Submit an Arts Day Event

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.

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	Event	Details
	California Arts Day Celebration/ Cultural Arts Season Kickoff Santa Barbara	General Description Date: 10-01-2011
	2011 Open Studios Art Tour Santa Cruz * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-01-2011 thru 10-16-2011
	CONTRA-TIEMPO's Premiere of FULL.STILL.HUNGRY at the Ford Amphitheater Hollywood * kid friendly event	Dance Description Date: 09-23-2011
	Fall for the Arts San Diego * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-01-2011
	Midtown Stomp Swing Dancing Sacramento	Dance Description Date: 10-07-2011
	ARTrails Open Studios * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-15-2011 thru 10-23-2011
	Cowboy Poetry Festival Coulterville * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-01-2011
	Make Your Mark in Exposition Park Los Angeles * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-16-2011
	The Big Draw LA 2011 Los Angeles * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-01-2011 thru 10-31-2011
	tour the ARTS.MWQ 9/25.10/01.10/08. 2011 San Pedro * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 09-25-2011 thru 10-08-2011
	Sembramos: An Evening of Art and Community Oakland * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-07-2011
	Fiesta del Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Celebration Pasadena * kid friendly event	Dance Description Date: 10-28-2011 thru 10-30-2011
	Fall for the Arts San Diego * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-01-2011
	Noises Off La Mirada	Theater Description Date: 09-23-2011 thru 10-16-2011
	Charlotte's Web La Mirada * kid friendly event	Theater Description Date: 10-23-2011
	One Man, Two Guvnors La Mirada	Theater Description Date: 10-09-2011
	Alpha Yaya Diallo & the Bafing Riders Crecent City * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-22-2011
	Lula Washington Dance Theatre Taste of Dance @ Taste of Soul! Los Angeles * kid friendly event	Dance Description Date: 10-15-2011
	Lunchtime Lecture: Literary Landscape San Jose	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-05-2011
	Fall Members' Opening San Jose	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-13-2011
	Gallery Talk: Book-ish San Jose	General Description Date: 10-20-2011
	DIY Art: Altered Books San Jose	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-22-2011
	Community Day: El Dia de Los Muertos San Jose * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-29-2011
	Maskibition Eureka * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-01-2011 thru 10-29-2011
	Beaux Arts Black&White Masquerade Ball Arcata	General Description Date: 10-08-2011
	Plein Air Paint Out at MAGC Ross	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-01-2011
	CWA 42nd National Exhibition Ross * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 09-08-2011 thru 10-09-2011
	Senior Swing Choristers!TM San Pedro	Arts Education Description Date: 10-01-2011 thru 05-12-2012
	AXIS Dance Company Home Season Performances Oakland * kid friendly event	Dance Description Date: 10-07-2011 thru 10-09-2011
	2nd Annual Silicon Valley African Film Festival Mountain View * kid friendly event	Film Description Date: 10-14-2011 thru 10-16-2011
	American, Brazilian & French Jazz Mountain View * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-27-2011
	The Red Planet Ramblers Mountain View * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-28-2011
	Mozart and His Friends Mountain View * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-29-2011
	Gryphons Wild Mountain View * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-30-2011
	Sukey Bryan, Paintings Mountain View * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-14-2011 thru 11-27-2011
	Community Arts "Friend" Raiser Colusa	General Description Date: 10-06-2011
	Mendocino County Celebrates American Craft Week * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-07-2011 thru 10-16-2011
	Arts Month San Francisco	Other Description Date: 10-01-2011 thru 10-31-2011
	Sandcastle Contest San Francisco * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-08-2011
	Music at Noon Santa Clara * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-12-2011
	Yerba Buena Night San Francisco	Music Description Date: 10-15-2011
	Chamber Music Day San Francisco * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-16-2011
	Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Carmel by the Sea	General Description Date: 10-07-2011
	GLOBAL Long Beach	General Description Date: 10-01-2011 thru 10-31-2011
	Do-It-Yourself Arts Fair El Cerrito * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-15-2011
	Forum Lounge: Shana Moulton, I Lost Something in the Hills Santa Barbara	Arts Education Description Date: 10-06-2011
	Listen and Learn: Exploring Artistic and Musical Heritage Mountain View * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-09-2011
	2011 Silicon Valley African Film Festival Mountain View * kid friendly event	Film Description Date: 10-14-2011 thru 10-16-2011
	Art Center Open House & Market SALE Long Beach * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-07-2011
	Mental Health Arts Festival Santa Barbara * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-01-2011
	Artoberfest! Salinas * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-07-2011 thru 10-22-2011
	Free Family Arts and Literacy Night San Diego * kid friendly event	Other Description Date: 10-27-2011
	Found L.A. Festival Los Angeles * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-01-2011
	Community Launch Party Richmond	General Description Date: 10-06-2011
	Iron Triangle Legacy Family Day Richmond * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-08-2011
	Encuentro de Son, Mexican Fandango Richmond * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-09-2011
	Konyifafa (World Premier) Richmond * kid friendly event	Dance Description Date: 09-15-2012 thru 09-16-2012
	Jazz Heritage Concert Richmond	Music Description Date: 10-21-2011
	Mien Ceremonial Feast & Cultural Festival Richmond * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 09-22-2011
	La Colmenita Richmond * kid friendly event	Theater Description Date: 10-26-2011
