Sierra Foothills Harvest Festivals & U-Pick Farms
13 harvest festivals across the Sierra Foothills region — plus u-pick farms where you can pick your own.
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Food, music, and the season's best crop.
Boa Vista Orchards Cherry Days
June 11–21, 2026
Placerville · Free
A free cherry-harvest celebration in Apple Hill with fresh Bing cherries, treats, and weekend fun.
Lavender Blue Harvest Days
June 20–28, 2026
Camino
BlueberriesTwo June weekends of u-pick lavender and blueberries across the Apple Hill farms.
Apple Hill Summer Harvest Days
July 29 – August 6, 2026
Camino · Free
Mixed
PeachesA summer trail event spotlighting Apple Hill's stone fruits, berries, and farm-fresh bounty.
Sunflower Festival at The Flower Farm
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Loomis
A summer celebration in the sunflower fields at The Flower Farm in Loomis, with live music, you-pick sunflowers, and farm festivities.
Apple Hill Apple Harvest Season / Farm Events
September 5 – December 24, 2026
Camino · Free
Apple Hill's dozens of Camino-area farms open for fall apple picking, cider, and farm events each harvest season.
Bierwagen's Farm Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival
October 1–31, 2026
Chicago Park · Free
A century-old Sierra foothills farm where families pick pumpkins and apples all October long, free admission.
Loomis Fruit Shed Fest (formerly Eggplant Festival)
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Loomis · Free
Loomis trades its eggplant past for a celebration of the town's historic fruit sheds and farming heritage.
Calaveras Grape Stomp & Gold Rush Street Faire
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Murphys · Free
Stomp grapes barefoot and celebrate the Calaveras wine harvest in historic Murphys.
Big Crush Harvest Wine Festival
October 3–4, 2026 · Sat–Sun
Plymouth
Amador wine country's flagship harvest weekend brings together participating wineries for barrel tastings, crush-in-action demos, live music, and food pairings across the rolling foothill estates.
Great Pumpkin Race & Family Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Penn Valley · Free
A free fall festival where families decorate pumpkins and roll them down a race course in Penn Valley.
Plymouth Foothills Rotary Harvest Fest
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Plymouth · Free
A free Amador County harvest celebration with grape stomp, chili cook-off, and live music in downtown Plymouth.
Mountain Mandarin Festival
November 20–22, 2026 · Fri–Sun
Auburn
A 30-year Placer County tradition celebrating the foothills' famous Owari mandarin harvest.