Category Archives: October

Apple Days in Springville

Springville Apple Festival Images

Springville Apple Festival

Western Sierra. The sleepy foothills town on Hwy 190, Springville California, holds their annual Apple Festival near the Tule River & the Sierra Nevada mountains. Enjoy apple burritos, apple pies, apple tamales and apple cobblers!

Craft and food vendors, costume contest. 5k & 10k runs (Apple Run) Celebrating 40 years on this local event.

Annual event; October
One day event
559-202-6904

SPRINGVILLE CA

springvilleapplefestival.com

 

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Avocado Festival in Carpinteria

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The Avo Fest, Carpinteria

Take a scenic drive and see the back roads near Lake Casitas, where numerous avocado orchards grace the hillsides. This coastal Avocado Festival has evolved into one of the largest festivals within California; Three full days of fabulous food, terrific music, & family fun. Held in Carpinteria, just south of Santa Barbara, CA

Annual event; October
805-684-0038

CARPINTERIA CA

avofest.com

 

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Black Cowboy Parade

I do believe in black cowboys!

Black Cowboy Parade

The Oakland Black Cowboy Association is best known for the Black Cowboy Parade & Festival, the only celebration of its kind in the U.S.A. This parade is held in memory of the black cowboys that helped to settle the American West.

Annual event; October
One day event

Oakland CA

blackcowboyassociation.org

 

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Lodi Street Faire

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Lodi Street Fair, Central Valley California

This event is held twice a year & sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce. Held in Downtown Lodi, this is a one-day event focusing on food and vendors.

The Street Faire takes up a 14-square block area of Lodi. Over 500 vendors participate in this bi-annual event, selling antiques, arts & crafts and commercial items.

While shopping, visitors can satisfy their appetite with their choice from 25 food vendors offering everything from hamburgers, to hot dogs, sausages, to pizza. Mexican, Chinese and Filipino dishes are also available for those craving a more international fare. And, no faire is complete without sweet treats and cold drinks.

Bi-annual event; May & October
209-367-7840

LODI, CA

lodichamber.com/lodi-street-faire

 

Adam Messinger & Ramon Villalobos @ The Lodi Street Faire

Lodi Street Faire 2013

Calabasas Pumpkin Festival

Long Lines for Food

Pumpkin Fest in Calabasas
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Calabasas Pumpkin Festival is a lively street fair along Lost Hills Road; Games & Rides at Juan Bautista De Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills Rd, Calabasas, California

Annual event; October
818-222-5680

calabasaschamber.com/pumpkin-festival

Lobster Festival Redondo

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Redondo Beach Lobster Festival

30 years running, this Redondo Beach event is a hot hit, especially for beach-goers near Los Angeles, California

3 day event held at the Seaside Lagoon next to King Harbor, just north of the Redondo Beach Pier. Live music, entertainment, lobster recipes, celebrity chefs, craft beer, kids activities and vendor booths.

Annual event; October
310-376-6911

REDONDO BEACH California

redondolobsterfestival.com

 

Cracking lobster

California Beer Festival

California Beer Festival

California Beer Festival, Ventura

this festival is now known as the Surf ‘n’ Suds Beer Festival or shorter the Surf Beer Fest

Over 70 craft breweries, ciders, kombucha, seltzers, and wine. Surf ‘n’ Suds includes live music, street fair vendors and food trucks. Surfboards shapers, local non-profits, plenty of shade and free water stations.

San Buenaventura State Beach
901 San Pedro Street
Ventura, California

Annual event; October
One day event
805-323-5691

Ventura, CA

surfbeerfest.com/ventura

 

California Beer Festival

California Beer Festival

California Beer Festival

Hmong International New Year Celebration

Hmong International New Year Celebration, 2010

Hmong International Celebration

To preserve the Hmong cultural heritage, promote collaboration and understanding among the Hmong people and other ethnic groups, and to build social bridges with the international community.

