California Festivals for 2008
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.
Meet me there!
Here is a comprehensive list of festivals in
California from now until the end of 2008.
If you find more that are not on this list,
let me know the date, name and location and I will
add it.
April 11-12, 2008 California Wine Festival
San Diego, California
April 12, 2008 Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival
Country Palm Springs, California
April 15-16, 2008 World Beer Cup
San Diego, California
April 18-19, 2008 California Poppy Festival
Lancaster, CA
April 19, 2008 Taste of Uptown / Hillcrest
San Diego, California
April 19, 2008 Santa Barbara County Vintners' Festival
Lompoc, California
April 20, 2008 Avocado Festival
Fallbrook, CA
April 19-20, 2008 CAntique Farm Equipment Show
Tulare, California
April 19-20, 2008 California Poppy Festival
Lancaster, California
April 25-27, 2008 Stockton Asparagus Festival
Stockton, California
April 26-27, 2008 Apple Blossom Festival
Sebastopol, CA
April 26, 2008 25th International Beer Festival
San Francisco, California
April 3- - May 5 Raisin Festival
Selma, CA
May 16-18, 2008 26th Paso Robles Wine Festival
Paso Robles, California
May 17-18, 2008 Hughson Fruit and Nut Festival
Hughson, CA
May 17-18, 2008 Artichoke Festival
Castroville, CA
May 17, 2008 Uncorked!San Francisco Wine Festival
San Francisco, California
May 17-18, 2008 Strawberry Festival
Oxnard, CA
June, 2008 (Sat & Sundays)Lavender Festival
Cherry Valley, California
June 8, 2008 Ojai Wine Festival
Lake Casitas, CA
June 9. 2008 Cherry Festival
San Leoandro, CA
June 14, 2008 Sushi and Sake Festival
Long Beach, California
June 15-20, 2008 Palm Springs Restaurant Week
Palm Springs, California
July 12-13, 2008 French Festival
Santa Barbara, CA
July 17-19, 2008 Robert Mondavi Winery's Taste3
Napa Valley, California
July 18-19, 2008 California Wine Festival
Santa Barbara, California
July 18-19, 2008 Peach Festival
Marysville, CA
July 26-28, 2008 Gilroy Garlic Festival
Gilroy, California
July 26-27, 2008 15th Oxnard Salsa Festival
Oxnard, California
August 16, 2008 San Rafael Food & Wine Festival
San Rafael, California
August 16-17, 2008 Tomato Festival
Fairfield, CA
August 30, 2008 Long Beach Crab Festival
Long Beach, California
September 6, 2008 Kendall-Jackson Winery Heirloom
Tomato Festival
Santa Rosa, California
September 6-7, 2008 Pittsburg Seafood Festival
Pittsburg, California
September 6-7, 2008 Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival
San Francisco, California
September 6-7, 2008 Lemon Festival
Oxnard, CA
September 13-14, 2008 Art Bark Fest - Animal Art & Wine Festival
The Village at Squaw Valley, California
September 14, 2008 17th NatureSweet Carmel TomatoFest
Carmel, California
September 13-14, 2008 Dry Bean Festival
Tracy, CA
September 19-21, 2008 Almond Festival
Oakley, CA
September 26-28, 2008 Lobster Festival
Redondo Beach, CA
October 5, 2008 Cajun Food and Music Festival
Napa, CA
October 4, 2008 Eggplant Festival
Loomis Basin, CA
October 3-5,2008 Avocado Festival
Carpenteria, CA
October 11, 2008 Candy Festival
Fairfield, CA
October 11-12, 2008 Chocolate Festival
Oakhurst, CA
October 18-19, 2008 Apple Festival
Springville, CA
October 28-29, 2008 Cultural Food Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Oct 31-Nov 2 Los Angeles International Tamale Festival
Los Angeles, California
November 22-23, 2008 Mountain Mandarin Festival
Auburn, CA
November 28-30, 2008 Apple Butter Festival
Yucaipa, CA
December 6-7, 2008 Tamale Festival
Indio, CA
There are many websites that you visit for festivals
in your state. If you go on the various search engines
and look up your state plus the word festivals, you
will find lots! Try festivals.com, or
festivalsandevents.com,
I just discovered your website and notice you have events listed in California for 2008. Thank you for the easy to read format and information.
We have an annual event, it's 17th year this year, called "NatureSweet Carmel TomatoFest" in Carmel, Ca on September 14, 2008 at Quail Lodge Resort.
It is an incredible "Heirloom Tomato Festival" with a tasting of 350 varieties of luscious heirloom tomatoes. We also offer 60 chef creations of incredible tomato dishes, over 200 premium wines and beers, a salsa showcase, an extraordinary country BBQ, live music before and during the event, dancing and much more.
Children under 12 admitted free with a parent to give them the opportunity to experience the wide range of flavors offered.
Tickets can be purchased at www.tomatofest.com
or call 1-800-965-4827
Would it be possible to post our event on your calendar?
It would be great to have you join us at our Tomato Festival this year.
Warm Regards,
Dagma Lacey
TomatoFest
Posted by:Dagma Lacey | March 25, 2008 at 05:40 PM
Thank you Dagma. I accidently cut and pasted only 1/2 of my list of festivals and of course yours was in there. I really want to go!!!!!! Thanks for sending the comment. Dawn
Posted by:Dawn | March 25, 2008 at 05:58 PM