Central Coast Harvest Festivals & U-Pick Farms
18 harvest festivals across the Central Coast region — plus u-pick farms where you can pick your own.
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Food, music, and the season's best crop.
Lompoc Valley Flower Festival
June 25–28, 2026 · Thu–Sun
Lompoc
MixedA four-day celebration of Lompoc's commercial flower-growing heritage featuring a grand parade, floral displays, carnival, and food and craft vendors.
Santa Barbara Lavender Festival
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Santa Barbara · Free
A free, family-friendly celebration of lavender featuring vendors, entertainment, and artistic lavender-themed creations on the Santa Barbara coast.
Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm Festival
July 11–25, 2026
Lompoc · Free
A celebration of peak lavender season at a Lompoc farm, featuring blooming fields, wreath-making classes, artisan vendors, and live music.
Watsonville Strawberry Festival
August 1–2, 2026 · Sat–Sun
Watsonville · Free
A free downtown celebration of the strawberry, the heart of Watsonville's farm country.
Castroville Artichoke Festival
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Castroville
The iconic California artichoke harvest celebration returns home to Castroville for 2026.
Apple-A-Day Festival (Felton Farmers' Market)
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Felton · Free
A free, apple-centric celebration at the Felton Farmers' Market with cider pressing, tastings, and live music.
Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival
September 25–26, 2026 · Fri–Sat
Arroyo Grande · Free
A long-running Central Coast community festival celebrating the Arroyo Grande Valley's agricultural heritage with a parade, contests, food, and family activities.
Goleta Lemon Festival
September 26–27, 2026 · Sat–Sun
Goleta · Free
A free two-day celebration of Goleta's citrus heritage drawing over 100,000 visitors.
Paso Robles Harvest Wine Month
October 1–31, 2026
Paso Robles
Paso Robles celebrates crush season all October long — barrel tastings, grape stomps, and harvest dinners across 200+ wineries, with a featured weekend mid-month.
California Avocado Festival
October 2–4, 2026 · Fri–Sun
Carpinteria · Free
A free three-day celebration of all things avocado in downtown Carpinteria.
Santa Barbara Vintners Festival
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Gaviota
Santa Barbara wine country's flagship harvest-season tasting — dozens of Santa Ynez Valley and Sta. Rita Hills wineries pouring at Folded Hills during crush.
Harvest on the Coast
November 6–8, 2026 · Fri–Sun
Pismo Beach
SLO Coast Wine opens member wineries along the Edna Valley and Arroyo Grande corridors for winery open houses, library pours, and estate tastings in one of California's coolest coastal wine regions.
Earlier this year
Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
January 9–11, 2026 · Fri–Sun
Santa Cruz
Three days of wild mushroom displays, foraging talks, and fungi-inspired food in Santa Cruz.
Big Sur Foragers Festival
January 22–25, 2026 · Thu–Sun
Big Sur
A four-day celebration of wild mushrooms and foraged cuisine on the Big Sur coast.
Ojai Pixie Tangerine Month
April 1–30, 2026
Ojai · Free
All of April celebrates Ojai's prized seedless Pixie tangerines across the valley's restaurants, shops, and farms.
Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival
April 24–26, 2026 · Fri–Sun
Santa Maria · Free
A free three-day celebration of the Santa Maria Valley's signature strawberry harvest.
Paso Robles Olive & Lavender Festival
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Paso Robles · Free
A free downtown celebration of Paso Robles olive oils and local lavender harvests.
SLO Ranch Blueberry Festival
May 23–24, 2026 · Sat–Sun
San Luis Obispo · Free
BlueberriesU-pick blueberries, pony rides, and a pie-eating contest at this free Central Coast farm festival.