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El Dorado - Burns Night Supper
2024-01-25 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
January 25, 2024 | Shakespeare Club 2940 Bedford Ave, Placerville
If you are of Scottish heritage or just loved Outlander and Braveheart, you won’t want to miss this rousing evening of men in kilts, bagpipes, local wines, and Scotch whiskey!
Join the festivities and wear a touch of tartan or a kilt or course!
Bring your appetite and your love of all things Scottish! Experience a traditional seven-course Scottish dinner with a local Sierra Highlands touch, all courses paired with wine. There will be live Robert Burns poetry and bagpipes. Live music is provided by the O’Connell Street Band, and we will even send you home with a goodie bag that includes a wee dram!

Taste of Amador
2024-01-20 15:00 - 18:00
The Amador County Vintners Association is excited to announce an all new, intimate, wine and food experience coming January 2024. Join us for a Taste of Amador, an afternoon of intimate wine and food pairing, at the Murieta Inn & Spa Ballroom and experience Amador wine like never before at this unique wine tasting experience.
Enjoy wine tasting from select local wineries along with small bite pairings and live music from 3pm – 6pm. Go on a wine tasting journey with each winery as they share select wines in this intimate tasting event.
Taste of Amador at the Murieta Inn & Spa
7337 Murieta Dr, Rancho Murieta, CA 95683
Saturday, January 20th
3:00PM – 6:00PM

Sacramento Dine Downtown
2024-01-12 - 2024-01-21
It’s an exclusive culinary experience you don’t want to miss!
Enjoy specially crafted three-course meals at participating restaurants across Sacramento. One dollar from every Dine Downtown meal purchased will be donated to the Food Literacy Center.
Participating restaurants:
Frog and Slim
Dawson’s Steakhouse
Rio City Cafe
Grange
Magpie
Butcher and Barrel
Frank Fat’s
Foundation Restaurant and Bar
Revolution Winery and Kitchen
Kodaiko Ramen and Bar
Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Company

Visit Sacramento - Upcoming Food & Drink Events
2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
Sacramento is America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital, which means there’s never any shortage of food and drink events. The highlight each year is the annual Farm-to-Fork Festival in September, but not a weekend goes by without some form of food or drink event, whether it’s a tasting menu, a beer pairing, a winery concert, a food tour, or anything else you can think of.
Popular dining events include Dine Downtown, where restaurants offer three-course prix-fixe menus, the Bloody Mary Festival, Caviar Day (did you know Sacramento produces 80 percent of the domestic caviar?), Sacramento Beer Week, cocktail classes and so many more. Search the event listings here to find one that fits your taste.

Festive Ornaments and Sparkling Delights Food Tour
2023-12-16 - 2023-12-22
Kickstart your holiday season in style with the “Festive Ornaments and Sparkling Delights Food Tour.” Come out for an afternoon filled with effervescent beverages, creative ornament painting, and delectable desserts. Gather your friends and immerse yourself in this exclusive experience that celebrates the season in a uniquely fun way, complete with a charming keepsake ornament to remember it by.

Christmas Charcuterie Class
2023-12-15 08:00 - 17:00
Join Marina from Grazing Gouda and Track 7 Brewing Company for a Christmas-themed Charcuterie Class by Grazing Gouda! Learn how to make a Charcuterie board in this live Christmas-themed Charcuterie 101 class. Marina will teach you everything you need to know on how to arrange a beautiful charcuterie board.

Cornish Christmas - Downtown Grass Valley
2023-11-24 18:00 - 2023-12-22 21:00 | Downtown Grass Valley
Cornish Christmas invites you to “Mill” around downtown, stroll with your favorite hot beverage from the GVDA and Chamber Holiday Beverage Booths, and visit a Winter Festival of Cornish Christmas favorites you know and love. Shop our Downtown Mill Street Plaza and Main Street with extended Holiday Hours.
Downtown Grass Valley will be filled with the sights and sounds of an old-fashioned Christmas; carolers, musicians, and a fire pit to roast chestnuts and warm your hands. Look for Santa and Mrs. Claus, the Tree Lady, and other holiday characters. The event hosts craft and food vendors, and the town shops, restaurants, wine-tasting rooms, tap houses, and bars are open. The streets will be awash in festive holiday décor, lights, and sparkling windows.
Bring your camera to take photos with Santa; he’ll be waiting for everyone.
In addition to extended holiday shopping hours on certain days, the Grass Valley Downtown Association (GVDA) and the GV Chamber will have holiday drink booths located on Mill Street and at the Clocktower at Mill and Main. Enjoy favorite hot chocolate, hot apple cider, and other beverages. Sip, Stoll, and Shop downtown to find your holiday treats.
Pause at the steps of the historic Union Building as the Cornish Carol Choir performs traditional homeland Christmas carols. Enjoy the wide selection of holiday music amongst the trappings of a historic gold rush town.
Call Grass Valley Downtown Association at 530-272-8315 with any questions.
Perfectly Behaved Pets on a leash are welcome at all downtown events.
Event Details
Holiday drinks at all restaurants, tap houses, bars, vintners, and special event bars
This year patrons can roam the event area with drinks purchased from the GVDA and GV Chamber’s beverage booths (Main St from Church St to S Auburn, and Mill St from Neal St to Main St)
No alcohol to leave the event area and no Event Bar drinks to enter bars*. Alcohol purchased from bars remains in those brick-and-mortar businesses. Thank you.

