19 | Saturday, September 19, 2026

CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP DAY is September 19, 2026 coastal.ca.gov
ALAMEDA: Native Boogie & Beats at Free Concerts in the Park in Lincoln Park
ANAHEIM: The Anaheim Craft & Vintage Fair  unique vendors,  food for sale,
APTOS: Joint Chiefs performing funk, acid jazz, and R&B at California Coffee 
ARNOLD: Cameo Plaza Concerts features the band Flashback. Free, cameoplaza.net
ATWATER: Old Town Atwater Car Show and Fall Festival in Ralston Park. Free to see
AUBURN: Aloha Festival with Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Entertainment
AVALON: Catalina Festival of Art, Artists from all over the country exhibit
AVILA BEACH: The Macaroni and Cheese Festival $, themacandcheesefest.com
BERKELEY: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention at Freight & Salvage 
BENICIA: Benicia Oktoberfest & Marketplace on the First Street Green. $10
BEVERLY HILLS: Gatsby Redux at Greystone Mansion. $30/$35, beverlyhills.org
BISHOP: Millpond Music Festival at Millpond County Park. $40-120, inyo.org
BOONVILLE: Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show Horse, Sheep, Wool Shows BUENA PARK: Buena Park Culture Fest at Boisseranc Park. Free, buenapark.com
CARLSBAD: Legoland Brick-or-Treat September 19-November 1, legoland.com
CARMEL: Glass Pumpkin Patch at The Hilton Bialek Habitat, mearthcarmel.org
CARMEL: Annual Sandcastle Contest on the sand between 10th and 12th avenues
DIXON: Fall Solano County Home Show, Dixon Fairgrounds, solanohomeshow.com
DIXON: World's Largest Corn Maze at Cool Patch Pumpkins Sept.19-Oct.31, 2026
DOWNEY: I Love Downey Festival Bands, Beer & Wine Garden, Art. Free admission
EL DORADO HILLS: Summer Fest with Rock Concert, Apple Z, high energy rock
ELK GROVE: Butterfly Fest Weekends  Free, secretgarden-online.com
ENCINITAS: Wavecrest Woodie Meet largest free wood bodied car show in the world  FAIR OAKS: Fair Oaks Chicken Festival Music, dancing, Free, fairoakspark.org
FRESNO: Fresno County Historical Museum  & Big Fresno Fair Museum
FULLERTON: Ghost Walking Tour September-October select nights. $34.24
GARDEN GROVE: Oktoberfest at SteelCraft Garden Grove.  Free admission
GRASS VALLEY: Draft Horse Classic & Harvest Fair, nevadacountyfair.com 
HALF MOON BAY: Summer's End Music Festival  Free, halfmoonbay.gov
HESPERIA: Hesperia Days, Parade & Rodeo  Info & tickets, hesperiaparks.com
HOLLISTER: Northern California Renaissance Faire September 19-October 25
HOLLYWOOD: Squeeze with special guest ADAM ANT and The English Beat
HUNTINGTON BEACH: The Reflexx, new wave 80s, at SeaLegs Concert
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Oktoberfest Hosting SoCal's biggest party since 1978
INGLEWOOD: Hispanic Heritage Festival in Downtown Inglewood on Market Street
KERMAN: Kerman Harvest Festival & Parade,  Kerckhoff Park. $10 admission
LAFAYETTE: Lafayette Art & Wine Festival Downtown, lafayettefestival.com
LAGUNA BEACH: AVP Laguna Open daily at Main Beach. Free to see, AVP.com
LAKEWOOD: The Hollow Awakens  at Lakewood Center Mall. haunt zones, circus
LODI: Lodi Grape Festival carnival and wine tasting.  $12, grapefestival.com
LONG BEACH: Dark Harbor at Queen Mary September 18-November 1, 2026
LOS GATOS: Taste of Los Gatos Downtown street festival is free and open to all
MILL VALLEY: Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival  $28.52 admission, mvfaf.org
MODESTO: Greek Festival  featuring authentic Greek food, homemade pastries
NEWARK: Newark Days  celebrates the founding of the City of Newark. Free
NOVATO: Trash to Treasures Fall Flea Market,  Admission to this market is free!
