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Jelly Belly Candy Company
• Tomato and Vine Festival – August • Suisun Valley Harvest Celebration – August • Jelly Belly Candy Palooza – September • Suisun Valley Passport Sunday – April • Spring Train Rides at the Western Railway Museum – April
1 Jelly Belly Ln. • 707.428.2838 JellyBelly.com
Vezer Family Vineyard
2522 Mankas Corner Rd. • 707.429.3935 Vezer.com
Wooden Valley Winery
ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS The Central Valley is as rich in adventures and experiences as it is in agriculture and history. It truly is the “Greatest Garden in the World.” So take your time and come visit soon – you will be glad you did!
4756 Suisun Valley Rd. • 707.864.0730 WoodenValley.com
Heretic Brewing Company
1052 Horizon Dr. • 707.389.4573 HereticBrewing.com
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TOP 5 EVENTS
Nut Tree Plaza
• Fiesta Days May 23-27
848 Alamo Dr. • 707.474.5317 ImagineThatVacaville.org
Center for Freedom & Flight
300 County Airport Rd. • 707.449.3402 FreedomandFlight.org
• Salsa, Rib & Chili Cookoff August 3
STOCKTON
877.778.6258
VisitStockton.org
Haggin Museum
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530.297.1900
VisitYolo.com
• San Joaquin Asparagus Festival Held Each April
MODESTO
888.640.8467
VisitModesto.com
VISALIA
800.524.0303
VisitVisalia.com
BAKERSFIELD
866.425.7353
VisitBakersfield.com
VisitCentralValley.com
• Yolo Brewfest – September
1045 West 25th St. • 209.725.3337 MercedZoo.org
Tractor Parade – December
9001 N. Lander Ave. • 800.577.5772 HilmarCheese.com
Hilmar Cheese
Castle Air Museum
• Sacramento RiverTrain’s Magical Christmas Train – December
1201 N. Pershing Ave. • 209.940.6300 HagginMuseum.org
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• Annual Downtown Christmas Parade – December CityofMerced.org
• Merced Hmong New Year Celebration – December MercedCountyFair.com
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• American Graffiti Parade, Car Show & Festival – 2nd Weekend in June AmericanGraffitiFestival.com
2201 Blue Gum Ave. • 209.575.6196 MJC.edu/Instruction/sme/gvm/
• International Festival – 1st Sat. in October MJC East Campus
OAKDALE Oakdale Cheese Factory
OakdaleChamber.com
EastStanRCD.org/salmon-festival
ClovisChamber.com
Kings Canyon National Park
Various locations in Madera, O’Neals, O’Neals, Friant & Oakhurst 800.316.0709 • MaderaWineTrail.com 56001 Hwy. 41, Fish Camp, CA 559.683.7273 • YosemiteSteamTrains.com
Knights Ferry Covered Bridge
Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
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15701 Hwy. 178 • 661.326.7003 RiversEndRafting.com
Flight Fit n Fun Bakersfield
3200 Buck Owens Blvd. • 661.864.7874 FlightFitnFun.com 866.425.7353 VisitBakersfield.com/MuseumTrail
KernScot.org/Highland-Games.html RiversEndRafting.com
• Bakersfield Village Fest – September BakersfieldVillageFest.com
• Via Arté Italian Street Painting Festival – October ViaArteBakersfield.com
MaderaWineTrail.com
• Chowchilla Stampede & Cattle Drive March 8-10 • Bass Lake Fishing Derby May 4 & 5 BassLakeChamber.com
• Oakhurst Fall Festival October 11-13
Yosemite National Park 559.683.4636 • NPS.gov/yose/
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1400 19th St. • 661.321.0061
FamosoRaceway.com
ChowchillaChamber.org
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
559.683.4636 BassLakeChamber.com
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2800 Buck Owens Blvd. • 661.328.7560 BuckOwens.com
The Bakersfield Museum Trail
NPS.gov/seki/
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• River’s End Rafting – May – September
• Clovis Fest and Hot Air Balloon Fun Fly – October 26-27
Bloomingcamp Ranch
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Madera Wine Trail
Oakdale Cowboy Museum
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• Grizzly Fest Music, Food and Arts Festival – May 4-5
• PRCA Rodeo – 2nd Weekend in April Oakdale Rodeo Grounds
• Salmon Festival – 2nd Sat. in November Knights Ferry
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Woolworth‘s Lunch Counter
• Madera Wine Trail Weekend Every February and November Various locations in Madera, O’Neals, Fraint & Oakhurst
17968 Covered Bridge Rd. • 209.881.3517 StanislausRiver.com/park
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• Fall Harvest Wine Journey – TBA
