Event: Summer Food Festival
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026
Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Bates Nut Farm
Address: 15954 Woods Valley Road, Valley Center, CA
Phone: 760-749-3333
Description: Some of San Diego's favorite food vendors will be on hand serving a variety of mobile cuisine. Come grab a meal and celebrate Summer at our local farm! Enjoy delicious food for purchase, live music, kids activities and more!
Participating Food Vendors:
• Meche's Fish Tacos (Enjoy tacos and burritos with fish, carne asada or marinated pork and more options too!)
• Little Thai Cottage (Authentic Thai Cuisine)
• Drippin Kitchen (Gourmet Grilled Cheese and Killer Sandwiches)
• MabuHI (Filipino x Hawaiian cuisine)
• Big City Dogz (Gourmet Hot Dogs)
• Mariposa Ice Cream (Handcrafted Ice Cream)
• Kung Fu Tea (Refreshing Bubble Tea)
• The YellowBrick Bakery (Sourdough Bread & Sweets Micro Bakery)
• Margies Shuck Wagon (Giant Stuffed Baked Potatoes)
(The Darling Dough Company will not be able to attend the food festival, thank you for your understanding. )
Experience a summer evening with Live Music with The Smokin Guns at the farm from 4:30pm – 7:30pm!
Kids Fun from 4:00pm - 7:00pm:
Saturday, 8/15 (Prices vary for each activity.)
• Pony Rides
• Face Painting & Airbrush
• Inflatable Slide
• Bounce House
• Crafts
• Bates Farm Zoo
Admission and parking are free.
This event is in conjunction with our Camping Under The Stars event.