Ventura Music Festival

06/14/2026

Are you coming to Make Music Ventura on June 21!? We're grateful for the following in-kind sponsors and community partners whose contributions help make this free event possible! Learn more: venturamusicfestival.org/mmv2026


In-Kind Sponsors
• LP Percussion —Percussion Instruments
• Rocks & Drams — Main Stage VIP Patio
• Mario's Hard Espresso — VIP Bar
• The Safe Space Community — Interactive Music Experience
• CliqCliq Photo — Family Fun Zone Photo Booth
• LAERZ — Interactive Music Experience
• EJ Harrison & Sons — Waste Services

Community Partners
• Downtown Ventura Partners — Presenting Collaborator
• Oxnard Performing Arts Center — Family Fun Zone
• The Grape — Community Stage
• Burch Studios — Live Music Experience
• 805 Record Fair — Live Music Experience
• MB Universe — Live Mural Experience
• Ronnie Gutierrez Percussion — Interactive Music Experience
• Your Promotional Resource Girls — Make Music Ventura Maracas
• Darvik Productions — Main Stage Production
• Islay Events — Community Stage Production
• Production Navigators — Festival Production
• Amigos Event Rentals — Event Rentals
• JW Enterprises — Portable Restrooms

06/11/2026

🎵 The Make Music Ventura main stage is stacked! 🎵 On June 21, catch six acts spanning funk, soul, Afro-Cuban rhythms, blues, country rock, and jazz, including the 7-piece psychedelic funk force The New Vibe, the internationally celebrated Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (whose new album drops this month!), soulful bluesman Ray Jaurique and his full big band, and more. It's all FREE, it's all downtown, and it's all afternoon. See the full lineup at venturamusicfestival.org/mmv2026

06/09/2026

Mark your calendar for June 21st for a FREE day of music and celebration in the heart of downtown! Learn more: venturamusicfestival.org/mmv2026

06/01/2026

Mark your calendar for June 21st for a FREE day of music and celebration in the heart of downtown! Learn more: venturamusicfestival.org/mmv2026

05/30/2026

2 more days to take 20% off all summer and fall concert series tickets - don’t miss this Latin jazz double-feature: Afro-Colombian rhythms and Grammy-winning salsa from co-headliners Justo Almario and Jeremy Bosch!

20% savings for all 8 concerts; come to one or join us for them all and experience the Ventura Music Festival! 🎵 Learn more: venturamusicfestival.org

05/30/2026

'Take 3' more days to score 20% off tickets to see TAKE3 and the entire summer and fall series LIVE in Ventura this July and October 🎻 These are the lowest prices that will be offered at any point in the season, so get 'em while they're hot at venturamusicfestival.org - sale ends Sunday 5/31 at midnight!

6/23 - Beethoven's Choice: A Classical Edge Concert & Lecture
6/24 - Angel Blue
6/25 - Latin Music Celebration: Justo Almario & Jeremy Bosch
6/26 - Akropolis Reed Quintet

10/15 - Birth of Impressionism: Classical Edge Concert & Lecture
10/16 - TAKE3: Where Rock Meets Bach
10/17 - Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
10/18 - Pacific Jazz Orchestra: A Tribute to Quincy Jones

FIND TICKETS: venturamusicfestival.org

05/28/2026

Just 5 more days of early bird tickets! Save 20% on Tickets! Code: EARLY2026. Our standard July and October series shows are on sale now! Explore the lineup at venturamusicfestival.org - Tickets for the Opening Gala, Tea & Trumpets, and Chanticleer are not yet on sale, but our mailing list will be the first to know!

05/15/2026

Have you explored the lineup yet!? 🤩
Big names coming to Ventura in July, October, and December, with most tickets on sale now at venturamusicfestival.org

Save 20% with code EARLY2026 through May 31st!

Now in its 31st year, the nonprofit festival continues to serve as a cultural anchor for the region. This season features 12 concerts and events that highlight internationally recognized artists while celebrating the area's deep musical traditions. Organizers unveiled the schedule at an exclusive ga...

05/12/2026

IT’S HERE! The lineup for the 2026 season has been released, and tickets for the summer and fall series are on sale now. Save 20% using code EARLY2026 through May 31st at venturamusicfestival.org 🎉

🎵Beethoven’s Choice
Thursday, July 23rd
A Classical Edge Concert blending storytelling and performance

🎵Angel Blue
Friday, July 24th
Grammy Award-winner & opera’s reigning superstar, joined by pianist Bryan Wagorn

🎵Justo Almario & Jeremy Bosch
Saturday, July 25th
Latin jazz double-feature: Afro-Colombian rhythms and Grammy-winning salsa.

🎵Akropolis Reed Quintet
Sunday, July 26th
Daring, adventurous, and utterly alive, Akropolis are chamber music trailblazers

🎵Birth of Impressionism
Thursday, October 15th
A Classical Edge Concert takes us on a discovery of the birth of Impressionism

🎵TAKE3
Friday, October 16th
This trio is conservatory-trained & rock-star electrifying: Where Rock Meets Bach

🎵Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
Saturday, October 17th
The two most decorated fiddle players in IBMA history making bluegrass fire onstage

🎵Pacific Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, October 18th
PJO feat. Nayanna Holley & Adam ‘Aejaye’ Jackson: A Tribute to Quincy Jones

🎵Chanticleer - TICKETS NOT YET ON SALE
Tuesday, December 15th
Ventura Center for Spiritual Living

01/29/2026

The cutest conductor of all time! 🐾