Topanga and Topanga Canyon CA near Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades is in some ways considered an "artists colony" attracting actors, artists, musicians, and others.  

Every Memorial Day weekend on the grounds of the Topanga Community House, there is fair and parade called Topanga Days. Recently dubbed the Biggest Bohemian Bash in Southern California, Topanga Days Country Fair now features three stages of diverse nonstop music, belly dancing, fun and games for all ages, over 80 unique craft vendors and a variety of mouthwatering food from Cajun to hot tamales to comfort-loving sausages. Local and national acts perform and a parade is held on Memorial Day. The parade is said to have inspired the more famous Doo-Dah Parade in Pasadena.