fair May 19-22
CITRUS HEIGHTS: Brews in the Burbs Beer Festival
CLAYTON: Concerts in the Grove, Night Moves, Seger tribute
COSTA MESA: Spring Bark Bash, Tewinkle Park
CRESTLINE: Lake Gregory Water Lantern Festival
EUREKA: Rhododendron Parade, rhodyparade.com
FOLSOM: Rolling Hills Blue Star Moms Spaghetti Dinner
FREMONT: Burger & Brew Fest, burgerandbrewfest.com
GUERNEVILLE: Russian River Women's Weekend, May 20-22
HEALDSBURG: Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience May 20-22
IRVINE: Walk for Kids at Championship Stadium
IRWINDALE: The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire
JACKSON: Motherlode Cruise Car Show, motherlodecruisers.com
KINGSBURG: Swedish Festival May 19-21
LAKE ARROWHEAD: Lake Arrowhead Art & Wine Festival May 21-22
LA MIRADA: Neff Historical Estate Tours
LA PUENTE: Annual Parish Festival May 20-22
LINDEN: Linden Cherry Festival & Parade
MARYSVILLE: Jim Watson Youth Fishing Derby
MARYSVILLE: Roll & Stroll Car, Motorcycle and Tractor Show
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Field of Honor
OAKDALE: Oakdale Chocolate Festival
OAKLAND: Greek Festival May 20-22
ONTARIO: Comic Con Revolution May 21-22
ONTARIO: Culture Fest, ontarioca.gov
ORLAND: Glenn County Fair May 19-22
PASO ROBLES: Paso Wine Fest May 19-22, pasowine.com
PETALUMA: American Graffiti Fest May 19-21
PLEASANT HILL: Pleasant Hill, Wine & Music Festival, May 21-22
POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair May 5-30
RANCHO CUCAMONGA: Toss N Hops Cornhole Tournament
REDDING: Redding Rodeo May 18-21, reddingrodeo.com
ROCKLIN: Community Festival Festival May 19-22
SACRAMENTO: Tootsie, play, May 17-22
SAN CARLOS: Hometown Days Festival and
Parade, May 20-22
SAN DIEGO: Wing Fest, Broadway Pier
SAN DIEGO: Ocean Beach Kite Festival
SAN DIEGO: Festival of Cars San Diego, Broadway Pier
SANTA FE SPRINGS: Heritage of Aloha Festival May 21-22
SIMI VALLEY: ArtFest, rsrpd.org
SIMI VALLEY: Victorian Tea, Strathearn Historical Park
SOLANA BEACH: Fiesta del Sol May 21-22, Fletcher Cove
SUISUN CITY: Biggest Little Car Show, May 20-22, Waterfront
TAFT: Taft Rails to Trails Spring Car Show
TEMECULA: Temecula Culture Fest
TEMPLE CITY: Camellia Festival May 20-22
TORRANCE: Palos Verdes Symphonic Band Summer Concert
TUOLUMNE: Westside Tribute Band Brew Fest
VISALIA: Go Native! A Native American Cultural Celebration
VISALIA: Sequoia Springs Water Slides Adventure Park Opening
VISALIA: Visalia Breakfast Lions Downtown Car Show
WEED: Steampunk Festival May 21-22, Main Street
YOSEMITE: Sum of Us Festival May 20-22
ANGELS CAMP: Jumping Frog Jubilee & County Fair May 19-22
BEVERLY HILLS: Beverly Hills Art Show May 21-22
BEVERLY HILLS: 35th Israel Film Festival, May 5-26
CAMPBELL: Boogie on the Avenue Music Festival May 21-22
CASTRO VALLEY: Rowell Ranch Rodeo May 20-22
CHERRY VALLEY: Highland Springs Lavender Festival
CHOWCHILLA: Chowchilla-Madera County Fair May 18-22
ESCONDIDO: Escondido Street Festival
FOLSOM:
Sunday Spring Music Series in Historic Downtown
GUERNEVILLE: Russian River Women's Weekend, May 20-22
HEALDSBURG: Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience
IRWINDALE: The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire
LAKE ARROWHEAD: Art & Wine Festival May 21-22
LA PUENTE: Annual Parish Festival May 20-22
LOS ANGELES:
Museums of the Arroyo (MOTA) Day
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Field of Honor May 20-31
OAKLAND: Greek Festival May 20-22
ONTARIO: Comic Con Revolution May 21-22
ORLAND: Glenn County Fair May 19-22
PASO ROBLES: Paso Wine Fest May 19-22
PLEASANT HILL: Pleasant Hill, Wine & Music Festival
POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair May 5-30
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES: South Bay Beer & Wine Festival
ROCKLIN: Community Festival Festival May 19-22
SACRAMENTO: Tootsie, play, May 17-22
SAN CARLOS: San Carlos Hometown Days Festival and Parade
SANTA FE SPRINGS: Heritage of Aloha Festival May 21-22
SAN FRANCISCO: Sunday Streets Sunset - Bayview!
