January Festivals in California

Festival	city	web / contact
All Food Festivals - January	California	seecalifornia.com
Art & Wine Festival	Cambria	seecambria.com
Dickens Festival	Riverside	dickensfest.com
Dine About Town	San Francisco	dineabouttown.com
Cabrillo Beach Polar Bear Plunge	San Pedro	cabrillobeachpolarbears.com
Cayucos Polar Plunge	Cayucos
Fiddlers Music Festival	Blythe
Old Time Fiddle Festival	Cloverdale	cloverdalehistoricalsociety.org
La Jolla Polar Plunge	La Jolla
Sonoma Crab & Wine Fest	Sonoma	sonomacountyfair.com
Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade	San Diego
Mendocino Crab & Wine Days	Mendocino	gomendo.com
Winter Bird Festival	Morro Bay	morrobaybirdfestival.org
Mustard Festival	Napa	mustardfestival.com
Olive Festival	Sonoma	olivefestival.com
Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive	Venice
Polar Plunge	Huntington Beach	huntingtonbeachevents.com
Redding Polar Plunge	Redding
San Clemente Polar Plunge	San Clemente
Sea Lions at Pier 39	San Francisco	pier39.com
Southwest Arts Festival	Indio	indiochamber.org
Tournament of Roses Parade & Game	Pasadena	tournamentofroses.com
Whale Watching	Dana Point	danawharf.com
Whale Watching	San Diego	hornblower.com
Winter Wineland	Guerneville	wineroad.com

JANUARY FESTIVAL EVENS:

• The Palm Springs International Film Festival psfilmfest.org
• Anime Los Angeles animelosangeles.org
• Los Angeles Art Show The 2014 Los Angeles Art Show presents a broad spectrum of art from across the globe to local collectors. The show includes three distinct sections: Modern & Contemporary, Historic & Traditional Contemporary and the IFPDA Los Angeles Fine Print Fair, showcasing the highest caliber galleries enhanced by exceptional programming and special exhibitions. Last year's show drew some 56,000 visitors and featured more than 100 galleries. Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St., Los Angeles laartshow.com
• Asian Pacific Lunar New Year Festival The beauty of the ancient Orient is on display at this event, which begins with a Spectacular Parade of Nations at 10 a.m. Throughout the day there will be traditional Asian music, Taiko drumming, dance performances, art displays and various other demonstrations by community and professional groups. lunarfestriverside.com
  
  January in California launches with the mega-festival--the Tournament of Roses which includes the famous Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl (college football game) held in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

While millions of visitors and residents in California are nursing their hang-overs or late night partying at New Year's Eve celebrations, some are out participating in decades-long traditions of Polar Plunges into the Pacific Ocean or some body of water in California.

January means the launch of the migrating whales and boat tours to see them. It also is the finest time to visit California deserts before they get too hot. You'll find a variety of festivals in January through April.

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