California Nut Festival EventsCalifornia Nut Festival Official Merchants

Official California Nut Festival Merchants have daily events all over Chico. Let this seal (in downtown merchant windows) be your guide to special events and happenings during the California Nut Festival. Stop in for Festival schedules and listings.

 

It's Nut Festival Time!

You can hardly go anywhere in Downtown Chico during Nut Festival time and not run into nuts! They're everywhere this seal is.

Click the Events Window below to drop down the Merchant Events Listing and use your mouse to hover over the Pins for locations.

 

 

 

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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
11 a.m. 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
11 a.m. 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 Chef Demonstration and Nut Featured Entrees Black Crow
209 Salem St.
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 California Nut Festival Raffle 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 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 17
11 a.m. 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 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 California Nut Festival Raffle 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
11 a.m. 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 California Nut Festival Raffle 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.

Eventmap 5Th Street Steakhouse Tri Counties Bank Lyon Books Festival Information Booth DeSouza Gallery Bird in Hand Spice Creek Cafe Madison Bear Garden The Black Crow Art Etc. Tres Hombres Collier Hardware Mundy & Company Hotel Diamond and Johnnie's Restaurant Grilla Bites Vagabond Rose

Chico MerchantsOfficial Merchant List

Tri Counties Bank

Locations : Downtown Chico - 525 Salem St.

Park Plaza - 780 Mangrove Ave., 898-0400

Pillsbury - 2171 Pillsbury Rd., 898-0470

Festival Chico Mall - 1950 E. 20th St. Ste. G725, 898-0370

East Ave. (inside Savemart) - 146 W. East Ave., 898-0380

City Plaza Esplanade (inside Raley’s) - 211 W. East Ave., 879-5830

Bird in Hand Bird in Hand, 320 Broadway

Collier Hardware, 205 Broadway

DeSouza Gallery, 152 East 3rd Street

5th St. Steakhouse, 345 W. 5th Street

Made In Chico, 232 Main Street

Madison Bear Garden, 316 W. 2nd Street

Mundy & Company, 152 E. 2nd Street

Vagabond Rose, 236 Main Street

Hotel Diamond, 220 W. 4th Street, Cellar Room

Art Etc., 122 W. 3rd Street

Black Crow, 209 Salem Street

Lyon Books, 121 W. 5th Street

Christian and Johnson, 250 Vallombrosa Ave

Grilla Bites, 119 W. 2nd Street, 196 Chohasset Road

Tres Hombres, 100 Broadway

Spice Creek Cafe Spice Creek Cafe, 230 W. 3rd Street

Friends of the Festival

Chico Outlaws

Sierra Nevada Brewery