23 | Saturday, May 23, 2026

ANDERSON: Happy Valley Strawberry Festival May 23-24. Ice Cream & Shortcake
ANDERSON: Shasta Renaissance and Fantasy Faire May 23-24, Fairgrounds, $20
ANTIOCH: Antioch Water Park opens May 23, $, antiochca.gov/water-park
ARCADIA: Field of Honor May 18-25, Arcadia County Park Free, arcadiafieldofhonor.org
ARCATA: Kinetic Sculpture Race May 23-25. Triathlon of the Art World 3-days, 42 miles
ARNOLD: Arnold Spring Peddler's Faire May 23-24, Bristol's Cafe Grounds. Free admission
ARROYO GRANDE: Mustang Waterpark May 23-September at Lopez Lake Recreation Area
BAKERSFIELD: Lightning in a Bottle May 20-24, at Buena Vista Lake. libfestival.org
BAKERSFIELD: Basque Festival, May 23-24, Kern County Basque Club. kcbasqueclub.com
BIG BEAR LAKE: Maifest May 23-24, bratwursts, sauerkraut. German band Ladyhosen
BISHOP: Bishop Mule Days May 19-24, Parade on Saturday. $, muledays.org
BISHOP: Bishop Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Fair May 22-25, Bishop City Park. Free
BURNEY: Mountain Cruisers Car Show at the Pit River Casino, 20265 Tamarack
CAMINO: Folk on the Farm, Sons of the East concert. delfinofarms.com
CARMICHAEL: Outlaws & Angels, classic country in Carmichael Park. Free
CHICO: Silver Dollar Fair May 21-25, at Silver Dollar Fairgrounds. Carnival, concerts
COALINGA: Coalinga Horned Toad Derby May 22-25, carnival, beer garden, cigar lounge
COSTA MESA: ScotsFest Memorial Day Weekend May 23-24, Orange County Fairgrounds
DANVILLE: James Patrick Regan performs at Music in the Plaza. Free, danville.ca.gov
DIXON: Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony 9 a.m.
DOWNEY: Touch a Truck at Independence Park. Vehicle Extraction Demo, Fire Demo, K-9
DUNSMUIR: City Wide Yard Sale 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Map of yard sale locations. dunsmuir.com
FAIR OAKS: Memorial Day Ceremony "Honoring America's First Three Military Branches
FELTON: Roaring Camp Lumberjack Days May 23-24, Axe Throwing, Hot Saw Contest
GARDEN GROVE: Garden Grove Strawberry Festival May 22-25. strawberryfestival.org
GILROY: Gilroy Gardens Memorial Day May 23-25,  extended hours 
GLENNVILLE: Glennville Round-Up May 22-24, Rodeo Grounds. Ranch Rodeo, Parade
GRASS VALLEY: Strawberry Music Festival May 21-24, at Nevada County Fairgrounds
HEALDSBURG: Future Farmers Country Fair at Recreation Park. healdsburgfair.org
HERMOSA BEACH: Fiesta Hermosa May 23-25, bands, food, art. fiestahermosa.net
HUNTINGTON BEACH: SeaLegs Concerts at the Beach with Missing Persons band. Free
KERNVILLE: Sierra Arts & Crafts Festival May 23-25, 2026 at Circle Park. Free admission
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE: Fiesta Days May 23-25, Memorial Park. Free admission
LAKEPORT: Yellowman + Irie Rockerz. Music on the Lake. Free, konocti-vista-casino.com
LAKEPORT: Memorial Day Parade & Craft Fair, Xabatin Park. Free, lakeportrotary.org
LA QUINTA: Summer Concert with Franklin Wall playing contemporary country. Free
LONG BEACH: Long Beach BBQ Festival May 23-24, at Rainbow Lagoon Park. $23.18
LONG BEACH: Memorial Day Ceremony at Navy Memorial Shoreline Aquatic Park. Free
