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Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
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Heather Farm Park301 N San Carlos Dr
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925) 934-2007
6 reviews for Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
FT's review brings up a very good point: if you're coming to the Walnut Creek Art & Wine festival for the art, you'll be very sorely disappointed. In fact, I've come to the festival for 4 of the last 5 years and I honestly think that the artists that exhibit here have gotten weaker every year.
That said, if you come here and focus more on the nice weather, food, and the ability to drink wine and beer in the open while strolling along perusing what the various exhibitors have to sell (not much, I'll give you that!) then you'll have a wonderful time. Make sure to try CJ's BBQ and Fish for some awesome catfish nuggets. Those things are so juicy and tender they just plain totally rock! The beer selection is also quite decent... This year they were serving Skinny Dip beer so I made sure to drink several of those! Thankfully my wife is pregnant so I had myself a designated driver! ;)
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Boooorrrring! A very boring event! I was hoping to see real art from real artists, not mass production products that sell in the store, not clothes, not hats, not insurance company, not home improvement store booth! So we don't have any artists in the tri-valley area? Do they all live in the city?
It was a disappointment and I was only there for less than half an hour. If you were there just for food and wine, then it's better... The 2 stars are for the free shuttle!
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I can only give it 4 stars since I was only here for about an hour. I came here with my cousin late Sunday after my cousin's baby shower. By 4:30 PM people were pretty drunk and faded. This was by far the largest art and wine festival that I've seen compared to the past ones at Heather Farms. Since my cousin's friends are the local cops we get to hear some funny stories as well as see some drunk guy almost get knocked out by one of the vendors since he is causing so much trouble. He even ran up on a person in drag and start thrusting next to them. When he went over to the fitness stand, they warned him before and were ready to knock him out. That would have been entertaining. There was so much good food, wine and items for sale.
There was also this super jumper. It has a rock wall and all these other areas. By far the largest jumper I've seen ever. And only $1 to play inside. Too bad I'm not a little kid. That would be weird for a group of adults to be in a jumper at an art and wine festival. They probably think I was drunk. haha
I have always had a great time at WC AWF!
Good wine, good food, friendly vendors and I have actually found (and purchased) a couple pieces of artwork in the years I've gone :) I say GO!
Do I go for the art? Heavens no. do I go for the wine? No, I don't like to drink in the sun on a hot afternoon but many people do. A lot of people. I go because I usually see friends, I like the live music, my daughter and I get our annual toe rings there, the weather is mostly nice and I can walk to it from home. ...three stars.
this is by far the east bay's best festival every year and my all time favorite as well. there are more than 200 artists, 2 stages of continuous music, an expanded children's area with petting zoo and so much more. they have so many great food booths as well. i'm not talking about crappy fair food but the best food from local restaurants. my problem is it's so very easy to eat all day long which is ok because they have alot of beer and wine. all of my favorite micro brews and wineries are here so i'm here all day long both days and try to pace myself carefully.
the parking is usually pretty difficult but i always seem to tend to luck out. if your not so lucky they have many shuffles that will take you to and from.
saturday 11:00-7:00pm and sunday 11:00-6:00pm
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