Originally commissioned as a simple means to fund-raise for and manage the annual Hmong new year festival at the end of the traditional harvest season during late October, HINYF has evolved over the years to become one of the leading contributors to the welfare and progress of the Hmong people in the United States.

Fresno, CA
Annual event: October

facebook.com/hinyf

 

Hmong International New Year Celebration, 2010

Hmong International New Year Celebration, 2010

Paso Robles Pioneer Day

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Pioneer Day of Paso Robles

One day event. Paso Robles Pioneer Day was established in 1931, providing a day of community friendship and a commemoration of the heritage of the north county San Luis Obispo area.

Annual Event: October
805-238-2038

Paso Robles California

pasoroblespioneerday.org

 

Paso Robles Pioneer Day

Paso Robles Pioneer Day

Paso Robles Pioneer Day

Scarecrow Competition

2014 Big Bear Lake Village Scarecrow Festival winners

California Scarecrow Competition
Scarecrow & Pumpkin Fests

Sonoma 4H club may have started this event in the wine country town of Cloverdale, but now there are numerous locations holding scare crow related autumn festivals and contests. An amazing amount in fact!

Cannot find the Cloverdale event? Neither can we, so we’ve searched high and low to locate many more – all inside California. Go support the locals and enjoy a fun day of Scarecrows, food, music, games, arts and craft sales.

Annual event; October

Aptos, CA
Scarecrow Contest – aptoschamber.com/event

Arroyo Grande, CA
Harvest Festival – agharvestfestival.com

Auburn, CA
Harvest Festival – auburnrec.com

Benicia, CA
Scarecrow Contest- beniciamainstreet.org

Big Bear Lake, CA
Big Bear Village Scarecrow Festival –
bigbear.com

Cambria, CA
Scarecrow Festival – cambriascarecrows.com

Cost Mesa, CA
Scarecrow Festival – costamesaca.gov/scarecrow

Fallbrook, CA
Harvest Faire & Scarecrow Days fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org

Ripon, CA
Scarecrow Fest – riponchamber.org/scarecrow-fest

Ukiah, CA
Country PumpkinFest – facebook.com/UkiahCountryPumpkinFest

Valley Center, CA
Pumpkin Festival Craft Fair – batesnutfarm.biz

Winsor, CA
Pumpkin Jamboree – windsorfarmersmarket.com/calendar

Winters, CA
Scarecrow Fest – winterschamber.com/chamber-calendar

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Reyes Adobe Days

Reyes Adobe Days: like the Harvest Festival but with 0% 'Lil Sebastian.

Agoura Hills – Reyes Adobe Days

Reyes Adobe Days is held in the City of Agoura Hills, California. Carshow, parade & 5k run. The parade starts at Forest Cove Lane and travels along Thousand Oaks Boulevard to the Reyes Adobe Historical Site.

Families can experience California culture, past and present, with free museum tours, a music stage, interactive historical demonstrations, children’s history scavenger hunt, horse competition, pony rides, inflatables and carnival games, Victorian games, beer garden and food vendors.

30400 Rainbow Crest Drive
(next to Reyes Adobe Park)
Agoura Hills, California

Annual event; October
818-597-7361

reyesadobedays.org

 

Arabian Horse

Old Hometown Fair

Manhattan Beach 10K race,

Manhattan Beach 10k

Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair

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Manhattan Beach Fair is every October & a great day to go out to the beaches of Los Angles County. Weekend festivities begins with a 10k race and a parade. Music, vendor booths, art exhibits, food & wine/beer.

This Los Angles county beach destination has been doing this event for 45+ years! Since this is LA and parking is horrible, shuttles are available from Aviation Avenue.

Annual event; October

MANHATTAN BEACH CA

mbfair.org

mb10k.com

Hyperion Outfall Band

The Hollow Trees

Manhattan Beach Hometown 10k Run 2009

Hometown Cheer.