MENDOCINO CRAB FEASTS
Mendocino County appreciates its relationship with the forest and sea by celebrating their harvests! Throughout Mendocino County, restaurants, winemakers, and even the fishermen welcome locals and visitors alike to join in celebrating. Enjoy crab and seafood specialties with pairings of a wide variety of locally-crafted Mendocino wines during this popular festival.
Mendocino's Crab and Wine Days is rated one of America's Top 10 Seafood & Wine Festivals by Coastal Living Magazine. You'll devour the all-you-can-eat crab feeds, winemaker's dinners, wine competitions, crab cruises, cooking classes, family-style cioppino feeds and crab cake cook off and lots of seafood! Many restaurants and Inns are celebrating with specials, and events throughout the county, from the coast to the inland valleys.
Mendocino Crab & Wine Festival
Winter Feast Mendocino
Stanford Inn's Ravens Restaurant
DAILY. Stanford Inn, Mendocino Ravens Restaurant celebrates
this year's festival with delicious,
compassionate, environmentally
friendly, and creative whole foods crabfree,
seaweed-based seafood dishes!
Were featuring the following special
dishes nightly: Oyster Mushroom
Clam Chowder, Crab-less Louie, and
Seapalm & Oyster Mushroom Cakes.
CRAB CAKE COMPETITION WINNER
Chef Marc Dym from
Little River Inn won the Crab Cake Competition.
- Judges' Choice
and
- People's Choice
Get yours at the Little River Inn.
DAILY | Crab and Beer Pairings
Enjoy delicious crab dishes with their award-winning beers. Live Jazz on Saturday and Sunday evening in the Sequoia Room.
Crab at Little River Inn Restaurant
Little River Inn, Little River, 6pm
Don your bibs and get to crackin'
this crab feed benefits MUSE to keep
music and the arts in our schools.
Crab generously donated by the
Noyo Fish Company. Donation and
reservations required.
Reservations required
Barrel Tasting 101
Highway 101 in Mendocino County
Partake the future releases of the fine wines of Hopland, Ukiah and Redwood Valley with food and fun in all participating wineries. Tickets entitle you to a commemorative wine glass, and tastings of wines straight from the barrel, with delectable food pairings.
Crab & Crémant
SKUNK TRAIN, Fort Bragg & Willits
Climb aboard the Skunk Train for this unique, scenic train trip featuring a delectable crab chowder lunch and Scharffenberger Crémant sparkling wine. Gluten-free & dairy-free options available (Navarro Vineyards Grape Juice for those under 21 or not drinking).
Cioppino Dinner
The giant Cioppino pot brims with seafood and shellfish. Served family-style with Café Beaujolais' bread, tossed salad, dessert, Thanksgiving Coffee, bibs & plenty of napkins! Treat yourself to Mendocino County wines & North Coast Brewing Company beer in the Crabby Bar. Silent Auction & Raffle!
Crab Cake Cook-Off & Wine Tasting Competition
Mendocino Chefs craft thousands of Cakes for your sampling pleasure!
Sip with wines from America's Greenest Wine Region. Taste local fine foods & beverages -
all Made in Mendocino!
Vote your favorites for the People's Choice Awards. How will the Professional Judges Vote?
Prestigious Wine Auction.
LIVE Auction with great getaways.
Silent Auction. Raffle.
All-you-can-eat CRAB FEED!
Includes Crab, Clam Chowder, Salad, and Garlic Bread. Beer, Wine, Soft drinks, and a large array of desserts are available for sale. Call for reservations or purchase in advance. 707.964.3749 or 707.964.6331
141 N. Main St., Fort Bragg
Crab & Crémant
SKUNK TRAIN, Fort Bragg & Willits
Climb aboard the Skunk Train for this unique, scenic train trip featuring a delectable crab chowder lunch and Scharffenberger Crémant sparkling wine. Gluten-free & dairy-free options available (Navarro Vineyards Grape Juice for those under 21 or not drinking).
All Aboard Adventures
THRU FESTIVAL ~ NOYO HARBOR
Join Captain Tim on the Sea Hawk for whale watching and sport fishing. Sunset, weddings and specialty cruises are our specialty! Plus Karaoke on the Bay Cruises
Mendocino Art Center
Juried Exhibit features their finest works of exceptionally creative, high quality, and much anticipated gallery showing with a wide spectrum of artwork, including paintings, ceramics, sculpture, collage, wearable art, photography and more...
Gualala Art Center
This vibrant art center features local art, dolphin gallery and workshops.
Live Music
Art Showings
and other great surprises