Pop Up Arts & Music Festival 2024

As the name suggests, the festival will feature “pop-up” public performances and activities at a variety of locations throughout Thousand Oaks. The primary goal of the festival is to provide residents and visitors with an opportunity to actively participate in and enjoy the arts in unexpected and distinctive locations throughout the community.

The Festival will feature ten free events over the month of June. In partnership with local arts organizations, the festival will include local and regional artistic talent, in addition to nationally recognized performing artists.

All events are FREE

Bring your own chair and picnic

May 31, 7:00 pm

Conejo Creek North

Ron Artis II & The Truth

Ron Artis is an electrifying guitar player and soul artist hailing from Hawaii. The band performs all original music which includes funk, soul, R & B and blues. His powerful and positive lyrics have resonated with audiences from coast to coast. 

June 1, 7:00 pm

North Ranch Neighborhood Park 

New West Symphony presents Movies and the Masters

Join New West Symphony violinist Lisa Dondlinger in her mashup program of  classical melodies and blockbuster films. Singer B. Valentine, accompanied by a live band, will add a blend of jazz, R&B, soul, and funk to this genre-bending concert.

June 7, 7:00 pm

Canada Park 

5-Star Summer Lovin’ with the Queens of the Pop Age: Madonna, Whitney, Gaga and Taylor

Kick off the summer right when 5-Star Summer Lovin' brings all your favorite songs from the biggest pop queens of the last 25 years. This live concert will feature some of 5-Star's most popular performers as well as some new faces.

June 8, 7:00 pm

Triunfo Community Park 

The Lao Tizer Band

A DownBeat “Jazz Group of the Year” nominee, pianist and composer Lao Tizer leads a stellar lineup including Grammy Award -winning drum phenom Gene Coye, American Idol star Elliott Yamin on vocals and Rolling Stones 2022 “bassist of the Year” nominee Anthony Crawford.

June 14, 7:00 pm

Wildwood Neighborhood Park

Adrian & Meredith

Back by popular demand!

Rogue folk duo Adrian + Meredith  combine the heart of folk with the flavor of polka, a bit of swing and taste of punk that will have you on your feet dancing, clapping, and stomping along.

June 15, 7:00 pm

Suburbia Park 

My Son the Hurricane

The multi-horn, multi-drummer, multi-singer brass funk beast! Mixing New Orleans style grooves with funk, jazz and hip hop, this band features trumpets, saxophones, trombones, drums, guitar, percussion and two wild front people that will dare you not to dance!

June 21, 7:00 pm

Stagecoach Inn Museum Lawn

Brogden Bay presents Vonda Shepard

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Vonda Shepard and her band will bring songs from her new album “Red Light, Green Light,” as well as her classic originals. 

June 22, 7:00pm

Spring Meadow Park 

TOArts Presents Changui Majadero

Changüí Majadero is an adventurous ensemble reintroducing Cuban Changüí to a new generation of fans, taking it from Cuba to California and adding their own blend of syncopated flavors.

June 28, 7:00 pm

Northwood Park 

Archertown

Pop/country trio Archertown will make their California debut featuring original music that is a blend of country, pop and Americana. 

June 29, 7:00 pm

Kimber Park

TOArts Presents Scythian

Rousing and raucous, Scythian (sith-ee-yin) plays roots music from Celtic, Eastern European and Appalachian traditions with thunderous energy, technical prowess, and lyrical storytelling , beckoning crowds into a barn-dance, rock concert experience.