Some of the best wine country evenings happen when you add a live band to the equation, and Ventura County owns that energy for this region: three verified venues program music, karaoke and event nights around their pours, from a full winery-brewery-distillery stage in Camarillo to a 5,000-square-foot wine hall on Ventura Avenue.
Wineries Known for Live Music in Malibu & Ventura
Ventura County carries the region's music-and-wine energy. Three venues have verified, recurring music programs, and together they cover every night-out style from full-band evenings to karaoke with a natural-wine flight.
Cantara Cellars & Camarillo Barrel Works
The region's most complete music venue: live music most Friday and Saturday nights inside an 11,000-square-foot facility that is simultaneously a winery, the Flat Fish Brewing Company and a distillery, with a full kitchen and hours running to 10pm on Friday and Saturday. This is where a tasting becomes a whole evening.
Fermentation House
The successor to Four Brix's Eastman Avenue home keeps the space's event tradition alive with live music and a rotating calendar, pouring wine alongside cider and hard tea so mixed groups all find a glass while the band plays.
Muni Wine - Ventura
Dave Potter's 5,000-square-foot Avenue wine hall programs the week like a neighborhood clubhouse: karaoke Sundays, trivia and dumpling nights on the calendar, food trucks on weekends, and doors open until 10pm Thursday through Saturday. Zero pretense, maximum singalong.
When to Find Live Music
Weekends carry the schedule: Cantara's bands play most Friday and Saturday nights, Muni's signature karaoke lands on Sundays with food trucks rolling up Saturday and Sunday, and Fermentation House posts its music dates on a rotating events calendar. Midweek is quieter by design, though Muni's trivia and theme nights fill some of those gaps. Check each venue's calendar the week you go; programs shift with seasons and private events.
What to Expect
These are casual rooms, not concert halls: no cover at regular sessions, tables shared happily, and volume that still lets a tasting conversation survive. Cantara adds a full kitchen (barbecue, pizzas, wings) so dinner and the band come together; Muni runs build-your-own cheese and charcuterie boards; Fermentation House's broader fermented lineup means designated drivers and beer people are covered too. Kids and dogs are welcome at Muni; check policies at the others before bringing either.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Malibu and Ventura wineries have live music?
Three verified programs: Cantara Cellars in Camarillo (live music most Friday and Saturday nights), Fermentation House in Ventura (live music on a rotating events calendar), and Muni Wine on Ventura Avenue (karaoke Sundays plus weekly theme nights).
Is there a cover charge for winery live music?
Regular weekly sessions at these venues run without a cover; you pay for what you drink and eat. Special ticketed events appear on each venue's calendar separately.
What nights are best for live music at Ventura County wineries?
Friday and Saturday for bands at Cantara, Sunday for karaoke at Muni, and weekend afternoons for food trucks. Confirm current calendars before you go.