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FWHA
Far West Heritage Assoc.
337 West 3rd Street, Chico, CA 95928 530-892-1525
Sponsored by
California Nut Festival Events
There's a tremendous amount of fun going on at the California Nut Festival every festival day. Everything from starting your day with a walk / run through Almond Orchards in full bloom, to finishing up the night with live cooking demonstrations in the Big Room at Sierra Nevada. Nearly 20 Official Merchants have daily events all over Chico too, each and every day!
Starting February 16th, 5 full days before the Official Festival begins, Festival Merchants start the ball rolling and get into full swing with specials, tastings, tours and demonstrations. Thursday the 21st and on through to Sunday the 24th, each Festival Day is jam packed full of Nut Themed Events, Lunches, Lectures, Dinners and more. The Festival is hosted all over the area from Downtown Chico, the Patrick Ranch, the blossoms of Durham orchards and inside The Big Room at Sierra Nevada Brewery! Don't miss a day. The list of Events, times, descriptions and locations are right below. Most events are free open attendance. Some events are ticketed and have limited seating.
Maps to some Event Destinations - The Patrick Ranch - Women's Club - Sierra View - Chico Museum - Durham High - Enloe CC - Sierra Nevada
Main Events and Highlights? Click Here!
- Welcome
- Pre-Event Schedule
- Day 1 - Feb 21st
- Day 2 - Feb 22nd
- Day 3 - Feb 23rd
- Day 4 - Feb 24th
There's so much happening at The California Nut Festival, and it's happening everywhere, all over Chico and Durham! These Tab's will load each Day's Events List when you click on them.
You can print the complete list with the button above.
Some California Nut Festival Events require Tickets and may have limited seatings. Some of our major events sell out very quickly.
More information is available for our Main Events and Highlights here.
| Saturday February 16 |
11 a.m. | Children's Bee Book Storytime, Bee jigsaw puzzles, bee costumes, Maisie Jane's Sunshine nut samplings, walnut yo-yo's and walnut wooden bowls on display. | Bird
In Hand 320 Broadway |
| Saturday February 16 |
12 p.m. | Host of the Childrens Coloring Contest - Each color contest entrant will receive a coupon good for a 'free meal' at the Family Fun Day! Serving special burgers, salads and sandwiched with nuts. | Madison
Bear
Garden 316 W. 2nd St. |
| February 8 to February 22 |
February 8 - 22, Plein
Air Art Exhibit February 16, Opening Reception 4 – 8 p.m. |
Art
Etc 122 W. 3rd St. |
|
| Sunday February 17 |
All Day | Maisie Jane's Sunshine nut samplings, walnut yo-yo's and walnut wooden bowls on display. | Bird
In Hand 320 Broadway |
| Sunday February 17 |
2 p.m. | Reception and Readings for poetry participants at 2pm. Topics for Poetry Contest - nuts, local crops, blossoms or harvest, bees, pollinators |
Lyon
Books 121 W. 5th St. |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Baby Spinach Salad with Balsamic vinaigrette, Fuji apples, spiced Skinner Ranch pecans, crumbled blue cheese and Chocolate Nut Torte with local walnuts and pecans | 5th Street Steakhouse 345 W. 5th St. |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Chef Demonstration and Nut Featured Entrees | Black
Crow 209 Salem St. |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Maisie Jane's Sunshine nut samplings, walnut yo-yo's and walnut wooden bowls on display. | Bird
In Hand 320 Broadway |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Almond and Bee-Related Floral Arrangements | Christian
and Johnson 250 Vallombrosa Ave #100 |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston and Walnut Ornaments | DeSouza Gallery 152 E. 3rd St. |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Pecan
Pie, Walnut Pie and Nutty Entries Organic food from Chico's Organic Farmers! |
Grilla
