Each month we highlight performances, poetry readings and open mics, arts and culture classes for children, teens, adults, and seniors, arts exhibitions and arts-related holiday celebrations. Our goal is to promote the essential and joyful events that our artists and arts/culture organizations provide for our community! ENJOY!
Submit events by the 20th of each month to:
https://bit.ly/SMCArtsandCultureEventsCalendar
July 1 - 5, 2026
Village Rhythms
Date: 7/2/26 • Time: 10:15 AM
Hosts: Menlo Park Library
Description: During this fun, interactive event, world-renowned master percussionist Onye Onyemaechi captivates, presenting music and songs, dancing, drumming, and stories.
Location: 800 Alma St., Menlo Park - library lawn
Cost: Free
Film Screening: Hamilton
Date: 7/2/26 • Time: 2:30 PM
Host: Menlo Park Library
Description: Celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday with a screening of the hit musical! This filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now. Rated PG-13. Note: this is NOT a sing-along screening!
Location: 800 Alma St., Menlo Park
Cost: Free
First Fridays: Art on Main
Date: 7/3/26 • Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Host: City of Half Moon Bay
Description: Join us for First Fridays, a vibrant celebration of local art, culture, and community spirit! This monthly event invites art enthusiasts and visitors to explore the charming historic downtown area, where galleries and unique shops showcase a diverse array of creative works.
Location: Main Street, Half Moon Bay
Cost: Free
O Say Can You See: the Soul of Our Nation
Date: 7/3/26 • Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Host: Center for Creativity
Description: Come and enjoy this exhibition including a reception.
Location: 800 Main Street, Redwood City
Cost: Free
Chalk Full of Fun
Date: 7/3/26 • Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Date: 7/4/26 • Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host: Redwood City Parks & Arts Foundation
Description: Join a community celebration of art! Professional chalk artists will beautify Courthouse Square, alongside 100 amateur and emerging artists who will help bring downtown to life. We’ll supply the chalk—you bring your imagination.
Location: Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City
Cost: Free
July 6 -12, 2026
House of Samba Kids
Date: 7/7/26 • Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Hillsdale Branch; 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Main Branch
Host: San Mateo Public Library
Description: Experience the rhythm and energy of House of Samba Kids! Led by Bay Area master percussionist James Henry, this interactive music and dance program uses drums, rhythm, and multicultural percussion to spark imagination, build confidence, and introduce children to the universal language of music through hands-on fun.
Location: Hillsdale branch and Main Branch
Cost: Free
Artist Talk: Sandra Keeley
Date: 7/7/26 • Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Host: M Stark Gallery
Description: Join us for the opening reception and meet the artist.
Location: 727 Main St, Half Moon Bay
Cost: Free
Tall Tales (The Puppet Company)
Date: 7/9/26 • Time: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Host: Menlo Park Library
Description: Celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday, with a show full of American fairytales, folk songs, clever scenery, and a large cast of "bigger than life" puppets!
Location: 800 Alma St., Menlo Park
Cost: Free
Jewelry on the Square
Date: 7/10/26 • Time: 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Host: Art on the Square
Description: Delight in baubles, bangles, and beads at JEWELRY on the Square, the second of our four 2026 Summer Season shows! Enjoy the sounds of Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band Sounds of Skynyrd at Music on the Square while you shop for fabulous jewelry.
Location: On Hamilton Avenue at Courthouse Square, Redwood City
Cost: Free
Veterans Art Show
Date: 7/9/26 • Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Hosts: College of San Mateo Resource & Opportunity Center and Veteran Curation Program
Description: Check out some local Veteran artists at the first Veteran Art Show. This year's theme is Community and Camaraderie as we showcase Veteran artists and makers and how they find connection and come together. Light refreshments will be provided.
Location: 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd., Building 10, 2nd Floor, San Mateo
Cost: Free
Dine and Dance
Date: 7/10/26 • Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Host: Pinstripes
Description: Line Dancing: Join us for a fun night of line dancing, great food, refreshing drinks, and unbeatable vibes! Get ready to kick up your boots and move to the rhythm with Lisa, our expert line dance instructor!
Location: 36 Hillsdale Mall, San Mateo
Cost: Tickets: $12.51
Millbrae Goes to the Movies: A MINECRAFT MOVIE
Date: 7/10/26 • Time: 7:30 PM
Host: Millbrae Recreation Center
Description: Head to Central Park at sunset for this adventure, where a group of misfits get sucked into the world of Minecraft and must master its block-building rules to find a way back home.
Location: Central Park, 477 Lincoln Circle, Millbrae
Cost: Free
Free to be Me Art Show
Date: 7/10/26 • Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Date: 7/11/26 • Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Host: Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
Description: Relish the freedom of expression at this summertime art gallery show. Artists showcase their limitless creativity, unbound by a theme, through diverse mediums, styles, and concepts. This open exhibit allows artists the liberty to display uniquely personal or innovative work resulting in a dynamic and not-to-be-missed gallery show.
Location: Library/Parks and Recreation Center, 901 Civic Campus Way, South San Francisco
Cost: Free
International Gem and Jewelry Show
Date: 7/10 - 7/12/26 • Time: See website for times
Host: San Mateo County Event Center
Description: Forget retail, shop directly from designers, wholesalers and manufacturers for the largest selection at the lowest prices! Shop from rows and rows of quality jewelry, gemstone, bead, jewelry supply and accessory dealers in a unique marketplace setting.
Location: 1346 Saratoga Dr, Expo Hall, San Mateo
Cost: Tickets: $8
Community Fair
Date: 7/11/26 • Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Host: Town of Colma
Description: Join us for our annual Colma Community Fair! We will host craft vendors, local businesses, non-profit organizations, food vendors, live music, family-friendly activities and more!
