California October Food Festivals

OCTOBER TASTE OF EVENTS

LOOMIS: October 3, 2015 Loomis Eggplant Festival
Loomis, California
loomischamber.com
The annual festival will offer music, games, refreshments, arts & crafts, and eggplant! Try unique eggplant dishes and enter the recipe contest.

ENCINO: Taste of Encino October 11, 2015 tasteofencino.com

PASO ROBLES Harvest Wine Weekend October 16-18, 2015

Harvest in Paso Robles Wine Country is a time of excitement and anticipation shared by 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. We invite you to experience for yourself a taste of Paso Robles during the 2015 Harvest Wine Weekend, October 16 - 18! Awaken your senses with the sights, sounds, smells and flavors of harvest during three days of celebrations! Winemaker dinners, ceremonial grape stomps, library tastings, artisanal food pairings, live music and more create a vibrant harvest atmosphere not to be missed! Explore more than 140 weekend activities with the event brochure (available by Labor Day weekend 2015) serving as your guide to winery events, touring companies, restaurants and accommodations of all types. Find something to satisfy whatever your palate desires " just search by day, winery or activity or use our new iPhone app. Please note, there is no marquee ticketed event for Harvest Wine Weekend. Costs to participate vary by winery, and are often listed in their event descriptions. Come try a taste and Grow Wild with the spirit of Paso Robles Wine Country during the most exciting time of year " Harvest! ANNUAL EVENTS Wine Country Events BlendFest Vintage Paso Wine Festival Harvest Wine Weekend

• Taste of Sacramento, myeasterseals.org
• Taste of North Park (San Diego) tastenorthpark.com
  Taste of Italy, Los Angeles italianhall.org
• A Taste of Coronado, atasteofcoronado.com
• Taste of Ojai tasteofojai.com

Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Santa Rosa, California
World Championship Grape Stomp and more in three days of wine tasting with 150+ wineries. Wine sales, marketplace, chef demonstrations and workshops, farm and harvest agricultural activities for all ages, live music, an art show and sale, crafters pavilion, farm animals to meet, and much more. harvestfair.org

Taste of Downtown Visalia
Annual Taste of Downtown. A ticket admits you to all of the participating Downtown restaurants as well as entrance to wine tasting by the Bank of the Sierra and beer tasting hosted by Visalia Community Bank. Spend the night strolling the streets enjoying culinary treats and live music or jump on the Visalia Towne Trolley for a lift to your favorite restaurant. Ticket holders are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and loose waist bands. downtownvisalia.com

October 1 - 31, 2013 Epicure
Santa Barbara County, California
SBepicuresb.com
Epicure.SB is 31 days of food and beverage events throughout the Santa Barbara regions.

October 5-6, 2013 CSD Giant Pumpkin Festival of Elk Grove
Elk Grove, California
yourcsd.com
The annual festival will be held at Elk Grove Regional Park. The winning entry weighed 1,645.5 pounds several years ago! Highlights will include weigh-off, entertainment, recipe contest and pumpkin boat race. Takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

October 5, 2013 Mission San Jose Olive Festival Fremont, California, msjchamber.org
Fun for the whole family! The Olive Festival features food, live music, wine tasting, arts & crafts, entertainment, kids' games, drawings, prizes and much more.

Los Banos Tomato Festival

Los Banos Fairgrounds
403 F St.,
Los Banos, CA
Call: (209) 704-4384
losbanos.com

October 6, 2013 Arts & Olive Festival
Redwood City, California. The Annual celebration includes more than 80 vendors consisting of some of the olive industry's top experts to provide the community with olive education, olive and olive oil tasting, olive related products, and an abundance of quality art works and gifts. olivefest.org

Riverbank Cheese & Wine Exposition
Riverbank, California
riverbankcheeseandwine.org
The Riverbank Rotary Club invites you to enjoy the many offerings of more than 200 arts & crafts, antiques and food vendors. Attend this event, and let the award winning cheeses and wines tantalize your taste buds. Free admission.

October 11-13, 2013 Celebration of Harvest
Santa Maria, California
celebrationofharvest.com
Our annual celebration of the year's bounty, where vintners take a break from the vineyards and cellars to share with you harvest tales and wines. The highlight of the weekend is the Festival itself, where every one of our 100+ member wineries gather to present their wines, often poured by the winemakers themselves. The Festival also presents some of the best local food from restaurants, catering companies and gourmet food creators. This weekend, wineries also present their own events, ranging from Winemaker's Dinners through library tastings and sales to new wine releases and barrel tastings. A favorite feature of the weekend is the Vintners' Visa - your passport to twelve winery tasting rooms - use the Vintners' Visa to explore new wineries - or revisit old friends.

October 13, 2013 Little Italy FESTA - San Diego, California
Hip and Historic Little Italy welcomes over 120,000 attendees with the tantalizing sights, sounds and aromas of Italian culture. A full palette of Italian cuisine is complemented by traditional and modern Italian music, arts and crafts.

October 18-20, 2013 Harvest Wine Weekend - Paso Robles, California
pasowine.com
Harvest is the most colorful time of year in Paso Robles Wine Country and those in the know have long since discovered the experience that can be had while visiting wine country at its height of activity. Held the third weekend in October, wineries celebrate the beginning of the vintage by inviting you into their individual events that are as diverse as the wineries themselves.

October 19-20, 2013 Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival
Half Moon Bay, CA
miramarevents.com
Includes pumpkin pancake breakfast, world's biggest pumpkin contest, pumpkin pie eating contest, pumpkin carving, and lots of food, entertainment, art and festive pumpkin themed fun.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.