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.
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Mark your calendars for "Lil' Ranchers Days" at the Leonis Adobe Museum in Calabasas on Tuesdays, July 8th through August 7th, 2025 from 9:30am to 11:30am. Fun for the entire family with activities & live kids music, feeding the ranch animals and more!
Admission:
- Members free
- Non-members: $8/person (2 y/o & up)
- Under 2 free
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)
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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.
The 23rd Annual Margarita MixOff and More, presented by Soroptimist International of the Conejo, is planned for Thursday, September 25, 2025 at The Gardens at Los Robles Greens in Thousand Oaks from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $55 in advance and $65 at the event. Admission gets you tickets to taste margaritas and appetizers. Beer, wine and soft drinks included. Ages 21+ only.
Soroptimist International of the Conejo is a non-profit 501(c)(3) volunteer organization that raises funds to help provide services for women and girls in the Conejo Valley and around the world. The Soroptimist mission is “improving the lives of women and girls in the local community and throughout the world enabling them to take control of their lives and live their dreams.”
Visit www.siconejo.org for more information or to purchase tickets directly at www.siconejo.org/margarita-mixoff-is-back.
Los Robles Greens is located at 299 South Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks.
The 2025 Kids Summer Movie Series will take place at the Plaza Stadium 14, 255 West Fifth Street, Oxnard and Roxy Stadium 14, 5001 Verdugo Way, Camarillo. Series will consist of 9 weeks of movies for only $3 per film. Movies are at noon on Wednesdays. The lineup is:
June 18: The Bad Guys
June 25: Paddington 2
July 2: The LEGO Movie
July 9: The Wild Robot
July 16: The Croods
July 23: The LEGO Movie 2
July 30: Captain Underpants
August 6: Smallfoot
August 13: Scoob!
More information at santarosacinemas.com/Pages/2025-summer-kids-series-camarillo-and-oxnard
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.
The Run for the Ranch 2025 Race Series is a 5K race series on the scenic trails at Paramount Ranch that will be held on Wednesdays, June 18, June 25, and July 2.
The series is hosted by Fleet Feet Agoura Hills and the Future Track Running Pack and co-sponsored by the Santa Monica Mountains Fund (SAMO Fund) and Western Bagel. The race supports scholarships for SAMO Fund’s internship restoration programs.
The Kiddie 1K will begin at 6:00 each evening, followed by the 5K Trail/Road run at 6:30 pm. Online registration (5K $15.00 plus 1.90 reg fee; all 3 races for $35 plus $3.10 reg fee; 1K free): https://runsignup.com/runfortheranch2025
Paramount Ranch is located at 2903 Cornell Road, Agoura Hills.
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