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2025 Resonance Summer Concert Series

June 18 - August 27, 2025

Refuge Calvary Chapel Huntington Beach
5:30pm - 8pm

The Resonance Summer Concert Series is every Wednesday June 18 – August 27. It is free to attend, features musical artists, food vendors, artisan vendors, a bounce house, and biblical wisdom.

Bring a friend!

Food & artisan vendors will be available beginning at 5:30 pm.
Concert begins at 6:30 pm.

Check out the website for Guest Lineup and more.

Sawdust Art Festival

June 27 - August 31, 2025

935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA. 92651

Celebrate the 59th Annual Sawdust Art Festival – Laguna’s most iconic summer tradition, where over 185 artists, live music, and immersive creativity come together under the trees.  Discover original art, create lasting memories, and be part of a colorful story six decades in the making.

  • Sawdust Art Festival opens on Friday, June 27, through Sunday, August 31
  • Visitors can explore their own inner artists with free artist-led classes
  • Live demos, including things like glass blowing and more
  • Purchase and take home original art
  • Artists Benevolence Fund Art Auction held on Sunday, August 10
  • NEW THIS YEAR: Sawdust Art Festival has announced a new culinary offering: The Cove …by Starfish, a Laguna Beach favorite, it’ll debut as an exclusive culinary experience that will redefine the festival’s food offerings with an Asian coastal cuisine as artistic as the art exhibited

OC Fair – “Find Your Happy Place”

July 18 - August 17, 2025

OC Fair and Event Center
All Day

Get ready for 23 days of fun-filled live entertainment, exhibits, food, carnival rides, shopping and more!

When: July 18-Aug. 17, 2025
Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 11 a.m. – midnight

Where: OC Fair & Event Center

How much: $13 general admission on Wednesday & Thursday
$15 general admission on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
$9 seniors 60+ and kids 6-12 every day
Free for kids ages 5 and younger

Parking is $15 for cars and motorcycles, $30 for buses and limos.

Resist the Drift Marriage Conference – San Diego

August 8 - 9, 2025

Faith Chapel
All Day

Have you and your spouse moved from soulmates to roommates?
What can you do to get the spark back?

Focus on the Family presents Resist the Drift, a two-day marriage conference. Our trained marriage professionals share their story and what they’ve learned as they moved from roommates to soulmates. Couples will receive Bible-based concepts and tools to reconnect and strengthen their marriages.

Men’s Dinner at Calvary Chapel Foothill Ranch

August 14, 2025

Calvary Chapel Foothill Ranch
7:00pm
CCFR Men’s Dinner at Calvary Chapel Foothill Ranch
Men, you are invited,  Thursday, August the 14th at 7pm for a great dinner and an encouraging word from special guest, pastor Henry Lundy of Calvary Chapel Beaumont.
Pastor Henry’s teaching ministry, Refreshing Word, is heard every Saturday and Sunday on KWVE.

Chapel Store Back to School Sale & Social

August 15 - 17, 2025

The Chapel Store
All Day

Gear up for a new school year with great deals and fresh merchandise.  Enjoy coffee while you shop, and be sure to check out our newly updated space – brighter cozier, and better than ever!

PLUS on Sunday only, KWAVE Radio Station will join us from 10:30am – 1:30pm for som fun giveaways.

REFRAMED: Seeing the World Through a Gospel Lens

August 15 - 16, 2025

Reliance Church

More than conference, this is a call to rethink the way we see truth, culture, and our everyday lives. In a world full of competing voices and shifting perspectives, how can we stand firm on what is true? Together, we’ll uncover how the Gospel doesn’t just give us answers—it transforms the way we see everything. This 2-day youth apologetics conference is full of amazing worship, life-changing messages, deep breakout sessions, and real-life applications. You’ll be equipped to defend your faith with confidence and live it out with boldness. Come ready to challenge your perspective, strengthen your foundation, and see the world as God intended. It’s time to reframe the way we think—are you ready?

Date: Friday, August 15th & Saturday, August 16th, 2025
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm & 10am – 4:00pm
Cost: $60 per student
Location: Reliance Church, 29825 Santiago Rd. Temecula, CA 92592 (www.reliancechurch.org)

815: Pray it Forward Gathering

August 16, 2025

Biola University
All Day

Join us for a day to learn, lift, and live the call to pray for the Korean Peninsula.

This movement seeks to inspire prayer, intercession, and actionable hope that builds bridges between generations, cultures, and communities. We invite you to join us in this critical challenge to call, inspire, and equip the next generation to intercede for the Korean Peninsula.

Tickets from $36.00 to $52.00

Reggae in the Son

August 16, 2025

Artesia Park
4:00pm to 6:00pm

Sponsored by Calvary Chapel Artesia
You’re invited to a FREE Reggae Concert in the Park!

World-renowned Gospel reggae band, Christafari, is coming to Artesia Park on Saturday, August 16 at 4pm! 18750 Clarkdale Ave Artesia, CA 90701

Get ready to make some memories and move and groove by worshipping our Lord together, dancing like David danced! Bring your friends, your family and a lawn chair. But you might not need it! Hope to see you there!

Five Love Languages Marriage Conference

August 16, 2025

Calvary Chapel Downey
9:00am - 3:30pm
Join them at Calvary Chapel Downey on August 16th for what’s sure to be a highlight of your marriage and the beginning of many positive changes. Whether you’ve been married six months or sixty years, every marriage can use a boost. In this popular one-day conference led by Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages®, you and your spouse will focus on the basics of every marriage. With wisdom and a healthy dose of humor, Dr. Chapman gives valuable tips on breaking unhealthy patterns and choosing to develop a more intimate, happy marriage.

Breaking Through Young Women’s Conference

August 23, 2025

Calvary Chapel of the Harbour
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Addressing the extreme issues of todays world with the love of our gracious God. Come and hear the testimonies of 6 women that have survived the most difficult of circumstances and how each one of them were rescued by our amazing God.

24th Annual Focal Point Golf Classic

September 22, 2025

Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club
All Day

The 24th Annual Focal Point Golf Classic will be held on Monday, September 22nd at:
Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club

Golf Registration includes: entry into golf tournament, lunch, snacks on course, full use of driving range and putting green.

The Focal Point Golf Classic is an annual event that helps support the ministry to continue exploring and proclaiming the depths of Scripture. Your participation is vital to help us fulfill this mission.

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