Location: 1520 Hillside Blvd., Colma
Cost: Free
July 13 - 19, 2026
Summer Nights
Date: 7/16/26 • Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Host: Filoli
Description: This event brings a softer, more laid-back vibe than Summer Stage. Think of it as the more chill little brother. It is all about golden-hour garden strolls, drinks, bites, and live acoustic music in a relaxed midweek atmosphere.
Location: 86 Cañada Road, Woodside
Cost: Tickets: $45 Adults, $35 Children
Bobby Young Project
Date: 7/18/26 • Time: 7:30 PM
Host: Pacifica Performances
Description: For over fifty years Bobby has had a love affair with music, and the guitar. He is strongly influenced by the likes of Hendrix, Clapton, Alvin Lee, Leslie West, Sly Stone and Freddie Stone
Location: 1220A Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica
Cost: Tickets: $25
Rock the Dock: Pride and Joy SF
Date: 7/18/26 • Time: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Hosts: Port of Redwood City and Rock the Dock
Description: Join along the waterfront at the Port of Redwood City, to enjoy live music and festivities brought to you by Live Music Fostering Community.
Location: 459 Seaport Court, Redwood City
Cost: Free
Crochet Club
Date: 7/18/26 • Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Host: Peninsula Books
Description: Join us at the bookstore and create some charming, personalized gifts and decorations for yourself or for your loved ones, whether you’re a beginner or looking to perfect your stitches. Bring your own crochet hook and yarns or use the ones available at the workshop. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by adults.
Location: 441 Westlake Center, Daly City
Cost: Free
July 20 - 26, 2026
Art on the Square
Date: 7/24/26 • Time: 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Host: Art on the Square
Description: Join us to celebrate our 20th Anniversary at the third of four 2026 Summer Season shows! Enjoy the sound Carless Whisper Music on the Square while you shop for fabulous art.
Location: On Hamilton Avenue atCourthouse Square, Redwood City
Cost: Free
Art in Community
Date: 7/24/26 • Time: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Host: Madrone Art Center
With experienced artists as your guide, you will be able to create a work of art with step-by-step instructions while meeting new people, enjoying great conversation and having fun in a high-spirited 2.5-hour art class. Canvas, paints, brushes, and aprons will be provided for all participants.
Generously supported by Dragon Fly Community Arts Foundation.
Location: 216 Stage Road, Pescadero
Cost: Free Art classes for South Coast Adults 18+ - Preregister to secure your seat!
Canine Companions: Andy a Dog's Tale
Dates: 7/25/26 • Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00PM
Host: Friends of the Redwood City Public Library
Description: In honor of Disability Pride Month, join us at the Downtown Library for a special screening of Andy: A Dog’s Tale. Families can enjoy a reading, meet service dogs and their people from Canine Companions, and learn more about the important role service dogs play in supporting independence and inclusion.
Location: Redwood City Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City
Cost: Free
Tribute: Farms, Fish & Flowers
Dates: 7/25/26 • Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Host: M Stark Gallery
Description: This curated group exhibition “Tribute: Farms, Fish & Flowers” features twenty Peninsula artists working in their signature style. Kids and pups welcome. On view July 25 - September 6.
Location: 727 Main St, Half Moon Bay
Cost: Free
Makers Market
Dates: 7/25/26 • Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Host: Little Green Plant Bar
Description: Join us for our monthly makers market! We curate a small collection of local artist and small businesses for you to shop from while sipping on hand crafted coffee brewed by your truly.
Location: 1101 Main Street, Redwood City
Cost: Free
The Art of the Puppet (Fratello Marionettes)
Dates: 7/26/26 • Time: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Host: Belle Haven Library
Description: The puppeteers will demonstrate hand puppets, rod puppets, and specialized trick marionettes. After each vignette, they will cover an aspect of the puppet building process.
Location: 800 Alma St., Menlo Park
Cost: Free
Sixth Annual Artisan Fair
Dates: 7/26/26 • Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Host: Handmade Pacifica
Description: Join us for the 6th Annual Handmade Pacifica at Sanchez Art Center—featuring local artists, makers, food producers, and handcrafted goods from Pacifica and beyond.
Location: Sanchez Arts Center, 1220 Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica
Cost: Free
Con Funk Shun
Dates: 7/26/26 • Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Host: EPACENTER
Description: Join us for Vallejo’s legendary funk ensemble known for classics like “Love’s Train” and “Fun” closes Sunset Concerts with infectious danceability in East Palo Alto.
Location: 1950 Bay Road, East Palo Alto
Cost: Tickets: $55.20
July 27 - 31, 2026
Bel Canto Flutes Summer Concert
Dates: 7/28/26 • Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Host: South San Francisco Library | Parks & Recreation Center
Description: Bel Canto Flutes is an adult all flute ensemble featuring flutes of all shapes and sizes. The performance will feature familiar and new music spanning the ages and genres. Join us as we share our joy of music making.
Location: 1st Floor, Banquet Hall, 901 Civic Campus Way, South San Francisco
Cost: Free
Tommy’s Space Adventure (Puppet Art Theater)
Dates: 7/30/26 • Time: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Description: Tommy loves books about outer space and space aliens. His greatest wish is to someday meet a real live space alien...
Location: 800 Alma St., Menlo Park (outdoor event)
Cost: Free
Concerts in the Park: Big Soul Revue
Dates: 7/31/26 • Time: 6:00 PM
Host: City of Brisbane
Description: Our Summer Concert Series is more than just music-it's a celebration of community, joy, and the memories we make together.
Location: 11 Old County Rd, Brisbane
Cost: Free