56+ years running, the Borrego Days Desert Festival is held in no other than, Borrego Springs California. Live music, food, arts & craft, car show & parade.
Annual event; October
760-767-5555
Western Sierra. The sleepy foothills town on Hwy 190, Springville California, holds their annual Apple Festival near the Tule River & the Sierra Nevada mountains. Enjoy apple burritos, apple pies, apple tamales and apple cobblers!
Craft and food vendors, costume contest. 5k & 10k runs (Apple Run) Celebrating 40 years on this local event.
Annual event; October
One day event
559-202-6904
Take a scenic drive and see the back roads near Lake Casitas, where numerous avocado orchards grace the hillsides. This coastal Avocado Festival has evolved into one of the largest festivals within California; Three full days of fabulous food, terrific music, & family fun. Held in Carpinteria, just south of Santa Barbara, CA
Annual event; October
805-684-0038
Northern California’s biggest motorcycle event. Live music, food, games and a whole lotta bitchin bikes!
Annual event; October
The Oakland Black Cowboy Association is best known for the Black Cowboy Parade & Festival, the only celebration of its kind in the U.S.A. This parade is held in memory of the black cowboys that helped to settle the American West.
Annual event; October
One day event
This event is held twice a year & sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce. Held in Downtown Lodi, this is a one-day event focusing on food and vendors.
The Street Faire takes up a 14-square block area of Lodi. Over 500 vendors participate in this bi-annual event, selling antiques, arts & crafts and commercial items.
While shopping, visitors can satisfy their appetite with their choice from 25 food vendors offering everything from hamburgers, to hot dogs, sausages, to pizza. Mexican, Chinese and Filipino dishes are also available for those craving a more international fare. And, no faire is complete without sweet treats and cold drinks.
Bi-annual event; May & October
209-367-7840
Calabasas Pumpkin Festival is a lively street fair along Lost Hills Road; Games & Rides at Juan Bautista De Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills Rd, Calabasas, California
Annual event; October
818-222-5680
30 years running, this Redondo Beach event is a hot hit, especially for beach-goers near Los Angeles, California
3 day event held at the Seaside Lagoon next to King Harbor, just north of the Redondo Beach Pier. Live music, entertainment, lobster recipes, celebrity chefs, craft beer, kids activities and vendor booths.
Annual event; October
310-376-6911
Decades running! California Lobster Festival each Autumn in the Santa Cruz mountains. This Lobster Fest is always held at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, in Felton, CA
Annual event; October
831-335-0782
this festival is now known as the Surf ‘n’ Suds Beer Festival or shorter the Surf Beer Fest
Over 70 craft breweries, ciders, kombucha, seltzers, and wine. Surf ‘n’ Suds includes live music, street fair vendors and food trucks. Surfboards shapers, local non-profits, plenty of shade and free water stations.
San Buenaventura State Beach
901 San Pedro Street
Ventura, California
Annual event; October
One day event
805-323-5691
To preserve the Hmong cultural heritage, promote collaboration and understanding among the Hmong people and other ethnic groups, and to build social bridges with the international community.
Originally commissioned as a simple means to fund-raise for and manage the annual Hmong new year festival at the end of the traditional harvest season during late October, HINYF has evolved over the years to become one of the leading contributors to the welfare and progress of the Hmong people in the United States.
Fresno, CA
Annual event: October
One day event. Paso Robles Pioneer Day was established in 1931, providing a day of community friendship and a commemoration of the heritage of the north county San Luis Obispo area.
Annual Event: October
805-238-2038
Sonoma 4H club may have started this event in the wine country town of Cloverdale, but now there are numerous locations holding scare crow related autumn festivals and contests. An amazing amount in fact!
Cannot find the Cloverdale event? Neither can we, so we’ve searched high and low to locate many more – all inside California. Go support the locals and enjoy a fun day of Scarecrows, food, music, games, arts and craft sales.
Annual event; October
Aptos, CA
Scarecrow Contest – aptoschamber.com/event
Arroyo Grande, CA
Harvest Festival – agharvestfestival.com
Auburn, CA
Harvest Festival – auburnrec.com
Benicia, CA
Scarecrow Contest- beniciamainstreet.org
Big Bear Lake, CA
Big Bear Village Scarecrow Festival –
bigbear.com
Cambria, CA
Scarecrow Festival – cambriascarecrows.com
Cost Mesa, CA
Scarecrow Festival – costamesaca.gov/scarecrow
Fallbrook, CA
Harvest Faire & Scarecrow Days fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org
Ripon, CA
Scarecrow Fest – riponchamber.org/scarecrow-fest
Ukiah, CA
Country PumpkinFest – facebook.com/UkiahCountryPumpkinFest
Valley Center, CA
Pumpkin Festival Craft Fair – batesnutfarm.biz
Winsor, CA
Pumpkin Jamboree – windsorfarmersmarket.com/calendar
Winters, CA
Scarecrow Fest – winterschamber.com/chamber-calendar
San Luis Obispo, north county Atascadero holds this annual event called Colony Days every autumn. Parade, vendors, tent city and a cool band festival.
Atascadero CA
Annual event; October
Reyes Adobe Days is held in the City of Agoura Hills, California. Carshow, parade & 5k run. The parade starts at Forest Cove Lane and travels along Thousand Oaks Boulevard to the Reyes Adobe Historical Site.
Families can experience California culture, past and present, with free museum tours, a music stage, interactive historical demonstrations, children’s history scavenger hunt, horse competition, pony rides, inflatables and carnival games, Victorian games, beer garden and food vendors.
30400 Rainbow Crest Drive
(next to Reyes Adobe Park)
Agoura Hills, California
Annual event; October
818-597-7361
Showcases hundreds of films from around the world. Food and wine parties.
Annual event; October
MBFair
Manhattan Beach Fair is every October & a great day to go out to the beaches of Los Angles County. Weekend festivities begins with a 10k race and a parade. Music, vendor booths, art exhibits, food & wine/beer.
This Los Angles county beach destination has been doing this event for 45+ years! Since this is LA and parking is horrible, shuttles are available from Aviation Avenue.
Annual event; October
Lakehead on Lake Shasta is the place for this annual fishing derby.
Annual event; October
800-953-4432
530-238-2170
Near 40 years running, this small town festival in Napa’s wine country is quite a draw for locals and families. One day event!
Annual event; October
707-944-8851
Catalina Island & Avalon are known for this event world wide, held at the Avalon Casino Ballroom. 3 weekends long! This music event has been running 35 years & has some big sponsors from Los Angeles Jazz Radio.
Annual event; October
866-872-9849
AVALON CA
Catalina Island
