California North Coast Visitor Information

Food & Spirit Events - north / coast

Artisan Cheese Festival

Artisan Cheese Festival Learn how to taste, buy, serve and enjoy distinctive artisan cheeses from the experts. The educational seminars and tastings are led by cheese experts, cheesemakers, chefs and fromagiers from across the country, and virtually every session involves tastings and/or pairings of artisan cheeses. The festival features a wide variety of artisan cheeses from California and beyond, together with their artisan bread, food, wine and beer complements.

Artisan Cheese Festival

Mendocino Crab and Wine Days Festival

Mendocino Crab and Wine Days Festival Mendocino’s Crab and Wine Days is rated one of America’s Top 10 Seafood & Wine Festivals by Coastal Living Magazine you’ll devour the all-you-can-eat crab feeds, winemaker’s dinners, wine competitions, crab cruises, cooking classes, family-style cioppino feeds and crab cake cook off and lots of seafood! Many restaurants and Inns are celebrating with specials and events throughout the county, from the coast to the inland valleys.

Mendocino Crab and Wine Days Festival, Mendocino

Salmon Festival

Salmon Festival Attendees of the all-day event will have an opportunity to learn more about Yurok culture, dance to live music, shop for authentic handmade gifts form more than 100 vendors and enjoy a delicious traditionally cooked salmon feast.

Salmon Festival

Hops in Humboldt

Hops in Humboldt This event features over 35 of the best breweries from across the country. For one price you can try unlimited samples of hundreds of different micro-brews, listen to 3 bands as they rock the stage throughout the day, cruise different art and craft vendors selling everything from Humboldt clothes to local hand blown glassware and you get a cool commemorative glass to keep.