OLYMPIC VALLEY: Made in Tahoe May 23-24, at The Village at Palisades Tahoe
MANTECA: Memorial Weekend Celebration May 23-25, Woodward Park. Free
MARIPOSA: Mariposa Art, Wine & Wheels Festival, Courthouse Lawn. Free. $ to taste wine
McCLOUD: McCloud Mushroom, Music & Wine Festival May 23-24. 100 artisans, crafts
MONTEREY: California Roots Festival May 22-24, Fairgrounds, californiarootsfestival.com
MORGAN HILL: Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival May 23-24, Downtown Grounds. $
MORRO BAY: Morro Bay Spring Art in the Park May 23-24, 125 independent artists
NAPA: Bottle Rock May 22-24, 2026. Location: 575 Third Street $ bottlerocknapavalley.com
NEWPORT BEACH: Field of Honor May 15-25, Castaways Park. Free
NEWPORT BEACH: Upstream band, reggae at Newport Dunes Tunes at the Dunes
NORTHRIDGE: Valley Greek Festival Memorial Weekend May 23-25, 2026 St. Nicholas Valley Greek Festival 9501 Balboa Blvd. Northridge, CA valleygreekfestival.com | Greek
NOVATO: Marin Greek Festival May 22-24, Greek food, dancing, bands, games, vendors
OAKLEY: Oakley Memorial Day Observance Saturday, 10-11 a.m. at Civic Center Park. Location: 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA. Free, oakleyca.gov
OJAI: Art in the Park May 23-24, in Libby Park. 70+ exhibitors. Free, ojaiartcenter.org
PASO ROBLES: Golden State Classics Cruise & Car Show at City Park. Free spectators
POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair May 7-31,  Fairplex. $, lacountyfair.com
POTTER VALLEY: Potter Valley Rodeo & Festival May 22-25, pottervalleyrodeo.com
REDDING: Whiskeytown Sailing Regatta May 23-24, at Whiskeytown Lake. Free to see
REDLANDS: Art in the Park May 23-24, Smiley Park. 100+ artists. Free
RIVERSIDE: UC Riverside Tribal Powwow May 22-24, Campus of UC Riverside
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento County Fair May 21-25, Alaskan Pig races, duck races, bands
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: Homefront America Field of Honor May 19-25, missionsjc.com
SAN JOSE: FanimeCon May 22-25, at San Jose Convention Center, fanime.com
SAN PEDRO: LA Fleet Week May 22-25, free military ship tours, free concerts
SANTA BARBARA: I Madonnari street painting, Santa Barbara Mission May 22-24, free
SANTA CLARITA: Newhallywood Silent Film Festival May 22-24, films shot in the area
SANTA MARGARITA: Best of the West Antique Equipment Show May 22-24, blacksmiths
SANTA MARIA: West Coast Kustoms Car Show Cruisin' Nationals May 22-24 at Fairpark
SIMI VALLEY: Happy Face Music Fest at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park
SOUTH EL MONTE: Flags of Valor May 18-25, at Shively School Front Lawn.. Free
TEHACHAPI: Western Swing Out Weekender Downtown Tehachapi May 22-25
TOPANGA: Topanga Days May 23-25 with 32 bands. $31-35, topangadays.com
VACAVILLE: Fiesta Days May 21-24, Andrews Park. Free, vacavillefiestadays.org
VALLEY CENTER: Valley Center Stampede Rodeo May 22-23, Band Each Night
VICTORVILLE: San Bernardino County Fair May 23-31, Clowns, Magicians, Animal Shows
YUCCA VALLEY: Grubstake Days May 21-24, carnival, Old West contests, 10 bands