SOLANA BEACH: Fiesta del Sol May 21-22
SUISUN CITY: Biggest Little Car Show, Waterfront
TEMPLE CITY: Camellia Festival May 20-22
WEED: Steampunk Festival May 21-22
YOSEMITE: Sum of Us Festival May 20-22
ALAMEDA: Play for the Parks golf tournament
BEVERLY HILLS: 35th Israel Film Festival
NEWPORT BEACH:
Newport Beach Field of Honor
BISHOP: Mule Days May 24-29, 2022, Tri-County Fairgrounds, muledays.org
BEVERLY HILLS: 35th Israel Film Festival
NEWPORT BEACH:
Newport Beach Field of Honor
BAKERSFIELD: Lightning in a Bottle May 25-30
ESCONDIDO: American Heritage Car Show
GRASS VALLEY:
Strawberry Music Festival May 25-30
LOS ANGELES: The Tree, Mesopotamian Opera Company, May 25-28
APPLE VALLEY: Apple Valley Summer Concerts
BAKERSFIELD: Lightning in a Bottle May 25-30
BEVERLY HILLS: Israel Film Festival, israelfilmfestival.com
BISHOP: Mule Days, Tri-County Fairgrounds. muledays.org
CHERRY VALLEY: Highland Springs Lavender Festival
FONTANA: Noches con Ritmo, Salsa Nights
FULLERTON: Fullerton California Summer Concerts
GRASS VALLEY:
Strawberry Music Festival May 25-30,
HANFORD: Hanford California Summer Concerts
HEALDSBURG: 73rd Annual Twilight Parade
HEALDSBURG: Future Farmers Country Fair, May 26-28
MONTEREY:
California Roots
Festival May 26-29
POMONA:
Los
Angeles County Fair May 5-30
RANCHO CUCAMONGA:
African Showboyz, free concert
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento County Fair May 26-30
SACRAMENTO:
Happy Hour at the
Zoo, Cover Me Badd band
WEST HOLLYWOOD: Hi, High, Hello! Comedy Show
YUCCA VALLEY:
Grubstake Days Kick-off Mixer
ARCATA: Kinetic Grand Championship May 28-30
AVALON: Lost at Sea 80s Beach Party Music Fest May 27-28
BISHOP: Mule Days May 24-29, 2022, Tri-County Fairgrounds Sierra St. & Fair
Drive Bishop, CA Tickets muledays.org
BISHOP: Bishop Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Fair May 27-30
CHERRY VALLEY: Highland Springs Lavender Festiva
COALINGA: Coalinga Horned Toad Derby May 27-30
FALL RIVER MILLS: Pit River Pioneers 1830s Fur Trade Buck Skinners, May
27-30
GARDEN GROVE: Garden Grove Strawberry Festival May 27-30
GRASS VALLEY: Strawberry Music Festival May 25-30
HEALDSBURG: Future Farmers Country Fair, May 26-28
MONTEREY: California Roots Festival May 26-29
MISSION VIEJO: Grapes & Grains, wine / beer tasting
NAPA: Napa Bottlerock Music Festival May 27-29
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Field of Honor May 20-31
PASO ROBLES: Golden State Classics Cruise & Car Show May 27-28
PIONEERTOWN: Pioneertown International Film, May 27-29
POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair May 5-30
POTTER VALLEY: Potter Valley Rodeo May 27-30
RIVERSIDE: UC Riverside Annual Tribal Powwow May 27-29
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento County Fair May 26-30
SAN JOSE: Faneme May 27-30, Convention Center
SAN PEDRO: LA Fleet Week May 27-30 lafleetweek.com
SANTA MARIA: West Coast Kustoms Car Show, May 27-29
TEHACHAPI: Western Swing Out Weekender May 27-30
VACAVILLE: Fiesta Days May 27-30,
YUCCA VALLEY: Grubstake Days May 27-30 yuccavalley.org
ANAHEIM:
Anaheim Summer Concerts in the Park
ANDERSON: Shasta Renaissance and Fantasy Faire May 28-29
ANDERSON: Happy Valley Strawberry Festival
ARCATA: Kinetic
Grand Championship May 28-30
ARNOLD:
Memorial Weekend Spring Peddler's Faire May 28-29
AVALON: Lost at Sea 80s Beach Party Music Fest May 27-28
BAKERSFIELD: Basque Festival, May
28-29
BEAUMONT:
