California Events Calendar features beach festivals, free outdoor summer concerts, beer, wine and food festivals, arts fairs, and our favorite - the county fair, celebrating 58 California counties with carnivals & contest showcasing local talent.
AVILA BEACH: Kielo Smith, Summer Concerts. Free, avilabeachresort.com
BANNING: Morgan Wallen tribute, Banning Playhouse Bowl Concerts. Free
BASS LAKE: Lamar Leathers + Vince Warner. Free Summer Concert
BISHOP: Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair Latin Night Aug.28.
tricountyfair.com
CAMPBELL: The Houserockers, Orchard City Green. Free, campbellca.gov
CONCORD: Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings, Todos Santos Plaza. Free
CULVER CITY: Upstream, reggae, The Culver Steps. Free, culvercity.org
FAIR OAKS: Shauna & Hired Guns, country, Village Park. Free concert
FOLSOM: Ariel Jean Band, country, Folsom Twilight Concerts. Free,
historicfolsom.org
FULLERTON: Soundbytes, Downtown Plaza, Free, cityoffullerton.com
HANFORD: Exodus, Latin. Free, mainstreethanford.com
HOLLYWOOD: Angelique Kidjo & Yo-Yo Ma, Hollywood Bowl. $, hollywoodbowl.com
LAKEPORT: Lake County Fair + Carnival, $9-10, lakecountyfair.com
LANCASTER: Huston Haro, The BLVD. Free, cityoflancasterca.org
LOS ANGELES: Sangre Nueva, salsa, Farmers Market. Free, farmersmarketla.com
McARTHUR: Inter-Mountain Fair Enduro Aug.28. $7, inter-mountainfair.com
MONTEREY: Monterey County Fair "Surfin' Safari" $14-15, montereycountyfair.com
ORANGEVALE: Rootsafari, Bands & Brews at Orangevale Farmers Market. Location:
6826 Hazel Ave., Orangevale, CA. Free, sactownfarmersmarkets.com
ORINDA: Vintage Jukebox Summer Concert, Orinda Park. Free, cityoforinda.org
PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Villagefest 7-10 p.m. on Palm Canyon Drive
PASO ROBLES: Joy Bonner Band, rock, City Park Bandstand. Location: 11th & Park
Streets, 12th and Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA. Free, prcity.com
REDONDO BEACH: Oasis tribute, Fisherman's Wharf. Free, redondopier.com
SAN CLEMENTE: Pacific Symphony, Ole Hanson Beach Club. Free, san-clemente.org
SAN FRANCISCO: Trio Guadalevin, Yerba Buena Gardens. Free, ybgfestival.org
SANTA ANA: Santa Ana Cultural Heritage Celebration. Free, santa-ana.org
SOUTH EL MONTE: Soto, funk, Night Market Series. Free, cityofsouthelmonte.org
WEST SACRAMENTO: Rod Stinson band, Rhythm on the River at Drake's Barn. Free
WINDSOR: Kenny Metcalf as Elton John, Town Green. Free, townofwindsor.com
ARCADIA: Stepwise, Los Angeles County Arboretum. $15, arboretum.org
ARCADIA: 626 Night Market Aug.29-31 Santa Anita Park. $,
626nightmarket.com
ARTESIA: Labor Day Community BBQ & Concert, AJ Padelford Park. Free
BISHOP: Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair $12-15 approx., tricountyfair.com
BISHOP: Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show, Bishop City Park. Free, inyo.org
CHICO: Off the Record, TGIF Friday Concerts. Free, downtownchico.com
CLOVERDALE: La Misa Negra, cumbia, Downtown Cloverdale. Free
CLOVIS: Silver City, Bluegrass in the Park. Liberty Park. Free concert
COSTA MESA: Gem Faire Aug.29-31, Orange County Fairgrounds. $7, gemfaire.com
ELK GROVE: On Air, classic rock. Free, yourcsd.com
EUREKA: Mighty Violets + Young & Lovely, Madaket Plaza. Free
FRESNO: George Strait tribute, Engelmann Cellars. $24.78
FORT BRAGG: Fort Bragg Paul Bunyan Days Aug.29-Sept.1. Free
GLENDALE: Quarento Nuevo, World Chamber Jazz. Free
HOLLYWOOD: Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour
LAGUNA HILLS: Symphony on the Go, Cabot Park. Free admission
LAKE ARROWHEAD: ACDC tribute, Concerts in the Village. $
LAKEPORT: Lake County Aug.28-31, $9-10, lakecountyfair.com
LAKEWOOD: Imaginarium's Zenthara at Lakewood Center Mall. $23-up
LA PUENTE: Aventura, La Puente Live. Free, lapuentelive.com
LONG BEACH: Tijuana Dogs, Marine Stadium. Free, longbeach.gov
MARIPOSA: Mariposa County Fair Aug.29-Sept.1. $, mariposafair.com
McARTHUR: Inter-Mountain Fair Aug.28-Sept.1 $7, inter-mountainfair.com
MONTEREY: Monterey County Fair Aug.28-Sept.1 $14-15 approx.
