The weather will start to cool down, fall decor is out in the stores, and the smell of pumpkin spice seems to be everywhere. Fall is such a wonderful season! We want to help your family enjoy this month with our 2023 Guide to family events and fun things to do with kids in Ventura County this September! The list is full of fun and exciting September family activities and events.
We hope you enjoy all the September events in Ventura County and enjoy the time with your kids. Tag us, we love connecting with the families in our community. (Click on each link for more information)
Thank you to Simi Valley Community Market for sponsoring this guide! Simi Valley Community Market was created to celebrate the uniqueness of small businesses throughout our community! Open every 2nd Saturday of the month, come find unique, thoughtful and fun items and support local businesses. If you have any questions or want to become a vendor please contact them on their Instagram HERE.
Family Events & Things to do With The Kids
in Ventura County September 2023
September 1, 2023
Summer Days Festival – Simi Valley Town Center
Annual Malibu Chili Cook-Off – Malibu
Tarzan the Ape Man – Stagecoach Inn Museum Newbury Park
September 2, 2023
Back to the Pool – Camarillo
Summer Days Festival – Simi Valley Town Center
FREE Public Deck Tour on The Mystic Whaler – Oxnard
Annual Malibu Chili Cook-Off – Malibu
Nationals Car and Motorcycle Show – Ventura
FREE Concert Brandon Ragan Project (Funk) – Channel Islands Harbor
Blue Beetle Special Needs Screening – Simi Valley
September 3, 2023
Summer Days Festival – Simi Valley Town Center
Free Family Day – Santa Paula Art Museum
Seaside Flea Market – Ventura
Annual Malibu Chili Cook-Off – Malibu
Channel Islands Harbor Sunday Farmers Market – Oxnard
September 4, 2023
Labor Day Parade – Santa Paula
Summer Days Festival – Simi Valley Town Center
Annual Malibu Chili Cook-Off – Malibu
September 6, 2023
Swap Meet – Ventura
The Kings of Queen – A tribute to Queen – Oxnard
September 7, 2023
Certified Farmers’ Market – Oxnard
First Thursdays Food Trucks & Market – Oxnard
September 8, 2023
She.Is.Beautifu
September 9, 2023
Art and Street Painting Festival – Ventura
Oxnard Jazz Festival – Oxnard
Pre-Halloween Market – Simi Valley
Hello Kitty Day – Oxnard
Step Back in Time at Oxnard Historic Farm Park – Oxnard
805 Night Market – Ventura
She.Is.Beautifu
Tequila Fest – LA
September 10, 2023
Art and Street Painting Festival – Ventura
Oxnard Jazz Festival – Oxnard
805 Night Market – Ventura
Cops N’ Cruisers Car Show – Simi Valley
Channel Islands Harbor Sunday Farmers Market – Oxnard
September 12, 2023
National Heirloom Expo – Ventura
September 13, 2023
National Heirloom Expo – Ventura
September 14, 2023
National Heirloom Expo – Ventura
Certified Farmers’ Market – Oxnard
September 15, 2023
Conejo Valley Youth Mic Night – Thousand Oaks
September 16, 2023
Glitter Barn Grand Opening Celebration – Ventura
OkTOPAfest – Topa Topa Brewing Co. Ventura
Western Surfing Association Surf Event – Ventura
September 17, 2023
Wheels in Motion – Simi Valley
Touch a Truck (with Wheels in Motion Event) – Simi Valley
Western Surfing Association Surf Event – Ventura
September 18, 2023
Foreign Films “Revoir Paris” – Oxnard
September 20, 2023
Prince Again – A tribute to Prince – Oxnard
Swap Meet – Ventura
September 21, 2023
Annual Margarita Mixoff and More – Thousand Oaks
Certified Farmers’ Market – Oxnard
September 22, 2023
Spellbound Magic Mashup Benefit Show – Oxnard
Friday Night Cruises – Camarillo Old Town
September 23, 2023
Coppers and Choppers Event – Camarillo
Santa Barbara County Farm Day – Santa Barbara
Moorpark Symphony Orchestra – Moorpark
Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day
Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Oxnard
September 24, 2023
Pooch Parade and Adoption – Ventura
Super Indoor Car Show – Ventura
Channel Islands Harbor Sunday Farmers Market – Oxnard
September 27, 2023
Swap Meet – Ventura
September 28, 2023
Certified Farmers’ Market – Oxnard
September 29, 2023
FREE Movie ” Top Gun: Maverick” – Thousand Oaks
Pacific Airshow – Huntington Beach
Reign of Terror Haunted House – Thousand Oaks
September 30, 2023
Banana Festival – Port Hueneme
Character Dress-Up Fun – Janss Marketplace TO
Lemon Festival – Goleta
Pacific Airshow – Huntington Beach
Reign of Terror Haunted House – Thousand Oaks
Relay For Life of Conejo Valley – Thousand Oaks
Ventura County Celebration of Books – CSU Channel Islands
