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    3.0 (1 review)

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    California Beer Festival - Fez's and statue man

    California Beer Festival

    3.5(19 reviews)
    49.9 mi

    I won 2 tickets to this years Festival at the 'Preppy with a capital P'' Elite event in the ''Guac…read moreoff'' so I felt it rude not to use them. Glad I did come as it was a good day out despite not being a Beer drinker. I know.. wrong place to be, right? Parking was easy to find at the nearby school where a bus shuttle was provided to take everybody to the event which was nice - my first time ever on a school bus! So that was an experience. Getting into the event was easy and painless with just one quick bag and ID check and an exchange of a wrist band and off you go! Whole Foods were waiting on hand to give out sample glasses which were a quite sizable 3oz. Later we discovered that most of the vendors actually filled the way over 3oz line, Happy days! The event was quite a big space with Food trucks and other food vendors in one corner, lawn games down the far end and the stage surrounded by all of the Beer tents. Portable toilet's were also tucked away to the side if you dare venture into them. I had no choice but use one just an hour into the event and they were already pretty nasty with no tissues (lucky I keep some in my bag!). Most of the drinks on offer were more like Lager than Beer or Ale but interesting nonetheless.. there was one Honey one which I actually quite liked in small amounts. We saw two bands play while we were there - the first was good and got the crowd going but the second - a 13 or so member Michael Jackson Tribute band were terrible. Out of time and tune, it was probably about half way through their set my husband and I decided it was time to leave and look for some local food to soak up the alcohol.

    What a beautiful day! Perfect for a beer festival…read more.. My work gal pals and I were there all day, slingin' pretzel necklaces and serving up samples of Full Sail (until it ran out). Although it seemed like some were over-served, a majority of the attendees were awesome South Bay/SF people who truly enjoyed drinking beer and being social. We were also lucky enough to have a booth in the shade so we didn't get too hot or sunburned. And we stayed the entire time! Good times - I hope that everyone else who attended had fun :)

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    California Beer Festival - Yay beer!

    Yay beer!

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    California Beer Festival - Bear drinking Kombucha at a beer fest. Perfectly normal, perfect healthy.

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    Bear drinking Kombucha at a beer fest. Perfectly normal, perfect healthy.

    The Great Monterey Clam Chowder and Calamari Festival

    The Great Monterey Clam Chowder and Calamari Festival

    1.0(6 reviews)
    33.9 mi

    This used to be a fun event but sadly the last time I went was deeply disappointed…read more. They changed the entertainment and it was not fun anymore. The posters advertised certain entertainers but those on the poster were not even hired to appear. So sad

    We were excited to hear that there was going to be a festival that focused on clam chowder and…read morecalamari; both foods that I have grown to absolutley love since I moved to CA. Well this was a big disapointment. First of all tokens, tokens for EVERYTHING. While the concept seems simple, it still wasn't proven to be beneficial as many people pawned off their unused tokens to everyone including our group, because we really didn't want anything else and there are absolutley NO REFUNDS on tokens. So $20 for 7 tokens, 3 gets you calamari, 3 gets you clam chowder, 1 gets your fries, soda etc. and 2 gets you margaritas/wine. It would have been all worth it IF the food was good. It wasn't, the clam chowder was really watered down, tasted like it came from a can and the calamari didn't taste fresh but extremely fishy. Not the standards I know, as we love the wharf and go to The Grotto all the time! We love their clam chowder! Crabby Jims also has great clam chowder and Albolennettis has amazing calamari where you can choose buffalo style or garlic. Anyways we asked what restaurant this came from and they couldn't say, and they said that it all came from the Wharf. Yeah right. We ended up walking down sampling clam chowder from our favs, and it was so delicious, not at ALL like the garbage from the festival. One thing that seemed interesting was the clam chowder ice cream, a little sweet a little salty and definatley something to try. I don't think it was worth 2 tokens because the scoop was so small. Anyhoo, we came with a party of 6 and we were all disapointed and agreed that anything going on at the plaza is bust.

