Events What's Happening in July: Santa Barbara, Pasadena, Newport Beach, Palm Springs, and Beyond July arrives on a Saturday this year, which means the Fourth gets a full three-day weekend instead of the usual scramble. It also happens to be the country's 250th birthday, so cities across Southern California have leaned into the occasion with bigger lineups than usual. Most of
Events Featured What's Happening · Southern California Events across Santa Barbara, Pasadena, Newport Beach, Palm Springs, and the wider region, from Goleta down to San Diego. Dates and times subject to change.
Events Where to See the Best Fireworks in Southern California This July 4th Southern California puts on some of the best Independence Day shows in the country, and 2026 carries extra weight as the nation's 250th anniversary.
Art & Music Golden Hour at the Norton Simon There is a particular quality to late afternoon in Pasadena, when the light turns the color of weak tea and good bourbon at the same time, and the Norton Simon’s sculpture garden does its best impression of a place where nothing has ever gone wrong.
Events Southern California Has Plans for You This June Pride parades, solstice festivals, a concert under the stars, and a theme park after dark. June across So Cal is not a month you sit out.
Events Updated Southern California Calendar for June 2026 Everything happening across Southern California this June, in one place.
Art & Music The Curtain Is Up. Southern California's Theater Season Is Not Waiting for You. From Pasadena to Hollywood to Costa Mesa, the stages across Southern California this June are offering the kind of evenings that remind you why live theater exists in the first place.
Events Your June in Southern California, Properly Scheduled The outdoor concerts, the festivals, the races, the living paintings, and the events that only happen here. June is not the month to stay on the couch.
Events June in Southern California A month so full of things worth doing that staying home begins to feel like a personal failing.
