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Pictured: Oakland Art + Soul July 28-29, 2018 with Key to the City presented to The Pointer Sisters!

You can have a carnival, fair or fiesta, and people will come. But when you sweeten the pot with chili supreme, smokin’ BBQ ribs, spicy salsa, blackberry pie, peach ice cream or cold watermelon, now you’re cooking!

Newcomers to SeeCalifornia.com may have missed our posts about California being tops in a variety of crops. Grapes, almonds, avocados, artichokes and tomatoes are just a few in a long list of produce and foods in which California leads the nation. In the state’s cultural stew encompassing hundreds of cultures and tastes, the public can find a lot to chew on any given weekend.

Food for Happiness

July 21 / 22, 2018

• BENICIA: Holy Ghost Festa
• CAMARILLO: Fiesta Street Fair
• CHULA VISTA: South Bay Salsa Festival
• DIXON: Grillin and Chillin Chili Cookoff
• IRVINE: Armenian American Picnic
• JOHNSVILLE: Ice Cream Social
• LAWNDALE: Ho’olaule’a
• LOS ANGELES: Delicious Little Tokyo
• MARYSVILLE: Peach Festival
• MENLO PARK: Summerfest
• PLACERVILLE:  Buckles & BBQ
• PLEASANT HILL: Blues & Brews Festival
• SEAL BEACH: Lions Club Fish Fry
• VENTURA: Tequila & Taco Festival

July 28 /29, 2018

• ALAMEDA: Street Art and Wine Faire
• ANAHEIM: Vegan Faire
• CAMARILLO: A Taste of Camarillo
• CAPAY: Tomato Festival
• CHINO HILLS: Jerk Fest
• COURTLAND: Courtland Pear Fair
• CYPRESS: Chili Cookoff
• GILROY: Gilroy Garlic Festival
• FORT ROSS: International Food Bazaar
• LONG BEACH:  Crawfish Festival
• LOS ANGELES: Watermelon Festival
• MAMMOTH LAKES: Chili Cook-off, Rib & Chicken Cookoff, Crawdad Boil and Mammoth Burger Battle
• McCLOUD: Lumberjack Fiesta
• NAPA: Festival Napa Valley
• OAKLAND: Oakland Zoo Feast for the Beasts
• OXNARD: Oxnard Salsa Festival
• SACRAMENTO: Sacratomato
• SAINT HELENA: Festa Italiana
• SANTA BARBARA: Greek Festival
• TRINIDAD: Westhaven Blackberry Festival
• TWAIN HARTE: Summer Arts & Wine Festival