Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts—a juried fine art show featuring 140 of Southern Orange County’s top artists in an open-air gallery setting—has been a staple of Laguna life since the community's earliest days. 

Visitors tour the exhibit, catch an art demonstration, dine at on-site restaurants, create their own masterpieces at daily free workshops, or simply sit back and enjoy the creative atmosphere.

There are daily art classes for kids, and each day culminates with dinnertime music to picnic by, leading up to in the epic Pageant of the Masters, which has been performed under the stars for decades, accompanied by live orchestra in the hillside amphitheater. Check out our review of this remarkable bucket list item.

The Festival grounds open weekdays at 4pm and weekends at 10am; admission is free for Laguna residents. It is open until 11:30pm every night. 

Keep in mind that children 4 and under are not allowed in the theater for Pageant of the Masters.