1 | Friday, May 1, 2026

ATASCADERO: Tamale Festival May 1-2, Sunken Gardens. Best Tamale contest, mariachi bands
BAKERSFIELD: Get Lit at Kern County Museum. Music, Mexican Buffet
BANNING / PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Hot Rodeo May 1-3, psrodeo.org
BOONVILLE: Riley Lemons at Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Concerts. Free, avbc.com
BRADLEY: Wildflower Triathlon May 1-3, at Lake San Antonio
BRAWLEY: Imperial Valley Taco Festival, Beer Garden, Music and Lucha Libre
CARLSBAD: The Flower Fields March 1-May 10, theflowerfields.com
CATHEDRAL CITY: Taste of Jalisco May 1-3, tasteofjalisco.com
CHERRY VALLEY: Michelada Fest at Bogart Regional Park. Free, bcvparks.com
COARSEGOLD: Coarsegold Rodeo May 1-2 at Coarsegold Rodeo Grounds
DINUBA: Cinco de Mayo Parade, Festival at Rose Ann Vuich Park Free, dinubachamber.com
ELK GROVE: Music on Main at Old Town Plaza, Sonora San Jose Latin band
FAIRFIELD: Fairfield Farmers Market on Texas Street, fairfield.ca.gov
FONTANA: Car Show Concerts - Mike Staggs & the Soul band. Free, fontanaca.gov
FREMONT: Fremont Street Eats Opening Night and First Bite Ceremony,
HOLLYWOOD: Classic Film Festival April 30-May 3, filmfestival.tcm.com
JULIAN: Wildflower Festival May 1-3, Julian Town Hall
LA PUENTE: LA Misfits, at Farmers Market Live. Free, lapuentelive.com
LONG BEACH: Congressional Cup, Belmont Pier viewing. thecongressionalcup.com
LOS ALTOS: First Friday 15 Bands, free concerts on 1st, Main & State Streets
LOS BANOS: Merced County Spring Fair April 29-May 3
MORRO BAY: Morro Bay Car Show April 30-May 2, morrobaycarshow.org
OAKLEY: Apple Z, dance band at Oakley Concerts in the Park, oakleyca.gov
OROVILLE: Hill Kidz, reggae at Concerts in the Park. Free, frrpd.com
PLACERVILLE: Placerville Home, ADU & Garden Show May 1-3
RED BLUFF: Tehama District Fair April 30-May 3, tehamadistrictfair.com
REDONDO BEACH: BeachLife Festival May 1-3, beachlifefestival.com
SACRAMENTO: Beer Week April 24-May 3. sacramentobeerweek.com
SACRAMENTO: Autorama May 1-3, Cal Expo. calexpostatefair.com
SACRAMENTO: Gem Faire May 1-3, Scottish Rite Center. gemfaire.com
SACRAMENTO: Free Concerts in the Park: Edgehill, Rainbow City Park
SAN GABRIEL: Cinco de Mayo Mercado in Mission District
SAN LEANDRO: Cinco de Mayo Celebration! sanleandro.org
SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Fair & Expo May 1-3, earlwarren.com
SANTA MARIA: Los Suplentes band, Friday Concerts. Free, dtfsantamaria.com
SELMA: Selma Raisin Festival April 30-May 3, 2026 at Lincoln Park. Carnival, contests
STOCKTON: Cinco de Mayo May 1-3, San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. elconcilio.or
STONYFORD: Stonyford Rodeo May 1-3 $, stonyfordrodeo.com
TEMECULA: Temecula Rod Run May 1-2, in Old Town. temeculaca.gov
TUSTIN: Viva Tustin! Cinco de Mayo Celebration. Free, tustinca.org
VISALIA: Tulare Kings Cinco de Mayo. Free, mytkhcc.org
YUCAIPA: Yucaipa Music & Arts Festival May 1-2, Free, yucaipa.gov

