13th Annual Mendocino County Beer, Wine & Mushroom Festival, November 2-11, 2012 Every fall when the first gentle rains begin, the wild mushrooms flourish  in great abundance. About 80% of Mendocino County’s wild mushrooms come from national forest lands. Of the 3,000 mushroom species found in Mendocino County about 500 are edible, 100 have the [...]

Gateway to Beautiful Mendocino County Come celebrate the Fall Hopland Passport for two days, starting Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21, 2012 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm each day. There will be a total of 16 wineries participating in this fun fall event. There will be incredible food pairings at each of the wineries, which will [...]

The World’s Championship Abalone Cook-off & Festival is a benefit to help Mendocino Area Parks Association (MAPA) protect our state parks and is the biggest and most important fundraiser and they do appreciate your support. The festival is held in memory of Ken Tallman, and in honor of Sub-Surface Progression Dive Center and the Tallman [...]

Winesong! is an annual charity auction and wine tasting produced by the Mendocino Coast Hospital Foundation. Proceeds are used to enhance equipment, facilities and services at the Mendocino Coast Hospital. Our unique rural locale presents an environment in which the provision of comprehensive hospital services and up to date equipment is a tremendous challenge. Since [...]

Parade in downtown Main Street, Elk The 38th Annual Great Day in Elk is the end of summer community celebration. This event will be held on Saturday, August 18 from noon to 1:00 am at the Greenwood Community Center in downtown Elk. The festivities start with a parade through downtown Elk, followed by activities for [...]

  Labor Day weekend in Fort Bragg means Paul Bunyan Days and a lumber-jack rowdy good time!        This year Paul and Babe Hit The Beach.  This year’s celebration will be September 1, 2, 3, 2012. Over the years our Labor Day Weekends have been described as “old time small town fun” to “lumber-jack [...]

This year’s 10th Anniversary Yorkville Highlands Wine Festival will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Yorkville Cellars, located near mile marker 40.4 on Highway 128, between Cloverdale and Boonville. This year’s event will be held from 12:00 – 5:00 pm. The Yorkville Highlands Wine Festival has the old-time charm you just don’t find [...]

The 16,000 square foot Concert Hall Tent on the Mendocino Headlands overlooking the Pacific Ocean The Mendocino Music Festival will be held this year on July 7-21, 2012. The Mendocino Music Festival was the dream of former Principal Bassoonist of the San Francisco Symphony, Walter Green (1926-2007), Maestro Allan Pollack and Pianist Susan Waterfall. Maestro [...]

Pacific Salmon With the opening of the commercial salmon season in early May 2012, and after four long years of the closure of the commercial salmon season, this film festival is a real eye opener for the general public about the situation of the decline of the Pacific salmon. In conjunction with the World’s Largest [...]

The World’s Largest Salmon BBQ is held each year on the first Saturday of July. This year is July 7. This event is held at the South Mooring Basin, Noyo Harbor, Fort Bragg, California. BBQ tickets are $25 at the event. The Salmon Restoration Association (SRA) provides shuttle service from College of the Redwoods parking [...]