California Fairs and Festivals
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Welcome to the January Festivals pages of California Fairs and Festivals! Click on the links to connect to the event of interest. Enjoy!
Sonoma Valley Olive Festival
Date: January 1-31, 2016
Time: Varies
Address: 453 First Street East
Sonoma, CA 95476
Email: mailto:info@olivefestival.com
Phone/ Fax: (707) 996-1090 707-996-9212
URL: http://www.olivefestival.com/
Description from their site: "The Sonoma Valley Olive Festival highlights the beautiful Season of the Olive from harvest to press.
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The Total Health & Fit Expo
Date: January 9, 10, 2016
Time: Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-5
Address: Cal Expo Fairgrounds 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento CA 95815
Phone: 855-704-1382
Email: rachel@thetotalhealthfitexpo.com
URL: http://thetotalhealthfitexpo.com
Description: Health and Fitness expo with live fitness competitions and performances, seminars and workshops
Vendor information/ contacts: Contact Rachel Hamilton, 855-704-1382 or email rachel@thetotalhealthfitexpo.com or go to http://thetotalhealthfitexpo.com/floor-plan/
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La Quinta Art Festival
Dates: Moved to March 3-6, 2016
Venue: Old Town La Quinta – 78-100 Main Street, La Quinta, CA 92253
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Website: www.LQAF.com
Email: helpline@LQAF.com
Phone: 760-564-1244
Cost: Free
Parking: Free!
Vendor Contact Information: Not applicable
Attendance: varies between 2000-3500 per show
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Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
Date: January 8-10, 2016
Time: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Address: Louden Nelson Community Center 301 Center St.; Santa Cruz,CA
URL: http://ffsc.us/fair/2015/about
Description: The Fungus Fair features a re-created exhibit of wild mushrooms found in the wild, cooking demonstrations, mushroom experts, food vendors, and more; the event is presented by the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, and the Santa Cruz Museum.
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Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Date: January 14-18, 2016
Address: Nevada City, CA
Email: lori@syrcl.org
URL: wildandscenicfilmfestival.org
Description: This film festival, considered the largest of its kind, showcases award-winning films about the environment, community activism and adventure. The 10th annual Festival is being held January 13-15, 2012 in the historic downtown of Nevada City, California. Come join us for a film filled weekend in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains! For film entries and/or further information please contact lori@syrcl.org
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Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
Date: January 15-18, 2016
Time: varies
Address: Morro Bay, California
Email: birdfest@morrobaybirdfestival.org
Phone: (805)772-4467 or (800)231-0592 Fax: (805)772-6038
URL: http://www.morrobaybirdfestival.org
Description from their site: "The return of wintering birds to Morro Bay, California, is celebrated each year at the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, held over the Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend. Located on the central California coast, the Morro Bay area is known for its natural beauty and is a Globally Important Bird Area on the Pacific Flyway. Dozens of Festival events appeal to all birders and to persons interested in Morro Bay, a designated national and state estuary. Birders spotted 213 species during the January 2004 Festival."
Vendors click here
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International Sportsmen Exposition
Date: January 21-24, 2016
Address:Cal Expo, State Fairgrounds 1600 Exposition Blvd. Sacramento, CA
URL: www.sportsexpos.com
Description from their site: "California's largest sportsmen expo continues to grow by attracting avid consumers from northern California, Nevada and Oregon."
Vendors click here
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Snow Goose Festival
Date: January 27-31, 2016
Time: varies
Address: Chico Masonic Family Center
1110 W. East Ave. Chico, CA and various locations
Email: info@snowgoosefestival.org
Phone: (530) 345-1865
URL: http://www.snowgoosefestival.org/
Description: Join us for winter birding in the Northern Sacramento Valley at its best!
Chico's Annual Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway is the premier birding and nature festival of the Northern Sacramento Valley. It draws attention to the multitudes of migrating and resident waterfowl that can be found wintering among unique habitats of the Valley through a series of exhilarating tours and informative workshops.
With field trips, participants can enjoy guided tours into lush riparian forests, local foothills, grassland habitats, protected wetlands, lakes, rivers, and creeks along the Altacal Audubon's Birding Trail. Enjoy small groups and individual attention while viewing resident and migratory birds such as the Belted Kingfisher, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Mountain and Western Bluebird, Yellow-billed Magpie and Northern Flicker. Participants will also have a chance to see wintering waterfowl and birds of prey including Snow and Ross's Goose, Bufflehead, Snowy, Great and Cattle Egret, Ferruginous and Rough-legged Hawk as well as Bald and Golden Eagles. Along with many free events participants can attend over a dozen workshops covering beginning birding, photography, bats and birds.
Prices for field trips and workshops vary. The festival weekend will also feature exhibits, vendors and several FREE events, including live animals and Junior Naturalist Activities. Our main headquarters during the festival weekend is at the Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Avenue. For more information visit our website at www.snowgoosefestival.org or call us at (530) 345-1865.
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Lenaea Festival
Date: Jan
Time: Fri. 9:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Sun. 8:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
Address: California State University, Sacramento
Shasta Hall Sacramento, CA
Email: mailto:lenaea@csus.edu
Phone/ Fax: (916) 278-6702
URL: http://www.csus.edu/lenaea
Description from their site: "Three day festival of high school one act plays, monologues, duets, workshops and special presentations."
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The Annual San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival
Date: Moved to February 19-21, 2016
Time: Friday (3 p.m. - 9 p.m.), Saturday(9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Sunday (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
Address: Mare Island, California
Email: N/A
Phone/ Fax: (707) 357-9816
URL: http://www.sfbayflywayfestival.com/
Description from their site: "Join us for Guided tours to San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge."
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Russian Festival
Date: February 26-28, 2016
Time: Fri. 5 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. 11 a.m.
Address: Russian Center of San Francisco
2460 Sutter St. (near Divisadero)
San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 921-7631
URL: http://www.russiancentersf.com
Description from their site: "The 17th Annual Russian-American Celebration of Food, Dance, Music and Art"
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La Jolla Motor Car Classic
Date: website dark
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Place: La Jolla Cove
Phone: 619.233.5008
URL: http://www.lajollamotorcarclassic.com/
Description: It's the 6th Annual La Jolla Motor Car Classic! This annual event has become a beloved way for car aficionados, spectators, friends, families and everyone in between to enjoy all that magnificent La Jolla has to offer, while observing some of the most coveted, collectable automobiles of yesterday and today! Come join us on the gorgeous lawn of La Jolla Cove, overlooking the majestic Pacific Ocean on Sunday, his year, the La Jolla Motor Car Classic will celebrate the automobiles of Carroll Shelby. Race Car Automotive Hall of Fame inductee Carroll Shelby's vision to combine a lightweight European chassis with American V8 power resulted in one of the greatest and fastest sports cars ever constructed - the Shelby Cobra. He produced numerous coveted collectors' items such as Mustangs, Cobras and GT 40's, in conjunction with Ford until 1968 and continues to aid Ford in its 2009 Mustang.
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Old Time Fiddle Contest & Festival
Date: Moved to April 2, 2016
Time: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; fiddlers register by 8 a.m.
Address: Citrus Fair Grounds
Cloverdale Blvd. Cloverdale, CA
Email: info@cloverdalehistoricalsociety.org
Phone/ Fax: 707 894-2067 (msg) / 707 894-2067
URL: http://cloverdalefiddles.com/
Vendor: here
Description: The Annual Old Time Fiddle Contest presented by the Cloverdale Historical Society. Food and fun are served up by the Cloverdale Historical Society at their annual fund raising event that features fiddle playing and toe-tapping. Great website too!
Map URL from their web site: here
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