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A Taste of Redwood Valley – Holiday Wine Sale and Artisan Faire
November 21st – 22nd

A Taste of Redwood Valley invites old friends and new to join them for the 7th annual Holiday Wine Sale and Juried Artisan Faire.  Live Music, one-of-a-kind art,  friends, food, wine and Merriment

Festival of Trees – Gualala, CA
November 27th- 28th
Enjoy a Gualala Christmastime as it was in the 1850’s  when it was a thriving mill town.  Two “villages” will be decked out for the holidays and vendors dressed in period costume will be offering handmade crafts of the kind available during the 1850’s – quilting, weaving, knitting, felting, woodcraft, folk art, pottery, soap making, jewelry of metal and glass – accompanied with demonstrations of their skills.

 Holiday Lights Parade – Fort Bragg, CA
Saturday, December 5th
Lighted parade with Christmas tree lighting, carolers, and Santa in downtown Fort Bragg. Free to all.

Ukiah’s Annual Small Town Christmas – Ukiah, CA
Saturday, December 5th
Celebrate this wonderful time of year with your family and friends at Small Town Christmas in Downtown Ukiah. Have a photo taken with Santa, enjoy local performers, and stop by our local shops. There will be live entertainment in the Alex R. Thomas Plaza followed by the Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Skunk Train Christmas Train – Willits, CA
Willits Depot: Dec. 5, 6, 12- 23
Fort Bragg: Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20
A yuletide favorite of children and adults alike! Join Santa and his elves on a 90-minute magical ride through the light-strung trees of the redwood forest. Enjoy hot chocolate & homemade cookies while listening to strolling musicians and engaging storytellers. Pajamas welcome!  Fares: $31 for adults and $24 for children (ages 3 to 11). For more information and reservations, call 1-866-45-SKUNK or visit www.skunktrain.com.

Annual Mendocino Coast Candlelight Inn Tour
December 9th – 11th
The inns of Mendocino County’s ocean-side towns celebrate the holiday season with gorgeous and extravagant old-fashioned decorations and open-house hospitality. Benefits Mendocino Coast Children through Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Mendocino Unified School Enrichment (MUSE). One ticket includes all the days and light refreshments at the inns.

Annual Christmas Eve Celebration “The Festival of Nine Lessons” – Gualala, CA
Wednesday, December 24th
Mendocino County’s version of a tradition that has been offered each year since 1919 at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, will feature the Anchor Bay Children’s Choir and other musicians. At the Gualala Arts Center in Gualala.

Mendocino County Crab & Wine Days
January 22nd – January 31st, 2010

Every January, Mendocino County in Northern California celebrates locally harvested Dungeness crab and locally grown and produced wines with a festival that delights foodies and oenophiles alike! From gourmet, crab-themed dinners in four-star restaurants, to family-style cioppino feeds, a countywide Passport wine tasting, to the ever popular Crab-cake Cook Off featuring local Mendocino chefs, this festival has something for everyone!
Click here for a complete listing of festival events!

Visitors will enjoy a multitude of dinners, events and lodging specials over the course of the ten days — so head to Mendocino County come January and enjoy good food, fine wines, and family-friendly fun!

Visit www.goMendo.com
or call 1-866-goMendo
to plan your trip today!  

Come see. Come stay. Come back.

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