Category Archives: Festivals

Events, Festivals, November, Wine/Beer/Culinary

Mountain Mandarin Festival

Mountain Mandarin Festival

An abundance of tasty citrus, from fresh fruit samples offered by local growers to market products featuring the Sierra foothill’s mandarin oranges. Thousands of filled orange mesh bags await and jams, jellies, infused olive oils, balsamic vinegar, barbecue sauces and body care products are all available for purchase. Visitors are delighted to discover that the food vendors offer everything from mandarin pizza to mandarin glazed wings, mandarin doughnuts and mandarin pulled pork, just to name a few.

1273 High Street, Auburn CA
916-663-1918

Annual Event; November
AUBURN CA

mandarinfestival.com

 

Auburn picnic park
Picnic parks in downtown Auburn, CA
August, Events, Festivals

Reggae on the River

Reggae on the River 2011

Redwood forests with sweet tunes out-of-doors, at the river.

THIRTY YEARS running – this is an epic NorCal summertime music event. The celebration of reggae music in Northern California, at French’s Camp – right on the Eel River. Glorious surroundings, excellent redwoods camping all over the region!

Annual event; August
707-923 3368

Garberville CA

reggaeontheriver.com

Arts & Crafts, Events, Festivals, October, Parade

Pumpkin Festival @ Half Moon Bay

Pumpkin Festival

Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Fest

This Pumpkin Festival is the one in Half Moon Bay, up near San Francisco. Been running nearly 50 years. Traditional, wholesome, family fun outdoor weekend on the coast near the Bay Area. Plenty of Campgrounds and Lodging nearby for visitors.

Annual event; October

HALF MOON BAY CA

pumpkinfest.miramarevents.com

The Big One

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Pumpkin Festival

Arts & Crafts, Events, Festivals, Horse/Rodeo, Music, Parade, September, Street Fairs, Wine/Beer/Culinary

Pear Festival

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Kelseyville Pear Festival
Pear Fest Lake County

Main Street in Kelseyville comes alive,w/ this family-focused event to showcase the areas history, agritourism, local businesses, craftsmen and community services. This is a fun filled day that starts off with a home town parade. Festivities include three stages with musicians, dancers and cloggers; horse demonstrations; antique car, engine and tractor shows; quilt shows; art shows and an entire pavilion devoted to all things ‘pear.’ Food vendors offer an array of scrumptious selections. Wine and beer tasting along with pear margaritas round out the choices. Pear pies and desserts always sell out.

Annual event; September
(one day only)
707-279 9022

Kelseyville, CA

pearfestival.com

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April, Drum Circles, Eco, Events, Festivals, Music

Cochella CA

Often misspelled as Cochella; Coachella, California is a small, agriculture desert town just east of Indio, way out past the green lawns of Palm Springs CA. Date palm groves, on the north edge of the Salton Sea. No one had ever heard of this area before the large, commercial, music festival took over. This concert event is a SoCal ritual for Spring, out in the desert east of Los Angeles; it attracts thousands every year with top performers always headlining.

Coachella Google Map & Photos

Coachella Valley Music
Annual event; April
www.coachella.com/

August, Events, Festivals

San Jose Jazz Festival

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San Jose Jazz Fest

Live jazz festival in South Bay. 1 weekend, 80+ performances, 10 stages located downtown San Jose CA Come experience all flavors of jazz: Blues, Latin, Salsa, big band, jazz and more. International & homegrown favorites, jazz legends , plus rising stars.

Annual event; August

SAN JOSE CA

sanjosejazz.org

San Jose Jazz 2012

Events, Festivals, May

Cinco de Mayo

Mexican celebration of the 5th of May. This seems like another pseudo-holiday that got taken over by the beer manufacturers & their marketing departments. In California you’ll see poster advertisements on every cantina window months in advance. This is not Mexico’s Independence Day, as many so erroneously think. More information on the holiday Cinco de Mayo, see below –

http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo

Various Cities & Towns in California
Some of the events to mention –

Los Angeles @ Olvera Street; 213-628-1274
http://www.cincodemayolosangeles.com

San Diego Old Town – Fiesta Cinco de Mayo
http://www.fiestacincodemayo.com

Santa Barbara  Festival
http://www.cincodemayosb.com