June Music Festivals California

Some of these events may change without notice.

Summer music festivals kick into high gear in June. So do the summer concerts in parks, produced by cities, their parks & recreation departments, malls, private enterprises.   With so much music all over the place, it's time to put a smile on that face.

PLACENTIA: Placentia Palooza June 2-3, 2023, 5-9 p.m.
Old Town Placentia Mural Parking Lot
110 West Santa Fe Avenue
Placentia, CA 92870
$20 age 21+only, facebook.com/PlacentiaChamberofCommerce
New music festival featuring a variety of bands from Jazz to R&B to Indie Rock and Alternative!  Taco bar hosted by Tlaquepaque Restaurant. Beer & seltzer hosted by Broken Timbers. Wine hosted by Placentia Grocery Outlet. Food and drink packages are available at a discounted price. 
Lineup: Fat Maggie, the Zavala Jazz Soul Posse, Prime Time Music,  Emi Grace, Vida Moxy, Social Ghost

TUOLUMNE: River Ranch Music Festival June 2-3, 2023
 Nicholas Lefler Presents: The 22nd River Ranch Music Festival   Music starts at 6 pm Friday. All Ages Welcome Camping and Parking included. River Ranch Campgrounds Tuolumne, California facebook.com/RiverRanchMusicFestival/
Lineup: The Hot Dark, Clan Dyken, A la lune, High Country Chimes, Splt Milk, Green Machine, Skull Country, DJ Rob I, Minor Birds, Pacific Lung, Cali Rebelz, Pretty Kitty, Nathan Ignacio, Wataon & Willis, Tarantula, Deborah & Kris, Billie & Alex Shields-Atman, Felicity, Oscar Goldman, Jarod Slade....Bellydance by Co Motion with more tba.

PASADENA: Reset Concert Series June 2-4, 2023, 12 p.m. at Brookside at The Rose Bowl
1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Pasadena, CA
$100-275, rosebowlstadium.com
Lineup: Steve Lacy, James Blake, Toro Y Moi, Foushee, Boygenius, Clairo, Dijon, Bartees Strange, LCD Soundsystem, Jamie XX, Idles, Big Freedia

THOUSAND OAKS: Wild Oaks Country Music Festival June 3, 2023, 12-7 p.m.
Conejo Creek South Park
1300 East Janns Road
Thousand Oaks, CA
 $55-up, free under age 12, wildoakscmf.com  Limited parking onsite is $20
Hear Nashville's favorite country artists. Lineup: Craig Morgan, Justin Honsinger, CAM, Chris Johnson and the Hollywood Hillbillies  straight from the Cowboy Palace in Chatsworth. First annual festival includes line dancing and lessons, a live DJ, food trucks, kids' activities, Hot Summer Night People's Choice Best Hot Sauce tastings and over 75 vendors and booths. Presented by the Rotary Club of Westlake Village, all net proceeds go to local nonprofit groups.

FELTON: Redwood Mountain Faire June 3-4, 2023 at Roaring Camp Railroads
5401 Graham Hill Road
Felton, CA
$30-75, roaringcamp.com 
Bands and arts & crafts fair that benefits local nonprofit organizations. 
Line up: AJ Lee, Hot Buttered Rum, Stu Allen & Mars Hotel, Boot Juice, Object Heavy, Edge of the West, Santa Cruz Latin Collective, Pacific Vibration and more.

LAYTONVILLE: The Hog Farm Hideaway June 9-11, 2023 at Black Oak Ranch • Laytonville, CA Save The Hog Farm Hideaway  to your collection. Located on the beautiful Black Oak Ranch in California
 $150-650, hogfarmhideaway.com
Line up: The String Cheese Incident, Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Papadosio, Keller Williams, Dirtwire, The Motet, Lindsay Lou, Orgōne, Midnight North, Hot Buttered Rum, Kyle Tuttle Band, MAGIC BEANS, Magic Beans, Snakes and Stars, Bill & Jilian Nershi, Rainbow Girls, T Sisters, Poor Man's Whiskey, Hobby Weird, Scott Law & Friends, Dogs in a Pile, Daniel Rodriguez, Painted Mandolin, Grateful Bluegrass Boys, Two Runner, Alice DiMicele, Broken Compass Bluegrass, Hayley Jane, Tumbleweed Soul, Deadwood Revival, Caltucky, Blü Egyptian, Danny Goldberg & Friends, Fisheye Jones, DJ Dragonfly, The Banana Slug String Band

