Live Acoustic Music Near Laguna Beach, California

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are several house concerts being held in and around the Laguna Beach area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Laguna Beach host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Laguna Beach area. Local restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

October 9
The Wayfarer (Nightclub)
Costa Mesa, CA
October 19
The Coach House (Small Theater)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 2
Soka Performing Arts Center (Small Theater)
Aliso Viejo, CA
November 9
The Coach House (Small Theater)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 10
The Wayfarer (Nightclub)
Costa Mesa, CA
November 11
The Wayfarer (Nightclub)
Costa Mesa, CA
November 16
The Coach House (Small Theater)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 23
Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation.
The Coach House (Small Theater)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
December 4
The Coach House (Small Theater)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Laguna Beach, California

House Concerts

Canciones House Concerts (Santa Ana)
Yellow Door Concerts (Santa Ana)

Listening Rooms

Muckenthaler Cultural Center (Fullerton)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Music at the Point (Long Beach)
Music at the Point: Grace First Presbyterian Church (Long Beach)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Bogart's Coffee House (Seal Beach)
Campus JAX (Newport Beach)
The Night Owl (Fullerton)

Small Theaters

Carpenter Performing Arts Center (Long Beach)
Irvine Barclay Theatre (Irvine)
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center (Laguna Beach)
Laguna Playhouse (Laguna Beach)
Soka Performing Arts Center (Aliso Viejo)
The Coach House (San Juan Capistrano)
The Rivian South Coast Theater (Laguna Beach)
Torrance Cultural Arts Center (Torrance)

Bars & Nightclubs

Swallows Inn (San Juan Capistrano)