Things to Do in Ojai

Its small downtown with the 1917 Arcade and Libbey Park, Bart's Books, the Ojai Music Festival at Libbey Bowl, a tennis tournament that dates to 1896, Pixie tangerines every April and the Pink Moment at sunset. The town was called Nordhoff until the name changed to Ojai by 1917.

Ojai's visitor bureau suggests watching the sunset from the Dennison Grade on Highway 150 to catch the Pink Moment. The Ojai Valley Inn describes it as the alpenglow that spreads across the Topatopa bluffs at dusk. If you stop on the grade, use a pullout and park fully off the road.

Yes. Visits are by registration only, up to 60 days ahead, and cost $15 per person. It's open Wednesday and Friday to Sunday from 3pm until sunset and Thursday from 3 to 5pm, and closed Monday and Tuesday. Pets and food aren't allowed.

No. Lake Casitas is a drinking water supply, so swimming, wading and any other body contact with the water are banned. Boating, fishing and camping are allowed, and the day-use fee is $15 per vehicle from Labor Day to Easter. The Casitas Water Adventure water park is closed and says it will be back in 2027.

Yes, on a leash of 6 feet or less. Dogs aren't allowed inside Bart's Books, at Libbey Bowl shows or at the Sunday farmers market, and at Soule Park they're allowed only in the dog park.

The Ojai Certified Farmers Market runs Sundays from 9am to 1pm at 300 E. Matilija St., behind the Arcade, rain or shine. There's also a Thursday market from 3 to 7pm at 414 E. Ojai Ave.

Walk, or take the Ojai Trolley: $1.50 a ride or $4 for a day pass, free for kids under 45 inches, running daily except major holidays. Since August 1, 2026, it no longer stops at the Ojai Valley Inn. City parking lots are at Signal and Matilija streets and at the Arcade Plaza.