SANTA ROSA: Railroad Square Music Festival June 11, 2023, 12 - 7 p.m. Free Downtown Santa Rosa, CA
railroadsquaremusicfestival.com
Line up: Banda La Congora, Tru Lyric, Prxzm, Lee Vandeveer Band, Hush, Dj Dyops, Sebastian St James, DJ Konnex, Late For The Train, The Musers, Meli Levi, Rascuaches, Dj Nadie, Maxima Frequencia, Lucky Ol' Bones, Damion Square, Kinglung, Scoodah Blazz, Ben Roots, Honey Gold Jasmine, Brittany Aquamarine, Parson Jones, Sonomacanna, Gill Brothers, Vocab Slick & True Justice, Lenkadu, Cera Será Vinyl Collection, Kemist

GRASS VALLEY: Father's Day Bluegrass Festival June 15-18, 2023. Bluegrass music outdoors under the pines and shade. $tickets. Location: Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd. Grass Valley, CA fathersdayfestival.com

SANTA ROSA:  Country Summer Music Festival June 16-18, 2023 at Sonoma County Fairgrounds.  Location: 1350 Bennett Valley Road Santa Rosa, CA, 95404. $99-up. $40 parking countrysummer.com
Line up: Eric Church, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Brothers Osborne, Matt Stell, Frankie Ballard, Tenille Townes, Josh Gracin, The Cadillac Three, Lee Bricke, Caylee Hammack, Tyler Farr, Logan Mize, Ashland Craft, Kassi Ashton, Ella Langley, North Forty, J. Canchola, Halle Kearns, Nicole Marden, Jake Jacobson, Lewis Brice, Chad Bushnell, Jeremy McComb

AUBURN: Gold Rush Country Music Festival June 17, 2023, 12-10 p.m. at  Gold Country Fairgrounds
1273 High Street
Auburn, CA
$20-37, gostang.com
West-coast country artists, great food for sale, games, fun and a marketplace of artisan vendors.
Lineup: Brodie Stewart Band, Ariel Jean Band, Linden Wood, Cynthia Renee & Co, Cash Prophets, Jeremy McComb 

SAN JOSE:  San Jose Fountain Blues & Brews Festival June 17, 2023, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Plaza de Cesar Chavez
194 South Market Street
San Jose, CA
$25 -85,
Silicon Valley's longest running music festival returns with award-winning talent.
Lineup: Andre Thierry, Chris Cain Band, Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy, The Devon Allman Project, Larry Mccray & Jimmy Hall "Wet Willie" in the Spirit of the Allman Brothers

TEMECULA: Old Town Music Festival  June 17, 2023, 12-10 p.m.
28721 Old Town Front St.,  Temecula, CA 
$69-129, oldtownmusicfestival.com
Lineup: Coffey Anderson, Cowboy Troy, Runaway June, Eddie Montgomery, Big & Rich, Creed Fisher

SANTA CLARITA: Boots & Brews Music Festival June 17, 2023, 1-9 p.m.
Central Park
27150 Boquet Canyon Rd.
Santa Clarita, CA
$50-up, bootsandbrews.com
Lineup: Lee Brice, Tyler Farr and Matt Stell in concert.
No food or beer is included with ticket purchase. It is sold separately.

DAVIS: Music Fest, June 16-18, 2023. Listen to 40 Bands in 3 days. Location: Downtown Davis 2001 2nd St. $40-53.74, davismusicfest.com Line up:  America Love, Band of Coyotes, Bug Bath, Erin Anne, French Cassettes, Güero, John Vanderslice, Kaz Mirblouk, The Max Riley Group, Shutups, STRQ x Labrats, The Coffis Brothers, The One Train, A Tribe Quartet, Boca Do Rio, Dog Party, Fashionista Boyfriend, Getaway Dogs, Jessica Malone, Josiah Johnson, Maita, Megan Slankard, Sol Peligro, Ten Foot Tiger, The Gold Souls, The Snares, Wolf Jett, Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters, Boot Juice, Earth Exit, Forever Goldrush, GOSH, Jimmy Toor, Katie Knipp Big Band, MAU, Ridgeway, Spacewalker, Th' Losin' Streaks, The Nickel Slots, Threadbare, Brother

