California Harvest Festivals

AMADOR COUNTY: Amador Vintners Harvest Wine Festival October 4-5, 2014
Amador Vintners Harvest OR The Big Crush
amadorwine.com

ANAHEIM: Harvest Festival October 10-12, 2014
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92802
harvestfestival.com
Scott Land Marionettes and Hyjinx Duo are featured at Original Art & Craft Shows with 24,000 handmade American art & crafts in hundreds of booths.

ARROYO GRANDE: Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival September 26-27, 2014
September 26th and 27th 2014
Friday Sept. 26th 4 pm – 9 pm
Saturday Sept. 27th 10 am – 5 pm

CAMBRIA: Cambria Historical Society Harvest Festival October 11, 2014, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cambria Historical Society East Village Harvest Market On the grounds of the Cambria Historical Museum 2251 Center Street at Burton Drive. Featuring vendors selling local products, food, craft beers and wine. Live music by the Brett and Julia Mitchell Quartet. Pie Baking Contest, book signing, pumpkin decorating, and much more. FREE ADMISSION Phone: 927-4816
cambriahistoricalsociety.com

DELANO: Harvest Days October 3-5, 2014
delanoharvestholidays.org

DEL MAR: Harvest Festival October 17-19, 2014
Del Mar Fairgrounds
Bing Crosby & O'Brien Halls
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.
Del Mar, CA 92014
harvestfestival.com
Captain Jack Spareribs and Doo Wah Riders, along with the always popular strolling entertainers at Original Art & Craft Shows.

DURHAM Durham Harvest Festival September 14, 2014
In the beautiful tree-covered grassy Durham Community Park, Durham-Dayton Highway
Car Show Arts and Craft Fair, Pancake Breakfast, BBQ, Live Music, Antique Farm Equipment Show, Lots of Kids Activities
durhamrotary.org/Harvest/

FORTUNA: Apple Harvest Festival October 4-5, 2014
Rohner Park and Downtown Fortuna, CA
sunnyfortuna.com

GUINDA: Hoes Down Harvest Festival at Full Belly Farm October 4-5, 2014
Time: 11am-11pm Saturday, 8am-2:30pm Sunday
Address: County Rd 43, Guinda, CA
hoesdown.org
Explore Full Belly Farm on a tour, attend an Agricultural Workshop or check out organic produce at the Farmer's Market. Enjoy live music, a children's area, a California Indian Arts and Culture area and even camp out on a real farm! Sunday, choose from various activites and workshops, all highlighting arts, crafts, wildlife and agriculture! All proceeds from the festival go to non-profit organizations supporting sustainable agriculture and rural living.
Vendor information: Email info@hoesdown.org for more information.

HESPERIA: Boulder Creek Harvest Festival October 11-26, 2014
Live Music, Beer Garden, Carnival Games, and Food/Retail Vendors, plus all weekday activities.
Chili Cookoff, Battle of the Bands, Huck Finn Fish Off
bouldercreekranch.org/harvest-festival.html

HUGHSON Harvest Festival September 20-21, 2014, 10 a.m.
Downtown Hughson
Hughson, CA
Free admission
hughsonharvestfestival.com
Walk 4 Love, Chili Cook Off, Classic Car Show, Music, Hughson Historical Society Open House, Farmer's Market: A Taste of Central Valley's Ag, FFA Kiddie Tractor Pull, Petting Zoo, Farm Equipment Show, Kidz Zone, Face Painting, Hughson United Soccer Pancake Breakfast, Reptile Show, Farm Equipment Show

JULIAN: Julian Apple Harvest September 1 - October 15, 2014
2129 Main Street
Julian, CA 92036
julianca.com
Admission is free
Revel in the fall foliage and delight in succulent apples September through mid-October (or when apples are gone) during the Julian Apple Harvest when Julian celebrates the award-winning apples that helped it prosper after a short-lived gold rush in the late 1800s.

KELSEYVILLE: Harvest Festival October 11- 12, 2014, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fantastic family friendly celebration of harvest!
4350 Thomas Dr. at Hwy 29
Kelseyville, CA
steelewines.com/about/harvest-festival.asp
Wine tasting, grape stomping, pie eating, music, food, and of course an incredible selection of vendors with amazing items for sale including pottery, jewelry, metal work, glass work, candles, clothing, yard decor, and so much more!

