Events
Our dinners, and the best food and wine on the coast
Pop-ups and community tables we cook, plus the festivals, harvest weekends and markets worth planning a trip around.
Usually late October to mid-November
Harvest Mendocino
Mendocino County, Countywide
Mushroom season, countywide: chef tastings, wine, foraging and the Mushroom Train.
Photo: alleksana on Pexels
On the coast
Fungi Festival and Cultural Convergence
Saturday, November 14 – Sunday, November 15
Caspar Community Center, Caspar, CA
Two days of mushrooms in Caspar: forays, workshops and a Forager's Feast.
Photo: Jennifer Gaete on Pexels
Wednesdays, all year
Fort Bragg Farmers Market
Franklin Street, behind City Hall, Fort Bragg, CA
The coast's year-round market, every Wednesday afternoon.
Saturday mornings, in season
Gualala Farmers Market
Gualala Community Center, Gualala, CA
Saturday mornings at the south end of the coast.
Our dinner
The next dinner is in the works
We host pop-ups with Caspar Bread & Wine through the year. Join the list and you'll hear first; seats go fast.
Usually late January into February
Seafood & Sips
Mendocino County, Countywide
Ten days of crab, oysters and cioppino in Dungeness season.
Photo: RDNE Stock project on Pexels
On the coast
Crab Cake Cook-Off & Wine Tasting Competition
Saturday, February 6, 2027
Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, CA
Local chefs compete on crab cakes and wineries on their pours.
Photo: casa lalla takerkoust on Pexels
Usually mid-February
International White Wine Festival
Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville, CA
Forty-plus wineries pouring whites and sparkling in Boonville, rain or shine.
Photo: No-till-vineyard, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
On the coast
Mendocino Coast Whale Festivals
Saturday, March 6, 2027 – March 27
Mendocino, Little River, Fort Bragg, Point Arena and Westport, Mendocino coast, CA
Four Saturdays in March: chowder, wine walks and gray whales.
Photo: Josh Withers on Pexels
Usually a Saturday in March
Seed & Scion Exchange
Anderson Valley Grange, Philo, CA
Free seeds and fruit-tree cuttings: the valley's growers in one room.
Photo: Alex Sever on Pexels
Usually the first Saturday of May
Legendary Boonville Beer Festival
Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville, CA
Fifty-plus breweries, cideries and sake makers at the Boonville fairgrounds.
Photo: Julia Filirovska on Pexels
Usually mid-June
Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival
Anderson Valley, Philo, CA
Fifty-plus wineries: seminars, a sunset BBQ, the Grand Tasting and open houses.
Photo: Ethan Prater, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Usually mid-June
Mendocino Urchin Festival
Several places on the coast, Mendocino coast, CA
Purple urchins are eating the kelp forest. This festival turns them into dinner.
Photo: Nadin Sh on Pexels
On the coast
The World’s Largest Salmon BBQ
Saturday, July 3, 2027 · 11 AM–6 PM
South Noyo Harbor, Fort Bragg, CA
Wild salmon on the harbor, the first Saturday of July, for 55 years.
Photo: Missvain, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
On the coast
Art in the Gardens
Saturday, August 7 – Sunday, August 8
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg, CA
Fifty-plus artists, wine and local beer in the gardens by the sea.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Usually mid-September
Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show
Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville, CA
Apples, sheepdog trials, a rodeo and local wine in Boonville.
Photo: CAL FIRE, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The Sunday of Labor Day weekend
Point Arena Fish Fest
Arena Cove and the pier, Point Arena, CA
Albacore, oysters and fish tacos on the pier. Free to get in, cash only.
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Usually the second weekend of September
Winesong!
Little River Inn and the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Little River and Fort Bragg, CA
One of California's longest-running wine festivals, in the gardens by the sea.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Usually early October
OZ Farm Harvest Celebration
OZ Farm, Manchester, CA
Apple pressing, pie and Oz cider on an off-grid organic farm on the Garcia River.
Photo: Matvei on Pexels
October 31, with haunted houses and ghost walks the week before
Halloween on the Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg and Mendocino village, Mendocino coast, CA
Every Halloween event on the coast this year: Fort Bragg's street festival, ghost walks in the village, and a haunted house.
Photo: Susanne Jutzeler, suju-foto on Pexels
A low-tide weekend; October in 2025 and 2026
North Coast KelpFest!
Mendocino, Fort Bragg, Caspar and Van Damme, Mendocino coast, CA
Four days of kelp on the coast: a seaweed parade, tide walks, an urchin cookout and films.
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Every October, Wednesday to Saturday
Pumpkin Wonderland at EarthSpoke Farms
EarthSpoke Farms, 13501 Point Cabrillo Dr, Mendocino
A free pumpkin patch on a flower farm just north of Mendocino village, open Wednesday to Saturday all October.
Fridays, May through October
Mendocino Farmers Market
Howard & Main Street, Mendocino, CA
A small certified market in the village, Friday lunchtimes in season.
Past dinner
Sunday Supper on a Monday
Monday, June 30, 2025 · 6:30 PM
Caspar Community Center, Caspar, CA
Four courses, locally sourced, on a sliding scale.
Festival details come from each organizer’s own website; links checked September 24, 2026. Dates marked “usually” follow past years, and we add each one to the calendar when it’s announced.
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