Local Wine Events And Festivals

Find local wine events and annual art, wine, food, film and music festivals in wine country California. Most of these events involve wine tasting and/or celebrate something unique to that wine country region.

Most, but not all wine country events listed here take place in Napa Valley, Sonoma County, the Santa Barbara area, or Temecula.

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Starting with 2012 local wine events:

Mustard, Mud & Music, a Calistoga Jazz Festival
Calistoga, Napa Valley
www.mustardfestival.com/mustard-music-mud.html
March 3-4, 2012

World of Wine Weekend
Temecula, Southern California
www.temeculawines.org
March 3-4, 2012

Taste of Solvang
Solvang
www.solvangusa.com/
March 14-18, 2012

Temecula Bluegrass Festival
Temecula
www.cityoftemecula.org/Temecula/Visitors/Events/Springfest/BluegrassFestival.htm
March 16-18, 2012

Taste of Yountville
Yountville, Napa Valley
www.yountville.com/around-town
March 24, 2012

Lodi Spring Wine Show
Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
Lodi
www.grapefestival.com
March 30-31, 2012

Passport Weekend
El Dorado Wine Country
www.eldoradowines.org/events-passport.html
April 14-15 and 21-22, 2012

Chocolate Decadence and Pechanga Wine Festival
Penchanga Resort and Casino
Temecula
www.pechanga.com/Entertainment.aspx

Passport Weekend
El Dorado Wine Country
www.eldoradowines.org

Sonoma Film Festival
Sonoma
www.sonomafilmfest.org/

Santa Barbara County Vintners Festival
River Park
Lompoc, Central Coast
sbcountywines.com/events/festival.html

Earth Day Food & Wine Festival
Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery
Templeton, Central Coast
www.earthdayfoodandwine.com

April in Carneros
Carneros regions of Sonoma and Napa Valleys
www.carneroswineries.org

Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival
Alameda Park
Santa Barbara
www.sbearthday.org/

Lompoc Spring Arts Festival
Lompoc, Central Coast
www.flowerfestival.org

Pebble Beach Food & WineFestival
Pebble Beach, Central Coast
www.pebblebeachfoodandwine.com/

Annual Vineyard to Vintner Festival
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley
www.stagsleapdistrict.com/v2v.php

California Wine Festival
Dana Point, Southern California
californiawinefestival.com/

Livermore Wine Country Festival
Livermore
www.livermoredowntown.com/winecountryfestival/index.html

Temecula Wine & Music Festival
Vail Lake RV Resort
Temecula Valley
www.temeculawineandmusicfestival.com/

Annual Vineyard to Vintner Festival
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley
www.stagsleapdistrict.com/v2v.php

Livermore Wine Country Festival
Livermore
www.livermoredowntown.com/winecountryfestival/index.html

Sonoma Jazz
Sonoma Valley
www.sonomajazz.org/

Old Town Temecula Western Days
Temecula, Southern California
www.cityoftemecula.org/Temecula/Visitors/Events/Springfest/WesternDays.htm

Calistoga Wineries Spring Celebration
Calistoga, Napa Valley
www.calistogawineevent.com/

Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival
Lake Skinner
Winchester
www.tvbwf.com/

Fair Play Wine Festival
Sierra Foothills
www.fairplaywine.com

Monterey Wine Festival
Monterey, Central Coast
www.montereywine.com/

Harmony Festival
Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
www.harmonyfestival.com/

Annual Walk Through the Vineyards
St. Helena, Napa Valley
vineyardwalk.com/

Annual Lompoc Valley Flower Festival
Ryon Park
Lompoc, Central Coast
www.flowerfestival.org

Annual Santa Barbara Wine Festival
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara
www.sbnature.org

Red, White & Blues
The Vineyard At Buttonwood Farm
Solvang
www.buttonwoodwinery.com

Casa Pacifica Angels Wine & Food Festival
CSU Channel Islands
Camarillo, Ventura County
shop.cpwineandfoodfestival.com/#

Calistoga Art in the Park
Pioneer Park, Calistoga
www.calistogaartcenter.org/artinthepark.html

Healdsburg Jazz Festival
Healdsburg, Sonoma County
www.healdsburgjazzfestival.org/

Napa County Fair and Silverado Parade
Napa County Fairgrounds
Calistoga
www.napacountyfair.org

4th July Celebration including Parade and Fireworks
Temecula
http://www.cityoftemecula.org

California Wine Festival: Old Spanish Nights
De La Guerra Adobe Courtyard
Santa Barbara
www.californiawinefestival.com

California Wine Festival: Beachside Wine Festival
Chase Palm Park Plaza
Santa Barbara
www.californiawinefestival.com

Catalan Festival
Gloria Ferrer Winery
Sonoma
www.gloriaferrer.com/catalan-festival

Robert Mondavi Summer Music Festival
Robert Mondavi Winery
Oakville, Napa Valley
www.robertmondavi.com

Scotts Valley Art & Wine Festival
Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains
www.svchamber.org

Annual Winemakers' Celebration
The Barnyard
Carmel
www.montereywines.org

Sonoma Wine Country Weekend
Sonoma County
www.sonomawinecountryweekend.com/

Taste Of Sonoma
(Part of Sonoma Wine Country Weekend)MacMurray Ranch
Healdsburg, Sonoma County
www.macmurrayranch.com

Napa Wine and Crafts Faire
Main Street and 1st Street in downtown Napa
napawineandcraftsfair.com/

Capitola Art and Wine Festival
Capitola, Central Coast
www.capitolachamber.com/artwine.html

Danish Days WeekendCelebration
Solvang, Santa Barbara County
www.solvangusa.com/explore-solvang/what-to-do/danish-days/

Crush Party
Gainey Vineyard, Santa Ynez
www.gaineyvineyard.com

Harvest Celebration Barrel Tasting Weekend
Temecula, Southern California

The Best Of The Blue
Del Monte Aviation Hangar
Monterey
www.montereywines.org

Santa’s Electric Light Parade
Old Town Temecula

Santa Claus Express
Napa Valley Wine Train to Yountville
Napa Valley
winetrain.com/holiday/santa-trains

Great Temecula Grape Drop, New Year’s Eve
Temecula, Southern California

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