List of festivals in California

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This is a comprehensive list of festivals in California. Most festivals were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Festivals[edit]

Festival Location Years active Status Ref.
Ahwahnee Heritage Days Yosemite Valley
Bay Area Science Festival Bay Area 2011–
Big Sur Jade Festival Big Sur 1990–
BeachLife Festival Redondo Beach 2019–
Bishop Mule Days Bishop 1969–
California Dried Plum Festival Yuba City 1988–
California Festival of Beers Avila Beach
California Strawberry Festival Oxnard 1984–
Citrus Festival Santa Paula [1]
Castroville Artichoke Festival Castroville
Conucopia Anaheim 1999–
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Indio
D23 Expo Anaheim 2009–
Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Anaheim
Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy 1979–2019 Discontinued
Human Be-In San Francisco 1967 Discontinued
Japan Expo USA San Mateo 2013–2014 Discontinued
Lompoc Valley Flower Festival Lompoc 1952–2019, 2022–
Madonnari Chalk Festival Santa Barbara [2]
Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival Morgan Hill 1980– [3]
National Orange Show San Bernardino 1911–
Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival Newport Beach 2014–2019, 2021–
Pasadena Chalk Festival Pasadena 1993–
Paso Robles Wine Festival San Luis Obispo
Picnic Day (UC Davis) Davis 1909–
Pioneer Days Chico 1915–
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Morgan Hill 2004– [4]
Quail Motorcycle Gathering Carmel 2009–
Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California Irwindale 1962–
Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival Ridgecrest 2014–
Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival Indio 1947–
Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Parade Santa Barbara 1974–
Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival Santa Barbara 2003– [5]
Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival Santa Maria 1990– [6]
Sea Otter Classic Monterey 1991–
Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival Temecula 1984–2019, 2022–
Wasteland Weekend Edwards 2010–2019, 2021–
Whole Earth Festival Davis
World Ag Expo Tulare 1968–
World's Largest Salmon BBQ Fort Bragg 1971– [7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zeller, Jeremy (June 3, 2009). "42nd annual Citrus Festival kicks off Friday in Santa Paula". www.vcstar.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ Palminteri, John (24 May 2024). "I Madonnari brings a colorful display of chalk art to the Santa Barbara Old Mission for the weekend". News Channel 3-12.
  3. ^ Hansen, Louis (May 27, 2018). "Mushroom Mardi Gras draws families, fun to Morgan Hill". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Cheek, Marty (April 10, 2024). "Nonprofit profile: PJIFF offers captivating line-up, filmmaker guests". Gilroy Life. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "20th Annual Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival". The Santa Barbara Independent. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ Berston, Zachary (30 April 2024). "The 35th Annual Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival made for a sweet weekend". KSBY News. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  7. ^ Benjamin, Mary (6 July 2023). "2023 Salmon BBQ event was a perfect day". Fort Bragg Advocate-News. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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