Bites 119 W. 2nd Street 196 Cohasset Road |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Serving Nutty Entrees | Johnnie’s
Restaurant 220 W. 4th St. |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Serving Candied Pecan Blue Cheese Burger; Chinese Chicken Salad with Tamari Almonds; Children's Entrees: Almond butter with Jelly Sandwich; chicken strips with honey mustard dipping sauce | Madison
Bear
Garden 316 W. 2nd St. |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Unique gold and silver Almond and Walnut Jewelry | Mundy
& Company 152 E. 2nd St. |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Nutty
Dishes and
|
Tres
Hombres 100 Broadway |
| Monday February 18 |
All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | Vagabond
Rose 236 Main St. |
| Monday February 18 |
6-9pm | Nutty Entree Cooking Class ($50) | Spice
Creek Cafe 230 W. 3rd St. |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Baby Spinach Salad with Balsamic vinaigrette, Fuji apples, spiced Skinner Ranch pecans, crumbled blue cheese and Chocolate Nut Torte with local walnuts and pecans | 5th
Street Steakhouse 345 W. 5th St. |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Maisie Jane's Sunshine nut samplings, walnut yo-yo's and walnut wooden bowls on display. | Bird
In Hand 320 Broadway |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Almond and Bee-Related Floral Arrangements | Christian
and Johnson 250 Vallombrosa Ave #100 |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston and Walnut Ornaments | DeSouza Gallery 152 E. 3rd St. |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Pecan Pie, Walnut Pie and Nutty Entries - Organic food from Chico's Organic Farmers! | Grilla
Bites 119 W. 2nd Street 196 Cohasset Road |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Serving Nutty Entrees | Johnnie’s
Restaurant 220 W. 4th St. |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Serving Candied Pecan Blue Cheese Burger; Chinese Chicken Salad with Tamari Almonds; Children's Entrees: Almond butter with Jelly Sandwich; chicken strips with honey mustard dipping sauce | Madison
Bear
Garden 316 W. 2nd St. |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Unique gold and silver Almond and Walnut Jewelry | Mundy
& Company 152 E. 2nd St. |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Nutty
Dishes and
|
Tres
Hombres 100 Broadway |
| Tuesday February 19 |
All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | Vagabond
Rose 236 Main St. |
| Tuesday February 19 |
6-9 pm | Nutty Entree Cooking Class ($50) | Spice
Creek Cafe 230 W. 3rd St. |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Baby Spinach Salad with Balsamic vinaigrette, fuji apples, spiced Skinner Ranch pecans, crumbled blue cheese and Chocolate Nut Torte with local walnuts and pecans | 5th Street Steakhouse 345 W. 5th St. |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Chef Demonstration and Nut Featured Entrees | Black
Crow 209 Salem St. |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Maisie Jane's Sunshine nut samplings, walnut yo-yo's and walnut wooden bowls on display. | Bird
In Hand 320 Broadway |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Almond and Bee-Related Floral Arrangements | Christian
and Johnson 250 Vallombrosa Ave #100 |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | DeSouza Gallery 152 E. 3rd St. |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Pecan Pie, Walnut Pie and Nutty Entries - Organic food from Chico's Organic Farmers! | Grilla
Bites 119 W. 2nd Street 196 Cohasset Road |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Serving Nutty Entrees | Johnnie’s
Restaurant 220 W. 4th St. |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Serving Candied Pecan Blue Cheese Burger; Chinese Chicken Salad with Tamari Almonds; Children's Entrees: Almond butter with Jelly Sandwich; chicken strips with honey mustard dipping sauce | Madison
Bear
