January

Crab and Wine Days


Mendocino's Crab and Wine Days is rated one of America's Top 10 Seafood & Wine Festivals by Coastal Living Magazine you'll devour the all-you-can-eat crab feeds, winemaker's dinners, wine competitions, crab cruises, cook...

March

Mendocino and Fort Bragg Whale Festivals


Imagine...tasting delightful wines in elegant shops and galleries just steps from the dramatic Pacific Ocean cliffs. You can experience this and many more luxuries of the eye and palate at thi...

Carnaval de Mendocino


benefit for the Mendocino Jazz Society scholarship program featuring Kevin and the Coconuts and Pura Vida...

Albion-Little River Fire Department Annual BBQ




Annual Ledford House Benefit Dinner




April

Redwood Coast Whale and Jazz Festival


Now in our 4th year, as our festival grows, so do the number of activities offered. New this year kicking off the Festival Thursday evening at Point Arena CityArt will be Poetry & Jazz, with both hot and cool jazz ac...

Spring Garden Events




May

Boonville Beer Festival


Located at the fairgrounds in Boonville. The festival has over 40 of the Nation's finest breweries. Serving wine, food, crafts, music and fun!...

Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival


The Pinot Noir Festival is a two day event held in Anderson Valley in the small towns of Boonville and Philo. The event will be on Friday and Saturday May 19th and 20.

The festival will have ten events this year. The ...

Bob Hanson Memorial Car Show


The 25th annual Hanson Memorial Car Show will be in Willits California on Sunday May 28th, 2006 at the Recreation Grove. This event is being brought to you by the Willits Chamber of Commerce....

Willits Community Festival


Ready…Set…Let's Rock & Roll at the 25th Annual
Willits Community Festival & Bob Hanson Memorial Car Show

Take a step back in time and get ready for a rockin ‘n rollin good time in Wil...

Great Rubber Ducky Race


The famed, annual Mother's Day rubber ducky race follows Wages Creek to the Pacific surf's edge. There are challenges for every duck, but the best competitors are small, ride high in the water, and resist overturning. Jo...

June

Summer Arts & Crafts Fair


The Summer Arts & Crafts Fair plays host to a juried selection of talented artisans showcasing an exciting mixture of handmade artwork. Shop among a variety of unique wearable art, including hand-painted silk scarves...

Wild Iris Folk Festival


Great folk artists in a small, friendly setting....

Mendocino Wine Affair


Mendocino Winegrowers Foundation to Benefit the Agricultural Scholarship Fund and Mendocino Search & Rescue...

A Taste of Redwood Valley




Willits Frontier Days


Locals and visitors alike enjoy the CCPRA rodeos, street dances, barbecues, horseshows, a cowboy breakfast, the Black Bart Gunfighters, a parade, a carnival, gymkhana, junior rodeo, carnival and many more fun-filled acti...

Earthdance


Earthdance, the Global Dance Festival for Peace has grown to become the world's largest simultaneous music and dance event....

Kate Wolf Music Festival


Kate Wolf repopularized folk music in Northern California in the 1970’s, and went on to national recognition.

She was the first musician inducted into the NAIRD Independent Music Hall of Fame. You can learn mor...

Laytonville Rodeo




July

Mendocino Street Fair


Located at Heider Field is the Mendocino Street Fair starting at 10 am and going til dusk....

Worlds Largest Salmon BBQ


Visit this year salmon bbq at Noyo Harbor from 11am - 6pm....

Fort Braggs 4th of July Celebration


This years fireworks celebration could be it's best ever, don't miss it this year. With live Dixieland Jazz, BBQ and the parade. Fireworks at just after sunset and events all day....

Mendocino Music Festival


Annual music festival of orchestral and chamber music, opera, and jazz, happening in July....

Woolgrowers Barbeque And Sheep Dog Trials


Held at the fairgrounds, the barbeque and trials make for a wonderful day in Boonville. Features Barbecued lamb feast & sheepdog competitions!...

Wine Tasting Championships


held on the last weekend in July. Open for novice and expert wine tasters alike since 1983. Greenwood Ridge Vineyards, in it's beautiful hilltop location in Philo, is the host to this popular event which features food, w...

Point Arena Cove Fireworks


Foruth of July firework show. Check for actual date with city....

Round Valley Rodeos




19th Annual Wellspring Art and Music Camp




August

Annual Art in the Redwoods Festival


Once again the Art in the Redwoods Festival—this year is the 44th annual event—will include a full array of entertainment in addition to the extensive display of art and crafts. Favorite acts from previous ye...

Redwood Coast Riders Beat the Heat Motorcycle Run


This fun Annual Event begins at Arena Cove in Point Arena and is open to all motorcycle riders. Registration commences at 9:30 a.m. and the run takes off at approximately 11:00 a.m. The return finishes at Arena Cove for ...

Blackberry Festival


5K and 10K Footrace. A fun-packed weekend for the entire family!...

Solfest


Off the grid fun!...

Caspar World Folk Festival


CasparFest fills the old school house with dancing and the Village Square with music, artists, crafters, and "green" enterprises – all sharing traditions ...

Willitsfest




Fabulous Flashback Car Show




Redwood Empire Fair




Great Day in Elk Parade & Carnival


The Great Day in Elk celebration, an annual event for community members, families and visitors to Elk, began in 1974 as a community-sponsored event to raise funds to support the ongoing programs and services of the Green...

September

Annual Fisherman’s Harbor And Seafood Festival


Events include: free boats rides, kids’ games, a nautical flea market, skiff race, live music and much more… Back this year will be the "Best Smoked Salmon on the Coast" contest, with celebrity jud...

Annual Studio Discovery Tour


Enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery that the northern California coast has to offer while visiting the personal studios of many of the area's most unique and talented artists.

From the free brochure, select...

Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show


Mid-September. An old fashioned country fair is held in Boonville. The Fair features, rodeo, sheep dog trials, animal judging, midway, square dancing hoedown and a parade on Sunday. Fun for the entire family...

Winesong


WHAT: The Annual Winesong! charity auction and wine tasting celebrates its 22nd year of raising monies for the Mendocino Coast District Hospital. The live auction attracts wine lovers and collectors from...

California Wool And Fiber Festival


Content: The ninth annual California Wool and Fiber Festival is scheduled for September 15-17, 2006 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California. The festival is held in conjunction with the 80th annual ...

October

Annual Rotary Art Auction and Raffle


45285 Ukiah Street, Mendocino 707-937-2587 or 707-937-6300...

Hopland Passport


Hopland area wineries assemble and "roll out the barrel" showing their finest in Rhone, Italian, Burgundian, and Bordeaux varietals ranging from Arneis to Zinfandel.

Each winery will entertain you ...

Harvest Festival




November

Wine & Mushroom Festival


Mendocino County's annual Wine & Mushroom Festival has evolved into Wine & Mushroom Season for 2009, beginning with a flurry of events the first weekend in November and stretching through autumn's end. Mushroom dinners, ...

Community Thanksgiving Dinner




December

Mendocino Coast Candlelight Inn Tour


You are invited to enjoy evening tours of Mendocino, California area bed and breakfast inns and lodges while you help benefit Mendocino Coast Children Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Mendocino and Mendocino Unified School En...

Community Craft Fairs