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Everything on the calendar for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday across Ventura County, grouped by day. Anything that's already wrapped up is further down, under "Earlier this weekend."
Punchis Punchis: Banda Rave Experience at The Majestic Ventura Theater
Ventura Theater
Experience a high-octane collision where traditional Regional Mexican brass, tuba, and tambora meet the driving pulse of
Today · All day
Ventura Theater
Ventura, CA
Live music at the Camarillo pumpkin patch on Friday afternoon, included with farm admission
Today · 4:00 PM
Conejo Family Farms
Camarillo, CAEducation
Migratory Birds Self-Guided Workshop at Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology
Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Camarillo
Discover the wonder of seasonal migration with an informal, self-guided workshop focused on identifying local species an
Today · 5:00 PM
Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology
Camarillo, CACommunity
Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
Event Location, Moorpark
The Teen Advisory Group is for teen volunteers who assist the Library behind-the-scenes
Today · 5:00 PM
Event Location
Moorpark, CAHoliday
Santa Paula GhostWalk: Opening Weekend
Santa Paula Theater Center
Outdoor walking theater: original ghost stories performed across two Santa Paula venues
Today · 3 days
Santa Paula Theater Center
Santa Paula, CAMusic
Matt Stone
Bank Of America Performing Arts Center - Scherr Forum, Thousand Oaks
concert featuring Matt Stone
Today · 7:00 PM
Bank Of America Performing Arts Center - Scherr Forum
Thousand Oaks, CA
broadway featuring Les Miserables, 5 Star Theatricals
Join the movement and experience the ultimate bass music party sweeping across the US!
Moorpark College on Stage: Our Town
🤘 Bring your friends, grab some food and drinks, and get your ass on stage
Joe Rivas Memorial Show at The Majestic Ventura Theater
Ventura Theater
A massive celebration of life for 805 punk figure Joe Rivas featuring performances by Good Riddance, No Motiv, The Missi
Tomorrow · All day
Ventura Theater
Ventura, CACharity
15th Annual Holiday Boutique at Ventura Elks Lodge
Ventura Elks Lodge alongside their BBQ
Shopping runs from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Ventura Elks Lodge, 2126 Knoll Drive, Ventura
Tomorrow · 9:00 AM
Ventura Elks Lodge alongside their BBQ
Ventura, CA
Friday night includes a optional whisky tasting and dinner with Scottish music and fashion show
Tomorrow · 9:00 AM
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Ventura, CA
Southern California's Seaside Highland Games is the premier Scottish festival on the Pacific Coast, celebrating its 22nd
Tomorrow · 9:00 AM
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Ventura, CAEducation
LEGO Robotics
Moorpark City Library
Learn coding and robotics fundamentals using LEGO Spike Prime in this hands-on educational program.
Tomorrow · 10:00 AM
Moorpark City Library
Moorpark, CA
Art Salon for Adults meets the 2nd Saturday of the month
Tomorrow · 10:00 AM
Oak View Library
Ojai, CALearn CAD basics using TinkerCAD and Onshape to create 3D models and 2D designs in this hands-on workshop.
Using everyday objects, we will see how they can be turned into inexpensive art pieces
Join us every second Saturday of the month for LIVE POETRY!
broadway featuring Les Miserables, 5 Star Theatricals
Join in for dedicated silent reading time & book discussion
Read It & Eat It is a community gathering where members try new recipes, share dishes, and connect with fellow food lovers.
An afternoon swim with pumpkins floating in the Cal Lutheran community pool
concert featuring Davide De Pierro
Live music at the Camarillo pumpkin patch on Saturday afternoon, included with farm admission
Support vital programs for local brain injury survivors and their families at the Brain Injury Center of Ventura County’
Arrive early, bring the energy
Legacy of Life 2026 is a benefit event supporting the Ventura County Pregnancy Center
Richard Senate leads an after-dark walk through downtown Ojai's ghost stories, ages 14 and up
Moorpark College on Stage: Our Town
Vinyl Gypsies Rock Azars Sports Bar & Grill in Newbury Park Saturday Sept 19th @ 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM Lead Vocalist Rochella Brown
For Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin, She Wants Revenge began as a production duo making songs to DJ at clubs
Join us for Oak Park's Silent Book Club!