Fossil Discovery Center
• Chocolate Festival – 3rd Weekend in May
Corner of 3500 Mooney/Caldwell 559.730.6021 VisaliaFarmersMarket.com
• 24th Annual Kern Scottish Society Gathering & Games – April
TOP 3 EVENTS
Oakdale History Museum
VisitVisalia.com/Calendar
Farmer’s Market Year-round Saturday Mornings
• Good Vibrations March Meet – March
ClovisRodeo.com
TOP 5 EVENTS
OakdaleRodeo.com
210 N. Tipton St. • 559.733.5975 ImagineUMuseum.org
Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace
• Clovis Rodeo – April 25-28
GrizzlyFestival.com
19450 Ave. 21 1/2, Chowchilla, CA 559.665.7107 • MaderaMammoths.org
ImagineU Children’s Museum
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YOSEMITE
InternationalFestivalModesto.org
5600 W. Cypress Ave. • 559.635.7275 AdventurePark.com
BAKERSFIELD
FresnoCountyWineJourney.com
790 Shaw Ave. ShopFigGardenVillage.com
Adventure Park
300 N. Giddings St. • 559.732.4433 milb.com/visalia
FresnoFair.com
Fig Garden Village
27000 S. Mooney Blvd. • 559.624.7326 TulareCountyMuseum.org
Visalia Craft Beer Festival – April 27 Boots, Brews & Bacon – July 27 Dark Sky Festival – August 23-25 Oktoberfest – September 27 Taste of Downtown – October 2 Taste the Arts – October 19
Visalia Rawhide Baseball
• The Big Fresno Fair – October 3-14
456 Clovis Ave. OldTownClovis.org
10528 State Hwy. 120 • 209.847.7437 BloomingcampRanch.com
StocktonRestaurantWeek.com
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Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Old Town Clovis
ModestoPorchFest.com
355 East F St. • 209.847.7049 OakdaleCowboyMuseum.org
• Stockton Restaurant Week Held Each January
8767 E. Waterloo Rd. • 209.931.1196 TheFruitBowl.com
• Merced County Fair – June
TOP 5 EVENTS
5021 W. Shaw Ave. UndergroundGardens.com
• PorchFest – 3rd Sunday in May Various Patios
212 West F St. • 209.844.5161 OakdaleMuseum.org
VisitStockton.us/greekfestival
The Fruit Bowl
CastleAirMuseum.org
FRESNO Forestiere Underground Gardens
Stanislausaos.wordpress.com
10040 State Hwy. 120 • 209.848.3139 OakdaleCheese.com
• Greek Food Festival Held Each September
3732 Carpenter Rd. • 877.778.6258 VisitStockton.us/BuddhistTemple
• Open Cockpit Day at Castle Air Museum – May
The Vista Ranch and Cellars
894 W. Belmont Ave FresnoChaffeeZoo.org
• Artist Open Studio Tour – April County-Wide
Great Valley Museum
VisitStockton.us/stocktonpride
Stockton Cambodian Buddhist Temple
5050 Santa Fe Dr. • 209.723.2182 CastleAirMuseum.org
KikiRaina.com
7326 East Hwy. 140 • 209.722.8200 VistaCellars.com
ModestoMarathon.com
209.652.7190 • McHenryMansion.org 209.577.5366 • McHenryMuseum.org
• Stockton Pride Festival Held Each August
3121 Monte Diablo Ave. • 209.937.8206 PixieWoods.org
• Modesto Marathon – March Downtown
McHenry Mansion & Museum
VisitStockton.us/cambodianNY
Pixie Woods
Gallo Center For The Arts
2912 Church St. • 209.605.7354 LoValPacas.com
• Stockton Cambodian New Year Held Each April
402 W. Weber Ave. • 209.465.4386 ChildrensMuseumStockton.org
TOP 5 EVENTS
Lilly of the Valley Alpaca Farm
AsparagusFest.com
Children’s Museum of Stockton
MODESTO
Downtown, 10th & 11th, G & K Streets ModestoCruiseRoute.com
DowntownVacaville.com
TOP 5 EVENTS
YosemiteThisYear.com
Applegate Park and Zoo
WintersChamber.com
Historic Graffiti Cruise Route
DowntownVacaville.com
STOCKTON
559.683.4636
21st and North St. • 209.723.2401 MercedMuseum.org
• California Honey Festival – May
1000 I Street • 209.338.2100 GalloArts.com
DowntownVacaville.com
VisitVacaville.com
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35265 Willow Ave., Clarksburg, CA 916.744.1615 • OldSugarMill.com
• Visit Vacaville Farm to Table Dinner July 27
707.450.0500
PlayFresno.org
Mooney Grove Park / Tulare County Museum
Old Sugar Mill
DowntownVacaville.com
VACAVILLE
800.788.0836
• Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete – March
YoloBrewfest.com 1958 Hays Ln., Woodland, CA 530.666.9700 • CaliforniaAgMuseum.org • Winters Lighted
• Rockin Blues & Brews Fest July 6
VisitFairfieldCA.com
FRESNO
Merced County, Courthouse Musuem
WoodlandCelticGames.org
California Agriculture Museum
• Vacaville Farmers Market Saturdays May-October
877.WE.RFUN
VisitMerced.travel
• Woodland Celtic Games & Festival – April
19326 County Rd. 78, Brooks, CA 530.796.2810 • SekaHills.com
FAIRFIELD
800.446.5353
Downtown Winters