2 | Saturday, May 2, 2026

ALBANY: City Wide Garage Sale, albanyca.org
ANAHEIM: Cinco de Mayo at Center Greens. anaheim.net
ARCATA: Elderberry Rust String Band at Arcata Plaza Summer Concerts
ATASCADERO: Tamale Festival Best Tamale contest, mariachi bands
BANNING: Wild West Festival May 2-3 at Gilman Historic Ranch & Wagon Museum
BANNING / PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Hot Rodeo , psrodeo.org
BISHOP: Chili, Cars & Cervezas plus Monster Trucks, tricountyfair.com
BODEGA BAY: Bodega Bay Fisherman's Festival Blessing of the Fleet
BRADLEY: Wildflower Triathlon May 1-3 at Lake San Antonio
BUELLTON: Buellton Brew Fest 55+ craft breweries, wineries
CARLSBAD: The Flower Fields March 1-May 10, 5704 Paseo del Norte
CARMICHAEL: East Wind Band, classic rock party in Carmichael Park
CARSON: Cinco De Mayo Celebration at Carson Park. Music, car show, beer garden
CATHEDRAL CITY: Taste of Jalisco May 1-3, tasteofjalisco.com
CERES: Ceres Street Faire May 2-3, Lowrider Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
CHINO: Wings, Tracks, and Wheels May 2-3 at Planes of Fame Museum
COARSEGOLD: Coarsegold Rodeo Mutton bustin' Jr. Barrel Racing
COLUMBIA: Cinco de Mayo Celebration May 2-3, Columbia State Historic Park
CONTRA COSTA: Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, May 2-3
COSTA MESA: Hoag OC Marathon May 2-3 OC Fairgrounds, ocmarathon.com
DANVILLE: Alamo Cemetery Tour. Docent re-enactors from MuseumSRV
DINUBA: Cinco de Mayo Festival April 30-May 3, dinubachamber.com
EL SEGUNDO: Hometown Fair & Carnival on Main Street
ESCONDIDO: Spring Renaissance Faire with a Pirate Flair
ETNA: Ranch Rodeo at Scott Valley Pleasure Park. Annual Rodeo and Parade
EXETER: Brew Fest, Exeter Veterans Memorial Building, exeterlions.org
FONTANA: Fontana Days Parade Downtown + Miller Park Festival
FORT BRAGG: Rhododendron Show May 2-3, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
FOUNTAIN VALLEY: Pacific Islander Festival at Fountain Valley Sports Park
GARDENA: Gardena Cinco De Mayo Parade, cityofgardena.org
HEALDSBURG: Perfume Rose Harvest May 2-17, Russian River Rose Company
HEMET: Ramona Pageant May 2 & 3, 2026 at Ramona Bowl
HOLLISTER: Beer & Wine Stroll, Downtown Hollister. downtownhollister.org
HOLLYWOOD: Classic Film Festival. The World Comes to Hollywood
HUNTINGTON BEACH: SeaLegs Concerts at the Beach with No Duh
INGLEWOOD: Touch A Truck in Rogers Park
IRVINE: CicloIrvine on Campus Drive between University Drive and Culver Drive
IRWINDALE: The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire, renfair.com
JACKSON: Gem and Craft Faire May 2-3 at Historic Kennedy Mine
JULIAN: Wildflower Festival at Town Hall. julianwomansclub.org
KERMAN: Kerman Almond Festival, Free. cityofkerman.net
LAGUNA BEACH: Gate and Garden Walking Tour
LAKE FOREST: Rancho Days at Heritage Hill Historical Park. Free, ocparks.com
LEMOORE: Lemoore Taco & Salsa Festival at The Arbor on E Street
LONG BEACH-ORANGE COUNTY: Heard Free Garden Tour
LOS ANGELES: Tequila and Mezcal Festival at Pershing Square.
LOS BANOS: Merced County Spring Fair "Cows, Plows and Oh-Wows"
MARIN: Marin Open Studios May 2-3 & 9-10, marinopenstudios.org
MARIPOSA: Mariposa Butterfly Festival & Parade May 2-3
MARYSVILLE - YUBA CITY: Garden Tour, mvyc-ca.aauw.net
MODESTO: Taco Fest Downtown. Chihuahua Races, modestotacofest.com
MORRO BAY: Morro Bay Car Show, morrobaycarshow.org
OAK GLEN: Strawberry Days May 2-17 at Los Rios Rancho. losriosrancho.com
OLYMPIC VALLEY: The Cushing Crossing at Palisades Tahoe
ORANGE: Taste of Orange at the Circle in Old Town Orange
ORANGE: Orange May Parade in Old Town. orangechamber.com
PACIFIC GROVE: Good Old Days May 2-3, Free. pacificgrove.org
PALO ALTO: May Fete Children's Parade. Free, cityofpaloalto.org
PASO ROBLES: Mid State Dairy Goat Show at Fairgrounds
PERRIS: Cinco de Mayo Festival at Foss Field Park, cityofperris.org
PLACERVILLE: Placerville Home, ADU & Garden Show
PORTERVILLE: Cinco de Mayo Parade on Main Street
RED BLUFF: Tehama District Fair Truck & Tractor Pulls, Destruction Derby
REDONDO BEACH: BeachLife Festival: Duran Duran, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Sublime
REDWOOD CITY: Momotombo SF, latin rock legends, rockthedockrwc.com
ROCKLIN: Red, White & Bluegrass, Civic Celebration. Free admission, rocklin.ca.us
ROSEVILLE: BikeFest at Vernon Street Town Square. roseville.ca.us
SACRAMENTO: Beer Week April 24-May 3, 125+ breweries
SACRAMENTO: Autorama at Cal Expo. Over 500 custom cars
SACRAMENTO: Gem Faire May 1-3, 2026 at Scottish Rite Center. $7, gemfaire.com
SAN CLEMENTE: Cinco de Mayo Festival, Max Berg Plaza Park
SAN DIEGO: Clairemont Garden Tour $, clairemontonline.com
SAN DIEGO: Fiesta Old Town Cinco de Mayo May 2-3, oldtowncincodemayo.com
SAN LUIS OBISPO: Shabang Music Festival May 2-3, Dairy Creek GC, shabangslo.com
SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Fair & Expo at Earl Warren Showgrounds
SARATOGA: Saratoga Rotary Art Show May 2-3, saratogarotaryartshow.org
SELMA: Selma Raisin Festival April 30-May 3, 2026 at Lincoln Park
SHAFTER: Shafter Cinco de Mayo Parade + Mannel Park Festival
SIERRA MADRE: Sierra Madre Fine Art Fair May 2-3, sierramadreartfair.org
SIMI VALLEY: Simi Valley Street Fair Concerts. Free, simivalleystreetfair.com
SOLVANG: Santa Ynez Valley Touch-A-Truck $7.50, givebutter.com/RtF06d
SOLVANG: Rancheros Visitadores Parade, Alisal Road, Old Mission Santa Ines
SONOMA: Sonoma County Blossoms, Bees & Barnyard Babies, farmtrails.org
SONORA: Barrels, Brews, & Bites at Mt. Brow Vineyard, barrelsbrewsbites.com/
SONORA: Spring Festival May 2-3, at Indigeny Reserve
STOCKTON: Cinco de Mayo, San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. Free, elconcilio.org
STONYFORD: Stonyford Rodeo, $, stonyfordrodeo.com
TEMECULA: Temecula Rod Run Show & Shine. Free to see, temeculaca.gov
YUCAIPA: Yucaipa Music & Arts Festival Uptown. Free rock concerts

