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Welcome to the October festivals page of California County Fairs and Festivals. This page contains the festivals that take place during October in the Golden State of California.
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Hoes Down Harvest Festival at Full Belly Farm
Date: October 1-1, 2011
Time: 11am-11pm Saturday, 8am-2:30pm Sunday
Address: County Rd 43, Guinda, CA
Email: info@hoesdown.org
Phone: (800) 791-2110
URL: http://www.hoesdown.org/
Description: 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.
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Lambtown, USA
Date: October 1, 2011
Times: 9am-10pm
Address: Dixon-May Fair Grounds 655 S. First St. (State Route 113) Dixon, CA
Phone/Fax Number: (707) 678-9615
URL: http://www.lambtown.com/
Description from their web site: “The Dixon Lambtown, USA Committee has planned another great Lambtown Festival for your family this year. The festival will be held at Hall Park, 600 East A St., Dixon, on Saturday, July 28th, 2007, from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. For your enjoyment, will fine more focused craft and fiber booths, competitions, and, as always, a variety of great food celebrating the lamb industry and the rich agricultural heritage of the region. This year's live entertainment will feature music and performances from many cultures including Basque, Spanish, Greek, Scottish, Peruvian and American Country.
Admission for this family event is FREE! though a $1 donation, will automatically enter you in a raffle for a fantastic prize! Parking is limited within a short walking distance for free. Abundant parking is available within the downtown and other areas which will have signage on the day of the event, and FREE shuttles will deliver you right to the Festival area! The Festival will take place in Hall Park, at 600 East A Street.”
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Lancaster Bark at the Park
Date: 10-01-2011
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address: 43011 10th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534
Email: carole@prancingpaws.com
Phone: 661-723-6077
URL: www.lancasterbarkatthepark.org
Description: One of the largest FREE events of it's kind in California where you are encouraged to bring your dog and play all day! The purpose of Bark at the Park is to promote responsible dog ownership and to have fun with our dogs and community. Splash Dogs, Lure Coursing, Agility, Obedience, CGC Testing, Micro-Chip Clinics, Disc Dogs, Games, Demos, Bony Hawk the Skateboarding Bulldog, Kyra Sundance and the Amazing Chalcy and Jadie, Urban Sledding, Pet Fashion Parade, Blessing of The Animals, Vendors, Food, Contests, GiveAways, a Huge Raffle and so much more!!!
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Los Altos Fall Festival
Date: October 1-2, 2011
Time: 9-5
Address: San Antonio Pkwy/ Third, Los Altos, California
Email: caartists@earthlink.net
Phone: 650 348-7699
URL: www.caartists.com
Description: Arts & Crafts , Beer, Wine, Music, Children's Area, Food, Scarcrow Contest, Pie Eating, Classic Cars
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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Festival
Date: October 3rd, 2010
Time: 11am-7pm
Address: La PLacita Olvera: Main St. & Cesar Chavez Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: njmedina@pacbell.net
Phone: 818 734-2744
URL: http://www.hispaniceventsmarketing.com
Description: More than 10,000 Hispanics will enjoy different foods, folkloric Music, outfits, dancers and all type of exhibitors.
Vendor information: $ 300.00 10'x10'
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Date: October 1, 2011
Times: 11am to 4pm
Address: The Jack Bones Equestrian Center
Castaic, CA
Email Address: TJYoungs@lasd.org
Phone: (661) 294-6309
URL: http://www.alanar.net/chilicookoff
Description: Chili booths, games, antiques, vendors, food, Kid's zone, live music, equestrian show, and fun for the whole family. This event benefits the Santa Clarita Special Olympics and the Heads Up Riding Therapy.
Vendors: http://www.alanar.net/vendors
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Date: October 2, 2011
Times: 10am to 6pm
Address: Cañada College
4200 Farm Hill Blvd Redwood City, CA
Email Address: olivefest@smccd.edu
Phone: (650) 306-3292
URL: Arts & Olive Festival
Description from their web site: "Back with the original flavor and better than ever! Spend Sunday outdoors with the whole family on the Peninsula: the Arts & Olive Festival will offer a fabulous showcase of olive products, art works, olive pressing demonstrations, and live entertainment. This year for the first time, there will be an opportunity to meet representatives of the Bay Area's diverse arts community at the first Cañada College Arts Resource Fair. Parents will be invited to bring their children to the Kid's Corner where they can play games and take part in craft activities."
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Date: Sept. 30 -October 2, 2011
Times: F 4-11pm; Sa 10am-11pm;
Sun 11am-8pm
Address: Prospect and Irvine Blvd. Tustin, CA
Email address: dale@virtualretail.com
Phone: 714-573-3326
URL: Tustin Tiller Days
Description from their web site: Tustin Tiller Days
has been a regular event in Tustin since 1957. The
event provides an opportunity for Tustin to
celebrate Orange County's
agricultural heritage.
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Date: October
Times: 10am to 5pm
Address: Cloverdale Plaza
(2 blocks N of Citrus Fair Dr. and Cloverdale Bl.)
