Fort Ross Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival starts out with a morning of gentle apple picking in the historic orchard, where we’ll harvest fruit while enjoying the Eastern European harmonies of Kitka’s Women’s Ensemble and Russia House Kedry. The celebration then moves to the historic Fort Ross compound, where we’ll enjoy the old-world charm of the 19th century Russian settlement.

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Garin Apple Festival

Celebrate our farming and pioneer past during this year’s Apple Festival! Garin Regional Park in Hayward is home to an antique apple orchard with varieties of the fruit you won’t find anywhere else. Hand-crank ice cream or press apple cider and then taste the ‘fruit’ of your labor. Music, dancing, crafts, and old-fashioned games make this event fun for the whole family!

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