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2013 CALIFORNIA JULY 2013
Food Festivals, Local Food, Beer and Wine Events
(see also: 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2008)
JULY 4, 2013 - There are so many events on this day that they are too numerous to list. Virtually every community in the U.S. has a 4th of July celebration.
July 6-7, 2013 626 Night Market - Arcadia, California
The 626 Night Market is the largest Asian night market in the U.S. featuring over 150 local restaurants, food vendors, entrepreneurs, merchandise vendors, artists, musicians, and non-profit groups. Night markets are a staple in Asian societies with the primary focus on hundreds of different Asian street food and merchandise vendors. The 626 Night Market brings the energy and spirit of Asian night markets to Los Angeles. June 8-9; July 6-7 & August 3-4, 2013.
July 11-14, 2013 29th Annual Central Coast Wine Classic - San Luis Obispo, California
Experience the beauty and diversity of California's Central Coast! Participate in the Central Coast Wine Classic!
July 12-28, 2013 California State Fair - Sacramento, California
The 17-day fair is a robust celebration of the State of California, its industries, agriculture and diversity of its people. Among the highlights are concerts, wine garden, midway rides, demonstration farm (with most crops grown in the state), livestock pavilion, fine arts competition, harness racing, and nightly fireworks. Tastes of the fair include exotic foods from around the world, plenty of healthy & nutritious options, as well as many deep-fried foods: zucchini, Twinkies, funnel cake, chicken, avacado, cheesecake, and more. Attendance: 940,000.
July 13, 2013 12th Annual Taste of the Delta - Stockton, California
Held at the Village West Marina, the event showcases wineries and restaurants in the California Delta region. Guests sample wines and foods, enjoy vendor booths, live music, and silent and live auctions.
July 13, 2013 Slice of Chico - Chico, California
Known throughout the community as a summertime tradition, downtown Chico's merchants invite the community for a day filled with great shopping and free slices of ice cold watermelon.
July 13, 2013 Wine Country Big Q - Santa Rosa, California
Join us at the 3rd annual Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned competition at Sonoma Academy in Santa Rosa. Some of the best Pit Masters will be here to serve you up a slice. Sample great barbecued meats, world class wines, and award-winning brews while enjoying great country and blues music.
July 13-14, 2013 34th Annual Arts & Wine Festival - Los Altos, California
Join us in beautiful downtown Los Altos. The festival features the work of artists from across the Western U.S., wine from a half dozen of the region’s finest vintners and a wide variety of food. Free concerts throughout the day, rides and activities in the Kidzone.
July 13-14, 2013 Annual Santa Barbara French Festival - Santa Barbara, California
Oo la la! Where AMERICA celebrates FRANCE! Food, music, dance. Dozens of chefs prepare everything from crepes to Cajun. Beer, wine. Non-stop entertainment on 3 stages. Huge Eiffel Tower. Cancan. Poodle Parade. Free admission.
Attendance: 20,000
July 18-20, 2013 California Wine Festival 2013 - Santa Barbara, California
The 'Biggest Wine Festival Under the Sun.' Over 200 of California's finest wines from every wine region in the state – showcasing a total of over 350 fine wines. Over 2,500 wine fans will grab their glass and start swirling and sipping, while live music on stage keeps the party going.
July 18-21, 2013 Wanderlust Festival - North Lake Tahoe, California
Wanderlust is a one-of-a-kind festival bringing together the world's leading yoga teachers, top musical acts and DJs, renowned speakers, top chefs and winemakers, and much, much more -- all in a setting of breathtaking natural beauty. We're talking about fun in the sun and dancing under the stars.
July 18-21, 2013 Taste Our Terroir - Livermore Valley, California
Livermore Valley's premier food and wine affair spans four delectable days. On Thursday night, the annual quest for food and wine pairing excellence has 20 winemakers partnering with Bay Area chefs to compete for honors. Taste pairings and cast your vote for the coveted People's Choice award! Friday through Sunday wineries across the region host cooking classes, barrel seminars, vineyard tours and more. Saturday night, guests join winemakers for a varietal dinner in an elegant wine country setting.