Garden 316 W. 2nd St. |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Unique gold and silver Almond and Walnut Jewelry | Mundy
& Company 152 E. 2nd St. |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Nutty
Dishes and
|
Tres
Hombres 100 Broadway |
| Wednesday February 20 |
All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | Vagabond
Rose 236 Main St. |
| Tuesday-Saturday February 20 - 23 |
Evenings | Serving nutty entrees | Spice
Creek Cafe 230 W. 3rd St. |
| TIME | Opening Day - Thursday, Feb 21st | WHERE |
| 10 a.m. | Agribee™ finals (3rd and 4th graders compete in a spelling and definition contest of agricultural related words). | Patrick Ranch |
| 7 p.m. | Book Club
discussion with author Steven Buchmann, "Letters from the Hive" More info at Highlights |
Women’s
Club 592 East 3rd Street |
| All Day | Maisie Jane's Sunshine nut samplings, walnut yo-yo's and walnut wooden bowls on display. | Bird
In Hand 320 Broadway |
| All Day | Baby Spinach Salad with Balsamic vinaigrette, Fuji apples, spiced Skinner Ranch pecans, crumbled blue cheese and Chocolate Nut Torte with local walnuts and pecans | 5th Street Steakhouse 345 W. 5th St . |
| All Day | Chef Demonstration and Nut Featured Entrees | Black
Crow 209 Salem St . |
| All Day | Almond and Bee-Related Floral Arrangements | Christian
and Johnson 250 Vallombrosa Ave #100 |
| All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | DeSouza Gallery 152 E. 3rd St . |
| All Day | Pecan Pie, Walnut Pie and Nutty Entries - Organic food from Chico 's Organic Farmers! | Grilla
Bites 119 W. 2nd Street 196 Cohasset Road |
| All Day | Serving Nutty Entrees | Johnnie's Restaurant 220 W. 4th St . |
| All Day | Serving Candied Pecan Blue Cheese Burger; Chinese Chicken Salad with Tamari Almonds; Children's Entrees: Almond butter with Jelly Sandwich; chicken strips with honey mustard dipping sauce | Madison
Bear
Garden 316 W. 2nd St . |
| All Day | Unique gold and silver Almond and Walnut Jewelry | Mundy
& Company 152 E. 2 nd St . |
| All Day | Nutty Dishes and California Nut Festival Raffle | Tres
Hombres 100 Broadway |
| All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | Vagabond
Rose 236 Main St . |
| TIME | Second Day - Friday, Feb 22nd | WHERE |
| 7:30 a.m. | Almond Blossom Tours - See more info at Highlights | Start at Patrick Ranch |
| 10 a.m. | Author Stephen L. Buchmann reads from his children’s book, The Bee Tree | Sierra
View
Elementary 1598 Hooker Oak Ave |
| All Day | Baby Spinach Salad with Balsamic vinaigrette, fuji apples, spiced Skinner Ranch pecans, crumbled blue cheese and Chocolate Nut Torte with local walnuts and pecans | 5th Street Steakhouse 345 W. 5th St . |
| All Day | Maisie Jane's Sunshine nut samplings, walnut yo-yo's and walnut wooden bowls on display. | Bird
In Hand 320 Broadway |
| All Day | Chef Demonstration and Nut Featured Entrees | Black
Crow 209 Salem St . |
| All Day | Almond and Bee-Related Floral Arrangements | Christian
and Johnson 250 Vallombrosa Ave #100 |
| All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | DeSouza Gallery 152 E. 3rd St . |
| All Day | Pecan Pie, Walnut Pie and Nutty Entries - Organic food from Chico 's Organic Farmers! | Grilla
Bites 119 W. 2nd Street 196 Cohasset Road |
| All Day | Serving Nutty Entrees | Johnnie's Restaurant 220 W. 4th St . |
| All Day | Serving Candied Pecan Blue Cheese Burger; Chinese Chicken Salad with Tamari Almonds; Children's Entrees: Almond butter with Jelly Sandwich; chicken strips with honey mustard dipping sauce | Madison
Bear
Garden 316 W. 2nd St . |
| All Day | Unique gold and silver Almond and Walnut Jewelry | Mundy
& Company 152 E. 2 nd St . |
| All Day | Nutty Dishes and California Nut Festival Raffle | Tres
Hombres 100 Broadway |
| All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | Vagabond
Rose 236 Main St . |
| TIME | Third Day - Saturday Feb 23rd | WHERE |