CORONA DEL MAR: Baroque Music Festival June 18-25, 2023. Tickets: $30-up, bmf-cdm.org

SAN DIEGO: San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival June 24-25, 2023
Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is located at 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA 92101
$80-260, facebook.com/sdsmoothjazz
Saturday lineup: Eric Darius, Michael Franks, Rick Braun & Richard Elliot, Michael Lington, Ray Fuller and Friends
Sunday lineup: Eric Darius, Average White Band, Damien Escobar, Jazz Funk Soul featururing Jeff Lorber with Everette Harp + Paul Jackson Jr., Keiko Matsui, Phil Denny

MOORPARK: Summerfest June 24-25, 2023
Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA
$20-up, moorparkca.gov
BBQ to vegetarian gluten-free options to carnival style favorites, plus local craft beers and many other beverages top off this weekend of fun.
Saturday Lineup: Jazz Extravaganza with Ilya Serov, and popular guest artists, Blanco Brown The Git Up,  Jason Scheff with Chicago Nights, and the New West Symphony Orchestra. Sunday: World Music, Live DJ and Entertainment (main stage), Raiders of the Lost Ark - Disney in Concert LIVE, with the New West Symphony Orchestra

MORGAN HILL: Boots & Brews Music Festival June 24, 2023, 1-9 p.m.
Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Complex
27150 Boquet Canyon Rd.
Santa Clarita, CA
$59-200, bootsandbrews.com
Lineup: Jake Owen, Randy Houser and Dylan Scott in concert.
No food or beer is included with ticket purchase. It is sold separately.

AHWAHNEE: The Plunge Music Fest June 30-July 4, 2023.  5-day music festival with main entertainment DJ-driven! The festival, located in a beautiful sunlit valley, also includes catered meals, live music acts, and  DJs, a full bar, pool, and hot tub. Location: 46516 Opah Dr., Ahwahnee, CA $200-up,  plungefest.com

 

 

Past events

SILVERADO: OC Musicfest back June 16-18, 2023 - no updates as of 4/13/23
Oak Canyon Park
5305 East Santiago Canyon Road
Silverado, CA 92676
$, oc-musicfest.com

OJAI: Ojai Music Festival June 9-12, 2022. Amphitheatre - Ojai, CA  ojaifestival.org Classical music festival presenting new works juxtaposed with seldom heard works from past masters performed in the enchanting Ojai Valley located only 90 miles from Los Angeles.

NORCO: Rising Japan MusicFest, June 11-12, 2022. LA's first-ever Japanese music and food festival welcomes Travis Japan, Johnny's Jr, a 7-member dance and performance group, and more!  TIme: 12-10 p.m. Sat. & 6/12 (SUN) 12-8 p.m. Sun  $35-80, Tickets: risingjapan-musicfest.com  Line up:

SONOMA: Huihcica Music Festival June 10-11, 2022
 Gundlach Bundschu Winery Sonoma, CA
folkyeah.com
$85-295, sonoma.huichica.com
Line up: 

PALM SPRINGS: Splash House June 10-12, 2022. $189-219 + fees, splashhouse.com
festival series that takes place across multiple weekends at three hotel resorts in Palm Springs: The Margaritaville, The Saguaro, The Renaissance and After-hours parties at the Air Museum.
Line up: 

SAN FRANCISCO: Omino Day in the Park June 11, 2022, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.  ominoday.org Line up: 

LIVE OAK: Live Oak Music Festival June 17-19, 2022
Location: Live Oak Camp just off Highway 154 near Paradise Road $45-195, liveoakfest.org
3-day  annual Festival is an experience rooted in music and community. The Festival features an aural collage of live music ranging from traditional, folk, bluegrass and gospel, to blues, jazz, classical and world music. Line up: 
Nestled in the oak trees of the quiet Santa Ynez Valley at Live Oak Camp just off Highway 154 near Paradise Road  

OROVILLE: Harambee Music Festival June 17-18, 2022 at Sunset River Resort. Location:  64 Stuart Court, Oroville, CA 95965. $35-225, harambeemusicfestival.com  

NEVADA CITY: Music in the Mountains  Summer Fest June 18-July 9, 2022 
musicinthemountains.org Nevada County Fairgrounds