24 | Sunday, May 24, 2026

ANDERSON: Shasta Renaissance and Fantasy Faire at Shasta District Fairgrounds $
ANDERSON: Happy Valley Strawberry Festival Generous Servings of Sweet Strawberries
ARCADIA: Arcadia Field of Honor May 18-25, Free, arcadiafieldofhonor.org
ARCATA: Kinetic Sculpture Race May 23-25, 2026 Triathlon of the Art World 3-day race
ARNOLD: Arnold Spring Peddler's Faire May 23-24 at Bristol's Café Grounds. Free
BAKERSFIELD: Lightning in a Bottle at Buena Vista Lake Art, Music. libfestival.org
BAKERSFIELD: Basque Festival, BBQ, Dancers and Games. kcbasqueclub.com
BIG BEAR LAKE: Big Bear Lake Maifest, Yodelstar Kathrin Jakob and Die Sauerkrauts
BISHOP: Bishop Mule Days greatest show on Earth! Tri-County Fairgrounds, muledays.org
BISHOP: Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Fair May 22-25, Bishop City Park. Free, inyo.org
CHICO: Silver Dollar Fair May 21-25, Carnival, concerts, tractor pull, destruction derby
COALINGA: Coalinga Horned Toad Derby May 22-25, George Olsen Park, Free
CONCORD: Bay Area KidFest at Concord Pavilion. Carnival rides, character meet-and-greet
CORONADO: The New Cadillacs band at Coronado Ferry Landing Concerts. Free
COSTA MESA: ScotsFest at Orange County Fairgrounds games, music, food, culture
FELTON: Roaring Camp Lumberjack Days axes & saws contests. $, roaringcamp.com
GARDEN GROVE: Garden Grove Strawberry Festival May 22-25, shortcake, concerts, rides
GILROY: Gilroy Gardens Memorial Day May 23-25, military, veterans get in free with ID
GLENNVILLE: Glennville Round-Up Sunday Parade, PRCA Rodeo, glennvillerodeo.org
GRASS VALLEY: Strawberry Music Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds. strawberrymusic.com
HERMOSA BEACH: Fiesta Hermosa May 23-25, Free beach party with bands, vendors
KERNVILLE: Sierra Arts & Crafts Festival May 23-25 at Circle Park. Free, krvaa.org
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE: Fiesta Days May 23-25 Picnics, rock concerts, parade, car show
LOWER LAKE: Lower Lake Memorial Daze Parade 11 a.m. on Main Street
MANTECA: Memorial Weekend Celebration May 23-25, Woodward Park. Free
MANCHESTER: Point Arena Hog & Lamb BBQ Redwood Coast Fire Department. rcfpd.net
McCLOUD: McCloud Mushroom, Music & Wine Festival, wild mushroom foraging
MONTEREY: California Roots Festival, Fairgrounds. $, californiarootsfestival.com
MORGAN HILL: Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival live music, food with mushroom focus
MORRO BAY: Spring Art in the Park, 108 artist booths. Free, morrobayartinthepark.com
NAPA: Bottle Rock May 22-24, 2026. Location: 575 Third Street $ bottlerocknapavalley.com
NEWPORT BEACH: Field of Honor May 15-25, Castaways Park, 700 Dover Drive. Free
NEWPORT BEACH: Showbiz Guys, classic rock. Tunes at the Dunes. newportdunes.com
NORTHRIDGE: Valley Greek Festival May 23-25, opa! valleygreekfestival.com
NOVATO: Marin Greek Festival May 22-24, at Greek Orthodox Christian Church
OJAI: Art in the Park in Libby Park. 70+ exhibitors. Free, ojaiartcenter.org
OLYMPIC VALLEY: Made in Tahoe artisans, businesses, chefs, entertainers, food and beer
PLEASANT HILL: Garageland Rodeo band plays rock, blues. Sunsets by the Lake Concerts
POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair May 7-31, open Thurs-Sun. $, lacountyfair.com
POTTER VALLEY: Potter Valley Rodeo May 22-25, pottervalleyrodeo.com
REDDING: Whiskeytown Sailing Regatta at Whiskeytown Lake. whiskeytownsailing.org
REDLANDS: Art in the Park in Smiley Park. 100+ artisans, chalk art contest, live music
RIVERSIDE: UC Riverside Tribal Powwow at UC Riverside campus, nasp.ucr.edu
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento County Fair May 21-25, Corn Dog Contest. $, sacfair.com
SAN FRANCISCO: Carnaval San Francisco. Mission District music, block parties. Free
SAN JOSE: Onye & The Messengers + Esther Orobiyi, Remedy. Free, levittsanjose.org
SAN JOSE: FanimeCon May 22-25, costumes, music, games, panels. $, fanime.com
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: Homefront America Field of Honor May 19-25, missionsjc.com
SAN PEDRO: LA Fleet Week May 22-25, free military ship tours, free concerts
SAN RAMON: Art and Wind Festival May 24-25, Central Park. Free, sanramon.ca.gov
SANTA BARBARA: I Madonnari at Santa Barbara Mission. Free, imadonnarifestival.com
SANTA CLARITA: Newhallywood Silent Film Festival dialogue-free films shot in the area
SANTA MARGARITA: Best of the West Antique Equipment Show Train rides, tractor parade
SANTA MARIA: West Coast Kustoms Car Show Cruisin' Nationals + bands, Fairpark
SANTA MONICA: MAINopoly: Monopoly-themed Taste of Main Street. mainopolysm.com
SOUTH EL MONTE: Flags of Valor May 18-25. Free, cityofsouthelmonte.org
TEHACHAPI: Western Swing Out Weekender Hillbilly, Rockabilly & Country Music!
TOPANGA: Topanga Days May 23-25. 32 bands performing. topangadays.com
VACAVILLE: Fiesta Days carnival, concerts, car show, contests. Free, vacavillefiestadays.org
VICTORVILLE: San Bernardino County Fair May 23-31, Demolition Derby, Bull Riding
VISTA: Vista Strawberry Festival May 24, 2026, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. vistastrawberryfest.com
YUCCA VALLEY: Grubstake Days carnival, Old West contests, bands. Free, yuccavalley.org

