Events in and around Ventura County and surrounding areas, including Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Fillmore, Santa Paula, Ojai, Camarillo, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Port Hueneme.
Find events in Ventura County and surrounding areas in this section, by category at this link and in the Events Calendar. Community events of broad public interest can be submitted at this link for possible inclusion in this section (at our discretion).
We encourage posting of other events, activities, fundraisers, classes, workshops, sales, shout-outs, etc. directly to the COMMUNITY FORUM section!
The Collection at Riverpark in Oxnard is hosting its Rock the Collection Free Concert Series this year on designated Thursday nights, 6:30-8PM at Collection Park. The series will feature everyone’s favorite rock and pop classics performed by popular tribute bands.
The lineup is as follows:
Aug 13: TBA
Aug 27: TBA
Sep 10: TBA
Sep 24: TBA
Updates at thecollectionrp.com/portfolio/rock-the-collection-2025
The Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley presents the Star-Spangled Rock & Country Jam and Fireworks Celebration on Friday, July 4, 2025 at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 E. Los Angeles Avenue. Gates open at 3pm. There will be live music, food and craft vendors, silent auction, beer and wine, a free kids’ zone (courtesy of Adventist Health Simi Valley) and, of course, fireworks at 9 pm (simulcast to music on 99.1 The Ranch).
Stage Lineup:
3:15PM: The Jimi Nelson Band
5PM: Ignition
7PM: Justin Honsinger
Admission is FREE or you can opt for the VIP Experience for an extra special afternoon and evening that includes delicious BBQ, drinks, shaded seating for the concert and a special viewing area for the fireworks. Visit www.starspangledsimi.com for more information and tickets.
Limited onsite parking for $25. Parking and shuttle service will run from the Simi Valley Metrolink Station (5050 E. Los Angeles Ave.) and Simi Valley High School (5400 Cochran St.).
The City of Thousand Oaks brings its annual Pop-Up Arts & Music Festival to the city every Friday and Saturday starting June 6 and running through the month of June.
The festival features “pop-up” public performances at various locations throughout Thousand Oaks. The goal of the festival is to provide residents with an opportunity to actively participate in and enjoy the arts without having to come to the theatre. People are encouraged to bring their own chair/blanket, food and drink and come enjoy great entertainment on a summer evening.
The 2025 festival will feature eight free events over four weekends from June 6 - June 28. In partnership with local arts organizations, the festival will include local and regional artistic talent, in addition to nationally recognized performing artists.
Events are free and open to all. More details at bapacthousandoaks.com/show-details/pop-up-arts-music-festival-2025.
June 27, 7pm
Canada Park (1619 Calle Zocalo, Thousand Oaks)
TOArts presents The Urban Renewal Project
The Urban Renewal Project is a sixteen-piece collective known for its genre-bending original music, combining elements of jazz, hip-hop and vintage soul into a signature sound that has captivated audiences around the world from SXSW to the Java Jazz Festival.
June 28, 7:00pm
Triunfo Community Park (980 Aranmoor Ave, Thousand Oaks)
Abby Posner & The Big Fall
Abby is a multi-instrumentalist, known for her incredibly passionate and versatile musicianship across the folk, roots, and pop music genres. In addition to her upbeat and fun live performances, her music is featured in TV, films, and radio shows around the world.
Community partners include TOArts Presents, Conejo Recreation and Parks District, 5-Star Theatricals, Brogden Bay Presents, New West Symphony
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
June 6, 7:00pm
Spring Meadow Park (3282 Spring Meadow Ave, Thousand Oaks)
New West Symphony presents Shea Welsh & Friends with special guest Banda la Tribu
June 7, 7:00pm
Northwood Park (3620 Avenida Verano, Thousand Oaks)
TOArts presents Gina Chavez (Replaced by Gilberto Gonzalez due to health reasons)
June 13, 7:00pm
North Ranch Neighborhood Park (1901 Upper Ranch Road, Thousand Oaks)
I’m Not Throwin’ Away My Yacht
5-Star Theatricals presents Yacht Rock & Contemporary Musical Theatre
Featuring the music of Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, Kenny Loggins, and others, alongside music from Wicked, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hanson, and more!
June 14, 7:00pm
Kimber Park (3295 Bear Creek Drive, Newbury Park)
Lizzy & The Triggermen
Dance and sway to “one of the hottest swing bands in LA” (Good Day LA), led by a “brassy and charismatic frontwoman” whose powerhouse vocals are “dripping with baditude” (New Times). Exuding all the old-school glamour of jazz, swing and blues, this captivatingly modern, chart-topping band churns out killer dance songs in a way only a wailing horn section can — transporting vintage jazz to a red-hot new future. Come early to take a swing dance lesson!
June 20, 7:00pm
Suburbia Park (2600 Tennyson Street, Thousand Oaks)
Bobby Alu
If you ask Byron Bay’s Bobby Alu what his music sounds like, he’ll tell you how he hopes it makes you feel: like you have your favorite drink in hand, sipping as the sun sets on a balmy evening that’s laden with the promise of adventure. In an ideal world, he’d follow summer around the earth, in his endless quest to nail that feeling in his songs.
Join Bobby and his band of musical soul brothers for an evening of audio sunshine to make young and old feel truly happy in the heart.
June 21, 7pm
Stagecoach Inn Museum Lawn (51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park)
Brogden Bay Presents Perla Batalla – Letter to Leonard Cohen
Grammy®-nominated singer songwriter Perla Batalla’s powerful voice, emotional honesty, and boundary defying songs have captivated audiences at prestigious venues around the world. Batalla will bring her show, A Letter to Leonard Cohen: A Tribute to a Friend.
Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District and the City of Camarillo present the 2025 Summer Concert Series. Features free concerts at Constitution Park, 601 Carmen Drive. Admission is free. Concerts start at 7pm.
The Lineup:
Saturday, June 28 - Gold Rush
Saturday, July 12 - Blue Breeze Band
Saturday, July 26 - Bee Gees Fever
Saturday, August 9 - The Heart of Rock & Roll
Residents are welcome to bring low folding chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner to enjoy during the concerts. Food trucks will be on site. Seating is on the lawn with first-come, first-serve basis. More info at www.pvrpd.org/summer-concert-series
Concerts at the Plaza is a free Saturday evening concert series at the Simi Civic Center Plaza on Tapo Canyon Road off the 118 in Simi Valley, in the Regal Cinema Plaza Food Court. Concerts run from 6-9pm. Emmy-winning comedian Mark DeCarlo (Hugh Neutron, Sale of the Century) will be hosting trivia contests, cracking jokes, and giving away exciting prizes throughout the summer! Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the show.
2025 Lineup:
7/12: Rock the Boat (Yacht Rock)
7/19: Holgers Heroes (70s/80s Rock Classics)
7/26: Soul Jukebox & The Funky Divas (Motown, R&B, Funk)
8/2: Ticket to Ride (Beatles Tribute)
8/16: 2 For The Show (Hit Songs)
8/23: Double Header - (Two Bands - Classic Rock and Bryan Adams Tribute)
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for weekly updates, behind-the-scenes content, and giveaways.
About Event Organizer, The East Coast Pizza Company
Located in the heart of Simi Valley’s Civic Center Plaza, The East Coast Pizza Company is a family-owned restaurant serving up authentic, handcrafted pies in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Proud supporter of local events and community connections.
Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics, then sit back and relax to the sounds of summer! The Conejo Recreation & Park District Summer Concerts in the Park is back again in 2025.
Jackets or sweaters are recommended as the weather often cools during the latter part of the event. Concert-goers are asked to leave pets at home. Concerts are FREE and open to the public.
Location: Conejo Community Park, 1175 Hendrix Avenue, Thousand Oaks
(off Gainsborough Road, at the intersection of Dover and Hendrix Avenues)
Time: All concerts begin promptly at 5:00pm and conclude at 7:00pm. Parking is offsite only; onsite parking is limited and reserved for cars with handicap placards.
The Lineup:
Memorial Day Monday, May 26: DSB - Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey Tribute)
Friday, July 4: The Springsteen Experience (Bruce Springsteen Tribute)
Sunday, July 20: The Tina Turner Tribute
Sunday, August 10: Stepping Feet (Dave Matthews Band Tribute)
Labor Day Monday, September 1: Skynyrd and Frynds (Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute)
NOTE: Artists subject to change. Concert information: www.crpd.org/events/summer-concerts-in-the-park
Ventura County’s 34th Annual Juneteenth Celebration is planned for Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 10am to 5pm at Plaza Park, 500 South C Street in Oxnard. Free event commemorates Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, marking the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. Event to feature live music, local artists, great food and more. Visit www.juneteenthoxnard.org for more information.
Conejo Recreation and Park District presents free Movies at the Park at Thousand Oaks Community Park, 2525 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks this summer. Movies start at sundown. Family activities start an hour before the movie. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner. FREE!
The lineup:
Friday, August 8: The Lion King
Friday, September 12: The Incredibles
More information at www.crpd.org/events/moviesatthepark.
Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District presents the 2025 Music in the Park free concert series at Rancho Simi Community Park, 1765 Royal Avenue, Simi Valley. Concerts begin at 6:30pm. Lineup is as follows:
Saturday, June 21: Cali Country All Stars
Saturday, July 19: Bruno Mars and Britney Spears Tribute
Saturday, August 16: Led Zepagain (Led Zeppelin Tribute)
Visit rsrpd.org/recreation/events/summer_(june_-_august)/music_in_the_park.php for more information. Bring your picnic basket or purchase food at the events. Parking is free, but limited. Umbrellas/canopies are okay on the perimeters but not in the main event area. Alcohol is permitted; intoxication is not. Dogs on leash allowed on the perimeters but not in the main event area.
The Conejo Recreation & Park District’s 2025 Touch-A-Truck will be held on Saturday, June 14th, from 10:00am-2:00pm at Thousand Oaks Community Park, 2525 N. Moorpark Rd. in Thousand Oaks.
This popular event allows kids to have fun kicking the tires, honking the horns, and climbing up into the driver’s seat of their favorite trucks and construction vehicles such as a garbage truck, an Army truck, tractor, excavator, dump truck, school bus, fire engine, ambulance, bulldozer, police cruiser, SWAT vehicle, K-9 and search and rescue vehicles, motorcycles, and more.
In addition to dozens of trucks and vehicles of all shapes and sizes, there will be fun activities, including arts and crafts, a kids’ construction zone, jolly jumps, and a motorized train ride. The parking lot fills up quickly, so be prepared to park at the Thousand Oaks High School parking lot. Admission is free for all ages. For information, visit www.crpd.org/truck
Conejo Valley Guide covers events, activities and things to do throughout Ventura County and surrounding areas.
Conejo Valley Guide® covers thousands of events, activities and things to do throughout Ventura County, California and surrounding areas.
Conejo Valley Guide is a participant in certain affiliate programs. These affiliate advertising programs are designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to the respective websites. Some links on the site may be affiliate links. We get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these links on our site. Learn more at paidforadvertising.com.
