2025 Sun Sets Summer Concert Series on Sunday Nights at Calabasas Lake - June to August

Spend your summer Sundays with great live music at the 2025 Summer Sun Sets Concert Series at Calabasas Lake

The traditionally private Calabasas Lake opens its doors to concert goers, providing a scenic backdrop and ample field seating for picnickers. The public is encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and sweaters. Some fixed seating is available on a first come first served basis. All performances are free to the public.

Visit www.cityofcalabasas.com for more details.  Enter at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center at 23400 Park Sorrento. Concerts start at 6pm.

The Lineup:

• June 8: AbbaFab - The Premier ABBA Experience

• July 20: Live From Earth - Pat Benatar Tribute

• August 3: Stone Soul - Motown

• August 24: Turn the Page - Tribute to Bob Seger

Parking available at 2 locations:

• The Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center – located at 23400 Park Sorrento

• Free park & ride shuttle from the Calabasas Civic Center (located at 100 Civic Center Way).  Shuttle hours:  4:30pm – 8:00pm. Pets are not allowed on shuttles with the exception of service animals.

2025 Ventura 4th of July Street Fair and Children's Pushem-Pullem Parade

The City of Ventura 4th of July Street Fair will be back on Friday, July 4, 2025 along Main Street from Fir Street to Ventura Avenue as well as side streets Chestnut, Oak and California.

The street fair features over 100 arts and crafts booths, live entertainment, food trucks, a car exhibit, and family-friendly activities. Open 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event is free to the public.

The 47th Annual Children’s Pushem - Pullem Parade is at 10 a.m.  Assemble at Cemetery Park at Main and Crimea Streets at 9:30 a.m.  The parade proceeds down Main Street to Fir Street at 10 a.m.

www.cityofventura.ca.gov/1737/4th-of-July-Street-Fair-Pushem-Pullem-Pa

2025 Summer Concerts in the Park in Moorpark - June to September

The City of Moorpark is hosting Summer Concerts in the Park at Arroyo Vista Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road. Free admission! Concerts start at 6 p.m. Gates open an hour prior.

The Lineup:

• June 28: Electric Vinyl (Classic Rock)

• July 26: Yachty by Nature (Yacht Rock)

• August 23: Juano and Friends (Rock, Cumbia, Oldies, R&B)

• September 27: The Spazmatics (80s)

Bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit in the grass and enjoy the music.  Food vendors will be onsite, but you are welcome to bring outside food and beverages (beer and wine okay, no hard alcohol). No canopies or umbrellas will be allowed within 100 feet of the stage. No animals allowed in the event space except service animals.

www.moorparkca.gov/849/Concert-in-the-Park

Memorial Day Service at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park in Camarillo on Monday, May 26, 2025

Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park & Crematory presents its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 11am. Event, free of charge to the public, will feature live patriotic music, guest speakers, displays and complimentary hot dogs and refreshments. Located at 2052 Howard Road, Camarillo.

Learn more at www.conejomountain.com/in-our-community.

2025 City of Agoura Hills Summer Movies in the Park - June 21, July 12 and August 9

Free Movies in the Park will take place once again this summer of 2025 at Reyes Adobe Park, 30400 Rainbow Crest Drive, Agoura Hills, hosted by City of Agoura Hills Community Services. Movies start at dusk.

Save the dates:

June 21: Moana

July 12: The Parent Trap

August 9: Despicable Me 4

More information at www.agourahillsrec.org.

Malibu Chili Cook-Off (2025 Event Cancelled)

THE 2025 MALIBU CHILI COOK-OFF CANCELLED DUE TO THE CHALLENGES FACING MALIBU IN WAKE OF THE 2025 WILDFIRES.

The 2024 Annual Malibu Chili Cook-Off took place on Labor Day weekend, August 30 to September 2 at 23575 Civic Center Way. Hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu.

ADVANCE TICKET SALES ONLY! TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD ONSITE. Tickets at malibuchilicookoff.org.. Carnival tickets will be sold separately.

Event hour are 4-10PM Friday, 1-10PM Saturday/Sunday and 1-8PM Monday.

Event features chili contest, carnival, fair, skate contest, live entertainment, food for sale, vendors, etc.

Event parking is $20, cash only.

https://malibuchilicookoff.org/

Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District Movies in the Park in June, July and August

The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District presents free Movies in the Park at Rancho Madera Community Park, 556 Lake Park Drive, Simi Valley (Wood Ranch). Pre-movie fun activities start at 6:30PM. Movies start at dusk. Bring blankets and chairs.

• Friday, June 13: Kung Fu Panda 4

• Friday, July 11: Despicable Me 4

• Friday, August 8: Inside Out 2

Additionally, there will be a free screening of Tangled at Oak Canyon Community Park, 5600 Hollytree Drive, Oak Park, on Friday, June 20th.

www.rsrpd.org/recreation/events/summer_(june_-_august)/family_movie_nights.php

2025 Pioneer Jamboree at Stagecoach Inn Newbury Park on Saturday, June 7th

The Stagecoach Inn Museum hosts its Annual Pioneer Jamboree from 10am to 4 pm, Saturday, June 7, 2025, on the museum’s grounds at 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park.

Bring the whole family to pan for gold, lasso like a cowgirl or cowboy, see a blacksmith fire-up the forge, and play pioneer games. Wear your western costumes (optional) and join the fun!

Activities include storytelling; cursive writing; fossil digging; rock painting; giant bubble making, and more! You can even try your hand at using a washboard… for laundry or for making music!

There are two parking locations- one next to the Museum on Ventu Park Road and one behind the Museum on Susan Drive.

General admission is $10. Children age 5 to 12 are $5 and under 5 are free. Conejo Valley Historical Society Members are free. Annual CVHS Family Memberships can be purchased online or at the door for as little as $50.  

For further information, call the museum at (805) 498-9441 or visit www.stagecoachinnmuseum.org.

2025 Ventura County Greek Festival in Camarillo June 20, 21 & 22

The 46th Ventura County Greek Festival will take place June 20, 21 and 22 at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Camarillo (5575 Santa Rosa Road).

The event features live Greek music, folk dancing, food, delicious pastries and baklava, vendors, and a kids' play area.

Festival times are 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Check vcgreekfestival.org or call 805.482.1273 for more information. No onsite parking. Free parking and shuttle rides at the Ventura County Office of Education parking lot at 5100 Adolfo Road.

Admission is $6, which includes a raffle ticket. Free admission for kids 12 and under and active military, veterans and first responders with ID.

Rancho Simi Earth Day Event on Friday, April 25, 2025 in Simi Valley

Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District hosts an Earth Day event on Friday, April, 25, 2025 from 3:30-5:30pm at Sequoia Park, 2150 Tracey Avenue, Simi Valley. Event to include park beautification planting, a take home flower project, vendors and other activities. More info at rsrpd.org/recreation/events/spring_(march_-_may)/earth_day.php.