3 | Sunday, May 3, 2026

ALHAMBRA: Certified Farmers Market at 100 South Second Street
APTOS: Pottery & Glass Seconds Sale, nationally-known professional potters. seconds-sale.com
BANNING / PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Hot Rodeo at AC Dysart Equestrian Park
BANNING: Wild West Festival at Gilman Historic Ranch & Wagon Museum. $5-10
BISHOP: Chili, Cars & Cervezas plus Monster Trucks, at The Tri-County Fairgrounds
BODEGA BAY: Fisherman's Festival Wooden Boat Challenge, Blessing of the Fleet, $, bbfishfest.org
BRADLEY: Wildflower Triathlon at Lake San Antonio. The Woodstock of Triathlons
CAMARILLO: Livingston - Camarillo Garden Tour. $30, lmvna.org
CARLSBAD: Downtown Carlsbad Village Faire. Free, kennedyfaires.com
CARLSBAD: The Flower Fields $26 approx., theflowerfields.com
CARSON: Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Carson Park. Food, Beer Garden, Bands
CATHEDRAL CITY: Taste of Jalisco at Cathedral City Amphitheater, tasteofjalisco.com
CAYUCOS: Downtown Cayucos Antique Street Faire. Free, cayucoschamber.com
CERES: Downtown Ceres Street Faire with Lowrider Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
CHATSWORTH: Classic Chevys of Southern California Car Show, spectators free
CHINO: Wings, Tracks, and Wheels at Planes of Fame Museum, Chino Airport. $20-30
COLUMBIA: Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Columbia State Historic Park. Free admission
CONTRA COSTA: Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, 40 gardens. Free
CORONADO: Moonlight Serenade Orchestra at Coronado Ferry Landing Concerts. Free
CULVER CITY: A Taste of Culver City at Amazon MGM Studios. $, ccef4schools.org
DAVIS: Davis Craft and Vintage Fair. Music, food, vintage and handmade goods
DINUBA: Cinco de Mayo Parade, Festival at Rose Ann Vuich Park Free, dinubachamber.com
ESCONDIDO: Spring Renaissance Faire with a Pirate Flair at Felicita County Park
ETNA: Open Rodeo at Scott Valley Pleasure Park. Breakaway Mutton Bustin, Jr. Steer Riding
FORT BRAGG: Rhododendron Juried Show at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. Free
FREMONT: Niles Spring Fever Car Show at Niles Town Plaza. Free admission
HEALDSBURG: Perfume Rose Harvest at California's only perfume rose fields
HEMET: Ramona Pageant at Ramona Bowl. $38.17-53.59, ramonabowl.com
HOLLYWOOD: Classic Film Festival April 30-May 3, 2026. The World Comes to Hollywood is the 2026 theme. $, filmfestival.tcm.com | film
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Lake Dub Music + Dread Kennedy at Reggae Sundays, SeaLegs
IRWINDALE: Renaissance Pleasure Faire at Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area. renfair.com
JACKSON: Gem and Craft Faire at Historic Kennedy Mine. Rock - rough slab, lapidary
JULIAN: Wildflower Festival, Julian Town Hall. julianwomansclub.org
LODI: Lodi Street Faire downtown. 700 vendors. Free, lodichamber.com
LONG BEACH-ORANGE COUNTY: Heard Garden Tour, self guided, heardsgardentour.com
LOS ANGELES: Cinco Olvera Street, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Plaza
LOS BANOS: Merced County Spring Fair, Alaskan Racing Pigs, Tractor Pull, Carnival
MARIN: Marin Open Studios, 270 artists open their doors, marinopenstudios.org
MARIPOSA: Mariposa Butterfly Festival at Mariposa County Fairgrounds. $10, MariposaButterflyFestival.net
NEWPORT BEACH: Hoag OC Marathon, Pacific Ocean views $, ocmarathon.com
