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The California Arts Council invites all Californians to take part in California Arts Day in their local communities and celebrate the arts and culture of California. This database lists Arts Day related events throughout California, from performing arts ticket discounts to community celebrations to school or kids events. Search through and see what’s in your area!

Interested in posting an event? Use the Arts Day event submission form. Events appear on the website within approximately 48 hours. The California Arts Council reserves the right to determine appropriateness of events posted.

Event Details

Alameda

Oakland Arts Day
Oakland
* kid friendly event
Oakland Arts & Marketing Department/Illuminated Corridor
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

Open House - Opera Piccola
Oakland
Opera Piccola ("Small Works")
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

City of Oakland Evening of the Arts
Oakland
City of Oakland Cultural Arts & Marketing Division
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

Calaveras

Harvest Home Festival
Murphys
* kid friendly event
Calaveras County Arts Council
Description
Date: 09-20-2008 thru 09-21-2008

Contra Costa

California Arts Day in El Cerrito
El Cerrito
* kid friendly event
City of El Cerrito Arts and Culture Commission
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

Arts Recognition Awards
Moraga
Arts & Culture Commission of Contra Costa County
Description
Date: 10-26-2008

Strange Brew
El Cerrito
* kid friendly event
Eclectix Gallery
Description
Date: 10-03-2008 thru 11-02-2008

10th Annual Richmond Celebration of National Arts & Humanities Month
Richmond
* kid friendly event
Richmond Arts & Culture Commission and Richmond Arts & Culture Division
Description
Date: 10-18-2008

El Dorado

Art in the Orchard
Camino
* kid friendly event
El Dorado Arts Council
Description
Date: 09-20-2008

Humboldt

Play-in-a-Day, 10 Minute Play Festival
Eureka
* kid friendly event
Sanctuary Stage
Description
Date: 10-03-2008 thru 10-04-2008

Maskibition
Eureka
* kid friendly event
The Ink People Center for the Arts
Description
Date: 10-04-2008 thru 10-25-2008

Eureka Artist Recognition Award
Eureka
* kid friendly event
Eureka Art & Culture Commission
Description
Date: 10-07-2008

International

Celebrate California Arts Day with Quinn Associates
San Francisco
Quinn Associates Arts Management
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

Los Angeles

24th annual Abbot Kinney Festival
Venice
* kid friendly event
AK Fest / Inside Out Community Arts
Description
Date: 09-28-2008

The Tweaksters
Santa Clarita
* kid friendly event
Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons
Description
Date: 10-03-2008 thru 10-04-2008

Stacy Bayne Signing at 9th Anniversary Celebration
Pasadena
Art Odyssey
Description
Date: 10-04-2008

Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

Celebrate California Arts Day in Culver City
Culver City
City of Culver City - Cultural Affairs
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

Sundays Live, Free Chamber Music Concert
Los Angeles
LACMA and The Friends of Sundays Live
Description
Date: 10-05-2008

Marin

ICB 24-hour Lockdown for Art!
Sausalito
* kid friendly event
ICB Artists Association
Description
Date: 10-03-2008 thru 10-04-2008

Merced

The Big Valley Arts & Culture Festival
Merced
* kid friendly event
The Merced County Arts Council
Description
Date: 10-04-2008

Monterey

First Fridays Art Walk: Salinas Arts Day!
Salinas
* kid friendly event
Artistas Unidos - Artists United
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

Sacramento

12th Annual North American All Youth Film & Education Day
Sacramento
* kid friendly event
Tower of Youth
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

Sacramento World Music & Dance Festival
Sacramento
* kid friendly event
produced by the Sacramento World Music & Dance Festival
Description
Date: 09-20-2008 thru 09-21-2008

Sharing and Creating Art Restores the Soul ~ SCARS
Sacramento
Spirit in the Arts
Description
Date: 10-08-2008 thru 12-17-2008

San Bernardino

80th Anniversary Gala Dinner & Opening Concert
San Bernardino
San Bernardino Symphony
Description
Date: 10-03-2008 thru 10-04-2008

San Diego

Free Admission
San Diego
* kid friendly event
San Diego Museum of Art
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

San Francisco

Struck, plucked, scraped & shaken
San Francisco
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
Description
Date: 10-06-2008

Contemporary Insights: Music and Conversation
San Francisco
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
Description
Date: 10-05-2008

Rumi Songs & Peace
San Francisco
* kid friendly event
Z Venue
Description
Date: 10-05-2008