Cloverdale, CA
Email address: info@dairyvillefestival.bizland.com
Phone/Fax: (707) 894-1778
URL: Scarecrow Competition--
Description from their web site: "Cloverdale's zany annual "population explosion" happens every mid October as the Cloverdale downtown Plaza (E. Second St. & Cloverdale Blvd.) is invaded by a band of scarecrows. Each one handcrafted with artistry by local residents and visitors of all ages. Many family activities are planned in addition to the display of scarecrows and scarecrow building."
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Date: October 1-2, 2011
Times: Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 9am-4pm
Address: Terry Ashe Recreation Center and Park Skyway and Elliot Rd.
Paradise, CA
Phone: (530) 877-9356
URL: Johnny Appleseed Days
Description from their web site: "The annual Johnny Appleseed Days festival, recognizing the early 19th Century American folk (known as John Chapman) hero who traveled for decades across the Midwest planting apple seeds and encouraging settlers to plant apple orchards. Celebrating everything apple; lots of food and entertainment, and vendors selling their arts and crafts."
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Date: October 1, 2011
Times: Various times, see schedule
Address: Rohner Park and Downtown Fortuna, CA
Email Address: chamber@sunnyfortuna.com
Phone: 707-725-2123
URL: Apple Harvest Festival
Description from their web site: "The Apple Harvest Festival is held in October and is a city-wide combination farm event, historical celebration and family fun day. At the festival, apple tasting is augmented by other food tasting, free cider and balloons. The Apple Harvest Festival includes an old fashioned downtown fair with Main Street open only to walking traffic to accommodate the Farmers' Market, apple pie sales, a barbecue, live music and more. Free hayride transportation allows you and your family to be carried from one venue to the next while enjoying the wonderful October weather in Fortuna."
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Date: October 7-9, 2011
Times: Fri 4-9pm; Sat 10am-9pm;
Sun 10am-6pm
Address: Carpinteria & Linden Ave Carpinteria, CA
Email address: info@avofest.com
Phone: 805-684-0038
URL: California Avocado Festival
Description from their web site: "The Avocado
Festival has evolved into one of the largest
festivals in California with three days of
fabulous food, terrific music, and great safe family fun."
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Date:October 8, 2011
Times: 10am to 4pm
Address: Noyo Harbor Fort Bragg , CA
Phone: 707-937-4700
URL: Abalone Festival and Cook-off
email: mapa@mcn.org
Description : Cook for vacation prizes in this great coastal town
Vendors: http://www.mendoparks.org/Abalone/Vendors/vendors.html
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Los Banos Tomato Festival
Date:October 8-9, 2011
Time:9 am to 7 pm
Location:Los Banos Fairgrounds
Email:lbpub@earthlink.net
Phone:(209) 826-2495
URL:www.losbanos.com
Description:Celebrating "everything tomato" this event will feature Celebrity Chefs, cooking demonstrations showing the use of tomatoes in various cultures, The Tomato Patch kids area with games and crafts, entertainment, Tomato Alley, Salsa and Pasta Cook-Off, a bloody mary contest, an art show and ag display of how the tomato industry affects our community and economy. And don't forget all the great vendors displaying their great products and more!
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Date: October 8-9, 2011
Times: starts at 10 am
Address: Downtown San Carlos
600 to 700 blocks of Laurel Street in San Carlos, CA
Email address: helena@marcommpr.com
Phone/Fax Number: 209.296.1195
Description from the publicists: "Downtown San Carlos gets artsy as it presents the 8th annual Sidewalk Festival June 17-19 beginning at 10 a.m. The free events, sponsored by the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce takes places along the 600 and 700 blocks of Laurel Street. More than 70 award-winning artists will be displaying their watercolors, handcrafted jewelry, photographs, sculptures, reversible dolls and much more. For the kids, doll maker Beth Kappas will be telling stories and using her dolls as props. This is going to be a family-affair, so don’t miss out. "
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San Marcos Grand Fall Festival
Date : October 9, 2011
Time : 9:00 a.m.- 5 :00 p.m.
Address : On Via Vera Cruz ( located between Grand Ave & San Marcos Blvd )
E-Mail : info@sanmarcoschamber.com
Phone : 760-744-1270 fax 760-744-5230
URL : http://www.sanmarcoschamber.com
Description from the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce: "The Grand Summer Festival will feature a specialty food garden, an invitational Microbrewery Garden, both surrounding one of the best blues & jazz stages, over 300 vendors featuring Arts & Crafts, Antiques, Clothing & More, one of the largest classic car shows in San Diego County, a fantastic Children's Area, and several stages of live entertainment all day long ! We anticipate an attendance of over 55,000 people!
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Date: October 8, 2011
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Address: Bonsall Country Festival River Village Center, 5256 S. Mission Rd., corner of Hwy 76 & S. Mission Rd., Bonsall
Email address: bonsallchamber@att.net
Phone/Fax: visit website
URL: Bonsall County Festival
Description: Street Faire, crafts, merchandise, food, entertainment, beverages
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Date: October 15, 2011
Times: 10am to 4pm
Address: Lassen View School--Los Molinos, CA
Email address: info@dairyvillefestival.bizland.com
Phone/Fax: n/a
URL: Dairyville Orchard Festival
Description from their web site (2004) : "October 16th will mark our seventh annual event! Make plans now to attend this exciting community event filled with great food, music, children's activities, local produce and more!"
