18 Summer Festivals and Fairs in 2025 in Los Angeles for Families

Fairs and summer festivals in Los Angeles are an essential SoCal tradition. A good festival has something fun for kids of all ages: rides, interesting foods, live music—all this at an event that parents are genuinely excited about.
Summer and fairs go hand-in-hand, and a take place near Los Angeles. Choose the Orange County Fair or the Ventura County Fair, "a country fair with ocean air." If you've had your fill of fried fair food, grab a slice a sweet slice of summer's favorite fruit at the California Watermelon Festival in Lakeview Terrace.
For more summer fun, check out our Summer Activities Guide for Los Angeles Kids, which includes the best beaches in LA, favorite water parks in SoCal, and everywhere you can jump in a lake in Los Angeles.
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Places featured in this article:
Montrose Shopping Park
Hansen Dam Soccer Park Complex
Balboa Yacht Club
Fountain Valley Sports Park
Griffith Park - site of the Old Zoo
Fairplex Pomona
Echo Park Lake
Shoreline Aquatic Park
Huntington Beach Sports Complex
Various Beach locations
Little Tokyo - Various Locations
Veterans Park