Record Store Day in Riverside-San Bernardino, California
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Riverside-San Bernardino, California
Independent record shops open in Riverside-San Bernardino, California right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- A.G. Collectibles
Comic-book and collectibles shop in the Alta Loma district with a dedicated vinyl records section alongside trading cards, action figures, and back issues.
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- DBZ Books 'N' Records
Used bookstore and vinyl record shop in downtown Corona, with turntables, an in-store record player for previews, media cleaning services, and cash paid for collections.
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- Dr. Strange Records
Retail home of the legendary punk label in the Alta Loma district — deep stacks of rare and out-of-print punk/new wave vinyl plus band tees, patches, and bondage pants. Open every day.
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- Elements
Midtown Riverside hip-hop lifestyle shop pairing vinyl with streetwear and art supplies. Hosts its own Record Store Day-adjacent celebration each year with DJs; 2025 edition featured a guest appearance by Egyptian Lover.
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- Groove Time Records
Family-run record shop on North E Street buying and selling vinyl, CDs, and full collections — an active Discogs seller with tens of thousands of titles in stock.
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- Noriega Records
DJ-focused appointment-only shop specializing in vintage and repressed 45s and original-press LPs from the 1950s-1990s across all genres. A niche crate-digger destination and regular Record Store Day participant in Riverside.
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- Penrose Record Room
Downtown Riverside vinyl shop in the historic Life Arts Building basement, opened by Vicky Tafoya & The Big Beat guitarist Matt Beld and Daptone Records' Gabe Roth (Bosco Mann). Backed by Daptone/Penrose Records with a listening lounge and in-store performances.
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- Rat Hole
Long-running used/new vinyl shop tucked behind Riverside Appliance on Magnolia Ave, run by owner Chris Seibert (formerly of Santa Barbara). Deep crates sourced from ~35 distributors plus tees, patches, and stickers; a regular Record Store Day stop.
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- Vintage Vinyl Plus
Brothers turned a lifelong collection — 40,000+ LPs plus CDs, 8-tracks, and cassettes — into a downtown San Bernardino record shop near the Breezeway, opened in 2020.
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See the full record store listing for Riverside-San Bernardino, California.