The map linked on the Sherman Oaks Street Fair website is a PDF labeled 2024. The 2026 documents on the same page are for vendors: a flyer, a vendor opportunities packet and a booth pricing chart. The 34th fair is Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Ventura Boulevard between Kester Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard. Organizers have published lineups, ride names and sponsors. As of October 12, they had not published a 2026 map for attendees, street closure times or a detour plan.
That changes how you plan. You can't plan the day by booth location, so plan it by the clock. The organizers did confirm one layout change for 2026, and it matters a lot. The Community Stage, sponsored by Encino Medical Center and Sherman Oaks Hospital, now sits on Ventura at Van Nuys. That corner has student performances from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., so it is booked for nearly the whole fair.
What's confirmed for Sunday
The Sherman Oaks/Encino Chamber of Commerce produces the fair, and admission is free for all ages. In the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association's September 2026 newsletter, Chamber CEO Victoria Bourdas Martinez lists what to expect: business and community exhibits, artisan vendors, live performances, family activities and food from local restaurants.
The official activities page has more names than anything else published about this year's fair. Here are both stages on one timeline.
| Time | Main Stage | Community Stage, Ventura at Van Nuys |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m. | Dixie Canyon Elementary | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Koda Corvette, through 12:30 p.m. | Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter |
| 11:00 a.m. | The Buckley School | |
| 11:30 a.m. and noon | Walter Reed Middle School | |
| 12:30, 1 and 1:30 p.m. | Lamar Lubin, 1 to 2:30 p.m. | Louis Armstrong Middle School |
| 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. | Pacoima Middle School | |
| 3:15 p.m. | Angelica Nero | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Van Nuys Middle School | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Yvette Cooke, through 5:45 p.m. | |
| 4:00 p.m. | North Hollywood High School | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Valley School | |
| 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. | CHAMPS Charter High School |
The organizers list the schools alphabetically. Sorted by time, as above, the Community Stage has a set nearly every half hour from open to close, with a gap between 2:30 and 3:30. The Main Stage runs in longer blocks. Julian Miranda hosts it. He's a Las Vegas entertainer and a former background singer for Rick James, Teena Marie, Enrique Iglesias and Taylor Dayne.
Why the afternoon pulls toward Van Nuys Boulevard
The two stages peak at different times. Yvette Cooke, lead singer of the soul group Rose Royce, headlines the Main Stage from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. Angelica Nero plays right before her at 3:15. Over at Van Nuys, the Community Stage finishes with high school groups: North Hollywood High at 4, Valley School at 4:30, and CHAMPS Charter at 5 and 5:30.
Both stages are busiest in the last two hours, so families with a performer in the lineup will be planning around those slots. If you're going for someone at the Community Stage, the new location helps. A set at Ventura and Van Nuys sits right on a cross street, so you don't have to walk the whole footprint to reach it.
Morning works differently. Koda Corvette opens the Main Stage at 10:30, while the elementary schools perform at the Community Stage: Dixie Canyon at 10, Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter at 10:30, and The Buckley School at 11. If you have young kids, 10 to noon is the clearest window to pair a performance with the carnival before the afternoon headliners draw bigger crowds.
Carnival, Pet Zone and the Cham-BAR
The carnival list is specific. Rides and attractions are a Ferris wheel, Ballistic Swing, Elephant Ride, Pirate's Revenge Swing, Ultimate Playground, Amazon Zip Line, Sorcerer's Castle Bounce House and Rugged Warrior Obstacle Course. Games are Milk Jug Softball Toss, Milk Bottle Baseball Throw, Balloon Dart Pop and Roller Bowler. The organizers haven't published ride prices.
Subaru of Sherman Oaks is back as sponsor of the Pet Zone, where adoption groups and animal nonprofits gather. Confirmed participants are Callies Canine Rescue, Concerned Citizens Animal Rescue and Rover's Retreat. Los Angeles Animal Services is listed as awaiting confirmation. The published material doesn't say whether visitors can bring their own dogs. The Pet Zone listing covers participating rescues only.
The Cham-BAR is the fair's one-day outdoor cocktail lounge, and it's 21 and over. The organizers bill it as four Sherman Oaks bars together on Ventura but name three: Islands Restaurants Sherman Oaks, The Local Peasant and The Oaks Tavern. The fourth hadn't been posted as of October 12.
What last year's fair tells you about crowds
The best guide to Sunday's crowd is the 2025 fair. SOHA's November 2025 newsletter estimated attendance at 75,000 to 100,000 for the 33rd fair, with more than 150 local vendor booths and six pet adoption and rescue groups.
The Los Angeles Daily News reported in October 2025 that last year's fair had two music areas. Its Main Stage acts were ROKO, Amber Sauer, Angelica Nero and David Hernandez, with Julian Miranda and DJ FasTrak between sets. So Nero and Miranda are back for 2026, and the two-stage setup carries over. The confirmed change is where the Community Stage stands.
The 2026 Pet Zone list shows three confirmed groups and one pending. Last year had six. If more rescues sign on this week, the list on the activities page could grow before Sunday.
Getting there without a closure plan
No published source gives the street closure start time, setup or teardown hours, or detours for October 18. We checked the fair site, LADOT Transit alerts and Metro's line pages. Here's what is published:
- Sherman Oaks Galleria, 15301 Ventura Blvd. The Galleria's parking page lists a $5 flat rate for weekend entry without validation. Address numbers drop as you go east, so the Galleria is west of the fair's Kester Avenue end.
- Westfield Fashion Square, 14006 Riverside Dr. Westfield lists $15 valet on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Its page doesn't give self-parking rates or say whether the structures are open to the public.
- LADOT Lot 629, 14591 Dickens St. The City's off-street parking list includes this lot, operated by SP Plus, but doesn't publish its rates or hours.
- Metro buses. Line 150 runs along Ventura Boulevard, Line 240 runs via Reseda and Ventura boulevards, and Line 233 runs along Van Nuys Boulevard. When we checked, Line 150 had no alerts and Line 240's only upcoming alert was a stop closure at Ventura and Hazeltine on October 14. Line 233 had no upcoming alerts. Its active detour covers Fenton Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard, not the fair segment. None of the three showed anything for October 18.
Line 233 is the one that lines up with this year's layout. Van Nuys Boulevard is the fair's east edge, and the Community Stage now sits right where it meets Ventura. Metro posts alerts on each line's page, so check Line 150, Line 240 and Line 233 Sunday morning.
After the fair, the Galleria calendar picks up
If Ventura Boulevard leaves you wanting more of the same, the Sherman Oaks Galleria has three events on its calendar. Salsa at the Plaza is October 24 at 6 p.m. It's billed as family-friendly, and you don't need a partner. The 2026 Tree Lighting is December 4 at 5:30 p.m., with free Santa photos, entertainment and an artisan market. On December 7 at 5:30 p.m., the Hanukkah Celebration with Chabad of Sherman Oaks has a children's choir, donuts, crafts and a 6 p.m. menorah lighting. The Galleria's listings don't give admission prices.
For the fair, the organizers point everyone to shermanoaksstreetfair.org. The Chamber takes questions at (818) 906-1951.
Mario Acosta works from 14141 Ventura Blvd. and follows the corridor's openings, events and changes closely, because they show up in how buyers see Sherman Oaks. If the fair has you thinking about what your home on these blocks would sell for, start with a free home valuation.