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE: Descanso Gardens Harvest Festival October 18-19, 2014, Noon-5 p.m.
Annual festival includes a professional pumpkin carving demonstration, nature walk, costume parades, hay maze, storytelling and more
1418 Descanso Drive
La Cañada Flintridge 91011
descansogardens.org/calendar/harvest-festival/

MOORPARK Annual Fall Harvest Festival September 27 - October 31, 2014, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Moorpark Location
3370 Sunset Valley Road
Moorpark, CA 93021
$12 admission, under age 2 free
underwoodfamilyfarms.com

PALO ALTO: Harvest Festival September 27, 2014, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Palo Alto Friends Meetinghouse
957 Colorado Ave. (between Louis and Greer)
Palo Alto, CA
harvestfestival.pafm.org
Palo Alto Friends Meeting House invites the public to a festive event featuring live music, food, a huge used book sale, treasures, and a large rummage sale for adults and children! FOOD, FUN & FREE ENTERTAINMENT: Live Jazz, Folk, Blues, Classical, and World Music all day plus Storytelling, on the main stage Children's activities Fabulous selection of homemade cookies, cakes, pies, and brownies Fresh-squeezed lemonade; Popcorn Lunch for sale, and more.

PASO ROBLES: Harvest Wine Weekend October 17 - 19, 2014
Winemakers, growers, and tasting room staff alike. It is the culmination of a successful year of hard work and dedication to their craft, and is a glimpse into the promise of the new vintage.
pasowine.com/events/harvest.php

PIEDMONT: Piedmont Harvest Festival September 28, 2014, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Piedmont Park
711 Highland Ave., Piedmont, CA
anotherbullwinkelshow.com
Carnival Games • Jazz Festival, Scarecrow Art Show & Auction • Fine Arts & Crafts Show, Farmer's Market • Locally Grown Edibles Awards, Fix-it Clinic • Safety Presentations • Community Groups, Food • Fresh Local Lemonade, Alcohol-free Event • Free Admission

PLEASANTON Harvest Festival September 19-21, 2014
Alameda County Fairgrounds
Young California & Exhibition Halls (Bldgs A&B)
4501 Pleasanton Ave.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
$9, 7 senior, 4 child
Pleasanton, CA
harvestfestival.com
Friday & Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM / Sunday 10 AM - 5 PM
Hot Rods Band, playing throughout the weekend, and get transported back to a time of malt shops, sock hops and vintage cars.The Hot Rods Band will share the outdoor stage with the Bad Catz. Plus, keep an eye out for our strolling performers, Big Mama Sue & Fast Eddie and Chuck Gunter the Comedy Juggler.Original Art & Craft Shows feature shopping, stage and strolling entertainment, artisans, crafts people and 24,000 handmade American art & crafts in hundreds of booths.

POMONA: Harvest Festival December 1-3, 2017
Fairplex
 1101 W McKinley Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768
harvestfestival.com
Original Art & Craft Shows featuring shopping with 24,000 handmade American art & crafts in hundreds of booths.

QUINCY: Mountain Harvest Festival October 18, 2014, 1 - 5pm
Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds
It's about the Beer (& Wine)
1 - 5pm...Micro-Beer & Organic Wine Tasting
.plumasarts.org/events/mhf.html
$10-40

ROCKLIN: Placer Grown Harvest Festival October 18-19, 2014
Johnson Springview Park
Rocklin, CA
rocklin.ca.us

SACRAMENTO: Harvest Festival November 21-23, 2014
CalExpo
Pavilion Building
1600 Exposition Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95815
harvestfestival.com
Fargo Brothers Band and Sister Swing. There will also be strolling entertainers – Mama Claus & Eddie the Elf, Fables of the West, and WC Willy dressed as Santa hovering high above the festival on his stilts at Original Art & Craft Shows.

