It's Wednesday, and the featured food cooking this weekend at California fairs and festivals is found at the Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee. Those Ax Men (and Women) know how to eat! From their site, "Eat, drink, dance, & be merry to your heart's content. Relax in the balmy atmosphere of Pine, Fir, & Cedar."
See you there...
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Shasta District Fair -- Sunday 11am to 10pm Address: 1890 Briggs Street Anderson CA 96007
El Dorado County Fair Sunday 10am to 10pm Address: 100 Placerville Drive
Isleton Crawdad Festival--Isleton
Live Oak Park Fair--Berkeley
Italian Street Painting Festival--San Rafael
The Pirate Festival--Vallejo
The North Beach Festival--SF
Sake and Sushi Festival--Long Beach
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HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
More reasons to plan before you leave:
"The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is advising residents and visitors of several events this weekend that will prompt street closures in the city.
The 54th Annual North Beach Festival will be held today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in and around Washington Square Park, according to the agency.
The festival will close Grant Avenue between Filbert Street and Columbus Avenue; Green Street between Grant and Columbus avenues; Vallejo Street between Grant and Columbus avenues; and Union Street between Stockton Street to Columbus Avenue.
The festival will affect the 30-Stockton, 39-Coit, 45-Union/Stockton and 9X-Bayshore Express Muni lines.
In addition, a gospel festival today will have Lane Street closed between Shafter and Thomas avenues between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., and a neighborhood block party Sunday will close Lexington Street from 20th to 21st streets between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m." source: SAN FRANCISCO WEEKEND EVENTS PROMPT SEVERAL STREET CLOSURES
The Live Oak Park Fair is taking place in Berkeley and the event is free!
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I also try and offer a tip to help make getting to the festivals more affordable and this Friday's advice is take BART to the Live Oak Park Fair. Free shuttles to the Fair will run every 20 minutes from the North Berkeley BART Station via Rose and Cedar Streets from 10 am - 6 pm both days. You can click on the logo below and plan your trip to the Fair. Take plenty of pictures while you are there and posts your favorites to the California fairs and festivals Flickr page: http://flickr.com/groups/cfaf/
Other free events include the North Beach Festival in San Francisco. Many other fun fairs and festivals are listed at Californiafairsandfestivals.com and if you would like to list your event visit the site and click on the blue "Add your festival" button.
This week county fairs are already in progress in Placerville, CA where you'll find the El Dorado County Fair and in Anderson home of the Shasta District Fair.
For information on these events please visit: californiafairsandfestivals.com
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The Isleton Crawdad Festival Date, the Arcata Bay Oyster Festival, and the Sushi and Sake Festival in Long Beach. No matter if you're in the north state, south state, or right in the middle good food at a fun festival is closer than you think! See you there...
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Local News: 'Big kid' wins fair contest | fair, colusa, joey : Appeal-Democrat
Monday: Reviews and Looking Forward
News from the past weeks California fairs and festivals:
Colusa County Fair was bubblicious: 'Big kid' wins fair contest June 08, 2008 12:54:00 AM By Katy Sweeny/Appeal-Democrat: "(A) 64-year-old man who blows watermelon Bubblicious Gum every day won Saturday's Bubble Gum Blowing Contest against eight other adults at the Colusa County Fair.He was one of about 7,000 people at the fair, which featured rides, games, vendors, contests, food and auctions. The fair runs through tonight, said Carolan Ferreria Meek, chief executive officer of the fair.Jim Chatell, the winner and a Colusa resident, said he had to see if he was better at blowing bubbles than his grandkids, whom he gave his remote-control race car prize."I'm just a big kid," Chatell said."
WINCHESTER – The 25th annual Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival continued Sunday afternoon with thousands enjoying wine, song and hot air balloons under clear skies.About 40,000 visitors were expected to attend over the weekend, festival organizers said. The 1970s pop ensemble Ambrosia was among the music acts scheduled Sunday afternoon.SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Temecula/Riverside -- Balloon & Wine Festival continues
Upcoming events:Cache Creek Lavender Festival returns to valley - Daily Democrat Online
Isleton Crawdad Festival
ISLETON -- In this delta town, all eyes will be on the tiny crustacean who becomes the guest of honor at the Isleton Crawdad Festival next weekend.This festival, which is held for three days on Father's Day weekend each June, is celebrating its 23rd year and is the largest consumption of crawdads outside Louisiana.The scenic riverfront community on the Sacramento River near Rio Vista welcomes more than 50,000 guests to the festival and offers them delightful music, delectable food and an abundance of down-home delta atmosphere.Visitors can try the crusty crawdad (a close relative of the lobster). More than 24,000 pounds of the little critter -- 12 tons! -- will be boiled and enjoyed by festival patrons.The Modesto Bee | Day Trip: Isleton festival sticks in your craw
Lavender Festival -- Cache Creek
The Cache Creek area is practically the birth place of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and this event is a great introduction into the agricultural jewel that lies within the Cache Creek valley: Cache Creek Lavender Festival returns to valley -- Article Created: 06/05/2008 08:44:53 AM PDT: "The 2008 Cache Creek Lavender Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 15.This popular annual event is a fun day in the country with live music, wine tasting with Capay Valley Vineyards, crafts demonstrations, the opportunity to pick your own lavender, field tours, lavender lemonade and more. This year, there will be a demonstration of essential oil distillation by an experienced distiller from San Francisco. All this takes place amid the fragrant purple lavender fields of Cache Creek Lavender Farm in Rumsey. Admission is free."
Festivals for the first full weekend of June include: June 6-8, 2008:
Lavender Festival-- Cherry Valley, CA
Temecula Valley Ballon and Wine Festival--Temecula, CA
Western States Horse Expo--Sacramento, CA
Fairfield Summerfest Family Festival and Car Show
This week the county fair spotlight is shining on Colusa, CA where you will find the Colusa County Fair with clear skies and nearly perfect weather!
For information on these events please visit: californiafairsandfestivals.com
