Bay Area Food Festivals and Events - August, 2012

[hhc]

Noisette, Sat 8/4/12, 12pm for VIPS, 1pm for everyone else
Speakeasy Brewery (1195 Evans, at Keith), SF

Aloha Festival, Aug 4-5, San Mateo
San Mateo Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Dr, San Mateo
www.pica-org.org

Art & Soul Festival, Oakland, Aug 4-5
Frank Ogawa Plaza, 14th St & Broadway

Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes, Aug 11-12
Los Gatos Town Civic Center, 100 E. Main St

Pistahan, Aug 12
Yerba Buena Gardens, 700 Howard St, SF

La Cocina Night Market
Fri Aug 17, 6pm
Alemany Farmer's Market (100 Alemany
)La Cocina is providing a FREE round-trip shuttle between the 24th St Bart station & the market

Assyrian Food Festival, Aug 18-19
Assyrian Church of the East
680 Minnesota Ave, SJ 408-314-6451
www.assyrianfest.com

SF Street Food Fest, Aug 18
11-7pm
Mission District on Folsom St between 20-26 streets, adjoining streets, parking lots, playgrounds
www.sfstreetfoodfest.com

Italian Family Festa, SJ, Aug 25-26
North Autumn St, between Julian & Santa Clara St, San Jose
408-293-7122, www.italianfamilyfestasj.org

[alopatenko]

Jewish Food Festival in Carmel
http://www.carmelbethisrael.org/calen...

[Melanie Wong]

8/26 Yoshi's JazzFest, Oakland (free)
http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artist/show/2948

8/26 - Vallejo-Napa Greek Festival, Vallejo
http://www.vallejoorthodoxchurch.org/

[hhc]

Castro Valley Greek Festival Aug 24-26, 2012
FREE Admission, authentic Greek food, live Greek music, dancing, vendor shopping
Sat 12-10p; Sun 12-7pm

Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church
20104 Center St, Castro Valley
www.greekfestival.me
510-581-8950

[Melanie Wong]

Aug 4 & 5 - Food festival for Boun Kao Phunsaa (laotian Buddhist Lent)
Wat Lao Saysettha, Santa Rosa
https://www.facebook.com/events/347217221994857/
and North Bay chowdown on Saturday ~ 11:30am

Earlier chowdown at Wat Lao Saysettha
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/852187

[westcoaststyle]

URL for Pistahan Parade and Festival

http://www.pistahan.net

[hhc]

Palo Alto Buddhist Temple Bazaar & Obon Odori Aug 4 from 5-11pm; Aug 5 from 12-10p
2751 Louis Rd, Palo Alto
http://www.pabt.org/

San Mateo Buddhist Temple Obon: Sat Aug 11 at 7pm. 2 S. Claremont St, San Mateo
http://www.sanmateobuddhisttemple.org/#

[Civil Bear]

4th Annual Way Out West BBQ Championships, Stockton Aug18
http://www.wayoutwestbbq.com/

4th Annual Smokin' on the Water, Lakeport Aug 25
http://www.konocti-vista-casino.com/b...

[majordanby]

Watsonville Strawberry Festival
Aug 4-5, 10 to 7pm
http://cityofwatsonville.org/visitors/strawberry-festival

Paso Robles Olive Festival
Aug 18th, 10 to 5 pm
http://www.pasoroblesolivefestival.com/

[Melanie Wong]

URLs for

Gravenstein Apple Fair
http://www.gravensteinapplefair.com/

Noisette
http://noisette.noisepop.com/

Hayward Zucchini Festival
http://www.haywardzucchini.org/Pages/...

[hhc]

Nihonmachi Street Fair, SF Japantown Aug 4-5
Edit: http://www.nihonmachistreetfair.org/

Gravenstein Apple Fair, Sebastopol. Aug 11-12
Edit: http://www.gravensteinapplefair.com/

21st Annual Tomato Festival, Fairfield, Aug 18-19
http://www.fairfieldmainstreet.com/calendar/75/4-20th-Annual-Tomato-Festival.html

Hayward Zucchini Festival, Aug 18-19
Edit: http://www.haywardzucchini.org/Pages/default.aspx

India Festival, Fremont, Aug 18-19
Edit: http://www.fiaonline.org/

[Melanie Wong]

8/25 Taste of Petaluma
http://www.tasteofpetaluma.org/

8/25 Penngrove Luau
http://penngrovesocialfiremen.org/index.php/events/107-penngrove-luau-2012

8/25 GreenDog Celebration, Dutton Ranch, Windsor
http://greendogproject.com/Upcoming_Events.html

8/25 Dinner in the Vineyard, Healdsburg, Benefit for North County Community Services
http://www.stpauls-healdsburg.org/

8/31 to 9/2 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend - various venues
http://www.sonomawinecountryweekend.com/