25 | Monday, May 25, 2026

MEMORIAL DAY - Free National Parks (nps.gov)
Memorial Day Ceremonies May 25, 2026
Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery 10 a.m.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery 10 a.m.
Golden Gate National Cemetery 11 a.m.
Los Angeles National Cemetery 8 a.m.
Mare Island Naval Cemetery 9 a.m.
Riverside National Cemetery 11 a.m.
San Francisco National Cemetery 11 a.m.

ALAMEDA: USS Hornet Memorial Day Ceremony to Honor Veterans,  uss-hornet.org
ALHAMBRA: Memorial Day Ceremony 11 a.m. in Veterans Park. Location: 500 N. Palm Ave., Alhambra, CA.
AMERICAN CANYON: Memorial Day Ceremony  at Memorial Park North
ANAHEIM: Memorial Ceremony  at Anaheim Cemetery
ANTIOCH: Memorial Day Ceremony at Oak View Memorial Gardens
APPLE VALLEY: Memorial Day Service at Captain Joseph McConnell Jr. U.S.A.F. Park
ARCADIA: Arcadia Field of Honor at Arcadia County Park
ARCATA: Kinetic Sculpture Race Triathlon of the Art World, free
ATASCADERO: Memorial Day Ceremony Faces of Freedom,  Portola Rd.
BENICIA: Memorial Day Remembrance  at Benicia Arsenal Historic Cemetery 
BISHOP:  Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Fair in Bishop City Park
BUENA PARK: Knott's Soak City open for summer, knotts.com/soak-city 
BURBANK: Burbank Community Band Concert & Ceremony of the Rose
CALISTOGA: Memorial Day Ceremony  at Logvy Park. Free, calistogaca.gov
CANOGA PARK: Memorial Day Parade Saluting the Price of Freedom
CARMEL BY THE SEA: Memorial Day Ceremony  in Devendorf Park
CERRITOS: Memorial Day Ceremony 10-11 a.m. at Cerritos Civic Center Veterans Memorial. Location: 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, CA Free, public invited, cerritos.gov
CHICO: Silver Dollar Fair at Silver Dollar Fairgrounds
CHULA VISTA/BONITA: Memorial Day Ceremony at Glen Abbey Memorial Park
COALINGA: Coalinga Horned Toad Derby at George Olsen Park
COLUMBIA: Memorial Day Salute at Columbia State Historic Park
CONCORD: Bay Area KidFest Toyota Concord Pavilion, kidfestconcord.com
CORONADO: Memorial Day Commemoration in Star Park
DANA POINT: Capistrano Beach Memorial Day Ceremony, vfwpost9934.org
DEL MAR: Memorial Day Service. stpetersdelmar.net
DINUBA: Memorial Day Ceremony at Smith Mountain Cemetery 
ELK GROVE:  Elk Grove Historic Cemetery, Walk for Veterans 
FERNDALE: Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony at Cemetery
GARDEN GROVE: Memorial Weekend Strawberry Festival, free admission 
GILROY: Gilroy Gardens Memorial Day extended hours
HAWAIIAN GARDENS:  Memorial Day Ceremony at Lee Activity Center
HERMOSA BEACH: Fiesta Hermosa free beach weekend party
HILLSBOROUGH: Memorial Day Parade, Carnival and Music Festival
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Memorial Day Ceremony  at Huntington Beach Pier 
KERNVILLE: Sierra Arts & Crafts Festival at Circle Park, krvaa.org
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE: Fiesta Days  in Memorial Park
LAGUNA HILLS: Memorial Day Half Marathon, 5K & 10K at Community Center
LAGUNA NIGUEL: Memorial Day Ceremony Free, cityoflagunaniguel.org
LA JOLLA: Mt. Soledad Memorial Day Ceremony. soledadmemorial.org
LAKE FOREST: El Toro Memorial Day Program, occemeterydistrict.com
LAKEWOOD: Memorial Day Ceremony at Del Valle Park
LA PALMA: Memorial Day Ceremony, Civic Center,   lapalmaca.gov
LA VERNE: Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Hall, laverneca.gov
MANTECA: Memorial Weekend Celebration in Woodward Park
MARIN COUNTY / SAN RAFAEL: Memorial Day Ceremony  at Marin County Fairground
