Mendocino Events & Festivals
The Northern California coast plays host to several exciting special events and festivals throughout the year, and The Heritage House Resort & Spa is perfectly situated near them. See our Local Area Calendar below for a list of upcoming events & festivals.
Crab Cake Cook-Off & Wine Tasting Competition
Held midway through the long winter months, this countywide festival is an opportunity to shrug off the winter blues and indulge in fine seafood, wine, and beer.
Seafood & Sips Mendocino
Formerly known as Crab & Wine Days, this January and February, take part in the 10-day festival Seafood & Sips Mendocino! Enjoy the Cioppino Feed, the Crab Cake Cook-Off, the Inaugural Mendocino Sparkling Wine Celebration, and restaurants featuring special seafood offerings and sips of wines, beers, ciders, spirits, and even CBD-infused beverages!
The Paris Quartet
The Paris Quartet, (harpsichord, viola da gamba, flute, and violin), based in the San Francisco Bay Area, has played the chamber music of Bach, Rameau, Telemann, Couperin, and occasionally other great composers since 2008. They love this stuff.
Point Arena Lighthouse ‘Hometown Holidays’
Celebrate the season on Main Street in Point Arena! Shops, galleries, and an Arts & Crafts Pop-Up Market will offer unique holiday gifts, special discounts and festive foods. Plus caroling and a tree lighting ceremony.
Festival of Lights 2022
Each winter the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens transforms into a spectacular show of glittering color. The 12th annual Festival of Lights will run rain or shine each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening from November 25 through December 18. We can't wait to share more festive cheer and inventive light displays with you!
Willits Arts Party
The Willits Center for the Arts and the Willits Community Theatre presents the Willits Arts Party, an all-ages celebration of the ARTS showcasing the performance…
Yeah Boy Concert at Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Yeah Boy is playing an outside concert at Anderson Valley Brewing Company. Join us at the Tap Room and Beer Park for a fun, free-of-charge…
Grab A Bite Night!
Mark your calendar for the last Grab A Bite Night event of the Summer season in the gardens at BARRA of Mendocino. Fairell's Farm Food…
History Makers: Print and Play
Children aged 2-6 and their grownups are invited to the Mendocino County Museum from 1-3 PM during the month of September for History Markers: Print…
Opus Chamber Music Concert
Cellist extraordinaire Joel Cohen and Friends will perform an engaging program of works for piano quintet and larger string ensemble. Among the pieces featured for…
Keep On Truckin’
Local band "Keep On Truckin" will be playing many of your favorite Rock, Blues, and R&B songs. You will not resist the urge to be…
Harvest Moon Dinner
Join this fundraiser for the Temple of Kwan to support the restoration and funding of the children's Chinese New Year!
Willits Summer Art Walks: Last Saturdays!
This Summer, the Willits arts community will showcase the best of Willits! Downtown Willits is brimming with talented artists and creative activity. Plan to spend…
Dirt Roosters Concert at Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Redbud is playing an outside concert at Anderson Valley Brewing Company. Join them at the Tap Room and Beer Park for a fun, free-of-charge, family-friendly…
Mixed Nuts – Headlands Coffeehouse
Mixed Nuts return to Headlands Coffeehouse and join them for a Free Fun Friday!
Redbud Concert at Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Redbud is playing an outside concert at Anderson Valley Brewing Company. Join them at the Tap Room and Beer Park for a fun, free-of-charge, family-friendly…
Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show
The Annual Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show, started in 1924, in Mendocino’s historic and picturesque Anderson Valley and has remained an old-time harvest festival…
History Makers: Print and Play
Children aged 2-6 and their grownups are invited to the Mendocino County Museum from 1-3 PM during the month of September for History Markers: Print…
Mendocino Open Paint Out – A Plein Air Festival
The Mendocino Art Center hosts the Mendocino Open Paint Out, a plein air festival, September 19-25. Watch artists paint outdoors, shop daily “wet paint” sales…
12:12: Approaching Light – Paintings by Virginia Sharkey
In September Partners Gallery is exhibiting the work of Virginia Sharkey in a show called 12:12: Approaching Light. The subject of Virginia Sharkey’s large-scale abstract…
Gathering Time: Pomo Art During the Pandemic
Contemporary Pomo Artists reflect on the heartbreak of COVID and the cultural traditions that provided hope and sustained them Ukiah’s Grace Hudson Museum will open…
Coast Highway Art Collective “Catch the Image/Make the Cut”
The community is invited to a new art exhibit at the Coast Highway Art Collective with a reception on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 12:00 PM…
Point Arena Light Station Whale Watch Room Gallery Exhibit
The Point Arena Light Station is thrilled to present its inaugural Whale Watch Room Art Exhibit! We are welcoming Irish Beach artist Sandra Martinez Regan,…
Music in the Redwoods
Your evening of music begins with a train ride departing from the Fort Bragg depot at 6:30 PM. You'll arrive at The Glen and settle…
imPRESSED: A Celebration of Printmaking
ImPRESSED celebrates the art of printmaking and community. Prints from local artists, both contemporary and beloved, will come together to inspire an appreciation for the…
Art in the Gardens
We are already looking forward to the 29th annual Art in the Gardens (AIG) at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens! Join us in a celebration of creative expression, gorgeous gardens, music, food, and drink. In addition to the annual festivities, the weekend will kick off with a party (the Soireé is back!) and a variety of workshops to get your creative juices flowing.
Mendocino Music Festival
Established in 1986, the Mendocino Music Festival was the dream of Allan Pollack, Susan Waterfall and former principal bassoonist of the San Francisco Symphony, Walter Green. The Festival is a magical blend of fine music by outstanding performers in one of the most enchanting sites in Northern California. Evenings include orchestra concerts, Big Band, chamber music ensembles, dance, blues, jazz, world, folk, bluegrass and popular contemporary music. Daytime concerts include lecture/recitals at the Piano Series, a performance by participants in the Emerging Artists Program, and small concerts in intimate venues throughout the historic town of Mendocino.
The World’s Largest Salmon Barbecue
Gather family and friends for the next Annual World's Largest Salmon Barbecue! Savor delicious food and enjoy live music for a good cause: all proceeds are used to improve salmon populations on the Northern California coast.