Festival |
Location
|
Years active
|
Status
|
Ref.
|
Ahwahnee Heritage Days
|
Yosemite Valley
|
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|
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Bay Area Science Festival
|
Bay Area
|
2011–
|
|
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Big Sur Jade Festival
|
Big Sur
|
1990–
|
|
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BeachLife Festival
|
Redondo Beach
|
2019–
|
|
|
Bishop Mule Days
|
Bishop
|
1969–
|
|
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California Dried Plum Festival
|
Yuba City
|
1988–
|
|
|
California Festival of Beers
|
Avila Beach
|
|
|
|
California Strawberry Festival
|
Oxnard
|
1984–
|
|
|
Citrus Festival
|
Santa Paula
|
|
|
[1]
|
Castroville Artichoke Festival
|
Castroville
|
|
|
|
Conucopia
|
Anaheim
|
1999–
|
|
|
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
|
Indio
|
|
|
|
D23 Expo
|
Anaheim
|
2009–
|
|
|
Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
|
Anaheim
|
|
|
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Gilroy Garlic Festival
|
Gilroy
|
1979–2019
|
Discontinued
|
|
Human Be-In
|
San Francisco
|
1967
|
Discontinued
|
|
Japan Expo USA
|
San Mateo
|
2013–2014
|
Discontinued
|
|
Lompoc Valley Flower Festival
|
Lompoc
|
1952–2019, 2022–
|
|
|
Madonnari Chalk Festival
|
Santa Barbara
|
|
|
[2]
|
Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival
|
Morgan Hill
|
1980–
|
|
[3]
|
National Orange Show
|
San Bernardino
|
1911–
|
|
|
Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival
|
Newport Beach
|
2014–2019, 2021–
|
|
|
Pasadena Chalk Festival
|
Pasadena
|
1993–
|
|
|
Paso Robles Wine Festival
|
San Luis Obispo
|
|
|
|
Picnic Day (UC Davis)
|
Davis
|
1909–
|
|
|
Pioneer Days
|
Chico
|
1915–
|
|
|
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
|
Morgan Hill
|
2004–
|
|
[4]
|
Quail Motorcycle Gathering
|
Carmel
|
2009–
|
|
|
Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California
|
Irwindale
|
1962–
|
|
|
Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival
|
Ridgecrest
|
2014–
|
|
|
Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival
|
Indio
|
1947–
|
|
|
Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Parade
|
Santa Barbara
|
1974–
|
|
|
Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival
|
Santa Barbara
|
2003–
|
|
[5]
|
Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival
|
Santa Maria
|
1990–
|
|
[6]
|
Sea Otter Classic
|
Monterey
|
1991–
|
|
|
Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival
|
Temecula
|
1984–2019, 2022–
|
|
|
Wasteland Weekend
|
Edwards
|
2010–2019, 2021–
|
|
|
Whole Earth Festival
|
Davis
|
|
|
|
World Ag Expo
|
Tulare
|
1968–
|
|
|
World's Largest Salmon BBQ
|
Fort Bragg
|
1971–
|
|
[7]
|