Yolo Wine Night
2023-11-04 17:00 - 18:30 | Herringer Estates, 37375 Netherlands Rd, Clarksburg, CA, United States
Toast to 14 Yolo local wineries uniting for an evening of wine tasting, live music, and food trucks in Clarksburg at Heringer Estates.
Take the opportunity to revisit your favorites & try a new varietal or winery. Savor the uniqueness of each winery in Yolo County while discovering what makes us an exceptional grape-growing and wine-tasting destination in California!

Kilt & Cork - Event Calendar
2023-09-01 08:00 - 2023-12-13 17:00
Kilt & Cork Events has developed a reputation for producing unique and innovative events including wine, beer and music festivals. We can work with both for profit and non-profit entities to plan, execute and host premier regional events. Our level of involvement can range from simply consultation to complete event management and production. We specialize in “micro-festivals” with attendance from under 1000 up to 10,000 and partner with private venue, civic organizations, regional organizations and trade associations. Some of our past events include the Amarado Summer Festival, the River City Wine Week, WINEderLust, Placerville Oktoberfest and the Fair Play Harvest Wine Festival.
Upcoming events in 2022 include the Amador Four Fires, Saureel Summer Nights Concert Series, Gold Hill Country Music Festival, The Motherlode Beer & Music Festival and the City of Placerville Oktoberfest.

Visit El Dorado - Event Calendar
2023-09-01 08:00 - 2023-12-01 17:00

El Dorado Third Saturday Art Walk
2023-08-19 17:00 - 21:00 | Downtown Placerville
If you’re looking for a leisurely paced evening, time to check out the Downtown Placerville Art walk. Featuring loads of local talent and quaint shops to boot.
Art galleries and merchants on Placerville’s Historic Main Street are open late every third Saturday. Enjoy artist demos, music at the Belltower, wine and drink specials, and more! Grab a glass of wine and sip while you shop, its promised to be an enlightening experience.

20 Mile Taste
2023-08-05 16:00 - 19:00 | Rainbow Orchards, 2569 Larsen Drive, Camino, CA, 95709, United States
20 Mile Taste Event is El Dorado’s largest fundraising event that helps support 3rd Grade Farm Day, Fields of Learning and our agriculture curriculum programs for teachers? Enjoy Rainbow Orchards for a fun evening with dinner from John Sanders’ Old Town Grill and great music from Red Dirt Ruckus.
• Picnic Dinner by John Sanders of Old Town Grill
• Music by Red Dirt Ruckus
• Local Wine and Dessert Pairings
• Silent Auction

Apple Hill Summer Harvest Days
2023-08-05 10:00 - 2023-08-06 18:00 | Apple Hill, California, Camino
Apple Hill Growers present Summer Harvest Days, 10am – 5pm at participating ranches. This event will celebrate summer with activities and offerings that feature berries, plums, peaches, vegetables, wine, hard cider, baked goods, jams, treats, wine and more!
The bounty of summer is on full display at participating Apple Hill Growers. Baked goods, wine tasting, and much more! The event is free to attend, though some growers recommend making reservations.

Apple Hill Lavender Blue Days
2023-06-17 10:00 - 2023-06-25 16:00
The Apple Hill Growers event celebrates the official start of summer with activities and delicious offerings at various Apple Hill Growers. If you’ve not explored this region in the summer, it’s the perfect opportunity to discover Apple Hill™’s other seasons!
Think lavender, blueberries, strawberries, wine, flowers, hard cider, olive oil, baked goods, jams, treats, and more!
JUNE 17,18 AND JUNE 24, 25

Visit Sacramento - Events Calendar
2023-06-01 08:00 - 2023-08-31 17:00

Mother's Day in the Foothills
2023-05-13 12:00 - 2023-05-14 17:00 | Placer Wine Trail Wineries
Turn Mom’s favorite activity of “Drinking Wine” into a fun experience by creating a custom itinerary on the Placer Wine Trail. Stay tuned for special activities at member wineries.
Placer Wine Trail Country Drive w/Mom: special sales, munchies, food trucks, vendors and more!
Not a ticketed event, just choose your winery and Go!

Amador Vintners Event Calendar
2023-05-13 08:00 - 2023-08-12 17:00 | Amador Vintners Wineries

Gold Vibe Hard Kombuchary - Event Calendar
2023-05-09 08:00 - 2023-08-31 17:00

Go Nevada County - Event Calendar
2023-05-09 08:00 - 2023-08-31 17:00

El Dorado Wines - Explore Things to Do
2023-01-01 08:00 - 2023-02-28 17:00
