19th Annual Mountain Mandarin Festival
Friday, November 18 - Sunday November 20, 2011
The three-day Mountain Mandarin Festival held at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, California celebrates the start of the mandarin harvest and attracts 25-30,000 visitors. Food vendors serve up mandarin infused drinks, salads, grilled meats, ice-creams, glazed nuts, chocolate-dipped mandarins, fudge, marinades and syrups. Many of the growers offer home made treats and gift baskets. Quality hand-crafted items are also for sale just in time for holiday giving and home trimming at more than 150 booths. For more information visit www.mandarinfestival.com or call 916-663-1918.

Mountain Mandarin Tours
November - January
Stop by and tour local mandarin orchards. Enjoy a day in the country touring both big and small mandarin orchards where you will find mandarins in bags, boxes and baskets. Several orchards have winter fruit, vegetables, and mandarin related products, such as marinades and syrups for sale and a handful of orchards have picnic areas for lunch. Mandarins make a wonderful holiday gift for friends, family and clients.