OAKLEY: Heart of Oakley Festival at Civic Center Plaza. Open-air market Free
OAKVILLE: 2026 Harvest Dinner at Turnbull  $300, turnbullwines.com
ORANGE: Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch  pictures, crafts, kiddie rides, food 
PINECREST: Bear Music Fest immersive event at Lair of the Golden Bear 
PLACERVILLE: Handblown Glass Pumpkin Patch September 18-26, applehill.com
PLACERVILLE: Oktoberfest on Main Street, Wiener Dog Races, Beer Stein Holding
PASADENA: Golden State Tattoo Expo at Pasadena Convention Center. $35-72
RANDSBURG: Randsburg Old West Days  at Rand Desert Museum. Free
REDWOOD CITY: Oktoberfest, German bands performing. $10-up, redwoodcity.org
ROCKLIN: Oktoberfest at Kathrin's Biergarten  kathrinsbiergarten.com
ROSEVILLE: Summer Night City band pays tribute to ABBA and it's free! 
SAN BERNARDINO: San Manuel Pow Wow  socalpowwow.com
SAN BERNARDINO: Nocturnal Wonderland at Glen Helen Regional Park
SAN DIEGO: SeaWorld San Diego Howl-O-Scream Sept.1-Nov.1, seaworld.com
SAN DIEGO: AleSmith Brewing Oktoberfest music, stein pours  $, alesmith.com 
SAN FRANCISCO: Autumn Moon Festival  traditional lion and dragon dances
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco, A Taste of Greece  Free, sfgreekfestival.org
SAN MARCOS: Journey tribute at Wood House Gardens in Woodland Park. $8-10
SANTA BARBARA: Freya Skye with Alex Sampson at Santa Barbara Bowl Concerts
SANTA CLARA: Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival in Central Park.  3 music stages
SANTA CRUZ: Aloha Races at Municipal Wharf  outrigger canoe races
SANTEE: Groove Therapy, at Santee Lakes Summer Concerts. Free, santeelakes.com
SAUSALITO: Chili Cook-off in Dunphy Park, with Hot Pepper Eating Contest
SELMA: Car Show at Lincoln Park. Live music, food & craft vendors, free to see
SOLVANG: Danish Days Danish food,  Aebleskiver Eating Contest and parade
SONOMA: Sonoma Valley Plein Air Festival . sonomapleinair.com
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Sample The Sierra Food & Wine Festival, Bijou Park
STATELINE, NV: Bailey Zimmerman in concert at Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
TAHOE CITY: Tahoe City Oktoberfest at Gatekeeper's Museum, visittahoecity.org
TORRANCE: LA International Ukulele Festival at Torrance Cultural Arts Center
TULARE: Tulare County Fair Destruction Derby, Great Confections. $, tcfair.org
UNIVERSAL CITY: Halloween Horror Nights Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness
VALLEJO: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Oktoberfest. Premium beers, German food
WATSONVILLE: Santa Cruz County Fair Junior Livestock, Carnival Rides, Midway
WHEATLAND: Bishop's Pumpkin Farm barnyard animals, carnival rides, hayrides
WILLITS: Flynn Creek Circus at Skunk Train. Big Top + train ride, skunktrain.com
WILTON: Nudestock Clothing Optional Music Festival at Laguna del Sol

20 | Sunday, September 20, 2026

ANAHEIM: Fiestas Patrias at Anaheim Marketplace. Ballet Folklorico and Mariachi
BERKELEY: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention  string band contest, workshops 
BIG BEAR LAKE: Oktoberfest  Log Sawing, Stein Holding, German bands, beers
BISHOP: Millpond Music Festival  at Millpond County Park. $40-120, inyo.org
BOONVILLE: Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show  Sheep Dog Trials, Wool Show
BOONVILLE: Boonville Rodeo, California Cowboys Pro Rodeo Assoc. $, ccpra.com
CARMEL: Glass Pumpkin Patch of Carmel at The Hilton Bialek Habitat
CARPINTERIA: Santa Barbara Polo Club's ProAm League, sbpolo.com
COSTA MESA: Orange County Children's Book Festival. Orange Coast College
DANVILLE: Danville Tour d'Elegance in Downtown Danville.danville-delegance.org
DIXON: Fall Solano County Home Show at Fairgrounds , solanohomeshow.com
DIXON: World's Largest Corn Maze at Cool Patch Pumpkins
DURHAM: Durham Harvest Festival at Durham Community Park.  Pancakes
ELK GROVE: Butterfly Fest Weekends Celebrate orange-winged Gulf Fritillary 
ENCINITAS: Wavecrest Woodie Meet  Woodie Cruise is Sept.20 on Hwy 101 
FRESNO: Fresno Greek Festival  at St. George Greek Orthodox Church
FRESNO: Fiestas Patrias Parade & Festival in Downtown Fresno.