CaliforniaHoneyFestival.com Corner of B Street & C Street • 530.756.1695 • Whole Earth Festival – May DavisFarmersMarket.org
FiestaDays.org
Imagine That! Children’s Science Museum
MERCED
TOP 5 EVENTS
Séka Hills Olive Mill & Tasting Room
321 Nut Tree Rd. • 707.447.2255 PremiumOutlets.com/Outlet/Vacaville
VisitOakdale.com
VISALIA
400 N. Harbor Blvd., West Sacramento, CA SacramentoRiverTrain.com 800.866.1690 • SacramentoRiverTrain.com
Vacaville Premium Outlets
209.345.9264
TOP 5 EVENTS
Davis Farmers Market
2625 Mankas Corner Rd. • 707.864.1529 ILFiorello.com
5115 Quinn Rd. • 707.448.5525
OAKDALE
MERCED
Sacramento RiverTrain
The Rock Shop
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TOP 6 EVENTS
Main St. & Railroad Ave. • 530.795.2329 DiscoverWinters.com
IL Fiorello Olive Oil Company
1661 East Monte Vista Ave. NutTreeVacaville.com
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• Coarsegold Tarantula Festival October 26 bit.ly/TarantulaFestival
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CENTRAL VALLEY 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0 Located in the heart of Northern California, less than an hour from both San Francisco and Sacramento and just 15 minutes from Napa Valley, Fairfield is best known for being home to the world-famous Jelly Belly Factory.
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Experience the famous Yolo County sunflower bloom, unique bat migration on the Pacific Flyway, one-of-a-kind farm to fork experiences and authentic small-town Americana vibes. Request your free vacation guide on our website today!
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Come discover a thriving wine region in Suisun Valley, locally crafted brews, olive oil tastings, beautiful outdoor parks, championship golf courses, and so much more. Fairfield is truly a destination full of surprises.
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Conveniently Located just off U.S. Hwy 99 710 West 16th Street • Merced, CA 95340 • 209-724-8104 visitcalifornia.com/attraction/california-welcome-center-merced
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Featuring more than 120 Premium Outlet stores in addition to the Nut Tree shopping center and boutiques downtown, Vacaville is a shopper's paradise. Our charming historic downtown hosts festivals and events almost every weekend, and Vacaville also offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor adventure. With a family-friendly small-town feel, Vacaville is a fantastic spot for a weekend getaway.
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From food to music, and craft beer to wine, Bakersfield is a city of festivals. Take in the thriving art scene and First Friday Art Walk. Indulge at one of the many Basque, Mexican or Mediterranean restaurants, and visit the local microbreweries to cap your unbeatable visit to Bakersfield!
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Make Visalia your base camp when visiting the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. The seasonal Sequoia Shuttle offers round trip service to Sequoia National Park from most Visalia hotels. Stroll down vibrant Main Street in charming downtown Visalia for restaurants, shops, arts and entertainment. Find the perfect craft brew and seasonal menus at locally owned restaurants, featuring farm-to-table options.
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You haven’t truly experienced California until you’ve explored Fresno County, home to the blossom trail, where orchards flutter with pink-hued petals. Tour the subterranean gardens and living quarters at the Forestiere Underground Gardens. Taste locally grown produce, or sip your way through the Fresno County Wine Journey.
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Arts and Culture thrive in this proud community. From the galleries at our Multicultural Art Center to the live performances at Playhouse Merced, there is something for everyone! Come play, stay and experience Merced!
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Join us in Modesto, the heart of arts and entertainment, fantastic festivals, spirited nightlife and an amazing array of locally sourced cuisine. Modesto is lively and welcoming year-round, come experience all we have to offer.
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661.852.7282 or toll free 866.425.7353 • VisitBakersfield.com
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