| 8 a.m. | Almond Blossom Run/Walk - See more info in Highlights | Start at Durham High School |
| 9a.m. – 3p.m. | Community Heart Health Fair | Enloe
Conference
Center 1531 Esplanade |
| 11 a.m. | Chef Deborah Madison cooks with nuts. See more info in Highlights | Sierra Nevada Brewery’s Big Room |
| 11 a.m. | Children's Bee Book Storytime, Bee jigsaw puzzles, bee costumes, Maisie Jane's Sunshine nut samplings, walnut yo-yo's and walnut wooden bowls on display. | Bird
In Hand 320 Broadway |
| Noon | Children’s Coloring Contest | Madison
Bear
Garden 316 W. 2nd St . |
| 1 – 3 p.m. | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston and Walnut Ornaments | Vagabond
Rose 236 Main St . |
| 1 – 3 p.m. | Meet the Farmer and Nut Cracker Display - Emmett Skinner | Collier
Hardware 205 Broadway |
| 4 p.m. | Chef Deborah Madison cooks with nuts | Sierra Nevada Brewery’s Big Room |
| 7:30 p.m. | Jeff Price, Nobel Peace Laureate – Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture | CSUC, Ayers 106 |
| All Day | Baby Spinach Salad with Balsamic vinaigrette, Fuji apples, spiced Skinner Ranch pecans, crumbled blue cheese and Chocolate Nut Torte with local walnuts and pecans | 5th Street Steakhouse 345 W. 5th St . |
| All Day | Chef Demonstration and Nut Featured Entrees | Black
Crow 209 Salem St . |
| All Day | Almond and Bee-Related Floral Arrangements | Christian
and Johnson 250 Vallombrosa Ave #100 |
| All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston and Walnut Ornaments | De
Souza Gallery 152 E. 3rd St . |
| All Day | Pecan Pie, Walnut Pie and Nutty Entries - Organic food from Chico 's Organic Farmers! | Grilla
Bites 119 W. 2nd Street 196 Cohasset Road |
| All Day | Serving Nutty Entrees | Johnnie's Restaurant 220 W. 4th St . |
| All Day | Serving Candied Pecan Blue Cheese Burger; Chinese Chicken Salad with Tamari Almonds; Children's Entrees: Almond butter with Jelly Sandwich; chicken strips with honey mustard dipping sauce | Madison
Bear
Garden 316 W. 2nd St . |
| All Day | Unique gold and silver Almond and Walnut Jewelry | Mundy
& Company 152 E. 2 nd St . |
| All Day | Nutty Dishes and California Nut Festival Raffle | Tres
Hombres 100 Broadway |
| TIME | Last Day - Sunday, Feb 24th | WHERE |
| 10am - 3pm | Family Fun Day sponsored by California Women for Agriculture - Nut agriculture equipment displays and demonstrations | Patrick Ranch |
| 1:30pm | Community Photo -Wear your Festival T-Shirt | Patrick Ranch |
| 3pm | Display of Coloring Contest winners | Patrick Ranch |
| All Day | Baby Spinach Salad with Balsamic vinaigrette, fuji apples, spiced Skinner Ranch pecans, crumbled blue cheese and Chocolate Nut Torte with local walnuts and pecans | 5th Street Steakhouse 345 W. 5th St . |
| All Day | Maisie Jane's Sunshine nut samplings, walnut yo-yo's and walnut wooden bowls on display. | Bird
In Hand 320 Broadway |
| All Day | Chef Demonstration and Nut Featured Entrees | Black
Crow 209 Salem St . |
| All Day | Almond and Bee-Related Floral Arrangements | Christian
and Johnson 250 Vallombrosa Ave #100 |
| All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | DeSouza Gallery 152 E. 3rd St . |
| All Day | Pecan Pie, Walnut Pie and Nutty Entries - Organic food from Chico 's Organic Farmers! | Grilla
Bites 119 W. 2nd Street 196 Cohasset Road |
| All Day | Serving Nutty Entrees | Johnnie's Restaurant 220 W. 4th St . |
| All Day | Serving Candied Pecan Blue Cheese Burger; Chinese Chicken Salad with Tamari Almonds; Children's Entrees: Almond butter with Jelly Sandwich; chicken strips with honey mustard dipping sauce | Madison
Bear
Garden 316 W. 2nd St . |
| All Day | Unique gold and silver Almond and Walnut Jewelry | Mundy
& Company 152 E. 2 nd St . |
| All Day | Nutty Dishes and California Nut Festival Raffle | Tres
Hombres 100 Broadway |
| All Day | Nut Art Tour, Woodcarvers - Paul Atkins, Lena Sanders, Bill Mortenson, Dick Johnston, Walnut Ornaments | Vagabond
Rose 236 Main St . |