Eleven-year-old Lauren Litscher wears 3-D glasses while looking at the work of artist John Lucero during the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A blown-glass “rastapus” bottle stopper is displayed at artist Alex Fritz’s booth at the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The piece sells for $100 and is one of several whimsical designs he’s created. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cyanne Walton passes a brightly colored artist palette at the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Walton cruised past the photo op site, unaware that her hair perfectly matched the colors on the sculpture. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Archer Kurzawinski, 6 months, of Bakersfield, flies high over his mother, Kaitlyne’s head while they take a snack break at the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Artist Beth Kukuk, left, helps customer Vicki Galasso of Laguna Woods, at her Sawdust Art Festival booth in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Kukuk creates delicate hand-formed jewelry. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Artist Beth Kukuk’s delicate jewelry is hand-formed with gold-filled sterling silver. Some pieces are finished off with resin, like the red heart in the center. Her work is for sale at the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Laguna Beach High School student Mila Davis’ ceramic “Mushroom” is displayed with other students’ work at the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Judy Hong of Long Beach checks out the ethereal work of artist Sathya Burchman during the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The paintings are oil on gold and silver leaf on canvas. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Nico Erngren’s philosophy for art is that it should be “Cheap and happy, not expensive and pretentious.” His booth at the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025, features quirky and colorful pieces. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kristina Irwin of Navada, checks out artwork at the Mr. Durden booth during the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A blown-glass jellyfish nightlight is on display at artist Alex Fritz’s booth during the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Colorful mushrooms sprout from the Lupe’s Ceramic Garden booth during the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mosaic artist Ron Shearer shows a cellphone picture of a piece that his mother created in the 1950s. Shearer would cut the tile for her when he was 8 years old. After being inspired by an artist in Italy 55 years ago, he started creating his work in a style reminiscent of his mother’s. He has a booth at the Sawdust Art Festival where he sells original mosaics and prints. His mother, a hobbyist, only created six pieces, including the one on his phone, which hangs in his home. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mosaic artist Ron Shearer creates mosaic pieces and prints of originals — some topped off with resin, at the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Daniella Barrera and Daniel Oermann of Long Beach feast their eyes on a cacophony of color at the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. They were at the Mr. Durden Space Cowboy booth. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Eleven-year-old Lauren Litscher wears 3-D glasses while looking at the work of artist John Lucero during the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Each summer, tucked among the canyon trees, artists showcase their work, visitors leaving with paintings and ceramics, jewelry and sculptures.
The annual Sawdust Festival opened this weekend in Laguna Beach, marking 59 years. More than 185 artists are participating in this year’s festival, named for the sawdust that marks the paths through the festival grounds.
There is also a daily lineup of entertainment and lots of opportunities to participate in the creativity with free art classes.
Watch artist demonstrations and purchase unique and original pieces of art.
Special events during the 66-day festival include a “sip, talk and walk” docent-led tour on Wednesdays, Jazzy Sunday on July 27 and a fashion show on Aug. 3, among others.
If you go
When: Opens daily at 11 a.m. and closes Sundays through Thursdays at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, through Aug. 31
Where: Sawdust Festival Grounds, 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach
Cost: General admission is $12; check the website for discounts
