California April Music Festivals

FRESNO: Boots in the Park April 12, 2025, 3-9 p.m
Woodward Park
Fresno, CA 
$85-up, bootsintheriver.com
Lineup: Jordan Davis, Nate Smith, Parmalee and more

SAN FRANCISCO: Dreamstate San Francisco April 4- 5, 2025
San Francisco, CA
$, sf.dreamstateusa.com

SAN DIEGO: Boots In The Park April 5, 2025
San Diego, CA

INDIO: Coachella Music Festival April 11- 20, 2025
Indio, CA

INDIO: Stagecoach Country Music Festival April 25- 27, 2025
Indio, CA

PERRIS: Starbase April 25- 26, 2025
Lake Perris, CA

 

Past events

Lucidity Festival
Bradley, CA Cancelled

ESCONDIDO: Mariachi Festival April 7, 2024, 3-6 p.m.
California Center for the Arts
340 N. Escondido Boulevard
Escondido, CA 92025
$25-100, artcenter.org
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SAN DIEGO: Tequila and Tacos Music Festival April 6-7, 2024,  Sat 1-9 p.m. & Sun 12.-6 p.m. Entertainment features Outlaw Mariachi & Smooth Sounds of Santana. All ages welcome but 21+ to drink. Location: Thrive Park at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA. $25-60, tequilaandtacomusicfestival.com | tacos

PALM SPRINGS: Opera in The Park April 7, 2024, 5:30 p.m. Annual Opera in the Park
Sunrise Park
Palm Springs, CA
Free, palmspringsoperaguild.org
This free concert of opera arias in a celebration of great opera music. The cast for this year's concert includes sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor and bass-baritone.
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SQUAW VALLEY: WinterWonderGrass Tahoe Music & Brew - no event in 2025, may return in 2026 
Palisades Tahoe 
1960 Squaw Valley Rd.
Olympic Valley, CA
$259-up, WinterWonderGrass.com 
20 bands, multiple stages, and three days of magic!
Line up:  bluegrass genre

THREE RIVERS: Jazzaffair April 12-14, 2024
Three Rivers Lions Club Roping Arena - 42490 N. Kaweah River Road & St. Andrews Retreat - 43816 Sierra Dr.
Three Rivers, California
$tickets: sierratraditionaljazzclub.com
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PASADENA: The Caltech Jazz Festival April 13, 2024, 1-5 p.m.
Hameetman Patio, 1200 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA
Free, caltech.edu
Annual Caltech Jazz Festival Series: Student Group Performances admission is free and no tickets are required. Some seating will be provided and audience members are welcome to bring food and blankets for a picnic on the lawn. Line up: 

SAN DIEGO: Rolondo Street Fair April 14, 2024, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Rolando Boulevard
San Diego, CA
Free, rolandocc.org
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WALNUT CREEK: Generations in Jazz Festival April 17, 2024, 7-9:30 p.m.
Rossmoor Event Center
1001 Stanley Dollar Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
$15-30, thebigbandofrossmoor.org
Presented by the Big Band of Rossmoor
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VENTURA: Skull and Roses April 19-21, 2024
Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 W. Harbor
Ventura, CA
$155-up, skullandroses.com
Grateful Dead themed music festival
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VINTON: Sierra Valley Grange Cowboy Poetry and Music Show April 19-20, 2024
$30, sierravalleygrange.org
Sierra Valley Grange Hall 
92202 Highway 70
Vinton, CA
Cowboy Poetry and Music Show sponsored by the Sierra Valley Grange.  Line Up: 

SANTA CLARITA: Cowboy Festival April 20-21, 2024, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in Old Town of Newhall
Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival
Free admission, fee for some events & concerts, cowboyfestival.org
Los Angeles County's premier Western music festival. The Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival offers over 20 performances of live music, western swing dancing, vintage vendors and western festivities. 

SAN FRANCISCO: Festival of the Mandolins April 21, 2024, 12-5 p.m.
Croatian American Cultural Center
60 Onondaga Ave.
San Francisco, CA
$20, croatianamericanweb.org | facebook.com/ sfmandofest
Diverse mandolin performances. Kids get in free. Bring Your Own Mandolin Orchestra, including original mandolin composition with Gus Garelick. Delicious Eastern European moussaka and stuffed peppers prepared by Hristo Kolev, Open bar
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SHINGLE SPRINGS: Gold Country Jazz Festival April 20, 2024, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Ponderosa High School, Shingle Springs, CA
$12, sites.google.com/ view/ gold-country-jazz-festival
Annual Gold Country Jazz Festival Hosted by Ponderosa High School features grade and high school bands throughout the greater Sacramento area performing jazz.

PARLIER: Parlier Roundup April 26-28, 2024. FREE festival to the public. Hours: April 26 5pm-11pm April 27 11am-11pm April 28 12pm-9pm at Earl Ruth Park. Location: 601 1st St. Parlier, CA 93648 Fresno County  parlierroundup.com
Bring your family, your lawn chairs and your dancing shoes. As always this event is Free Entry, Free Parking.  Vendors for food and shopping, kids carnival and fun for all ages. Music: All the way from Texas, recently inducted into the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame THE DELTA BOYZ. The weekend kicks-off Friday night with Alumni Reunion!
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FRESNO: Tower Porch Fest, April 27, 2024, 12-8 p.m. in Tower District. The event produces a map where you can catch the porch stage acts presented by bands who want to perform for free in yard spaces and porch stages of businesses and homes. Try to walk or ride a bike to get around and see them and you'll catch the vibe. Tower Porchfest is produced by Creative Fresno and the Tower Porchfest Organizing Committee, countless musicians, Tower neighbors, and volunteers. Location: bounded by East Olive Avenue, East Weldin Ave., North Palm Ave. and North Blackstone Ave. with the greatest concentration around N. Linden, E. Pine, E. Floradora and nearby streets. Free to see, towerporchfest.org

SOUTH PASADENA: The Eclectic, South Pasadena's Eclectic Music Festival April 27, 2024
theeclectic.rocks
Free
The Eclectic is a free community music and art festival with concerts, art venues, food and beverages available all over town.

DOMINGUEZ HILLS: Dymally International Jazz & Arts Festival April 27, 2024, 1-9 p.m.
Dignity Health Sports Park
Carson, CA
$60-80, csudh.edu/ dymally-institute/ jazz-and-arts-festival/
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SAN DIEGO: Adams Avenue Unplugged April 27, 2024, 12-10 p.m.
Adams Avenue San Diego, CA
Free, adamsavenuebusiness.com
20 stages and 70 live musical performances
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Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.