July 19-20, 2013 Marysville Peach Fest - Marysville, California
The 14th Annual Marysville Peach Festival is going to be an exciting event with a wide variety of new and returning craft vendors, food vendors cooking for every taste bud, several delicious choices of peach related foods, and great entertainment for all ages! Attendance: 30,000
July 19-21, 2013 46th Annual Citrus Festival - Santa Paula, California
Best known as the Citrus Capital of the World. Because of its expansive lemon and orange orchards, the City of Santa Paula celebrates the fruit of California every year with its popular Kiwanis Citrus Festival.
July 23-26, 2013 16th Annual NBJ Summit - Dana Point, California
Network with the nutrition industry's top CEOs and senior executives at The 2013 NBJ Summit.
July 26-28, 2013 35th Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival - Gilroy, California
10 tons of beef … 4 tons of pasta … 4 tons of calamari … 2 tons of scampi …plus 2 tons of fresh Christopher Ranch garlic & $9.7 million raised for local charity. The 34th annual ‘Ultimate Summer Food Fair’; three days of incredible food, beverages, arts & crafts, live entertainment. Great Garlic Cook-Off with a $5,000 1st Prize. The 35th Garlic Festival will introduce the GARLIC BOWL on Friday July 26. This intercollegiate cooking jamboree will match the Executive Chefs from the University of California, Berkeley; Fresno State University and San Jose State University in a head to head to head competition with a top prize of a $5,000 cash scholarship awarded to the victorious school.
July 26-28, 2013 PMA Foodservice Conference & Exposition - Monterey, California
Produce Marketing Association's Foodservice Conference is the one event focused on fresh produce and foodservice.
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2012 CALIFORNIA JULY 2012
Food Festivals, Local Food, Beer and Wine Events
waiting for new dates
June 20-July 1, 2012 Dine Downtown San Jose - San Jose, California
June 27-July 1, 2012 31st Annual Telluride Wine Festival - Telluride, Colorado
June 30-July 3, 2012 Assoc. of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals Meeting & Expo - San Diego, Calif
July 7, 2012 Oakland A's Annual Beer Festival - Oakland, California
Baseball and Beer: two American Classics at the 16th Annual Oakland A's Beer Festival in the Eastside Club at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Enjoy over 30 different microbreweries, live music and other festivities.
July 13-15, 2012 Brentwood Cornfest '12 - Brentwood, California
Celebrating our agricultural heritage in a three-day weekend of fun, food and entertainment. Plenty of local grown corn and fun filled corn activities.
Attendance: 40,000.
July 14, 2012 Wine Country Big Q - Santa Rosa, California
Join us at the second annual Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned competition at Sonoma Academy in Santa Rosa. Some of the best Pit Masters will be here to serve you up a slice. Sample great barbecued meats, world class wines, and award-winning brews while enjoying great country and blues music.
July 14, 2012 Slice of Chico - Chico, California
Known throughout the community as a summertime tradition, downtown Chico's merchants invite the community for a day filled with great shopping and free slices of ice cold watermelon.
July 14-15, 2012 33rd Annual Arts & Wine Festival - Los Altos, California
Join us in beautiful downtown Los Altos. The festival features the work of artists from across the Western U.S., wine from a half dozen of the region’s finest vintners and a wide variety of food. Free concerts throughout the day, rides and activities in the Kidzone.
July 14-15, 2012 25th Annual Santa Barbara French Festival - Santa Barbara, California
Oo la la! Where AMERICA celebrates FRANCE! Food, music, dance. Dozens of chefs prepare everything from crepes to Cajun. Beer, wine. Non-stop entertainment on 3 stages. Huge Eiffel Tower. Cancan. Poodle Parade. Free admission.
Attendance: 20,000.
July 19, 2012 Taste of Terroir - Livermore Valley's Wine & Food Experience
Pleasanton, California
Every summer, Livermore Valley winemakers and celebrated San Francisco Bay Area chefs join forces to compete for honors in food/wine pairing at Taste of Terroir. Teams vie for Most Innovative Pairing, Best Expression of Local Ingredients, Best Classic Pairing and Judges' Best awards given by a panel of distinguished judges. After sampling each of the pairings, guests can vote for their favorite chef/winery combo in the People's Choice competition. Then, it's off to the barrel room to enjoy a decadent dessert spread paired with Livermore Valley ports.