MOUNTAIN VIEW: False Bottom Band, bluegrass, Civic Center Plaza. Free
NEWPORT BEACH: Kelly Boyz Band, Newport Dunes Tunes at the Dunes
NORCO: Horsetown Family Fun! Norco Fair Aug.29- Sept.1, $20 door
NORTH LAKE TAHOE: Jelly Bread, desert twang. Free, northtahoebusiness.org
OAKDALE: Clare McKeon, indie, Dorada Park. Free, oakdalecachamber.org
ORANGE: Orange International Street Fair Aug.29-31, Orange Plaza. Free
PETALUMA: Spike Sikes and His Awesome Hotcakes. Free, theatre-district.com
PLEASANTON: RPM, Lions Wayside Park. Free, pleasantondowntown.net
QUINCY: Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival Aug.29-31
REDWOOD CITY: Pride & Joy, Redwood City Courthouse Square. Free
ROCKLIN: Concerts at the Quarry features Yachtley Crew - $ ticketed
ROHNERT PARK: Tom Petty tribute, Party on the Plaza. Free,
rpcommunityservices.org
SACRAMENTO: SacAnime Aug.29-31, Convention Center. $20-60, sacanime.com
SAN BRUNO: Ariel Silva, pop, City Park. Free, sanbruno.ca.gov
SAN CARLOS: Rock in Burton Park, Free, cityofsancarlos.org
SAN LUIS OBISPO: IMVA, R&B, Mission Plaza. Free, downtownslo.com
SANTA MARIA: Los Herederos Del Guajiro, Town Center West. Free
SAUSALITO: Delta Wires, Blues by the Bay, Gabrielson Par.
sausalitoca.gov
SIGNAL HILL: Jazz Night, Under the Stars at Signal Hill Public Library, $5
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Midway Festival in Heavenly Village. Free!
WHITTIER: Gordon D. Crowell Observatory Public Nights. Free
CALIFORNIA: Free Fishing Day. Bag limits and other rules apply
ARCADIA: 626 Night Market, 626nightmarket.com
ARCATA: Arcata Plaza Summer Concerts Caribbean Jazz Odyssey band
ARNOLD: Cameo Plaza Concerts, Flashback. Free, cameoplaza.net
ATASCADERO: End of Summer Blues Bash. Free, atascadero.org
BIG BEAR LAKE: Jimmy Buffett tribute. Free, bigbear.com
BIG BEAR LAKE: Labor Day Quilt Show. busybearsquiltguild.com
BISHOP: Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair $12-15 approx., tricountyfair.com
BISHOP: Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show Bishop City Park. Free, inyo.org
BRENTWOOD: Play Music on the Porch Day, brentwoodca.gov
CAMBRIA: Pinedorado Parade Downtown. Free, cambrialions.org
CAMINO: Folk on the Farm, Cardinal Black concert, delfinofarms.com
COARSEGOLD: Coarsegold Peddler's Pop Up Market and Beer Garden
COSTA MESA: Gem Faire at Orange County Fairgrounds. gemfaire.com
COVELO: Round Valley Community Rodeo $, ccpra.com
FORESTHILL: Divide Heritage Festival. Free, foresthillchamber.biz
FORT BRAGG: Fort Bragg Paul Bunyan Days Logging Contests, Pie Sale
HOLLYWOOD: Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Civil War Days, Central Park Free admission
LAKE ARROWHEAD: Yachty By Nature, yacht rock, Concerts in the Village.
