Fall Events and
Festivals in the Pacific West, U.S.A.
Alaska
California
CALIFORNIA Fall Foliage 1-800-354-4595
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Pleasanton Heritage Festival,
Pleasanton -
Sept 23 & 24 • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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www.pleasantondowntown.net Over 200 artist displays will be lined
up along historic tree-lined Main Street. This year festival attendees
will find a variety of high quality hand-crafted work made and sold by
the exhibiting artisan. Thirty percent of the art & craft displays will
be fine art representative of a wide array of mediums from
two-dimensional acrylic paintings to hand-made mixed media
wall-hangings.
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36th
Annual Art & Pumpkin Festival, Half
Moon Bay
- Oct 14 & 15
10 a.m. to 5 p.m
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www.halfmoonbaychamber.org/visiting_hmb/greatpumpkins.html
The festival includes
pumpkin carving and pie-eating contests, a Halloween costume, haunted
house, Great Pumpkin Parade, giant weigh-off champion pumpkins,
homestyle foods, harvest-inspired arts and
crafts, and three stages of blockbuster entertainment.
For lovers of arts and crafts, there's nothing more thrilling than
buying an original work directly from its creator. Over 250 artists and
craftspeople from throughout the West will display their creations in
the beautiful autumnal atmosphere of the San Mateo coast. This
world-famous festival showcasing works in media ranging from wood, stone
and metal to clay, leather and textiles features everything from masks
and moccasins to mobiles and musical instruments. Admission is free
650-726-9652
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Danville Fall Crafts Festival,
Danville -
October 21 & 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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www.mlaproductions.com/Danville-Fall/about-festival.html
The success of this
family event is the "home town" parade (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Safe Trick
or Treating, a bigger and better
Scarecrow Alley
provided by members of the Bayhills Pony
Club, a kids activity area sponsored by the San Ramon Valley Times.
925-837-4400.
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The
Pumpkinmania Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off, Santa
Ana -
Oct. 22 8:30 - 12:00 pm
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www.pumpkinmania.blogspot.com 3101 West Harvard Street
949-683-5932
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12th
Annual Cowpoke Fall Gathering, Loomis
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Nov. 10 - Nov. 11
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www.soplacerheritage.org
3550 Taylor Rd. 916-787-0878
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Halloween at the aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey - Oct. 31
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www.montereybayaquarium.org 831-648-4800
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Paso
Robles Harvest Wine Tour, Paso Robles - Oct. 20 - Oct. 22
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http://www.pasowine.com/
805-239-8463
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Santa
Barbara MS 150 Bike Tour and Fest Oct. 21 - Oct. 22
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www.msevents.com/ 805-682-8783
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West Hollywood's Halloween Carnaval,
Los
Angeles
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Join 500,000 of your closest friends in celebrating Halloween Carnaval
2006 in West Hollywood. The entire week will be filled with special
events, costume contests, and, of course, the world-famous costume party
on Santa Monica Boulevard Halloween night, October 31st. Information on
events, parking and street closures will be provided here as the event
approaches. Due to the high number of people anticipated, revelers are
encouraged to please leave their animal companions at home.
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Calabasas Pumpkin Festival, Calabasa - October 22,
2006 10:00am – 5:00pm
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We are
celebrating autumn and the “calabaza”, or
pumpkin, with a fabulous yet affordable fall festival. There’s plenty of
fun for the whole family including craft vendors, a classic car show,
kids carnival games, inflatable rides, live stage entertainment, plenty
of eats and treats, a beer garden, and more! And of course… don’t forget
the pumpkins! You’ll be seeing orange by day’s end when you try pumpkin
bowling, pumpkin pie eating, pumpkin seed spitting and other pumpkin
play. Don’t miss it!
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City of Lakewood Halloween Carnivals, Lakewood -
October 31
(562) 866-9771 X2408
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Long Beach Halloween Happenings - Phone: (562) 570-3100
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Pumpkin Festival, La Canada Flintridge -
Descanso
Gardens - 818.949.4200
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Underwood Family Farms Fall Harvest Festival, Moorpark Sept – Oct
(805) 529-3690
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As in
past years, the 2006 festival will be open from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm
September 30th through October 28th, and from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm
starting on the 29th.
Admission to the festival is $7.50 per person on Saturdays and Sundays
and $3.00 per person Monday through Friday. Children under 2 are free.
On the weekends, each person will receive a tractor-drawn wagon ride
with their paid admission. Plus - Parking is FREE.
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AutumnFest - Hollister – October 831-637-7570
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Avocado Festival - Carpinteria – October
6, 7, 8
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The
Avocado Festival has evolved into one of the largest festivals in
California with three days of fabulous food, terrific music, and great
safe family fun.
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Millbrae Art & Wine Festival - Millbrae – September 2-3, 2006 650-697-7324.
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Every
year, thousands of visitors gather for this festive celebration of the
arts, transforming Millbrae’s charming downtown into a moveable feast
for one of the Bay Area’s biggest Labor Day weekend events. Stroll,
browse, relax and enjoy a friendly and vibrant street fair with two days
of live music, cool arts and crafts, tasty food and wine, and the best
family entertainment value around.
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Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley - October 5 - 15,
2006 415-383-5256
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The
internationally respected Festival provides a high-profile, prestigious,
non-competitive environment perfect for celebrating the best independent
and world cinema
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Mountain View Art & Wine Festival Castro Street –
September 9-10, –
10am-6pm
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650-968-8378
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Manhattan Beach Old Hometown Fair, Manhattan Beach - October 7 & 8,
2006
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www.mbfair.org The Old Hometown Fair features more than 200 arts
and crafts booths, showcasing everything from glass, metal, wood, and
ceramics to oil painting, watercolors, jewelry, and clothing, and more.
The artists participating in the fair are selected by a jury.
(310) 546-5219
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The Newport Harbor Christmas Boat Parade
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Every
December provides a beautiful variation on holidays
lights with many boat owners trying to outdo each for most spectacular
display. Watch from the shore, of take a cruise and be part of the
parade yourself.
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