North Coast Festivals – 2021 / 2022

There’s no shortage food and beverage events on the North Coast – seafood receives a well-deserved, special shoutout here and various libation-focused fêtes are also well represented – but the area also hosts a bounty of festivals which celebrate inedible human pleasures like music, gardening and art. If those are your interest areas, you may want to contact one of the friendly California North Coast visitor centers to inquire about what’s scheduled during your visit.

And, if you haven’t already read it, do check out our North Coast travel ideas article. This is an amazing and gorgeous part of California, and there’s A LOT to enjoy here!

This North Coast festival list is arranged by month, and you can easily determine what’s happening during your visit. For each entry on the list, you’ll find the date(s) it’s scheduled to occur, plus a link to a website that provides additional details.

Also, please note that we strongly recommend you make note of the website for future reference. It’s wise to check again and verify the event details closer to the actual date, especially during these “things-can-change-quickly” pandemic times.

The list includes dates for 2022 festivals as well as some with 2021 dates. ***Events for which a 2022 date is not yet available are marked with a triple-asterisk.*** These are often annual events and held around the same time every year, so if a 2021 event looks interesting you may want to click through to see if the organizer’s website now provides the new date.

If you’re still in the planning stage, you may just want to browse the list to see if any of the festivals especially appeal to you. Alternatively, if your travel dates are already set, you can use these handy jump links to advance to a specific month’s events quickly:

January *** February *** March *** April ***
May *** June *** July *** August ***
September *** October *** November *** December

January

–There are usually a bunch of Crab & Wine events here in January, but they’ve been cancelled for the last few years. Here’s hoping they return in 2023!

February

White Wine Weekend, Anderson Valley
February 19 & 20, 2022

Lake County Wineries Barrels & Verticals
February 26, 2022

March

–March usually sees a series of North Coast Whale Fests, but it’s been a while. They’ve already set some dates for 2023, though, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed!

April

Boonville Beer Festival
April 23, 2022

May

Anderson Valley Pinot Festival
May 20-22, 2022

Lake County Wine Adventure
May 21 & 22, 2022

June

Legacy Cannabis Farmer’s Market, Philo
June 5, 2022

Mendocino Winegrowers Summer Celebration, Hopland
June 11, 2022

An Afternoon with Captain Fletcher, Navarro Beach
(grand opening fundraiser at the Navarro Interpretive Center)
June 11, 2022

Mendocino Coast Purple Urchin Festival
June 18, 2022

Summer Solstice Winemaker Dinner at Goldeneye, Philo
June 18, 2022

Sake Seminar, Little River Inn
June 18, 2022

Bacon, Bougee & Blues, RIVINO Winery, Ukiah
June 19, 2022

Lake County Beer, Wine & Swine Baconfest
June 19, 2022

Taste of Trinidad
June 21, 2022

Oyster Festival Unleashed, Arcata
June 23-25, 2022

July

World’s Largest Salmon BBQ, Fort Bragg
July 2, 2022

Foursight Wines Taste of the Future Barrel Tasting, Boonville
July 23 & 24, 2022

Rotary Club of Willits Festival in the Redwoods &
Golf Tournament, Brooktrails Golf Course
July 30, 2022

August

Mendocino Sparkling Wine Festival
TERRA SÁVIA Winery, Hopland
August 6, 2022

The Pinot Noir Experience at Goldeneye, Philo
August 12-14, 2022 – SOLD OUT

Round Valley Blackberry Festival
August 20 & 21, 2022

Hops in Humboldt
August 27, 2022

Humboldt County Fair
August 18-28, 2022 (closed Monday)

Klamath Salmon Festival
August 20, 2022

September

Tolowa Dee-ni’ Day, Smith River
September 10, 2022

Taste of Hopland
September 17, 2022

Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show
September 23-25, 2022

Kelseyville Pear Festival
September 24, 2022

October

Hopland Oktoberfest Block Party
October 8, 2022

November

Forager’s Feast at Goldeneye, Philo
November 5, 2022

Frybread Love at Clarke Museum, Old Town Eureka
November 5, 2021***

December

–There are currently no foodie-type events scheduled for December, but some of these North Coast cities do have a fun holiday vibe to enjoy.

If you know of any other North Coast events we should add to this list, would you please use our Contact form to let us know? (Thanks in advance!)

Photo of Arcata Oyster Festival by T Mac via flickr (Creative Commons).