NILES: Niles Spring Fever Car Show, Niles Town Plaza. fremont.gov
NOVATO: Woofstock, at Marin Humane Society. Dog-friendly music festival, marinhumane.org
OAK GLEN: Strawberry Days at Los Rios Rancho. All you can eat strawberries off the vine!
PACIFIC GROVE: Good Old Days on Central Avenue Downtown. Free, pacificgrove.org
PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Vintage Market, Camelot Theatres, $5-10
PALO ALTO: Music is Magic Summer Concert at Magical Bridge Playground, Mitchell Park
PETALUMA: Future Fest at Lucchesi Park. Free admission, coolpetaluma.org
PORTERVILLE: Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Dominguera at Veterans Park (no alcohol served)
PLACERVILLE: Placerville Home, ADU & Garden Show at El Dorado County Fairgrounds
RED BLUFF: Tehama District Fair Rodeo, Truck & Tractor Pulls, Destruction Derby
REDONDO BEACH: BeachLife Festival, Slightly Stoopid, Sugar Ray, beachlifefestival.com
REEDLEY: Nomad's Car Show & Street Faire at Pioneer Park. reedleychamber.com
RICHMOND / SAN PABLO: Cinco de Mayo Parade and Festival by 23rd Street Merchants
RIVERDALE: Riverdale PRCA Rodeo at Rodeo Grounds. $, riverdalerodeo.com
SACRAMENTO: Beer Week, 125+ breweries, serving over 300 varieties of craft beer
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Autorama at Cal Expo. Over 500 custom cars compete
SACRAMENTO: Gem Faire, Scottish Rite Center. $7, gemfaire.com
SAN BRUNO: Shakespeare in the Park - Julius Caesar at San Bruno City Park. Free, sanbruno.ca.gov
SAN DIEGO: Fiesta Old Town Cinco de Mayo Old Town May 2-3, 2026, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free, oldtowncincodemayo.com
SAN FRANCISCO: Polish Culture Celebration at Golden Gate Bandshell Concerts. Free
SAN LUIS OBISPO: Shabang Music Festival at Dairy Creek Golf Course. $, shabangslo.com
SANTA ANA: Cinco de Mayo Festival, Bowers Museum Key Courtyard. Free, bowers.org
SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Fair & Expo at Earl Warren Showgrounds, earlwarren.com
SANTA CLARITA: Taste of the Town at Southern California Innovation Park
SANTA FE SPRINGS: Soto band, R&B, Latin and old school at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet Concerts
SANTA MONICA: Sunday Flea Market, Santa Monica Airport, $5 admission
SARATOGA: Saratoga Rotary Art Show at West Valley College. 125+ Artists, Live music
SELMA: Selma Raisin Festival at Lincoln Park. Carnival, contests, food. selma-chamber.com
SIERRA MADRE: Sierra Madre Fine Art Fair at Memorial Park. sierramadreartfair.org
SONOMA: Sonoma County Blossoms, Bees & Barnyard Babies. farmtrails.org
SONORA: Spring Festival at Indigeny Reserve. Shire Punks band, indigenyreserve.com
STOCKTON: Cinco de Mayo at San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. Free admission
STOCKTON: Cinco de Mayo Parade May 3, 2026, 10 a.m. at Weber Point, downtown.
STONYFORD: Stonyford Rodeo $, stonyfordrodeo.com | rodeos
THOUSAND OAKS: Chili Cook-off & Craft Brew Festival, chili-cook-off.com

4 | Monday, May 4, 2026

5 | Tuesday, May 5, 2026

6 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026

7 | Thursday, May 7, 2026

8 | Friday, May 8, 2026

9 | Saturday, May 9, 2026

10 | Sunday, May 10, 2026

11 | Monday, May 11, 2026

12 | Tuesday, May 12, 2026

13 | Wednesday, May 13, 2026

14 | Thursday, May 14, 2026

About California Events Calendar