FULLERTON: Ghost Walking Tour in this 90-minute walk. fullertonmuseum.com
GRASS VALLEY: Draft Horse Classic & Harvest Fair. Visit the barns and horses
HESPERIA: Hesperia Days, Parade & Rodeo Concert at Hesperia Lake Park 
HOLLISTER: Northern California Renaissance Faire at Casa de Fruta $
HOLLYWOOD: Gregory Alan Isakov with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra 
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Tomorrow's Bad Seeds, at Reggae Sundays Free Concerts
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Oktoberfest Shot Girls and the Chicken Dance at every 
KERMAN: Kerman Harvest Festival in Kerckhoff Park. $10 admission to festival
LAFAYETTE: Lafayette Art & Wine Festival  handmade crafts, sample foods. Free
LAGUNA BEACH: AVP Laguna Open  is an AVP Contender Event this year. Free
LAKEWOOD: The Hollow Awakens  at Lakewood Center Mall. Imaginarium's new
LATHROP: Dell'Osso Family Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch. One of the largest
LODI: Lodi Grape Festival music, food, great entertainment, vendors, grapes 
MILL VALLEY: Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival  at Old Mill Park. mvfaf.org
MODESTO: Greek Festival at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 
NEVADA CITY: Constitution Day  Parade is on September 20, 2026 
NEWARK: Newark Days  carnival, parade, car show, fun run, food, entertainmen
NEWARK: Fear Overload Scream Park  at NewPark Mall, fearoverload.com
ORANGE: Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch pumpkin pictures, train rides
PASADENA: Golden State Tattoo Expo at Pasadena Convention Center. Tattoo artists
PINECREST: Bear Music Fest at Lair of the Golden Bear, bearmusicfest.com
REDWOOD CITY: Oktoberfest at Courthouse Square features 4-hours Oktoberfest
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Ultimate Terror Scream Park  Four radical nightmares
SAN BERNARDINO: Nocturnal Wonderland at Glen Helen Regional Park. 
SAN FRANCISCO: Celebrating Robert Emmett and the Irish Isle -  Concert. Free
SAN FRANCISCO: Autumn Moon Festival lion and dragon dances, arts and crafts
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco, A Taste of Greece, sfgreekfestival.org 
SAN JACINTO: All Native Fast-pitch at Soboba Indian Reservation
SANTA BARBARA: Brandi Carlile with CMAT at Santa Barbara Bowl Concerts
SAN BERNARDINO: San Manuel Pow Wow at Cal State University, San Bernardino
SAN DIEGO: Adams Avenue Street Fair Music, Carnival, Beer Gardens, Food
SANTA CLARA: Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival in Central Park. vendors, food
SAUSALITO: Cavallo Point Cooking School Culinary Oktoberfest, cavallopoint.com
SOLVANG: Solvang Danish Days  Aebleskiver Eating Contest and the main parade.
TORRANCE: Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival  at  Cultural Arts Center
TULARE: Tulare County Fair  Destruction Derby, Food contests   $, tcfair.org
UNIVERSAL CITY: Halloween Horror Nights  Southern California's scariest
VALLEJO: Oktoberfest at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Premium beers
VISTA: Viking Festival at Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum. Viking log toss
WATSONVILLE: Santa Cruz County Fair September 16-20, 2026. Horse show events
WHEATLAND: Bishop's Pumpkin Farm open daily September 4-November 15, 2026
WILLITS: Flynn Creek Circus September 11-27, 2026 at The Skunk Train. Aerialists
WILTON: Nudestock September 17-20, 2026 at Laguna del Sol. Music festival

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