REDWAY: 45th Summer Arts & Music Festival  June 18-19, 2022, 10 a.m.-12 a.m.   Kids zone and over 50 international foods, fine arts and unique artisan crafts, and non-profit groups create an arts village situated along the Eel River with a redwood SoHum backdrop. $25-40, mateel.org

REDWOOD CITY: Redwood City PAL Music Festival   June 18, 2022, 4-8 p.m. Courthouse Square Downtown Redwood City, CA redwoodcitypal.com Free admission

SAN JOSE: Fountain Blues Festival June 18, 2022, 12-8 p.m.
Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park, 170 S. Market St., San Jose, CA 95112
$20-75, fountainblues.com
Fountain Blues Foundation Festival features non-stop live music steeped in blues, soul, gospel and zydeco from around the globe will perform in downtown San Jose's central park - Plaza de Cesar Chavez.
Line up: 

REDDING: Sundial Music Festival June 18, 2022 3-9 p.m.
Riverfront Amphitheater behind Redding Civic Auditorium
800 Sundial Bridge Dr
Redding, CA 96001
$10-15, shastaartscouncil.org
 Activities, Local Artists, Food Trucks and a Beer & Wine Garden are included.

CORONA DEL MAR: Baroque Music Festival June 19-26, 2022. Tickets: $30-up, bmf-cdm.org

LAYTONVILLE: Kate Wolf Music Festival 2022 Thu, Jun 23-26, 2022 8:00 AM Black Oak Ranch • Laytonville, CA Save Kate Wolf Music Festival 2022 to your collection. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this summer, this festival named after the late San Francisco folk musician sets up four stages at Black Oak Ranch. 

CRYSTAL BASIN: Mountain Vibe Music Festival June 23-26, 2022 Location: Robbs Resort, 14216 Ice House Road, Pollock Pines, CA. $, mountainvibemusic.com

WILSEYVILLE: Summer Solstice Stilldream Festival June 23-27, 2022
Blue Mountain Event Center
Wilseyville, CA Starts at $149-179, stilldreamfestival.com

SUSANVILLE: Bluegrass Festival June 24-26, 2022
Lassen County Fairgrounds 195 Russel Ave. Susanville, CA
$20-75 approx., lassencountyfair.org

COTATI: Summer Music Festival June 24, 2023, 12-6 p.m.
La Plaza Park
Cotati, CA
Free admission, cotati.org

COTATI: Music Festival,  June 25, 2022, 12-6 p.m. at La Plaza Park. Bands: Soul Selection, Sonoma Shakers, Pardon the Interruption, Rotten Tomatoes, The Bluebyrds. Free, cotati.org

LOS ANGELES:  Viva, LA! Music Festival, June 25, 2022, 11:30 a..m.-11 p.m. at Dodger Stadium.   $229-up, vivamusicfestival.com

PICO RIVERA: Throwback Summer Music Festival and Car Show June 25, 2022
11003 Sports Arena Drive, Pico Rivera, CA
Line up: 

HOLLYWOOD: Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival June 25 & 26, 2022, 3:30 p.m.  Tickets: $23-203 approx. hollywoodbowl.com
Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival
 

KERNVILLE: Yesterfest Classic Rock Music Festival  at Kernville Park Recreation Area Line up: Sweet Emotionz, Urgent (Foreigner tribute), Zen Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Visited, Journey Through Time

QUINCY: High Sierra Music Festival June 30-July 3, 2022, 8 a.m. Plumas County Fairgrounds • Quincy, CA Save High Sierra Music Festival 2022 to your collection. Jam band heavyweights gather in Quincy, CA, to celebrate 30 years of the High Sierra Music Festival. Camp out while catching unique sets from Performers  Location: 204 Fairground Road Quincy, CA 95971. $20-2475, highsierramusic.com

PALO ALTO: World Music Day June 25, 2022, 12-4 p.m.
Downtown Palo Alto, CA  pamusicday.org
University Avenue and King Plaza. Street closures will be in effect on University Avenue between Webster Street and High Street, and on Ramona Street between University and Hamilton Avenue.

