This is a list of notable festivals in California.
Festivals
Festival LocationYears activeStatus Bay Area Science Festival Bay Area 2011– Big Sur Jade Festival Big Sur 1990– BeachLife Festival Redondo Beach 2019– Bishop Mule Days Bishop 1969– BottleRock Napa Valley Napa, California 2013– California Dried Plum Festival Yuba City 1988– California Festival of Beers Avila Beach California Strawberry Festival Ventura 1984– Citrus Festival Santa Paula 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 Human Be-In San Francisco 1967 Japan Expo USA San Mateo 2013–2014 Lompoc Valley Flower Festival Lompoc 1952–2019, 2022– Madonnari Chalk Festival Santa Barbara Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival Morgan Hill 1980– 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– 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– Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival Santa Maria 1990– 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–
See also List of festivals and fairs in the San Francisco Bay Area
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