July 20-21, 2012 Marysville Peach Fest - Marysville, California
The 12th Annual Marysville Peach Festival is going to be an exciting event with a wide variety of new and returning craft vendors, food vendors cooking for every taste bud, several delicious choices of peach related foods, and great entertainment for all ages. Attendance: !30,000.
July 20-22, 2012 45th Annual Citrus Festival - Santa Paula, California
Best known as the Citrus Capital of the World. Because of its expansive lemon and orange orchards, the City of Santa Paula celebrates the fruit of California every year with its popular Kiwanis Citrus Festival.
July 21, 2012 9th Annual Castle Rock WineFest - Castle Rock, Colorado
This year the Castle Rock WineFest presents 25 of Colorado's top wineries showcasing their wine selections and spotlight today's winemakers who are revitalizing a Colorado tradition. Also, this year’s event will again see wine seminars & demonstrations, artisans/lifestyle vendors, entertainment and delicious cuisine, all included in the price of your ticket.
July 21, 2012 11th Annual Taste of the Delta - Stockton, California
Held at the Village West Marina, the event showcases wineries and restaurants in the California Delta region. Guests sample wines and foods, enjoy vendor booths, live music, and silent and live auctions.
July 21, 2012 Extravaganza for the Senses - Los Angeles, California
Taste delectable samples from 40 LA restaurants and smell the bouquet from hundreds of wines. Your support touches the lives of more than 22,000 people who call the Saban Free Clinic their medical home.
July 21, 2012 Smokin In The Oaks BBQ Festival - Penn Valley, California
The 4th annual festival will be a fun full day of music, championship BBQ and plenty of brews to sample. There will be four bands performing on the main pavilion stage starting at 11:00am with the main act kicking off 6:00 pm.
July 24-27, 2012 14th Annual NBJ Summit - Dana Point, California
Network with the nutrition industry's top CEOs and senior executives at The 2012 NBJ Summit.
July 25-27, 2012 Society of Wine Educators 36th Annual Conference - San Mateo, Calif.
One the most exclusive wine education events of the year. Enhance your knowledge, network with your peers and sample some of the world”s most rare wines
July 26-29, 2012 Wanderlust Festival - North Lake Tahoe, California
Wanderlust is a one-of-a-kind festival bringing together the world's leading yoga teachers, top musical acts and DJs, renowned speakers, top chefs and winemakers, and much, much more -- all in a setting of breathtaking natural beauty. We're talking about fun in the sun and dancing under the stars. Hiking on peaceful trails and gettin' your down dog on at the top of the mountain. Sipping poolside cocktails with your friends, and then enjoying a tasty farm-to-table dinner with views of the surrounding mountain peaks. Early morning meditations and all-night chakra spinning musical performances -- it's an all-out ecstatic celebration in the most awe-inspiring locations in the world.
July 27-28, 2012 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-off - Montague, California
Sponsored by the Montague Rotary Club, the BBQ competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society. Categories include beef brisket, pork, pork ribs, and chicken. Enjoy BBQ, a farmers market and live music in angus beef ranching country, located in the shadow of Mt. Shasta.
July 27-29, 2012 34th Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival - Gilroy, California
10 tons of beef … 4 tons of pasta … 4 tons of calamari … 2 tons of scampi …plus 2 tons of fresh Christopher Ranch garlic & $9.3 million raised for local charity. The 34th annual ‘Ultimate Summer Food Fair’; three days of incredible food, beverages, arts & crafts, live entertainment.
July 28, 2012 4th Annual Roll Out the Barrel - San Diego, California
A fundraising event featuring food & wine sampling from artisan wineries from around the world, local restaurants, a silent and live auction, and live entertainment. We expect 400-500 guests at this exclusive event. All proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego, which grants wishes for children suffering from life-threatening medical conditions. Attendance: 500.
July 28, 2012 California Beer Festival--Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, California
Beautiful Aptos Village Park will be the site of the festival, with over 70 craft beers, three bands, mouth watering food, and bocce ball. The CBF's main goal is to shine a light on the craft beer movement and celebrate great beer.
July 28-29, 2012 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Tea Festival - Boulder, Colorado
A wonderful opportunity to learn in a hands-on atmosphere from some of the leading experts in the field! Classes include workshops about Exotic Teas, Cooking With Tea, Tea as a Healing Herb, Tea Leaf Reading, and more!