Vendor Information: Emai: mailto:boothinfo@dairyvillefestival.bizland.com
Vendor Info URL:http://www.dairyvillefestival.org/id6.html
Application URL: http://www.dairyvillefestival.org/id8.htm
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Date: October 15-16, 2011
Times: Sat 10am-8pm; Sun 10am-5pm
Address: Girsh Park Goleta, CA
Email address: n/a
Phone: 1-800-646-5382
URL: California Lemon Festival
Description from their web site: "The festival has something for everyone: Listen and dance to live bluegrass, country, folk and pop bands; Sample the world's best lemon meringue pie and other lemon treats; Shop the Arts & Crafts booths; Enter the Pie-eating or Lemon Cooking Contests....It's fun for the whole family."
Vendor Information: Vendors Web link here; Food Vendor Application; Arts/Crafts Application PDF;
For-Profit Display PDF; Non-Profit PDF
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Campbell Oktoberfest
Date: October 15 & 16, 2011
Time: 9-5
Address: Downtown, Campbell, California
Email: caartists@earthlink.net
Phone: 650 348-7699
URL: www.caartists.com
Description: Arts & Crafts , Beer, Wine, Music, Children's Area, Food
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Fall Festival
Date: October 14-15, 2011
Time: 9am to 3pm
Address: 918 West Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534
Email: kwurfel@roadrunner.com
Phone: (661) 538-1296
URL: www.LancasterUnited.org
Description: Regional and Local Arts and Crafts Fair
Vendor information: Jewelry; Home Decorating; Baby Boutique - hand made quilts and more; Aprons and all things Kitchen; Purses and Totes; Home and Garden; Specialty Pet Supplies and much more
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Date: October 15-16, 2011
Times: 10am to 5pm
Address: Main Street between Miramontes and Monte Vista Streets Half Moon Bay, CA
Email address: access from web site
Phone: 650-726-9652
URL: Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival
Description from their web site: "More than 250,000 visitors are expected to come together to enjoy pumpkins that dwarf Volkswagens, enchanting events and contests for the whole family, the amazing Picasso of pumpkin carvers, harvest-inspired crafts, the tastiest pumpkin pie on the planet, three stages of smashing entertainment, the ultimate home-spun parade, and the never-ending search for the Great Pumpkin."
Vendor information: http://lemonfestival.com/vendor.asp
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Modesto International Architectural Festival
Date: Moved to Sept
Time: 5:00pm to 9pm
Address: The State Theater 1307 J St., Modesto, CA, 95354
Phone: 527-4697
Email: David@apiarc.com
URL: www.modestoarchfest.com
Description: The Modesto International Architecture Festival will showcase tours, movies, exhibitions, discussions, and special events.
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Date: October 21-23, 2011
Time: Opens at 10am; closed at 7pm (ex. Sun 5pm)
Address: Del Mar Fairgrounds
2260 Jimmy Durante Dr. Del Mar, CA
Email address: harvest@weshows.com
URL: Harvest Festival
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Imaginarian Festival
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 and Sunday, October 23, 2011
Time: 1-5pm both days
Address: The Mission, 6391 Leisure Town Road, Vacaville, CA 95687
Phone: (707) 448-3124
Email: themission@tmvv.org
URL: http://www.tmvv.org/imaginarianfest.html
Description: Two-day venue featuring a Fine Art Gallery and Art Expo with over 30 participating artists. Offering a variety of original artwork and prints for sale. Free admission. October 22-23, 1-5pm
Vendor information/ contacts: All vendors must register for the event, which costs $89/person. The entire event is October 20-23, featuring workshops, teaching presentations, concerts, and a theater performance, in addition to the Art Expo where vendors have the opportunity to sell their work to the public. A 10’x10’ space will be provided for exhibition along with a 6’ table. There is no additional charge to exhibit, but a 20% commission fee will be charged on all sales. The deadline to apply as a vendor is September 30, 2011. For more information, please visit the website listed above or contact Kellie Milton at (707) 448-3124.
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Date: October 22-23, 2011
Times: 10am to 5pm
Address: Hartz Avenue Danville, CA
Email address: n/a
Phone: 925-837-4400
URL: Danville Fall Crafts Festival
Description: A parade, safe trick or treating, a scarecrow contest, arts, crafts, and more are waiting for you at this festival.
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Yolo Wool Mill's Annual Mill-In
Date: October 29, 2011
Time: 10am
Address: 41501 County Road 27 Woodland, CA
Email: jane@yolowoolmill.com
Phone: (530) 666-1473
URL: http://www.yolowoolmill.com/mill-in_2010.html
Description: Celebrate a family style Halloween with spider webs and black sheep! Attend mill tours, shearing, knitting, weaving, dyeing and felting demonstrations to learn all about wool finishing processes. There will also be kids activities and a petting zoo!
Vendor information: Information available at http://www.yolowoolmill.com/mill-in_2010.html
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