This Sunday · 11:00 AM
Oak Park Library
Oak Park, CAbroadway featuring Les Miserables, 5 Star Theatricals
This Sunday · 1:00 PM
Bank Of America Performing Arts Center - Fred Kavli Theatre
Thousand Oaks, CAHoliday
Victorian Halloween
Olivas Adobe Historical Park, Ventura
Witness ghost stories come to life, a parlor séance, fortune-tellers, and interactions with an 1860s funeral director
This Sunday · 1:00 PM
Olivas Adobe Historical Park
Ventura, CA
Tea & Trumpets is an elegant afternoon concert featuring a brass quintet performance paired with tea service
This Sunday · 2:00 PM
TBA
Ventura, CA
Moorpark College on Stage: Our Town
This Sunday · 2:00 PM
Moorpark College Performing Arts Center
Moorpark, CAMusic
Camerata Pacifica
Bank Of America Performing Arts Center - Scherr Forum, Thousand Oaks
concert featuring Camerata Pacifica
This Sunday · 3:00 PM
Bank Of America Performing Arts Center - Scherr Forum
Thousand Oaks, CAMulti-day events that opened before Friday and are still going.
Pedal a railbike through the citrus groves to Prancers Farm's pumpkin patch on October weekends
Wagon rides, a corn maze, the pumpkin patch, and the animal center, daily through Halloween in Moorpark
A tent full of pumpkins in the Pacific View Mall lot, open late most nights through Halloween
A free, dog-friendly pumpkin patch in Ojai with weekend hay wagon rides
A hayride, a 5-acre corn maze, sunflowers, and bounce houses in Camarillo, open into the evening
A hayride, corn maze, and sunflower and marigold fields on a working farm, daily through November 1
18 nights of 12 connected haunts in Thousand Oaks, with a fully lit walk-through for younger kids
A community ofrenda at The Collection at RiverPark, with an opening reception on October 2
SUD Voices for Change is building a Consumer Advisory Group of people with real, lived experience in substance use
These have already wrapped up.
Pop-Up in the Park with Community Development
Whether you live in Ventura, Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, or anywhere else in the county, this page puts the whole weekend in one place. This weekend's events are spread across 10 cities, and the busiest categories are music, arts, and education.
Looking for free things to do? 16 of this weekend's events are free to attend, and there are more on the free events in Ventura County page, which covers the week ahead.
Bringing the kids? 11 of this weekend's events are family-friendly or all-ages. The family weekend page narrows the weekend down to kid-friendly events, including kids' programs that aren't listed here.
This page moves on to the next weekend every Monday and picks up new events as they're added. Bookmark it, or get the Thursday newsletter, a short list of the best events coming up over the next seven days, in time to plan the weekend.
Good to know
Highlights for Fri, Oct 9 – Sun, Oct 11 include Corey and the Folk Boys at Conejo Family Farms on Friday in Camarillo, Rockstar Karaoke: Hosted By KJ Hans @ PC's Bar & Grill on Friday in Simi Valley, Seaside Highland Games on Saturday in Ventura, Seaside Highland Games Scottish Festival on Saturday in Ventura, and Silent Book Club at Oak Park Library on Sunday in Oak Park. In all, 41 events are on the calendar across Ventura County this weekend, grouped by day on this page. 9 multi-day events that opened before Friday are also still open, including Conejo Family Farms Pumpkin Patch in Camarillo and Reign of Terror Haunted House in Thousand Oaks.
Yes. 16 of this weekend's 41 events are free to attend, including Rockstar Karaoke: Hosted By KJ Hans @ PC's Bar & Grill on Friday in Simi Valley and Art Salon for Adults at Oak View Library on Saturday in Ojai. For more free things to do over the week ahead, see free events in Ventura County.
11 of this weekend's events are family-friendly or all-ages, including Corey and the Folk Boys at Conejo Family Farms on Friday in Camarillo and Seaside Highland Games on Saturday in Ventura. The family weekend page narrows the weekend down to kid-friendly events, including kids' programs that aren't listed here.
Ventura has the most, with 11 events. Next are Thousand Oaks (8), Moorpark (7), and Camarillo (4). Every city with events this weekend is listed under "Weekend events by city" on this page.
This page always shows the coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Pacific time, and moves on to the next weekend every Monday. New events are added through the week as local organizers submit them and they're approved, and the page picks them up within about 10 minutes. From Friday on, events that have already ended move down to "Earlier this weekend."
Anyone can submit a Ventura County event for free. After a quick review for accuracy and local relevance, approved events show up on this page automatically when their weekend comes around. Local organizers, venues, and businesses are all welcome.
Every Thursday we send a short list of the best events coming up over the next seven days, in time to plan your weekend. One email, no fluff.