Cultural festival calendar
Cultural festivals in California
63 festivals in California, soonest first. Dates are from each organizer where they have posted them, and marked when they only appear in local listings. Where next year's dates are not out yet, we show the month it usually happens.
- Oct8-11
Silicon Valley African Film Festival
San JoseBlackFilm festival
October 8-11, 2026
- Oct10
Día de los Muertos Fiesta at the California Museum
SacramentoLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 10, 2026
- Oct10-25
Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
San JoseJewishFilm festival
October 10-25, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Oct17
El Sereno Día de los Muertos Festival
Los AngelesLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 17, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Oct22-25
LA Femme International Film Festival
Sherman OaksWomenFilm festival
October 22-25, 2026
- Oct24
Calavera LGBTQ+ Festival
Los AngelesLGBTQ+
October 24, 2026
- Oct24
Dia de los Muertos Street Fiesta
StocktonLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 24, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Oct24+
Gloria Molina Grand Park's Downtown Dia de los Muertos
Los AngelesLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 24 to November 2, 2026
- Oct24
Hollywood Forever Día de los Muertos
Los AngelesLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 24, 2026
- Oct25
Day of the Dead Festival at Mercado La Paloma
Los AngelesLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 25, 2026
- Oct25
Día de los Muertos at Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm SpringsLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 25, 2026
- Oct25
Diwali Celebrations at Rancho Cordova
Rancho CordovaAAPI
October 25, 2026
- Oct25
San Pedro Día de los Muertos Festival
San PedroLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 25, 2026
- Oct31
Avenida de Altares
San JoseLatino
October 31, 2026
- Nov1-2
Día de los Muertos in Old Town San Diego
San DiegoLatinoDía de los Muertos
November 1-2, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Nov1
Northeast Los Angeles Día de los Muertos Festival
Los AngelesLatinoDía de los Muertos
November 1, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Nov1
Oakland Dia de los Muertos Festival
OaklandLatinoDía de los Muertos
November 1, 2026
- Nov5-14
San Diego Asian Film Festival
San DiegoAAPIFilm festival
November 5-14, 2026
- Nov7
Self Help Graphics & Art Día de los Muertos Celebration
Los AngelesLatinoDía de los Muertos
November 7, 2026
- Nov12-14
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
San FranciscoLGBTQ+Film festival
November 12-14, 2026
- Nov14-15
Stockton Hmong New Year
StocktonAAPI
November 14-15, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- NovTBA
Arab Film Festival
San FranciscoArab and MENAFilm festival
November 2026, dates not announced
- NovTBA
Day of the Dead Festival of Altars
San FranciscoLatinoDía de los Muertos
November 2026, dates not announced
- JanTBA
San Diego International Jewish Film Festival
La JollaJewishFilm festival
January 2027, dates not announced
- Feb13
Golden Dragon Parade
Los AngelesAAPIParade
February 13, 2027
- Feb15-21
Pan African Film and Arts Festival
Los AngelesBlackFilm festival
February 15-21, 2027
- Feb20
San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade
San FranciscoAAPIParade
February 20, 2027
- Feb26-28
One Black Ass Film Festival (OBAFF)
Los AngelesBlackFilm festival
February 26-28, 2027
- Feb27
City of Palm Springs Black History Month Parade and Town Fair
Palm SpringsBlackParade
February 27, 2027
- Mar5-7
International Women’s Day Dance Festival
Los AngelesWomen
March 5-7, 2027Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Mar7
Sacramento Jewish Film Festival
SacramentoJewishFilm festival
March 7, 2027
- Mar17-21
San Diego Latino Film Festival
San DiegoLatinoFilm festival
March 17-21, 2027
- MarTBA
Stockton Chinese New Year Celebration
StocktonAAPILunar New Year
March 2027, dates not announced
- Apr10-18
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
San FranciscoAAPI
April 10-18, 2027
- Apr25
Nikkei Matsuri
San JoseAAPI
April 25, 2027Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Apr30
Cinco de Mayo Family Festival
StocktonLatino
April 30, 2027
- AprTBA
Cambodian New Year Celebration
StocktonAAPI
April 2027, dates not announced
- AprTBA
Hollywood Arab Film Festival
Culver CityArab and MENAFilm festival
April 2027, dates not announced
- AprTBA
Stockton Sikh Temple Parade
StocktonAAPIParade
April 2027, dates not announced
- AprTBA
United States of Asian America Festival
San FranciscoAAPI
April 2027, dates not announced
- May29-30
Carnaval San Francisco
San FranciscoLatino
May 29-30, 2027
- MayTBA
Dancing Feathers Youth Powwow
San FranciscoNativePowwow
May 2027, dates not announced
- MayTBA
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
Los AngelesJewishFilm festival
May 2027, dates not announced
- Jun16-26
Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
San FranciscoLGBTQ+Film festival
June 16-26, 2027Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- JunTBA
International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
San FranciscoWomenFilm festival
June 2027, dates not announced
- JunTBA
Jewish Food Fair
StocktonJewish
June 2027, dates not announced
- JunTBA
Sacramento Juneteenth Festival
SacramentoBlackJuneteenth
June 2027, dates not announced
- JulTBA
Lotus Festival
Los AngelesAAPI
July 2027, dates not announced
- JulTBA
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
San FranciscoJewishFilm festival
July 2027, dates not announced
- JulTBA
San Jose Obon Festival
San JoseAAPI
July 2027, dates not announced
- JulTBA
The People's Home Intertribal Indigenous Powwow
Los AngelesNativePowwow
July 2027, dates not announced
- AugTBA
Afro-Latino Culture Fest
Los AngelesLatino
August 2027, dates not announced
- AugTBA
FilmOut San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival
San DiegoLGBTQ+Film festival
August 2027, dates not announced
- AugTBA
SF Queer Film Fest
San FranciscoLGBTQ+Film festival
August 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
Buddhist Church of Stockton Obon Japanese Festival
StocktonAAPI
September 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Palm SpringsLGBTQ+Film festival
September 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
Florin Square Black Food Fest
SacramentoBlack
September 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
Morongo Thunder and Lightning Pow Wow
CabazonNativePowwow
September 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
PIFA Pacific Islander Festival
San DiegoAAPI
September 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
Stockton Black Family Day Culture Fest
StocktonBlack
September 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
Stockton Community Pow Wow
StocktonNativePowwow
September 2027, dates not announced
- TBATBA
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration
Cathedral CityLatinoDía de los Muertos
No upcoming dates
- TBATBA
El Panteón de Sacramento
SacramentoLatino
No upcoming dates