California Fruit Festivals and Events
California is the nation's and world's largest producer of many fruits & vegetables. Strawberries, grapes, lemons, dates, tomatoes, artichokes, avocadoes, apples and peaches, as well as nuts, all are among the top producing crops. There's a fruit festival in California just waiting for you!
Question - What is a fruit? Technically speaking, it is the seed-bearing structure that develops from the ovary of a flowering plant. Served next to a piece of meat on your dinner plate, however, squash tastes like a vegetable even though it is a fruit as far as the botanical world is concerned. You can persist with literal interpretations, but don't be alarmed when your fruits are treated like vegetables.
January
February
INDIO:
Date Festival
RIPON:
Almond Festival
March
HIGHLAND:
Citrus Festival 
April
CHICO:
California Nut Festival
FALLBROOK:
Avocado Festival
UPLAND:
Lemon Festival
SANTA MARIA:
Strawberry Festival
SEBASTOPOL:
Apple Blossom Festival
May
SAN BERNARDINO: National Orange
Festival
ARROYO GRANDE:
GARDEN GROVE:
Strawberry Festival
OXNARD:
California Strawberry Festival
SELMA:
Raisin Festival
VISTA:
Strawberry Festival
June
BEAUMONT:
Cherry Festival
SAN LEANDRO: Cherry Festival sanleandro.org
July
CHICO:
Slice of Watermelon
COURTLAND:
Pear Fair
LOS ANGELES:
Watermelon Festival
MARYSVILLE:
Peach Festival 
WESTHAVEN:
Blackberry Festival
August
CHULA VISTA:
Lemon Festival
COVELO:
Blackberry Festival
HAYWARD:
Zucchini Festival
HUNTINGTON BEACH:
Plum Festival
LA HABRA:
Corn Festival
FAIRFIELD: Tomato Festival 
SEBASTOPOL:
Gravenstein Apple Fair
WOODLAND:
Tomato Festival
September
APPLE HILL:
Johnny Appleseed Day
DINUBA:
Raisin Festival
GOLETA:
Lemon Festival
JULIAN:
Apple
Days Festival
KELSEYVILLE:
Pear Festival
LODI:
Grape Festival
MORRO BAY:
Avocado & Margarita Festival
October
FORTUNA | MANTON | PARADISE
| SPRINGVILLE:
Apples
CARPINTERIA:
Avocado Festival
CALABASAS:
Pumpkin Festival
CORNING:
Olive Festival 
FREMONT | ORINDA | REDWOOD CITY: Olives
HALF MOON BAY:
Pumpkin Festival
LOOMIS:
Eggplant Festival
LOS BANOS:
Tomato Festival
SPRINGVILLE:
Apple Festival
TRES PINOS:
Olive Festival
November
AUBURN:
Mandarin Festival
MADERA:
Pomegranate Festival
YUCAIPA:
Apple Butter Festival
KELSEYVILLE: Olive Festival
According to USDA tests most non-organic produce contains residual pesticides even after washing
- Nectarines – 97.3% of nectarines sampled were found to contain pesticides.
- Celery – 94.5% of celery sampled were found to contain pesticides.
- Pears – 94.4% of pears sampled were found to contain pesticides.
- Peaches – 93.7% of peaches sampled were found to contain pesticides.
- Apples – 91% of apples sampled were found to contain pesticides.
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.