July 28-29, 2012 Long Beach Crawfish Festival - Long Beach, California
Combines the best Cajun, Zydeco, and New Orleans sounds of music, tons of fresh crawfish prepared Louisiana style and served by authentic Cajun chefs; giant food court, children’s area, dance floor, two stages and beach bars to create the largest Crawfish Festival outside of Louisiana
July 28-29, 2012 19th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival - Oxnard, California
Celebrating all things salsa - the food, the music, and the dance! Highlights include Salsa and Latin Jazz bands, a large salsa tasting tent, an eclectic vendor marketplace, international foods, kids korner attractions, a salsa recipe contest and much more. Admission and parking are free!
July 28-29, 2012 25th Annual A Taste of Camarillo - Camarillo, California
Meadowlark Service League will hold a Wine Auction Gala Dinner on July 28th at the Red Barn on the grounds of the Camarillo Ranch from 5:00 to 9:00p.m. This special event includes a live auction of fine wines with a fabulous gourmet dinner and live music. Tickets for the Wine Auction Gala Dinner are $70. The 25th Annual Wine and Food Festival will be held on July 29th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the lawns of the historic Camarillo Ranch House. Sample fine wines and gourmet foods from a wide variety of wineries and restaurants. Enjoy an afternoon with rock music by the Shoemaker Brothers and Jack Diamond bands as live entertainment. An opportunity drawing, silent auction and boutique shopping are also included in this marvelous fundraising event. Tickets for A Taste of Camarillo are $75 in advance and $85 at the door. A weekend pass for both Meadowlark Service League Taste Events is $135. (also: www.meadowlarkserviceleague.com/taste.shtml )
July 29, 2012 40th Annual Pear Fair - Courtland, California
Celebrating Courtland as the "Bartlett Pear Capital of the World" with live music, Wines of the Delta Parade, fun run, children's area, classic car show, beer & wine garden and a variety of pear related foods.
July 30-Aug 5, 2012 SF Chefs 2012 - San Francisco, California
Highlighting local talent, regional ingredients and Northern Californian flair with tastings, classes, dinners, and events. During the weekend, a tented tasting pavilion will be housed on the historic Union Square, with culinary, wine and cocktail classes and events held at The Westin St. Francis Hotel. Attendance: 1500 per day
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2011 CALIFORNIA JULY 2011
Food Shows and Local Food, Beer and Wine Events
waiting for new dates
July 16, 2011 Munchathon - Orange County, California
First, save your appetite, grab your bib and get ready to munch your way through a food-themed obstacle course filled with all sorts of surprises. After the fun run you can join us in the park for a festival of gourmet food trucks, beverages, entertainment and lots more.
July 23-24, 2011 El Dorado Italian Festival - Placerville, California
The El Dorado County Italian Festival is a weekend event packed with fun and excitement for the entire family! Italian food, bocce, Italian entertainment, grape stomping, meatball putting contest, Italian treasures and of course more Italian food!
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CALIFORNIA JULY 2010
Food Shows and Local Food, Beer and Wine Events
events still waiting for new dates
June 30-July 4, 2010 Alameda County Fair’s Amateur Rib Cook-Off for Charity
Alameda County Fairgrounds, California
July 17, 2010 Big Bands & BBQ - Campbell, California
The 3rd annual BBQ festival will feature vendors from all over the state. Enjoy live music, dancing, vintage cars, gourmet food booths, BBQ demos, top grillers, carnival rides, and games in the heart of Downtown Campbell.
July 21, 2010 Hoag Movie Night & Restaurant Row - Newport Beach, California (website no longer active)
This summer tradition brings more than 20 of Orange County's finest restaurants to benefit the Hoag Cancer Center. Dinner kicks off at 5 p.m. followed by a private screening of Leonardo DiCaprio’s eagerly anticipated film, Inception.
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2008 CALIFORNIA JULY 2008
Local Food, Beer and Wine Events
waiting for new dates
July 17-19, 2008 Robert Mondavi Winery's Taste3 - Napa Valley, California
Join Robert & Margrit Mondavi and 400 chefs, sommeliers, artisans, authors, executives, journalists and thought leaders in wine, food and the arts for Robert Mondavi Winery's 3rd annual Taste3 Conference. Thought-provoking presentations and world-class hospitality for the ultimate networking opportunity for wine and food lovers.
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