My husband and I love to take our kids camping. When we are planning our trips, many times we will plan around the festival in a certain area. We have gone to the Avocado Festival for three years in a row and plan to go again this year. We go see the Monarch Butterflies and Elephant Seals in Pismo and just got back from the Olive Festival.
Here is a list of festivals in California for 2010. If you find more that are not on this list, let me know the date, name and location and I will add it. Check out this site for an amazing day by day event calender for 2010 for the whole state.
January 16-17, 2010 Asian American Expo
Pomona, California
The largest Asian Trade Show.
January 17-19, 2010 NASFT 35th Winter Fancy Food Show
San Francisco, California
Produced by the NASFT since 1955, the Fancy Food Shows are North America’s largest specialty food and beverage marketplace.
January 17-22, 2010 San Diego Restaurant Week
San Diego, California
Extraordinary 3 course menus from San Diego’s best restaurants. Experience cusine that delights your palate and defines the art of dining in San Diego. Choose from over 180 of San Diego’s best restaurants and enjoy a 3 course meal for $20, $30 or $40 per person, depending on the restaurant. Now is your chance to discover new restaurants and enjoy all your favorites at a discounted price!
January 23, 2010 5th Independence Fruitcake Festival
Independence, California
4th Annual Internationally Acclaimed Independence Fruitcake Festival (and Mummification of the Fruitcake Pharaoh)
January 28-30, 2010 ZAP’s 19th Annual Zinfindel Festival
San Francisco, California
Zinfandel Festival is an internationally recognized series of tastings that are the premier single-varietal events in the world. With an estimated 275 wineries and 10,000 attendees.
January 30, 2010 Pechanga Wine Festival
Temecula, California
Pechanga Resort and Casino 1:00 pm till 5:00 pm. Come sample over 100 different wines from Napa, Sonoma, Temecula Valley and beyond. In addition, the award winning chefs of Pechanga will be preparing tastes from our fine dining restaurants.
February 20-21, 2010 International Alsace Varietals Festival
Booneville, California
Join us in beautiful Anderson Valley for a weekend in celebration of local foods, live music and, most importantly, your favorite Alsace-style white wines.
March 1-5, 2010 Aquaculture 2010
San Diego, California
March 14-18, 2010 NIOP 2010 Annual Convention
Palm Springs, California
National Institute of Oilseed Products
April 17, 2010 Rhythm & Vine
San Diego, California
Indulge all your senses this spring at Rhythm & Vine, a music and wine festival to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego. A one-of-a-kind tasting extravaganza. Over 60 world-class wineries, spirits and breweries; 35 restaurants and gourmet foods; and some seriously hot live music performances.
April 24, 2010 29th Annual Petaluma Butter & Egg Day
Petaluma, California
Celebrating the region’s rich agricultural history as one of the premier dairy regions in the country. Together with The Petaluma River, eggs and dairy products turned Petaluma into one of the most prosperous communities in the state in the early 1900’s. The event typically draws over 25,000 attendees.
April 29-May 1, 2010 18th Annual Hospice du Rhône
Paso Robles, California
Hailed as the world’s largest international celebration of Rhône variety wines.
April 30, 2010 8th Annual Celebrity Chef Challenge
Sacramento, California
Six Professional chefs have 45 minutes to turn five secret ingredients into three power packed dishes, and you get to see it all live! Tickets include sampling from over 60 regional restaurants, wineries and breweries.
May 15, 2010 Uncorked! The San Francisco Wine Festival
San Francisco, California
Enjoy live music, wine seminars and chef demonstrations at this free event. Tickets must be purchased to participate in wine tasting. Tickets cost $50; proceeds benefit La Cocina.
August 14, 2010 4th Annual San Rafael Food & Wine Festival
San Rafael, California
Festival-goers will enjoy food from area restaurants and sample wines from 25 of the region’s outstanding boutique wineries. In addition, there will be a chef demonstration area featuring a number of area restaurants.
August 14-16, 2010 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo
Los Angeles, California
We are pleased to co-locate the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo with Expo Comida Latina, featuring All Asia Food.
August 14-16, 2010 Expo Comida Latina
Los Angeles, California
We are pleased to co-locate the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo with Expo Comida Latina, featuring All Asia Food.
September 22, 2010 2nd Annual A Taste of Downtown San Rafael
San Rafael, California
The Tasting event will be located throughout the Downtown San Rafael area and will include restaurants and merchants offering hor’devours and wine samples.
- Avocado: Fallbrook, April
- Avocado: Carpinteria, October
- Blackberry: Lower Lake, August
- Cantaloupe: Firebaugh, July
- Cherry: San Leandro, June
- Cherry: Beaumont, June
- Citrus: Santa Paula, July
- Corn: Brentwood
- Date: Indio, February
- Dried Fruit and Nut: Winters, October
- Dry Bean: Tracy, August
- Eggplant: Loomis, September
- Garlic: Gilroy, July
- Grape: Lodi, September
- Grapefruit: Borrego Springs, April
- Gourd: Fallbrook (Welburn Gourd Farm), June
- Gourd: Folsom (Zittel Farms), September
- Gourd: Palmdale, October
- Lemon: Ventura, September
- Mushroom: Arcata, December
- Mustard: Napa, January-March
- Olive: Paso Robles, August
- Olive: Sonoma, December through February
- Onion: Imperial, April
- Orange Blossom: Lindsay, April
- Orange Blossom: Riverside, April
- Peach: Marysville, July
- Prune: Campbell, May
- Pumpkin: Half Moon Bay, October
- Rare Fruits: Petaluma, August
- Raisin: Selma, May
- Strawberry: Oxnard, May
- Tamale: Indio, December
- Tofu: Los Angeles, August
- Tomato: Yuba City, July
- Tomato: Carmel, September
- Walnut: Upper Lake, September
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| January 4-28 - January MidWeek Madness MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN – January 4-28, 2010. Lots of fun to come after the holidays for great winter skiing. The mountain has live music, the restaurants offer specials, and we have January Midweek Madness travel packages especially for this non crowded time to come to the mountain. |
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| January 9-10, 2010 - USASA Slopeside and Superpipes.
Snowboard competition series at Boreal Mountain Resort |
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| • January 11-15 - Diamond Peak Learn to Ski & Ride January 11-15, 2010 $29 Ski and Ride Week is developed to introduce newcomers to skiing and boarding. You can purchase tickets at the ski resort on the day of lessons. |
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| • January 8-17 - Squaw Valley Olympic Heritage Celebration Olympic Torch Run, Biathlons, Elvis Day, and fireworks remembering Squaw Valley’s 60th anniversary of hosting the Olympics. For details, Squaw Valley Events |
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| • January 21 - 6th Annual Voices of Latin Rock Autism Awareness Benefit
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:30pm |
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| • January 22-24 - Women’s Ski and Snowboard Camp
January 22-24, 2010 and Feb. 26-28, 2010. This is a time for women to really learn to ski and ride, taught by female instructors. This is a great time to advance your slope skills. at Northstar Ski Resort |
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| February 2010 |
| • February 15-21 - Ski Week
Ski Week was started to give sunny Southern California a chance to get some physical education in the mountains. Now it’s used as an excuse to come to Mammoth for great winter skiing. |
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| March 2010 |
| • March 17 – 21 – Gay Ski Week
Mark your calendars if you’re so inclined. This is an annual event where Mammoth hosts a large 4 day celebration with parties and outrageous behavior. |
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| June 2010 |
| • June 18-20, 2010 - The Classic at Pismo Beach, Pismo Beach, CA. A 3 -day fun filled event – Pier-side & throughout downtown Pismo Beach, |
