May Wine Festivals in California

California Festivals

May Wine Festivals

TEMECULA: Balloon & Wine Festival May 19-21, 2023 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.

YOUNTVILLE: Art, Sip & Stroll May 20, 2023, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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!

FALLBROOK: Wine, Brews & Blues May 6, 2023, 5:30 - 10 p.m.
Pala Mesa Resort
2001 Old Highway 395
Fallbrook, CA 92028
$75, bonsallrotary.com
Produced by the Rotary Club of Bonsall, Bill Magee Blues Band performs at this event which includes Wine & Beer Tastings, Tasty Bites, Silent Auction, Dancing.

GREENVILLE: Wine in the Woods May 21, 2023, 2-5 p.m.
Wild Plumas
1323 Greenville Wolf Creek Road
Greenville, CA 95947
Plumas Arts (530) 283-3402
$50, plumasarts.org | wildplumas.com
Includes appetizers and wine tasting, plus music from Allison Scull & Victor Martin.

EL DORADO HILLS: May Art, Beer & Wine Festival 13-14, 2023, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Wine & Beer Tasting 12-4:30 p.m.
El Dorado Hills Town Center
El Dorado Hills, CA
Free admission, eldoradohillsartfestival.org
Over 80 artists displaying their fine art along the thoroughfare of Town Center Boulevard. 25+ of the regions, wineries & craft breweries will be pouring for paid tastings on both days.
Pouring: Crystal Basin Cellars, Miraflores, Nello Olivo Winery, Drink EEZY, Bookshelf Wines, William Gunn, Medeiros Family Wines, Cielo Estate, Adkins Family Vineyards, Valensin Vineyard, Golden Leaves Wines, Element 79 Vineyards, Haylo Wines, Sierra Vista Winery, Bonifacia Wines, Gekkeikan Sake, Mellowood Vineyard

GILROY: Art & Wine Stroll May 20, 2023, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Free admission, $55-60 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.

DANVILLE: Spring Sip & Stroll May 11, 2023, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Historic Downtown Danville
Hartz & Prospect Avenues
Danville, CA 94526
$45-55, danville.ca.gov
Stroll downtown, enjoy art and sample wine. Event may sell out - buy your tickets early.

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

May 14, 2023 M83
June 16, 2023 Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band
June 25, 2023 Stephen Marley
June 30, 2023 Randy Houser
July 05, 2023 The Beach Boys
July 15, 2023 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
July 19, 2023 Train
July 22, 2023 Tori Amos
July 27, 2023 Motionless In White & In This Moment
August 2, 2023 Joe Bonamassa
August 11, 2023 Los Lonely Boys
August 18, 2023 Michael Franti & Spearhead
7 p.m.
Special guest SOJA
August 22, 2023, 8 p.m. Fleet Foxes / Special guest UWADE
August 25, 2023 Chicago

LAKE COUNTY: Lake County Wine Adventure May 20-21, 2023, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Single or two-day passport tickets include a commemorative wine glass, wrist band, and entrance to all participating wineries. $60-90, lakecountywineries.org
Participating wineries: 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

PASO ROBLES: Wine Festival May 18-21, 2023 Annual Paso Robles Wine Festival includes 70+ wineries, Winemaker Dinners, Reserve Events and Winemaker Seminars. Grand Tasting Downtown May 20, 2023 ($179-225), 1-4:30 p.m. Other events $120-up, pasowine.com

NAPA: Bottle Rock Napa Valley May 26-28, 2023
Location: Napa Valley Expo, Napa, CA. bottlerocknapavalley.com

PLACERVILLE: Wine Competition May 19, 2023
$, eldoradocountyfair.org
100 Placerville Dr. on
El Dorado County Fair Open Wine Competition

LODI: ZinFest Wine Festival May 19 & 20, 2023
Lodi Lake Park
1101-1301 W. Turner Road
Lodi, CA 95242
zinfest.com
Friday Dinner $150, $275 VIP
Saturday $90, $275 VIP Wine tasting, food trucks, live music
Over 150 handcrafted wines from more than 40 Lodi wineries, food from local restaurants, all new ZinFest BBQ Experience, and live music. Tour of the Lodi Appellation as participating wineries host special activities and tastings in the intimacy of their own cellars.

HEALDSBURG: Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience May 19-21, 2023 Celebrate the Makers to support the rich local agricultural culture of Sonoma County, including farmers and farmworkers, as well as Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation. Friday & Saturday: Horn Barbecue Lunch & Private Vineyard Tour, 12-4:30 p.m. |A Timeless Pairing: Champagne & Caviar Seminar, 4-5:30 p.m. |Craft Cocktails at Lo & Behold, 4-7 p.m. Sunday: Community Brunch at Chalkboard, Benefiting Healdsburg FFA, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Zinfandel Live Wine Experience, 12-3 p.m. $200-4,000, healdsburgwineandfood.com

Past Events

TWAIN HARTE: Twain Harte a la Carte May 18, 2019, 5-7 p.m. at Meadow Plaza
$40, twainhartesoroptimist.org
Event includes silent auction baskets, trips, gift certificates, opportunity raffles for wagons of wine and the Best of Twain Harte Market, as well as a lively live auction provided by Soroptimist International of Twain Harte.

VACAVILLE: Solano Wine & Food Jubilee May 19, 2018, 6:30-11:30 p.m.
Harbison Event Center
Nut Tree in Vacaville
northbayc2c.org
Northbay Healthcare Foundation's
Annual Solano Wine & Food Jubilee benefiting the programs of NorthBay Hospice & Bereavement. Ticket holders sample foods, wines and brews offered by a number of Solano County restaurateurs, breweries and wineries.

