Confirmed
Every week
9 AM
Channel Islands Whale Watching
Ventura Harbor Village · Active
Island Packers runs whale-watch and island cruises from the harbor, the national park's only boat concession.
9 AM
Ventura Botanical Gardens
Grant Park · Family
Terraced trails of Mediterranean-climate plants on the hillside above downtown, with wide ocean views.
10 AM
Surfers Point
Seaside Park · Active
The cobblestone point break by the fairgrounds, one of Ventura's classic longboard waves.
4:34 PM
sun-timed
Promenade Sunset Walk
Ventura Promenade · Sunset
The nightly stroll along the beachfront path by the pier as the sun drops behind the Channel Islands.
Ventura County Fair
The twelve-day summer fair at Seaside Park right by the beach, a Ventura tradition since 1875.
Surf Rodeo
A two-day surf contest and music festival on Pierpont Beach each summer.
Parade of Lights
The lighted boat parade through Ventura Harbor each December, a holiday-season favorite.
see you out there
Confirmed events are dated listings from ticketing feeds and local calendars, refreshed daily. Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.
Coming up at Ventura: Black Angels w/ GHOSTWOMAN at Ventura Music Hall, tonight at 8 PM, The Adicts, The Mainliners, Dr Know at Ventura Theater, Wednesday, Nov 4 at 8 PM and SOB X RBE at Ventura Music Hall, Wednesday, Nov 4 at 8 PM. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.