MILL VALLEY: Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony at Lytton Square
MILPITAS: Memorial Day Ceremony Concert at Veterans Plaza
MISSION VIEJO: Memorial Day Ceremony at Civic Center, The Kershaw Garden
MONTEBELLO: Memorial Day Ceremony  at Montebello City Park
MONTEREY: Monterey County Pops free Memorial Day Concert 
MONTEREY PARK: Memorial Day Ceremony Remembers the Fallen Heroes
MONTROSE:  Vietnam War Memorial Ceremony. Free, montrosechamber.org
NEWPORT BEACH: Field of Honor  at Castaways Park. Free
NIPOMO: Memorial Day Jam at Black Lake Golf Resort. Free, blacklake.com
NORCO: Memorial Day Ceremony at  Veterans Memorial Plaza
NORTHRIDGE: Valley Greek Festival, valleygreekfestival.com
OAKLAND: Memorial Day Commemoration at Mountain View Cemetery
OAK VIEW: Oak View Memorial Day Parade on Old Ventura Avenue 
OJAI: Ojai Memorial Day Libbey Bowl Concert  Free, libbeybowl.org
PALMDALE: Memorial Day Ceremony at Poncitlán Square
PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Air Museum Memorial Day Flower Drop & Air Fair
PASADENA: Memorial Day Remembrance  at Memorial Park
POMONA: Los Angeles County Fair at Fairplex,  $, lacountyfair.com
POMONA: Memorial Day Program with Pomona Concert Band
POTTER VALLEY: Potter Valley Rodeo. pottervalleyrodeo.com
ROSEMEAD: Memorial Day Ceremony at Rosemead Civic Plaza.
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento County Fair  $, sacfair.com
SACRAMENTO: Veterans Memorial Day Car Show, calautomuseum.org
SAINT HELENA: Memorial Day Service at St. Helena Public Cemetery
SAN DIEGO: Fort Rosecrans Memorial Day Ceremony  cem.va.gov
SAN FRANCISCO: SF National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony. Free, presidio.gov
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Maritime National Park Lost Boat Ceremony
SAN JOSE: FanimeCon at San Jose Convention Center's The Hub, fanime.com 
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: Homefront America Field of Honor, missionsjc.com
SAN LUIS OBISPO: Memorial Day Ceremony & BBQ, vetmuseum.org
SAN PEDRO: LA Fleet Week free military ship tours, free concerts
SAN RAMON: Art and Wind Festival at Central Park.  Free, sanramon.ca.gov
SAN RAMON: Memorial Day Program & Field of Flags. Free, sanramon.ca.gov 
SANTA ANA: Old Santa Ana Cemetery Memorial "Lest We Forget"
SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony
SANTA CLARITA: Memorial Day Ceremony at Eternal Valley Memorial Park 
SEAL BEACH: Memorial Day Service in Eisenhower Park.  sealbeachlions.org
SOLANA BEACH: Memorial Day Ceremony at La Colonia  Park 
SOUTH EL MONTE: Flags of Valor Middle School Front Lawn
SOUTH EL MONTE: Memorial Day Ceremony at City Hall Front Lawn
TEHACHAPI: Western Swing Out Weekender Downtown Tehachapi
THOUSAND OAKS: Garth Brooks tribute Conejo Community Park. Free, crpd.org
TOPANGA: Topanga Days  32 bands performing  $31-35, topangadays.com
VACAVILLE: Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony, Free
VICTORVILLE: San Bernardino County Fair May 23-31,  $, sbcfair.com
WEST COVINA: Memorial Day  at West Covina Civic Center. Free, westcovina.org
WHITTIER: Rose Hills Memorial Park Tribute. Free, rosehills.com 
WHITTIER: Memorial Day Ceremony - Honoring the Fallen at City Hall

26 | Tuesday, May 26, 2026

27 | Wednesday, May 27, 2026

28 | Thursday, May 28, 2026

29 | Friday, May 29, 2026

30 | Saturday, May 30, 2026

31 | Sunday, May 31, 2026

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