NEWPORT BEACH: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival June 3-5, 2022. Hyatt Regency Newport Beach 1107 Jamboree Rd. Newport Beach, CA $125-225, festivals.hyattconcerts.com
Line up: CeeLo Green, Brian Culbertson, Marion Meadows & Alex Bugnon, Eric Benet, Peter White, Vincent Ingala, Morgan James. DW3, Lindsey Webster, Brian McKnight, Marcus Miller, Kim Scott, Four80East, Derek Bordeaux, Adam Hawley, Phil Denny

TEMECULA: Balloon & Wine Festival  June 3-5, 2022 at Lake Skinner County Park Winchester, CA  $35-up, tvbwf.com Line up Friday: We Belong, Hunter Hayes, Kanan Road Saturday: American Patriot Band, Bret Michaels, Coffey Anderson, Kasey Tyndall, A Lens To The Sun, Totally Go-Go's, The Storytellers Sunday: Ronstadt Revival, Chayce Beckham, Laine Hardy, Payton Howie

SAN FRANCISCO: Ocean Beach Hush Fest June 4, 2022, 12-7 p.m.
$32-presale, hushconcerts.com
Headphone-only, artcar staged, three channel, all ages, kid-friendly concert typically brings over a thousand people to one of San Francisco's most scenic places, Kelly's Cove.   Line up: The Polish Ambassador, Luxxury, Dj Dials, Motion Potion, Michael Milano, Dj Matt Haze and Gary Gold

POWAY: Sam Hinton Folk Festival Saturday, June  4, 2022,  11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Old Poway Park
14134 Midland Road Poway, CA
Free, poway.org
San Diego Folk Heritage hosts the Annual Sam Hinton Folk Festival at Old Poway Park. Musical performances, musical workshops, group jams and an open mic stage for Bluegrass, Olde Time, Irish music, and much more. Line up:  Trails and Rails with Walt, Paula and Mike, Plow, Watson, Beldock, and Beach, Zzymzzy, Greg Gross and Friends | Poway  Summer Concerts 

FELTON: Redwood Mountain Faire June 4-5, 2022
Roaring Camp Railroads 5401 Graham Hill Road Felton, CA
$25-55, roaringcamp.com or redwoodmountainfaire.com Parking $, rain or shine event.
Music festival with bands and arts & crafts fair that benefits local nonprofit organizations. The Faire features live music on two stages, kids' area, locally made food, beer, cider and wine in an open field surrounded by redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Line up: Saturday line up: Antony Arya Band, Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, B Side Players, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, Wolf Jett featuring special guest Marty O'Reilly, Raue, Space Heater, Alex Lucero and the Live Again Band, Buffalo Blues Trio, The Inciters, Sunday line up: Birches Bend, The China Cats, Moonalice, The Carolyn Sills Combo, Midnight North, Quinn Becker and the Spacemen, Sharon Allen and the Dusty Boots, Smoked Out Soul, SambaDa and The Coffis Brothers

SAN JOSE: SubZERO Music Festival SoFA District South First  and William Streets
South First Street between San Carlos & Reed Streets
San Jose, CA subzerofestival.com
Music, art walk, craft beer garden, San Jose FREE music and art walk

HALF MOON BAY: Flutes by the Sea  flutesbythesea.com

LONG BEACH: Bayou Festival  Rainbow Lagoon Park Shoreline Drive & Linden Ave. Long Beach, CA longbeachbayou.com 
Bayou Festival celebrates the musical roots of America ranging from zydeco to blues.
ISLETON: Cajun & Blues Festival  e2familywinery.com
SAN MATEO: Jazz on the Hill College of San Mateo  Library 700 W Hillsdale Blvd. San Mateo, CA  JazzontheHill.org
WEED: WeedFest Music Festival Noon - 9 p.m. $10 donation LAKEPORT: Catfish Blues Festival catfishbluesfestival.com
STOCKTON: Bump Music Festival
JAMESTOWN: Singing Rails Music Festival railtown1897.org ANGELS CAMP: Reggae in the Hills reggaeinthehills.com LONG BEACH: Ink-N-Iron
AMADOR CITY: Banjo Festival amador-city.com
ONTARIO: Huck Finn Jubilee
FRESNO: Tower District Father's Day Blues Fest   towerdistrict.org

SAN FRANCISCO: Sea Shanties Sing Along June 3, 2017, 8-11 p.m. nps.gov/safr/
Love the sea and maritime history? The free sea shanty sing-along is an ideal way to embrace California's and especially San Francisco's history.

LAYTONVILLE: Enchanted Forest
$120-up, enchantedforestmendo.com
Black Oak Ranch Laytonville, CA

GUERNEVILLE: Russian River Blues Festival   russianriverfestivals.com

 

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.