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.
6:32 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
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.
At Ventura, the sun sets at 7:03 PM today — about 12h 20m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:43 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Ventura update at the top of the conditions page.