About

The Salinas Valley Food & Wine Festival is celebrating 13 years in 2024. The Festival has joined the ranks of other large-scale events with The Monterey Herald’s “Salinas Valley Reader’s Choice” ballots recognizing the Festival as one of the Top 3 favorite local events — just above the California International Airshow and just under the California Rodeo Salinas!

The Festival is coordinated by a hands-on, action-oriented Board of Directors who volunteer their time and energy to do what they love—immersing themselves in food and wine culture, for the community they love—the Salinas Valley.

For 13 years, the Salinas Valley Food & Wine Festival has been dedicated to increasing the popularity of locally grown and crafted food and wine. Ultimately, the Festival brings our community together as well as invites visitors from outside the area to experience & celebrate the tastes & sounds of the Salinas Valley, while raising funds to support local worthwhile and important community nonprofit organizations.

The Salinas Valley Food & Wine Festival celebrates culture and community through the foods and wines of the Salinas Valley while benefiting community or nonprofit organizations.

The Salinas Valley Food & Wine Festival is coordinated by a hands-on, action-oriented Volunteer Committee who are volunteering their time and energies to do what they love—immersing themselves in food and wine culture, for the community they love—the Salinas Valley. The Festival promotes and highlights talented artisans of foods, wines, and art. The community and visitors are introduced to these special creations of the Salinas Valley.