LAKEPORT: Lake County Fair August 28-31, lakecountyfair.com
LAKEWOOD: Imaginarium's Zenthara. 5 million+ lights, Lakewood Mall
LEMOORE: Santa Rosa Day's Pow Wow & Gathering. Free admission
LONG BEACH: Long Beach Greek Festival. $5, lbgreekfest.org
LONG BEACH: Natasha Remi Band. Free, shorelinevillage.com
LOS ANGELES: Redd Kross Levitt Pavilion. Free, levittlosangeles.org
LOS ANGELES: Grand Finale: Oro Solido, Grand Park Free Concerts
MARIPOSA: Mariposa County Fair. $, mariposafair.com
McARTHUR: Inter-Mountain Fair $, inter-mountainfair.com
MONTEREY: Monterey County Fair "Surfin' Safari" $, montereycountyfair.com
MORRO BAY: Art in the Park, Morro Bay Park. Free. morrobayartinthepark.com
NEWPORT BEACH: Family Style, blues, Newport Dunes
NORCO: Horsetown Family Fun! Norco Fair $15-20, norcofair.org
NOVATO: The TimeBandits, Hamilton Amphitheater. Free, novato.org
OCEANSIDE: Chris James, rock covers, Jim Wood Park. $, ci.oceanside.ca.us
ONTARIO: Imaginarium September 5-November 9, 2025 at Ontario Mills. Millions of
lights in colorful displays just in time for the holidays at the
ORANGE: Orange International Street Fair, orangestreetfair.org
PALA: Pala Honoring Traditions Gathering. palatribe.com
PASADENA: Old Pasadena Walking Tour, $25, pasadenawalkingtours.com
PLEASANTON: Scottish Highland Gathering & Games, alamedacountyfair.com
QUINCY: Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival $20-60,
plumasamericana.com
REDONDO BEACH: Free Concerts on the Pier, redondopier.com
SACRAMENTO: SacAnime August 29-31, Sacramento Convention Center
SACRAMENTO: Chalk it Up, Fremont Park. chalkitup.org
SAN FRANCISCO: The Saul Sierra Quintet. Free, ybgfestival.org
SANTA ANA: DJs Raul Campos & Jason Kramer, KCRW Dance Party
SANTA CLARITA: Dark Desert Highway, Eagles tribute. Free,
santa-clarita.com
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Midway Festival Classic Car Show & Shine, Art
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Greg Austin Band, Free, theshopsatheavenly.com
SUNNYVALE: The Kaye Bohler Band, Downtown Sunnyvale. Free
TEMECULA: Kirk Whalum and Jonathan Butler at Champagne Series $,
thorntonwine.com
TORRANCE: Tom Petty tribute, Wilson Park. Free, torranceca.gov
TULARE: Lucha Xtreme. $, spadeentertainment.com
TWAINE HARTE: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eproson Park. Free,
UPPER LAKE: Blue Wing Blues Festival $75+tax, tallmanhotel.com
WHITE PINES: Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Logging Jamboree
WOODSIDE: Kings Mountain Art Fair. Free, kingsmountainartfair.org
ARCADIA: 626 Night Market at Santa Anita Park. $5.90-6.93
ARNOLD: Labor Day Weekend Arts & Crafts Festival, Bristol's Cafe
ARROYO GRANDE: Los Tres band. Free, arroyogrande.org
AVILA BEACH: End of Summer Beach Party. Free, avilabeachresort.com
BIG BEAR LAKE: Labor Day Quilt Show. busybearsquiltguild.com
BISHOP: Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair $12-15, tricountyfair.com
BISHOP: Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show, Bishop City Park. Free, inyo.org
BISHOP: Bishop Jazz Band, Cardinal Village. Free, cardinalvillageresort.com
BROWNSVILLE: Brownsville Blues Review, Willie G, Tia Carroll, Machaira
CAMBRIA: Pinedorado Sunday Car Show. Free, cambrialions.org
COARSEGOLD: Coarsegold Peddler's Pop Up Market. Free admission,
CORONADO: Matt Heinecke - Crown Town, Spreckels Park. Free, coronadoconcert.com
COSTA MESA: Gem Faire, OC Fairgrounds. $7 + $15 parking, gemfaire.com
COVELO: Round Valley Lions Club Community Rodeo $, ccpra.com
