May Wine Festivals

ANTIOCH: Rivertown Wine Walk & Artisan Faire May 10, 2025, 12 p.m. Afternoon of Art, Handmade Crafts, Wine Tasting and Live Music. This is a free & fun, family-friendly event. Location: 314 G St., Antioch, CA. This event is free to the public, but to participate in the wine tasting the cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets available at Willow Park Mercantile, Rivertown Treasure Chest or online at Eventbrite. celebrateantioch.org

PASO ROBLES:  Wine Festival May 15-18, 2025
Paso Robles Event Center
2198 Riverside Ave.
Paso Robles, CA
$75-299, pasowine.com
Annual Paso Robles Wine Festival includes 70+ wineries, Winemaker Dinners, Reserve Events and Winemaker Seminars. Grand Tasting Downtown.

YOUNTVILLE: Art, Sip & Stroll May 17, 2025, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Town of Yountville. Taste packages available: artsipstroll.com
V Marketplace and Downtown
6525 Washington Street
Yountville, CA 94599
$40, vmarketplace.com
Stroll through the beautiful town of Yountville and the eclectic galleries of V Marketplace tasting at participating stops!

TEMECULA: Balloon & Wine Festival June 20-22, 2025  tvbwf.com
Enjoy country music and Temecula Valley wines, hot air balloons and country music concerts in this outdoor festival celebrating the icons of the this Southern California premier wine region.

LONG BEACH: LAWineFest May 31-June 1, 2025, 1 p.m. at Harry Bridges Memorial Park. Outdoor event includes hundreds of award-winning wines plus craft brews, kombucha and other fun beverages from local wineries to producers from across the world.  Unofficial Slam Band performs, food trucks, boutique shopping  and more. Location: 1126 Queens Highway Long Beach, CA. $100 includes  commemorative souvenir stemless glass to keep, unlimited wine and craft brew tastings, water and  coffee. VIP Garden costs $150, LAWineFest.com

WALNUT CREEK: Art and Wine Festival May 31-June 1, 2025
Civic Park
1375 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA
walnut-creek.com
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday
Sponsored by Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce the event takes place in the park. 

BURBANK: California Winemasters May 17, 2025
Warner Bros. Studio
Gate 7 - Forest Lawn
Drive Burbank, CA 91522
$400-500
cawinemasters.org
Annual Culinary Evening with the California Winemasters is a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis

GILROY: Art & Wine Stroll May 3, 2025
Free admission, $ 0 wine tasting, facebook.com/ downtowngilroy
Family-friendly event, with local and regional artists, live music, and sip wine from 25 local wineries at the Wine Walk 1-5 p.m. (21 & over, tickets required) The inaugural art poster created by Ruben Dario Villa can be seen throughout Downtown Gilroy and adds pops of color inspired by wine varietals. Visit Ruben at his new downtown art studio, Fuchilandia, located at 6th Street Studios & Art Center.

LAKE COUNTY: Lake County Wine Adventure May 17, 2025, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Single  day passport tickets include a commemorative wine glass, wrist band, and entrance to all participating wineries.  $42.99, lakecounty.com
Participating wineries - may be different in 2025: Olof Cellars Mt. Konocti Winery, The Mercantile with Shannon Family of Wines Fore Family Vineyards, Laujor Estate Winery, Chacewater Winery & Olive Mill, Thorn Hill Vineyards, Fults Family Vineyards, Six Sigma Ranch, Langtry Farms, Beaver Creek Vineyards, Brassfield Estate Winery, Stonehouse Cellars, Cache Creek Vineyards & Winery, R Vineyards at Blue Wing Saloon

NAPA: Bottle Rock Napa Valley 
Location: Napa Valley Expo, Napa, CA. bottlerocknapavalley.com

HEALDSBURG: Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience May 15-18, 2025
Grand Tasting May 17, 2025, 12:30-4:30 p.m. at Vintners Plaza, West Matheson Street, Healdsburg, CA. $250.
Celebrate the Makers to support the rich local agricultural culture of Sonoma County, including farmers and farmworkers, as well as Sonoma County Grape Growers  $, healdsburgwineandfood.com

ANDERSON VALLEY: AVWA Pinot Noir Festival May 16-18, 2025
Tickets: avwines.com
Seminars and tastings throughout the valley in locations such  as Scharffenberger Cellars + Other Locations throughout Anderson Valley, Mendocino Fairgrounds, etc.  Saturday Grand Tasting May 17, 2025, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Scharffenberger Cellars. Sip, sample and savor Pinot Noirs and artisan small bites from more than 40 wineries, restaurants and chefs!   $209.32, avwines.com

MARIPOSA: Mariposa Art, Wine & Wheels Festival May 24, 2025, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mariposa Courthouse Lawn
5088 Bullion St.
Mariposa, CA
mariposarotary.org
The event is Free. $ to taste wine.

CLOVIS: Old Town Wine Walk May 3, 2025
oldtownclovis.org

PLYMOUTH: Amador Four Fires Festival May 3, 2025
Amador Four Fires Festival Food & Drink Amador County Fairgrounds Plymouth, CA $75-up, amadorfourfires.com Showcasing the Four Fires concept of the four regions-- Southern France, Italy, the Iberian Peninsula, and Heritage California. Open Flame These extraordinary chefs demonstrate their exceptional skills preparing spectacular open flame dishes native to these regions.

SACRAMENTO: Wine & Brew at the Zoo May 18, 2025, 5-8 p.m.
Sacramento Zoo
3930 West Land Park Drive
Sacramento, CA 95822
$55-75, saczoo.org
Zoo fundraiser includes more than 25 wineries and breweries, plus food vendors.

SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Zoo Roar & Pour May 3, 2025, 5-8 p.m.
 Roar & Pour, a new wine tasting event where the animals stay out late and the Zoo is open so guests can stroll and sip. For ages 21 and over only. A ROARING GOOD TIME Wine tasting from 20+ local wineries Tasty eats available for purchase from local food trucks

PASO ROBLES: Vina Robles Wine Concert Series
Vina Robles Vineyards & Winery
Vina Robles Amphitheatre
3800 Mill Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446
$25-150 approx. varies, vinaroblesamphitheatre.com

 

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