	Iron Triangle Legacy Theater Showcase Richmond	Theater Description Date: 10-28-2011
	World Master Artist Series Richmond	Music Description Date: 10-29-2011
	San Diego Ballet Alice in Wonderland & Mixed Repertoire San Diego * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-15-2011 thru 10-16-2011
	San Diego Ballet Nutcracker San Diego * kid friendly event	Dance Description Date: 12-03-2011 thru 12-04-2011
	San Diego Ballet Nutcracker La Jolla * kid friendly event	Dance Description Date: 12-17-2011 thru 12-18-2011
	Art After Darl San Luis Obispo	General Description Date: 10-07-2011
	Open Studios Art Tour 2011 * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-15-2011 thru 10-30-2011
	California Arts Day! Susanville * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-01-2011
	The Biggest Show featuring stars from GLEE! Santa Monica * kid friendly event	Theater Description Date: 10-15-2011
	Long Beach Open Studio Tour Long Beach	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-08-2011 thru 10-09-2011
	Fun with FUNdamentals! @ the Zimmer Children's Museum Los Angeles * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-02-2011
	Celebration of Sukkot @ the Zimmer Children's Museum Los Angeles * kid friendly event	Museum/Public Facility Description Date: 10-09-2011
	Cardboard Creations @ the Zimmer Children's Museum Los Angeles * kid friendly event	Visual Arts Description Date: 10-16-2011
	�Alva Sachs, Children�s Author @ the Zimmer Children's Museum Los Angeles * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-23-2011
	Mista Cookie Jar and the Chocolate Chips @ the Zimmer Children's Museum Los Angeles * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-30-2011
	VIB Hour! (Very Important Babies) @ the Zimmer Children's Museum Los Angeles * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-05-2011 thru 10-26-2011
	Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave Santa Barbara * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-07-2011
	Blake Mycoskie Santa Barbara	Other Description Date: 10-01-2011
	Leymah Gbowee Santa Barbara	Writing/Spoken Word Description Date: 10-02-2011
	The Infernal Comedy-Confessions of a Serial Killer Santa Barbara	Theater Description Date: 10-03-2011
	Cambodia's Khmer Arts Ensemble Santa Barbara	Other Description Date: 09-06-2011
	Riders in the Sky Santa Barbara * kid friendly event	Other Description Date: 10-09-2011
	Salman Khan Santa Barbara	Other Description Date: 10-10-2011
	Passing Strange Santa Barbara	Film Description Date: 10-11-2011
	Daniel Yergin Santa Barbara	Other Description Date: 10-12-2011
	Mary Oliver Santa Barbara	Other Description Date: 10-15-2011
	Into Eternity Santa Barbara	Film Description Date: 10-17-2011
	New York City Ballet MOVES Santa Barbara	Dance Description Date: 10-18-2011 thru 10-19-2011
	Mary Robinson Santa Barbara	Other Description Date: 10-21-2011
	Rejoice and Shout Santa Barbara	Other Description Date: 10-24-2011
	Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Santa Barbara	Other Description Date: 10-25-2011
	Planet Money LIVE Santa Barbara	Other Description Date: 10-26-2011
	Arts & Services for Disabled OPEN HOUSE Long Beach * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-07-2011
	Arts & Services for Disabled OPEN HOUSE Long Beach * kid friendly event	Music Description Date: 10-07-2011
	New Writers Toolkit: First Time Authors Reveal All San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-10-2011
	New Writers Toolkit: Want That Book Published? How to Navigate the New World of Publishing San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-10-2011
	Event Meet the Grantmakers: Getting to Know National Arts Funders Active in the Bay Area San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-12-2011
	Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts Oakland	General Description Date: 10-11-2011
	Introduction to Corporate Giving for the Arts San Rafael	General Description Date: 10-12-2011
	Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker: Lisa Joyner, U.S. Bancorp Foundation San Rafael	General Description Date: 10-12-2011
	Taking Care of Business: Professional Development Skills Every Artist Should Have San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-12-2011
	Fiscal Sponsorship Information Session San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-12-2011
	Reality Fundraising: Lessons Learned from Successful Arts Organizations San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-13-2011
	Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts San Mateo	General Description Date: 10-13-2011
	How to Apply to the Creative Work Fund San Mateo	General Description Date: 10-13-2011
	Networking Night for Artists & Arts Organizations San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-13-2011
	Dia de los Muertos Berkeley * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 11-02-2011
	McNevin & McClellan plus special guests & jammers as part of "California Arts Day" Fremont	Music Description Date: 10-07-2011
	Beat Zero & Michael McNevin Fremont	Music Description Date: 10-21-2011
	Arts Day Proclamation and Celebration of 2011 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award Recipients Oakland	Other Description Date: 10-04-2011
	El Cerrito Do-It-Yourself Arts Fair El Cerrito * kid friendly event	General Description Date: 10-15-2011
	Mudpuddle Shop Concert Fremont	Music Description Date: 10-07-2011
	Meet the Grantmakers: Funding Opportunities for Los Angeles Artists & Arts Organizations Pasadena	General Description Date: 10-18-2011
	The Art of Asking: Exploring the Volunteer- and Staff-Driven Solicitation Model San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-18-2011
	Meet the Grantmakers: Bay Area Arts Grantmaking in a Time of Change San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-20-2011
	 Building Community Through Technology San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-20-2011
	Not-So-Starving Artists Tell All Berkeley	General Description Date: 10-21-2011
	Taglines That Tell: Creating a Tagline That Sends a Message San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-25-2011
	Meet the Author--Gigi Rosenberg: The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-27-2011
	Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts San Francisco	General Description Date: 10-27-2011