Beaumont Summer Concerts
BIG BEAR LAKE: Big Bear Lake Grill & Chill May 28-29
BISHOP: Mule Days
May 24-29, 2022, Tri-County Fairgrounds Sierra St. & Fair Drive Bishop, CA
Tickets muledays.org
BISHOP: Bishop Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Fair May 27-30
BAKERSFIELD: Lightning in a Bottle May 25-30
BAKERSFIELD: Basque Festival, May
28-30
CAMARILLO: Food Truck Festival
CAMP NELSON: Giant Sequoia Wine Festival
CHESTER: Lake Almanor Memorial Weekend Craft Fair May 28-29
COALINGA:
Coalinga Horned Toad Derby
May 27-30
COSTA MESA: ScotsFest
Memorial Day Weekend May 28-29
EL SEGUNDO: Corvette Car Show
FALL RIVER MILLS: Pit River Pioneers 1830s Fur Trade Buck Skinners,
May 27-30
FELTON: Bubble Bonanza May 28-29, Zillions of Bubbles
GARDEN GROVE: Garden
Grove Strawberry Festival
May 27-30
GRASS VALLEY:
Strawberry Music Festival May 25-30
GUALALA: Gualala Fine Arts Fair May 28-29 gualalaarts.org
HEALDSBURG: Future Farmers Country Fair, May 26-28
HERMOSA BEACH:
Fiesta Hermosa May 28-30, Free
IDYLLWILD: Art in the Park May 28-29, idyllwildartinthepark.com
KERNVILLE: Art & Craft Festival, krvaa.org
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE:
Fiesta Days May 28-30
LAKE ARROWHEAD:
Lake Arrowhead Summer Concerts in the Village
LAKEPORT: Lakeport Main Street Memorial Day Parade
LONG BEACH: Long Beach Seafood Festival, lbseafoodfest.com
McCLOUD: McCloud Mushroom, Music & Wine Festival May 28-29
MONTEREY:
California Roots
Festival May 26-29
MORGAN HILL:
Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras
May 28-29
MORRO
BAY: Morro Bay Spring Art in the Park
May 28-30
NAPA:
Bottle
Rock May 27-29, 2022. Napa Valley Expo
NEWPORT BEACH:
Newport Beach Field of Honor May 20-31
NORTHRIDGE:
St. Nicholas Valley Greek Festival May 28-30
NOVATO: Marin Greek Festival May 28-30
OJAI: Art in the Park May 28-29, ojaiartcenter.org
PASADENA: Family Fun Day, La Pintoresca Park
PASO ROBLES: Golden State Classics Cruise & Car Show
PIONEERTOWN:
Pioneertown International Film, May 27-29
POMONA:
Los
Angeles County Fair May 5-30, lacountyfair.com
POTTER VALLEY: Potter Valley Rodeo May 27-30
REDLANDS: Art in the Park May 28-30
REDONDO BEACH: Sleeping Beauty, Los Angeles Ballet
RIVERSIDE: UC Riverside Annual Tribal Powwow May 27-29
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento County Fair May 26-30
SAN JOSE: Faneme May 27-30, fanime.com
SAN PEDRO: LA Fleet Week May
27-30, Port of Los Angeles
SANTA BARBARA:
I Madonnari Street Painting Festival May
28-30,
SANTA MARGARITA: Best of the West Antique Equipment Show May 27-29
SANTA MARIA: West Coast Kustoms Car Show Cruisin' Nationals May 27-29
SIMI VALLEY: Jukebox Rockers Band, Spring Concerts
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Big Blue Music and Brews Festival
TEHACHAPI: Western Swing Out Weekender May 27-30
TEMECULA: Tribute to Heroes: Memorial Day Concert
VACAVILLE:
Fiesta Days
May 27-30, Andrews Park
VICTORVILLE: San
Bernardino County Fair May 28-June 5
YUCCA VALLEY:
Grubstake Days May 28-30, yuccavalley.org
ANDERSON: Happy Valley Strawberry Festival
ANDERSON: Shasta Renaissance and Fantasy Faire May 28-29
ARCATA: Kinetic Grand Championship May 28-30
ARNOLD: Memorial Weekend Spring Peddler's Faire May 28-29
AVALON: Descanso Live Memorial Weekend Beach Party
BAKERSFIELD: Basque Festival, May 28-30, kcbasqueclub.com
BAKERSFIELD: Lightning in a Bottle May 25-30, libfestival.org
