Welcome to Downtown Ventura.

A real-deal surf town where the mountains meet the Pacific — diverse kitchens, a family-friendly vibe, live music most nights and a killer patio-hour scene. This is the heart of Ventura.

What's on this week Explore downtown

Upcoming events.

Event calendar

10OCTOne County, One Book 20262–4 PM · Museum of Ventura County · Sat Oct 10 10OCT1st Annual Harvest Day Pub Crawl6–9 PM · Happy Place Eatery · Saturday, October 10 10OCTSomething is Seriously Wrong With Cyrus7–8:30 PM · Namba Performance Arts Space · Sat Oct 10 11OCTHerbal Allies For All: Women, Men, & Nonbinary Folks with Emily Watson12–2 PM · Ema’s Herbs · Sun Oct 11

Explore.

@LIGHTNINGKEVEat + Drink

BOBBY DO RIGHTShop

BRIAN PEREZGalleries + Art

@LIGHTNINGKEVBeach + Parks

ABOUT US

Kept clean, safe + busy by your neighbors.

Downtown Ventura Partners is the nonprofit district keeping the blocks between the hills and the pier swept, lit, and booked — from the Saturday market to the December tree lighting. Come here. Stay here. Love it here.

About the district

WEST COOKE / @WNCOOKE