SAN JOSE: Harvest Festival November 28-30, 2014
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
410 Almaden Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95110
harvestfestival.com
Black Friday shoppers looking for those unique gifts, have the chance to forgo the big box stores and support independent artists and craftspeople by visiting the San Jose Harvest Festival, happening November 28 – 30 at the San Jose Convention Center. Adding to the entertainment this year is crowd favorite Tom Rigney & Flambeau and Sister Swing. There will also be the lovable strolling performers like Mama Claus & Eddie the Elf and and Fables of the West, plus Le Jazz Hot who you'll see in the aisles serenading shoppers. And of course there will be the yearly appearance of the Bay Area Showcase — Sweet Adelines on Saturday afternoon.

SAN MATEO: Harvest Festival November 14-16, 2014
San Mateo County Event Center
Expo Hall
1346 Saratoga Dr.
San Mateo, CA 94403
harvestfestival.com
Tom Rigney & Flambeau and Scotty and Trink and strolling performers who wander the aisles to entertain as you shop.
Harvest Festival welcomes Chef Ray
RayCarving_Sml Culinary artist, Chef Ray L. Duey, CEC, is nothing short of amazing when it comes to food sculpting, and now everyone can be spellbound by his unique talent. Chef Ray travels around the country teaching the culinary art of fruit & vegetable carving and will be leading a series of special demonstrations each day. He is known for taking any fruit or vegetable and turning the ordinary into something extraordinary.

SANTA CRUZ: Heritage Harvest Festival - Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Decorate a pumpkin, take a wagon ride, try your hand at some old-time harvest activities, listen to live bluegrass and western music, learn to square dance, play cow pie bingo, enjoy hand-cranked pumpkin ice cream along with tons of other fun on the ranch in celebration of the harvest season from Wilder Ranch
Highway 1
Santa Cruz, CA
santacruzmountainsharvestfestival.com

SANTA ROSA: Sonoma County Harvest Fair October 3-5, 2014
1350 Bennett Valley Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
harvestfair.org
707.545.4200
$5 or free with food donation
Grand Harvest Tasting Pavilion innovative cuisine from this year's Professional Food Competition, awards winning wines, locally crafted brews, ciders and more. The marketplace boasts an array of artisan vendors with unique wares like hand-crafted jewelry, clothing, luxury soaps and locally milled olive oil.

SLOUGHHOUSE: Davis Ranch Harvest Festival October 11-12, 2014
Local craft artists, pony rides, live music, food vendors, bounce houses, tractor rides and thousands of pumpkins and fall decor. Free admission and Parking.
zslproductions.net/harvest/ OR davisranchproduce.com

ST. HELENA: Harvest Festival 2014 October 18, 2014
Begin with The Fun Run at 8:30 a.m. presented by the Soroptomists followed by The Pet Parade at 10 a.m. leading to the Harvest Festival at 11 a.m.
Adams Street
St. Helena, CA
sthelenaharvestfestival.com

VENTURA: Harvest Festival October 3-5, 2014, 10 a.m.
Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 W. Harbor Blvd.
Ventura, CA 93001
harvestfestival.com
Original Art & Craft Shows feature shopping, stage and strolling entertainment, artisans, crafts people and 24,000 handmade American art & crafts in hundreds of booths. Adding to the festivities, enjoy live entertainment on stage with the Mary White Band and Hyjinx, one of LA's premier party bands. Big Mama Sue & Fast Eddie, Fables of the West and WC Willy Uncle Sam.

WEST COVINA: Hurst Ranch Harvest Festival October 18, 2014, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Hurst Ranch Historical Center
1227 South Orange Ave.
West Covina, CA 91790
$5, first come first serve
Tour a magical Fairy Garden | Make Butter | Pitch Hay | Pump Water | Do Farm Chores | Squeeze Juice | Pick Pumpkins | Sack Walnuts | Grind Coffee | Make Crafts | House Tour | Antique Cars | 1923 West Covina Fire Truck

WOODLAND HILLS: Halloween Harvest Festival September 26 - November 2, 2014
$5 admission
20800 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91367
halloweenharvestfestival.com
largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California at the Pierce Farm Center
Farm Grown Pumpkins
Kids Activities and Rides
Farm Animals
Adventure Corn Maze
Factory of Nightmares Haunted House
Creatures of the Corn Haunted Trail
Hay Ride

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