WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – After more than four decades at Heather Farm Park, the 42nd annual Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival is making a huge change for the 2025 season.
For the first time ever, the festival will relocate to Civic Park and the surrounding Civic Drive corridor while Heather Farm undergoes construction for its new Aquatics & Events Center.
Festival hours remain Saturday, May 31 (11 a.m.–7 p.m.) and Sunday, June 1 (11 a.m.–6 p.m.), with free admission for all ages.
What’s on tap
- 100+ artist and maker booths featuring ceramics, jewelry, photography and handmade toys.
- A craft-beer garden pouring East Bay favorites alongside a curated wine pavilion highlighting Livermore Valley, Lodi and Sierra Foothills wineries.
- Two live-music stages booked by the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, plus roaming entertainers.
- A shaded Kids’ Zone
- Food trucks and pop-up tents slinging everything from lobster rolls to lumpia.
Organizers anticipate tens of thousands of attendees!
Getting there & parking tips
Civic Park sits next to the Walnut Creek BART path; attendees are urged to use transit, bike, or ride-share. Limited street parking is available in the downtown core, and the city will open the Lesher Center, Broadway Plaza South, and City Hall garages for a flat weekend rate. ADA parking is reserved on North Civic Drive.
Road closures
From 6 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday, portions of Civic Drive, Locust Street and Arroyo Way will close to vehicles; Walnut Creek Police advise through-traffic to detour via California Boulevard.
Why the move matters
The new location is walkable to BART, which means more people can access the festival. It will also feed visitors into downtown and send foot traffic to downtown businesses and restaurants. And Broadway Plaza is just a few blocks away!
The festival is moving for this year. But this could easily become its permanent new home.