DUNLAP: Inside the World of Mountain Lions at Cat Haven $40, cathaven.com
EAGLE ROCK: Jack Lantz Big Band. Free, eaglerockchamberofcommerce.com
EUREKA: Cadillac Ranch, country rock, $10-15, hbgf.org
FORT BRAGG: Paul Bunyan Days Logging, Kids Parade, Firemen Water Fights
HOLLYWOOD: Smooth Summer Jazz featuring Dave Koz & Friends
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Civil War Days, Central Park. Free hbhistory.org
LA CANADA-FLINTRIDGE: Rock Show, concert, Memorial Park. Free, lcf.ca.gov
LAKE ALMANOR: Township, Almanor Country Club Bandshell. Free
LAKE ARROWHEAD: ABBA tribute, Lake Arrowhead Summer Concerts
LAKEPORT: Lake County Fair. $9-10, lakecountyfair.com
LAKEWOOD: Imaginarium's Zenthara, Lakewood Center Mall
LEMOORE: Santa Rosa Day's Pow Wow & Gathering. Free, tachipalace.com
LONG BEACH: Long Beach Greek Festival $5, lbgreekfest.org
LONG BEACH: Catfish and the Hollywood Hound Dogs. Free, shorelinevillage.com
LOS ALTOS: Ye Olde Towne Band, Shoup Park. Free, windband.org
MANHATTAN BEACH: Beatles tribute, Polliwog Park. Free,
ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us
MARIPOSA: Mariposa County Fair. $, mariposafair.com
McARTHUR: Inter-Mountain Fair. $7, inter-mountainfair.com
MILL VALLEY: Concerts in the Plaza, Los Mendoza y Friends
MONTEREY: Monterey County Fair "Surfin' Safari" $14-15 approx.
MONTEREY: Flying U Rodeo August 29-31, $14 additional for
rodeo tix
MORRO BAY: Art in the Park. Free. morrobayartinthepark.com
MT. SHASTA: Blackberry Music Festival, Blackberry Pie Band $5 per car
NEWPORT BEACH: Flashback Heart Attack, Newport Tunes at the Dunes
NORCO: Horsetown Norco Fair $15 presale, $20 door, norcofair.org
ONTARIO: Imaginarium Ontario Mills. $27-up, imaginarium360.com
ORANGE: Orange International Street Fair. Free, orangestreetfair.org
PLEASANT HILL: Tom Petty tribute Sunsets by the Lake. Free, pleasanthillca.gov
PLEASANTON: Scottish Highland Gathering & Games, Alameda County Fairgrounds
QUINCY: Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Fairgrounds. $20-60,
plumasamericana.com
SACRAMENTO: SacAnime, Convention Center. Cosplay, contests $20-60, sacanime.com
SACRAMENTO: Tejano Conjunto Festival, Cesar Chavez Plaza, $30 approx.
SAN JOSE: Vine to Wine at Santana Row, santanarow.com
SANTA ROSA: Ellie James & The Electric Dreams, indie-rock, Juilliard Park
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Midway Festival Heavenly Village. Classic Car Show & Shine.
Free!
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Sierena Karise, Summer Concerts. Free,
theshopsatheavenly.com
TAHOE CITY: Lebo & Friends + Elliot Peck, Commons Beach. Free
TIBURON: Bee Gees tribute. Free, belvedereconcerts.org
TOPANGA: Much Ado About Nothing. $32-60, theatricum.com
VACAVILLE: Downtown Shakedown Classic Car & Motorcycle Show
WOODSIDE: Kings Mountain Art Fair. Free, kingsmountainartfair.org
No matter what the weather or season, Californians have a reason to celebrate. When summer ends, we shift gears to these events: Oktoberfest; Halloween pumpkin plunges, trunk or treats, haunted houses and costume contests; Thanksgiving Turkey Trots; Ice Skating rinks at beaches and parks; Nutcracker ballets in every city, Christmas Tree Lightings, Holiday Parades, Lighted Boat Parades, Lantern Festivals, Illuminations and theme park attractions. Be advised that events are NOT guaranteed — it is your responsibility to confirm before going. For correction requests, please include page link:
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