BURBANK: California Winemasters May 19, 2018, 6 p.m.
Warner Bros. Studio
Gate 7 - Forest Lawn
Drive Burbank, CA 91522
$400-up
californiawinemasters.org
Annual Culinary Evening with the California Winemasters is a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis

OAKLAND: Jack London Square Wine Festival May 19, 2018, 12-5 p.m.
Jack London Square
$45-55, jacklondonsquare.com | eventbrite.com
Event is free to attend but tasting requires ticket to sample 30+ Northern California wineries represented.

LIVERMORE: Livermore Wine Country Downtown Street Fest May 19-20, 2018, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
livermoredowntown.com
First St. from P Street to Maple Street
Second St. from N Street to K Street
Livermore Wine Country Festival is the largest celebration of wine, craft brews, arts, crafts, shopping, dining, entertainment and hometown charm in the East Bay. Over 150,000 attend each year to explore over 300 vendor booths and shop at specialty boutiques.

SARATOGA: Silicon Valley Grand Wine Tasting May19-20, 2018
$75-150, siliconvalleywineauction.org
Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association evening celebration, wine and philanthropy! Wine Auction and Grand Tasting of the Silicon Valley benefiting the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF.) Produced in collaboration with the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association (SCMWA), this event features over 50 vintners and 150 wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains, as well as numerous silent auction lots.

MARIPOSA: Mariposa Fine Art & Wine Festival May 26, 2018, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Mariposa Courthouse Lawn
5088 Bullion St.
Mariposa, CA
mariposarotary.org
The event is Free. $10 to taste wine.

CLOVIS: Old Town Wine Walk May 5, 2018
oldtownclovis.org

PLYMOUTH: Amador Four Fires Festival May 5, 2018, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 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.

CARMEL BY THE SEA: Winemakers' Celebration Weekend May 5, 2018 montereywines.org Over 100 wines made from 42 different varietals

SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Zoo Roar & Pour May 5, 2018, 5-8 p.m.
VIP entry 4 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

TEMPLETON: Templeton Wine Festival May 5, 2018, 1-5 p.m.
Templeton Community Park
call (805) 434-1789.
templetonchamber.com | templetonwinefestival.com
Includes wine tasting, souvenir stemless wine glass and live music. Food available for purchase, no outside alcohol, coolers or pets allowed. Low back chairs or picnic blankets welcome. Spring wine and Central Coast lifestyle festival in the beautiful Templeton Park produced by the Templeton Chamber of Commerce.

CALISTOGA: Calistoga Food & Wine Grand Tasting May 10-12, 2018
Solage Calistoga
755 Silverado Trail
Calistoga, CA 94515
calistogafoodandwine.com

SACRAMENTO: Wine & Brew at the Zoo May 12, 2018, 5-8 p.m.
Sacramento Zoo
3930 West Land Park Drive
Sacramento, CA 95822
$45-70, saczoo.org
Zoo fundraiser includes more than 25 wineries and breweries, plus food vendors.

SUNNYVALE: The Magic of Sunnyvale Wine Stroll Saturday, May 12, 2018, 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Downtown Sunnyvale. The Magic of Sunnyvale is free. The adjacent event, The wine stroll is for 21years of age or older featuring up to 20 wineries & 20 businesses located in downtown Sunnyvale, Magicians, great food and great fun! Magic of Sunnyvale is FREE - Wine Stroll tickets ...$30-up sunnyvaledowntown.com

SONOMA: The First Annual Garagiste Festival, Northern Exposure May 12, 2018, 2-5 p.m.
Sonoma Veteran's Memorial Hall
126 1st Street W.
Sonoma, CA 95476
garagistefestival.com
Winemakers themselves pour at The Garagiste Festival with over 30 wineries from all over the region, part of the California garagiste micro-winery movement. Kick off on Saturday with seminar, then Grand Tasting 2-5 p.m.

EL DORADO HILLS: El Dorado Hills Art & Wine Affaire May 12-13, 2018, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tasting 12-4:30 p.m. daily.
$25-up, Eldoradohillsartaffaire.com
El Dorado Hills Town Center
El Dorado Hills, CA
80+ best artists from both near and far, displaying their fine-art along the thoroughfare on Town Center Boulevard. In addition to the wonderful art, there is great food and live music plus some of the area's most prestigious wineries and award-winning craft breweries pouring tasks each day.

YOUNTVILLE: Stewart Cellars Spring Soiree May 12, 2018 Time: 1-4 p.m. Location: 6752 Washington Street, Yountville, CA. Phone: (707) 963-9160
$55, stewartcellars.com
Newly released wines paired with seasonal bites, live music.

ALAMEDA: Mother's Day Spring Festival May 12-13, 2018
downtownalameda.com
The Downtown Alameda Spring Festival is a Mother's Day tradition in the San Francisco Bay Area. The popular event takes place on Park Street every year during the second weekend in May. Beer & wine garden, music, shopping and more

SANTA CRUZ: Downtown Santa Cruz Wine Walk Mother's Day Edition May 13, 2018, 3-6 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon of tasting and discovering Downtown Santa Cruz shops. $35, downtownsantacruz.com

PLEASANT VALLEY: Rocks & Rhones Festival pleasantvalleywineries.com
MARINA DEL REY: Vino-Palooza | vino-palooza.com
IRVINE: Great Wine Festival Great Park greatwinefestival.com
SONOMA: Sunset Magazine Celebration Weekend
sunset.com
SONOMA Explore Wine Road wineroad.com
HOPLAND: Hopland Passport destinationhopland.com
MADERA: Spring Wine Trail Adventure
maderawinetrail.com

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.

California Festivals