Long Beach Funk Festival is a free admission festival that features funk...funk bands, funk acts, funky people and funky clothes. The LB Funk Fest will take place right in the middle of downtown Long Beach, near the intersection of Pine Ave. and Broadway.
Highlights for the weekend of August 20 -21, 2011:

• ALAMEDA -Living Ship Day. Location: 707 W Hornet Ave , Pier 3 in Alameda, CA. Admission is $6-$15 Call (510) 521-8448. uss-hornet.org
• BIG BEAR LAKE - Big Bear Cowboy Gathering August 18 – 21, 2011. Cowboy music, poetry, reenactors, storytellers, merchants, grub and libations. Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center. Info, call (909) 866-4970 or bigbearcowboygathering.net.
• COTATI - Accordion Festival August 20 - 21. Nonstop accordion music in this 21st annual event held at La Plaza Park. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Cost: $15; $25 for 2 day pass. Tickets: (888) 559-2576. cotatifest.com
• CUPERTINO - Chicken Feed. Location: 21979 San Fernando Road, Cupertino, CA. Call: (408) 509-6557
• ENCINITAS - Feeling Fit Festival. Cost: Free. Location: Leo Mullen Sports Park, Encinitas, CA. Call (760) 943-2269. cityofencinitas.org
• ESCONDIDO - Invitational Beer Festival. Stone 15th Anniversary Celebration is biggest fundraiser and beer festival of the year!Escondido, Calif. stonebrew.com
• FALLBROOK - Wine & Bite Art Walk. Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets $25. fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org
• FAIRFIELD - Fairfield Tomato Festival August 20 - 21, 2011. Call: (707) 422-0103. Fairfielddowntown.com
• HAYWARD - Zucchini Festival, August 20-21. haywardzucchini.org
• LOS ANGELES -Haunts of A Dirty Old Man: Charles Bukowski's L.A., literary tour. esotouric.com
• MAMMOTH LAKES -Mammoth Festival August 19-21- Wine, Music, Food & Art. mammothmountain.com
• NAPA - Main Street Reunion Car Show. napadowntown.com
• PASO ROBLES - Olive Festival
• PORT HUENEME - Hueneme Beach Festival August 20 & 21, 2011. Cost: Free. huenemebeachfest.org
• RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Grape Harvest Festival August 19 – 21, 2011. Grape stomp, wine tasting, Info (909) 987-1012. ranchochamber.org
• REDONDO BEACH - Chalk Art Festival. Annual event on the Redondo Beach Pier from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. redondopier.com
• RUSSIAN RIVER - Grape to Glass. rrvw.org
• SAN RAFAEL - Marin County Fine Antiques and Collectibles Show
• SMITH RIVER - Smith River Day with fireman's pancake breakfast, parade, fireman's waterball competition, shopping cart races, lawnmower races. Cost: Free. Email srheritage95567@gmail.com.
• SUNSET BEACH - Surfer Joe Summer Long Board Classic. 9th Street, Sunset Beach, CA. Call: (310) 324-3473
• TEHACHAPI -Tehachapi Mountain Festival Aug. 20 - 21. Mountain Festival Parade, car show, PRCA rodeo, pet parade, Gem & Mineral show, Quilt Show, VFW dinner & dance, pancake breakfast. tehachapimountainfestival.com
• WEST HOLLYWOOD - Sunset Strip Music Festival. Street festival on Sunset with more than 70 bands. $55. sunsetstripmusicfestival.com