Remixing the Art of Social Change: a Hip-Hop Approach
San Francisco
Words, Beats and Life, Inc.
Description
Date: 10-03-2008 thru 10-05-2008

San Francisco Symphony Free Noontime Concert
San Francisco
* kid friendly event
San Francisco Symphony
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

San Luis Obispo

SLO County Open Studios Preview Exhibition
San Luis Obispo
ARTS Obispo (San Luis Obispo County Arts Council)
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

SLO County Open Studios, North County Weekend
Atascadero, Cambria, Cayucos, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Paso Robles, Santa Margarita, Templeton
ARTS Obispo (San Luis Obispo County Arts Council)
Description
Date: 10-11-2008 thru 10-12-2008

SLO County Open Studios, South County Weekend
Arroyo Grande, Grober Beach, Nipomo, Oceano, Pismo Beach, Shell Beach, San Luis Obispo
ARTS Obispo (San Luis Obispo County Arts Council)
Description
Date: 10-18-2008 thru 10-19-2008

SLO County Open Studios Encore Weekend
San Luis Obispo
ARTS Obispo (San Luis Obispo County Arts Council)
Description
Date: 10-25-2008 thru 10-26-2008

Opening Night Classics
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo Symphony
Description
Date: 10-04-2008

San Mateo

Artoberfest
San Carlos
Peninsula Arts Council
Description
Date: 10-26-2009 thru 10-26-2008

Santa Barbara

Mosaics
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Art Studios
Description
Date: 09-26-2008 thru 10-20-2008

Women's Literary Festival
Santa Barbara
Women's Literary Festival
Description
Date: 11-30--0001

The Santa Barbara Poetry Series
Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara Poetry Series
Description
Date: 11-30--0001

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Santa Barbara
* kid friendly event
Children's Creative Project
Description
Date: 03-11-2009

Look + Peake
Santa Barbara
Patty Look Lewis Gallery
Description
Date: 10-01-2008 thru 10-30-2008

Santa Clara

AMAZING PAINTINGS
Palo Alto
* kid friendly event
Art For Well Beings
Description
Date: 09-13-2008 thru 11-13-2008

Antigone (in the Oval Office)
San Jose
The Tabard Theatre Company
Description
Date: 10-10-2008 thru 11-01-2008

Ehsaas hai? Do You Feel?
Cupertino
Rotary Club of Cupertino
Description
Date: 10-11-2008

Arts Education Forum: Creating the Future
San Jose
Silicon Valley Education Foundation
Description
Date: 10-27-2008

Mythili Prakash Bharatanatyam Dance Concert
Santa Clara
* kid friendly event
Yuva Bharati
Description
Date: 09-20-2008

My Dream
San Jose
* kid friendly event
Cantonese Opera Assn-Silicon Valley
Description
Date: 10-11-2008

Family Arts Appreciation Day
Morgan Hill
* kid friendly event
Arts Council Silicon Valley
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO featuring the songs of Neil Sedaka
Los Altos
* kid friendly event
Bus Barn Stage Company
Description
Date: 09-04-2008 thru 10-04-2008

Ventura

25th Anniversary Ojai Studio Artists Tour
Ojai
* kid friendly event
Ojai Studio Artists
Description
Date: 10-11-2008 thru 10-12-2008

Ojai Studio Artists Tour
Ojai
* kid friendly event
Ojai Studio Artists
Description
Date: 10-11-2008 thru 10-12-2008

National Arts Program in Ventura County Exhibit Reception
Ventura
* kid friendly event
Ventura county Arts Council
Description
Date: 03-08-2010

History is Now: Portraits by Donna Granata
Thousand Oaks
* kid friendly event
Focus on the Masters
Description
Date: 11-30--0001 thru 12-09-2001

Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance"
Oxnard
* kid friendly event
Comedy Tonight Productions
Description
Date: 03-08-2010

First Friday Gallery Crawl
Ventura
* kid friendly event
Buenaventura Art Association
Description
Date: 03-08-2010

Reception for "Faces" A Solo Exhibit by Rich Brimer
Oxnard
Care on A
Description
Date: 03-08-2010

Yolo

California Arts Day
Woodland
* kid friendly event
Yolo County Arts Council
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

Yolo Arts Day Party
WOODLAND
* kid friendly event
Yolo County Arts Council
Description
Date: 10-03-2008

The information in this section is provided as a service only, and the California Arts Council does not endorse or support the organizations listed. Questions and/or concerns about listings may be directed to the web editor at editor@caartscouncil.com.