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    The Great Monterey Clam Chowder and Calamari Festival - Entrance and booths

    Entrance and booths

    The Great Monterey Clam Chowder and Calamari Festival - Menu rates.  1 token = $3

    Menu rates. 1 token = $3

    The Great Monterey Clam Chowder and Calamari Festival - Strawberry shortcake, pretty good but taste store bought.

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    Strawberry shortcake, pretty good but taste store bought.

    Gilroy Garlic Festival Association

    Gilroy Garlic Festival Association

    2.8(786 reviews)
    42.1 mi

    I went on the Saturday in 2026. Getting inside isn't difficult but there are a lot of rules on what…read moretype of bag you can bring in. I brought a blanket from Costco that is basically a bag and has a strap. It was fine to bring in and perfect to set along the grass inside Gilroy Gardens. It was my first time at this festival and you get star struck on everything garlic. There was a garlic beer can but it didnt taste anything like garlic. For the food options, the best thing on your menu you can get is the tri tip fries. Its pretty tasty and yes theres garlic in it. My favorite part was the free garlic ice cream and meeting the local vendors selling garlic condiments. At the souvenir shop, I bought a Jalapeño and Habenero garlic olive oil. It doesnt taste like anything.

    My friends and I made a special trip to go this festival last month July 24th and it was the most…read moredisappointing experience ever! We were all so excited as we are garlic lovers. This was my personal experience: * We had to wait on a long line to get in and we were searched as if we were going into the pentagon! * Once we were in we were in disbelief at how small the event was! * All the vendors lacked garlic items for sale which was a big disappointment as it's supposed to be a GARLIC festival! We only found 3 vendors with garlic items. Everything was ridiculously expensive and not worth the money! Overall experience was pure disappointment and waste of our time and money! I do not recommend this event!

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    Gilroy Garlic Festival Association - Garlic beer

    Garlic beer

    Gilroy Garlic Festival Association - Marianne's garlic ice cream

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    Marianne's garlic ice cream

    Strawberry Festival

    Strawberry Festival

    2.9(28 reviews)
    41.0 mi

    I was so excited to go to the Strawberry Festival for the first time but was unfortunately very…read moreunderwhelmed. There's not enough strawberry if that makes sense. There's really only the main street that has food with strawberries in it like the strawberry tacos, strawberry tamales, strawberry pizza, etc. The rest of the streets are just full of assorted vendors and other food trucks. I was expecting stands with strawberry jams, jellies, candy, I mean the possibilities are limitless. I tried the big 3, strawberry tacos, strawberry tamales, and strawberry pizza. The taco line was the longest one at the entire festival and they were mediocre. The tortilla is just colored pink and I could barely taste the strawberry in the salsa and the strawberry bits on top also didnt add any strawberry flavor so it was basically just a sub par street taco. You get 4 per order but really not worth the $20. The strawberry tamale was the star and the only thing I would ever consider going back for. It was piping hot with whipped cream and fresh strawberry on top. There's no filling but it's still packed with strawberry flavor and I went back to get another before leaving. The strawberry pizza was good, fresh made so there may be a bit of a wait. I just wish there was more strawberry pieces and jam on top because it looked pretty much like a slice of cheese pizza with a sprinkle of strawberry. Parking was $10 in the city plaza structure, I recommend going early to get a spot as it was pretty full when we left. Overall I wouldn't go back again but good to experience the one time.

    Strawberry Festival comes by annually and definitely brings in the crowd. You can tell everyone was…read morehappily strolling around taking it in. So many amazing foods and drinks to choose from, y first strawberry tamale!! Vendors selling crafts and advertising products! If you've never been, you've gotta go!

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    Strawberry Festival
    Strawberry Festival

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    Gizdich Ranch - Dog friendly

    Gizdich Ranch

    4.3(911 reviews)
    42.0 mi
    •$$

    The good: This place is just all-so American and I love it…read more My aunt comes here for the berry pie and buys several of them to bring to me in SoCal. She's a frequent customer and she seldom eats pies. She sometimes freezes them. It's packed with so many berries and has a pure berry taste. It's sweet but still maintains the tartness/acidity of the berries so it helps your ability to eat more of it. My husband finished almost an entire pie in one day. The bad: My aunt said the apple pie is too sweet and therefore prefers the more tart/sour berry pie. I wish I tried the pie with ice cream because that would have been a nice compliment. The interesting: They're family owned and have been around for decades. You can pick fruits here too.

