SeasonMapWhat's on in Laguna Beach, United States through the year
Laguna Beach, United States has 5 curated events through the year — 2 festivals, 1 natural spectacle and 2 seasons. The ones to plan around: Sawdust Art Festival (June) and Summer art festivals (June). June to September are its peak-crowd months.
Updated September 2026 · every event curated and sourced · dates for 2026 where they are announced, the usual window where they are not
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Laguna Beach events and crowds by month
| Month | What starts | Crowds |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | Busy |
| February | — | Quiet |
| March | — | Busy |
| April | — | Shoulder season |
| May | May gray and June gloom, Summer season | Busy |
| June | Sawdust Art Festival, Summer art festivals | Peak crowds |
| July | — | Peak crowds |
| August | — | Peak crowds |
| September | — | Peak crowds |
| October | — | Shoulder season |
| November | — | Busy |
| December | Gray whale migration | Busy |
January in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in January →Busy — Winter / Christmas break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in January.
Still on: Gray whale migration (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))
February in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in February →Quiet — one of its worst months for weather
Nothing new starts in February.
Still on: Gray whale migration (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))
March in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in March →Busy — Spring break in United States
Nothing new starts in March.
Still on: Gray whale migration (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))
April in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in April →Shoulder season — an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in April.
Still on: Gray whale migration (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))
May in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in May →Busy — Summer season
- Season
May gray and June gloom
10 May – 10 Jul · usuallyFog seasonThe marine layer sits on the coast most mornings from mid-May and some days never lifts, while ten miles inland it is clear. It is the reason locals treat September as the real summer here.
- Season
Summer season
23 May – 7 SepSchool holidaysCrowdedCoast Highway through the village backs up from Memorial Day, the beach lots fill before nine, and the free summer trolley is the only sane way in. Labor Day ends it as abruptly as it started.
June in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in June →Peak crowds — Summer season, Summer break in United States
- Festival
Sawdust Art Festival
24 Jun – 6 Sep · usuallyMajor festivalTwo hundred local artists selling out of their own booths in a eucalyptus grove, on ground actually covered in sawdust. It has run since 1966 as the artists' answer to the show over the road. Source ↗
- Festival
Summer art festivals
7 Jul – 3 SepMajor festivalCrowdedThree shows run at once in the canyon all summer: the Festival of Arts with the Pageant of the Masters staged nightly as living tableaux, Sawdust across the road, and Art-A-Fair beside it. Park at ACT V and take the shuttle. Source ↗
Still on: May gray and June gloom (10 May – 10 Jul (usually)), Summer season (23 May – 7 Sep)
July in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in July →Peak crowds — Summer season, Summer art festivals
Nothing new starts in July.
Still on: May gray and June gloom (10 May – 10 Jul (usually)), Summer season (23 May – 7 Sep), Sawdust Art Festival (24 Jun – 6 Sep (usually)), Summer art festivals (7 Jul – 3 Sep)
August in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in August →Peak crowds — Summer season, Summer art festivals
Nothing new starts in August.
Still on: Summer season (23 May – 7 Sep), Sawdust Art Festival (24 Jun – 6 Sep (usually)), Summer art festivals (7 Jul – 3 Sep)
September in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in September →Peak crowds — Summer season, Summer art festivals
Nothing new starts in September.
Still on: Summer season (23 May – 7 Sep), Sawdust Art Festival (24 Jun – 6 Sep (usually)), Summer art festivals (7 Jul – 3 Sep)
October in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in October →Shoulder season — an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in October.
November in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in November →Busy — Thanksgiving break in United States
Nothing new starts in November.
December in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach weather in December →Busy — Winter / Christmas break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
- Nature
Gray whale migration
15 Dec – 15 Apr · usuallyWhale seasonGrays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April. The bluff-top path at Heisler Park works without a boat on a calm morning.