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

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Festival | Location  | Years active  | Status  | Ref.

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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

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* List of festivals and fairs in the San Francisco Bay Area

## References

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1. ^ Zeller, Jeremy (June 3, 2009). "42nd annual Citrus Festival kicks off Friday in Santa Paula". www.vcstar.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
2. ^ Palminteri, John (May 24, 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. October 12, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
6. ^ Berston, Zachary (April 30, 2024). "The 35th Annual Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival made for a sweet weekend". KSBY News. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
7. ^ Benjamin, Mary (July 6, 2023). "2023 Salmon BBQ event was a perfect day". Fort Bragg Advocate-News. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

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