    Stopped by 10/4/2026 and it was the last day of the season for apple picking. There weren't too…read moremany apples left but we still managed to pick a handful. Very affordable prices. We also got slices of apple pie a la mode at the pie shop. Unfortunately they were out of the Dutch apple pie but the regular apple pie was still quite delicious. It was warm, fresh, and had a flaky crust. The vanilla ice cream was icy though and felt like it had freezer burn. The line at the pie shop moved quite slowly and got pretty long. Great vibes here and you get a pretty inclusive experience with fruit picking, a souvenir shop, the pie shop / deli, and a small pumpkin patch.

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    Gizdich Ranch - Dutch apple pie a la mode

    Dutch apple pie a la mode

    Gizdich Ranch - Dew dropped apples

    Dew dropped apples

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    Taste Of Morgan Hill - Scampi Shack

    Taste Of Morgan Hill

    5.0(4 reviews)
    51.9 mi

    This event no longer exists: :-(…read moreMaybe it will return someday it was a great addition to the downtown

    Taste Of Morgan Hill is a wonderful festival held in Historic Downtown Morgan Hill and it focuses…read moremainly on food and wine. This free and family friendly festival has been going on for the past 25 years and is one of the cities most popular events. They have a food court area with some amazing eats, a nice wine and beer garden for those looking to kick it up a notch, there are plenty of vendors, live entertainment, a quilt show in the Community Center and last but not least they have an amazing Custom & Classic Car Show. Not only that but they have plenty of rides for the children, pony rides, a petting zoo and the Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Center (W.E.R.C.) which brings live birds, snakes and other reptiles to educate people about wildlife. I have been coming to this festival every year for the past 4-5 years or so and I really enjoy it, there are certain vendors here that I like and I'm only able to find them here such as Mansmith's BBQ, Hillbilly Tea and Scampi Shack just to name a few. I love everything that the festival has to offer, there are some really great vendors here, great food and I absolutely love the car show. The car show is not a little rinky dink one either, it takes up a large portion of the street down by the Community Center and I just love to see all the old timers showing off their cars, comparing and reminiscing about when they bought the cars. This is definitely a must if you live in the SJ, Morgan Hill or Gilroy area because it really is a great festival. This is by far my favorite festival here and I will keep coming every year. It's best to come early morning because by 11-12 it's starting to get crowded and it's usually really hot by that time.

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    Taste Of Morgan Hill - Stage Area

    Stage Area

    Taste Of Morgan Hill - One of two mini bands playing throughout the festival

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    One of two mini bands playing throughout the festival

    Tequila & Taco Music Festival

    Tequila & Taco Music Festival

    5.0(1 review)
    54.2 mi

    First timer at the tequila & taco music festival...Had an absolute blast!? Who would of thought…read morecombining my two favorite things would bring so much joy! We arrived early and wow there was surely a line to meet us. It was pretty smooth entering when you arrive when the event starts. Now let's taco bout how awesome this event was!? We opted to get the souvenir glass with the one margarita drink purchase. We walked up to the margarita stands trying to see the options. One of the bartenders came up to us and asked, do you want to try the best margarita you'll ever had!? I mean who could say no to that, we were like game on! I was a bit skeptical at first because that's a tall order to serve. Once I took my first sip, my eyes lit up and I immediately took in all the flavor. I have to say, that was the best margarita I've ever tasted! It was a perfect combination of sweetness, watermelon flavor, salt, and spicy mix. Big shout out to Red and Aria for fixing a mean delicious drink! I set out to find the best al pastor tacos and I sure found many. So many choices of wonderfully authentic Mexican food. But, it's all about the tacos! There were carne asada fries, al pastor galore, lobster tacos, and so much more! The event got more and more busy as the day went on so we appreciated coming when they opened. We got to go home with full happy bellies, souvenir t-shirts, and souvenir glasses. We'll definitely be back for years to come! Cheers to tacos and tequila!

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    Tequila & Taco Music Festival
    Tequila & Taco Music Festival
    Tequila & Taco Music Festival

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