Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival This Weekend

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Now that Memorial Day has passed, it's time to get down to some serious summer fun! The 38th annual Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival will be held this weekend, June 1 and 2, at Heather Farm Park. Admission is free.

The award-winning festival features local artists, live music, a wide variety of food and drink concessions, Craft Beer Garden, Premium Wine Tent, interactive Kid’s Zone, and Festival Train for all ages to enjoy.

Organizers are upping the level of fun with a new Beer Pong Tournament, along with Corn Hole and other lawn games.

Walnut Creek’s own Shadowbrook Winery will be featured this year along with premium pours from Stags’ Leap and Trinitas in the Premium Wine Tent. Enjoy select wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley and Dundee Hills along with French and Italian varietals.

Beer is your beverage of choice? The Craft Beer Garden will offer local microbrews from Walnut Creek’s Calicraft, Del Cielo Brewing, Eight Bridges and many more to complement delicious treats from Heritage Eats, Chicken and the Farm, The Juicery, and Pig in a Pickle BBQ.

There will be plenty of entertainment. Local bands include Mustache Harbor, Neon Velvet, Mitch Woods, and Chicago the Tribute just to name a few.

Of course shoppers may browse hundreds of artists booths ranging from photography, jewelry, clothing, linens, lamps, porcelain pieces, delicate sketches, and much more.

The Oakland A’s Stomper will visit on Saturday, from 1 to 3 p.m. The Kid’s Zone includes an electric train around the lake, walk on water inside a giant bubble, and more!

Complimentary shuttle buses, available at Park & Ride locations in nearby Shadelands Business Park, run continuously during the festival. Parking at Heather Farm Park is $8.

The festival is open Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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