Auburn Mandarin Festival November 18 -20, 2011 Auburn, CA – Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA. mandarinfestival.com

Are you tired of driving around in the city, sick of the rat race, the traffic, the lines at stores, and all the people starting to cough and spread germs everywhere?

Head to the hills for a foot-stomping, healthy celebration of mandarins. The fruit that tastes sweeter and juicier than an orange provides great health benefit in a natural form. A little known fact is that 10 ounces of mandarin juice contains as much synephrine as a Sudafed decongestant tablet.

The annual Mandarin Festival in Auburn makes for a great getaway. The Gold Rush era city in which the event takes place includes many buildings from the California Gold Rush. Downtown Auburn takes you back to a different era, slower pace and the Sierra foothills that turn a beautiful, burnished shade of gold this time of year.