BIG BEAR LAKE: Big Bear Lake Grill & Chill, bigbear.com
BISHOP: Mule Days May 24-29, muledays.org
BISHOP: Bishop Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Fair May 27-30
BAKERSFIELD: Lightning in a Bottle May 25-30
CHERRY VALLEY: Highland Springs Lavender Festival
CHESTER: Lake Almanor Memorial Weekend Craft Fair
COALINGA: Coalinga Horned Toad Derby May 27-30, 2022. coalingachamber.com
CORONADO: Coronado Concert Band patriotic concert
COSTA MESA: ScotsFest Memorial Weekend. scottishfest.com
FALL RIVER MILLS: Pit River Pioneers 1830s Fur Trade Buck Skinners
FELTON: Bubble Bonanza May 28-29, Zillions of Bubbles FOLSOM:
Sunday Spring Music Series in Historic Downtown
GARDEN GROVE: Garden Grove Strawberry Festival May 27-30
GRASS VALLEY: Strawberry Music Festival May 25-30
HERMOSA BEACH: Fiesta Hermosa May 28-30
IDYLLWILD: Art in the Park May 28-29
KERNVILLE: Art & Craft Festival
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE: Fiesta Days Fireworks Show
LAKE ARROWHEAD: Lake Arrowhead Summer Concerts
MANTECA: Not Forgotten-The Memorial Weekend, concert McCLOUD:
McCloud Mushroom, Music & Wine Festival
MONTEREY: California Roots Festival May 26-29
MORGAN HILL: Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras May 28-29
MORRO BAY: Morro Bay Spring Art in the Park May 28-30
NAPA: Bottle Rock May 27-29
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Field of Honor May 20-31
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Summer Concerts
NORTHRIDGE: St. Nicholas Valley Greek Festival May 28-30
NOVATO: Marin Greek Festival May 28-30
OJAI: Art in the Park May 28-29, 2022, ojaiartcenter.org
PIONEERTOWN: Pioneertown International Film, May 27-29
PLEASANT HILL: Pleasant Hill Summer Concerts
POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair May 5-30, 2022. Location: Fairplex, 1101 W.
McKinley Ave., Pomona, CA. $20, lacountyfair.com | Region: Los Angeles
County
POTTER VALLEY: Potter Valley Rodeo is held on Memorial Weekend May 27-30,
2022. pottervalleyrodeo.com | rodeo
REDLANDS: Art in the Park May 28-30
RIVERSIDE: UC Riverside Annual Tribal Powwow May 27-29,
SAN JOSE: Faneme May 27-30, vfanime.com | anime
SAN RAMON: San Ramon Art & Wind Festival May 29-30
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Big Blue Music and Brews Festival
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento County Fair May 26-30
SAN PEDRO: LA Fleet Week May 27-30, lafleetweek.com
SAN RAMON: Art & Wind Festival May 29-30
SANTA BARBARA: I Madonnari Street Painting Festival
SANTA MARGARITA: Best of the West Antique Equipment Show
SANTA MARIA: West Coast Kustoms Car Show, May 27-29
TEHACHAPI: Western Swing Out Weekender May 27-30
TOPANGA: Annual Topanga Days May 29-30, topangadays.com
VACAVILLE: Fiesta Days May 27-30, vacavillefiestadays.org
VICTORVILLE: San Bernardino County Fair May 28-June 5
VISTA: Vista Strawberry Festival vistastrawberryfest.com
WASCO: Latino Food Festival Menudo & Pozole Cook-off
YUBA CITY: Punjabi American Festival. Fairgrounds
YUCCA VALLEY: Grubstake Days May 28-30 yuccavalley.org
BURBANK: Memorial Day Ceremony, McCambridge Park War Memorial
LA VERNE: Memorial Day Ceremony, Veterans Hall
MANCHESTER: Volunteer Fire Fighters BBQ
MURRIETA: Memorial Day Observance Ceremony
VENICE: Muscle Beach International Classic laparks.org
VACAVILLE: Fiesta Days May 27-31, Andrews Park. vacavillefiestadays.org
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