Have a good weekend, everyone! Here is my festival guide, if a bit delayed this Fall. I hope you find something fun to do this winter….like go to the Holiday Tractor Parade. Or Migration Festival. Or the Truffle Fair. The Bay Area knows how to put on festivals, that’s for sure.

(Looking for March-August 2015? Check out our San Francisco Bay Area Guide for Spring/Summer 2015.)

END OF OCTOBER

 

Yolo Wool Mill’s Annual Mill-In, October 25 2014, Woodland, CA

Danville Fall Crafts Fair, October 25-26 2014, Danville, CA

Wharf Fest, October 25 2014, Fisherman’s Wharf, SF

4th Annual Spooktacular Halloween Party & Trick-or-Treat, October 26 2014, Japantown, CA

 

 

NOVEMBER

 

Pioneer Quilters Quilt Show, November 1-2 2014, Roseville, CA

American Indian Film Festival, November 1-9 2014, Union Square, SF

Dia De Los Muertos, November 2 2014, Mission District, SF

Fruitvale Dia De Los Muertos Festival, November 2 2014, Fruitvale, CA

Dia De Los Muertos Celebration, November 2 2014, Berkeley, CA

 

BevMo Holiday Beerfest, November 8 2014, Marina, SF

Renegade Craft Fair, November 8-9, Fort Mason, SF

The 38th Annual International Model Rail Show, November 8-9 2014, Roseville, CA

 

Napa Valley Film Festival, November 11-16 2014, Napa, CA

San Mateo Harvest Festival, November 14-16 2014, San Mateo, CA

Green Festival, November 14-16 2014, Fort Mason, SF

 

Flavor! Napa Valley: A Celebration of Food, Wine, and Fun, November 19-23 2014, St. Helena, CA

Sacramento Harvest Festival at Cal-Expo, November 21-23 2014, Sacramento, CA

The 19th Annual Mandarin Festival, November 21-23 2014, Auburn, CA

The 34th Annual Charles Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party, November 22-December 21 2014 (weekends), Cow Palace, SF

Global Winter Wonderland at Cal Expo, November 22 2014 – January 4 2015, Sacramento, CA

Jingle Fest, November 23 2014, San Jose, CA

 

Ghirardelli Square Tree Lighting Ceremony, November 28 2014, Ghirardelli Square, SF

Celebration of Craftswomen: The Largest Women’s Fine Arts Craft Shows in the US, November 28-30 2014, Fort Mason, SF

The San Rafael Annual Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland, November 28 2014, San Rafael, CA

San Jose Harvest Festival, November 28-30 2014, San Jose, CA

The 31st Annual Holiday Open House in Sonoma, November 28-29 2014, Multiple Wineries Participating, Sonoma, CA

Christmas in San Francisco Crystal Fair, December 29-30 2014, Fort Mason, SF

Gem Faire (Monterey), November 29 – December 1 2014, Monterey, CA

 

DECEMBER

 

Light the Menorah at Ghirardelli Square, December 2014, Ghirardelli Square

Noe Valley Wine Walk, December 4 2014, Noe Valley, SF

Bernal Heights Microhood Holiday Stroll, December 4, 2014, Bernal Heights, SF

Holiday Shopping Extravaganza, December 5-6 2015, Napa, CA

Artifactory Holiday Fair, December 6-9 2014, Palo Alto, CA

Union Street Holiday Festivities, December 6 2014, Union Street, SF

Swedish Christmas Fair (and Gingerbread House Decorating), December 6 2014, St. Mary’s Cathedral, SF

Mill Valley Holiday Craft Fair, December 6 2014, Mill Valley, CA

Christmas at the Waterfront, December 6 2014, Suisun City, CA

Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade, December 6 2014, Calistoga, CA

Snow Day in the Berkeley, December 7 2014, Berkeley, CA

 

Star Trek Convention, December 12-14 2014, Hyatt Regency, SFO

Holidays on the Ranch, December 13, 2014, Wilder Ranch State Park, CA

Kimochi’s Silver Bells Arts & Crafts Faire, December 13 2014, San Francisco

San Francisco Bazaar Holiday Show, December 13-14, Fort Mason, SF

A Holiday Tradition at the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate, December 13-14, Oakland, CA

Telegraph Avenue Holiday Street Fair, December 13-14, Berkeley, CA

Santa’s Helper Holiday Gift Faire, December 13-14, Napa, CA

 

JANUARY

 

Sacramento Anime Convention, January 2-4 2015, Sacramento, CA

Sacramento State Home & Garden Show, January 2-4, Sacramento, CA

Gem Faire at Santa Rosa, January 2-4 2015, Santa Rosa, CA

 

Elysium Live: A Contemporary Exhibit of the Arts, January 8 2015, Sacramento, CA

International Sportsmen’s Exposition at Cal Expo, January 8-11 2015, Sacramento, CA

Santa Cruz Fungus Fair, January 9-11 2015, Santa Cruz, CA

 

Napa Truffle Festival, January 16-19 2015, Napa, CA

 

Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway, January 21-25 2015, Chico, CA

Gem Faire at San Rafael, January 23-25, San Rafael, CA

Zinfadel Experience, January 29-31 2015, San Francisco, CA

Russian Festival, January 30 – February 1 2015, Lower Pacific Heights, SF

 

FEBRUARY

 

The 25th Annual Great Sonoma Crab & Wine Fest, February 1 2015, Santa Rosa, CA

San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show, February 6-8 2015, Fort Mason, SF

 

Union Street Has a Crush on You, Valentine Wine Walk, February 12 2015, Union Street, SF

The 122th Cloverdale Citrus Fair, February 13-16 2015, Cloverdale, CA

San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, February 13-15 2015, Mare Island, CA

Santa Cruz Migration Festival, February 14 2015, Santa Cruz, CA

Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair and Festival, February 14-15 2015, Chinatown, SF

The 13th Annual Spam Fest, February 2015, Isleton, CA (unconfirmed)

 

Pacific Orchid Exposition, February 19-22 2014, Fort Mason, SF

The Whole Bead Show: San Francisco, February 20-22 2015, Fort Mason, SF

Almond Blossom Festival, February 20-22 2015, Ripon, CA

California Duck Days, February 21 2014, Davis, CA

The 33rd Annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off and Festival, February 22 2015, Santa Cruz, CA

Almond Festival, February 2015, Capay Valley, CA (unconfirmed)

 

Noise Pop, February 24-March 1 2015, San Francisco

The Great Crystal Fair, February 28-March 1 2015, Fort Mason, SF

 

(Looking for March-August 2015? Check out our San Francisco Bay Area Guide for Spring/Summer 2015.)