Tickets are $10 more at the door
Our all-ages experiential one-day festival invites attendees to enjoy samples from fermented food and beverage artisans, learn from more than fifty presenters on four stages, and participate in hands-on activities.
- “Nurture what Nature Gave You” Theme featuring fermentation, science and health care industry professionals on how fermentation directly impacts health.
- DIY Fermentation Stations, where attendees can participate in hands-on demonstrations that show how easy it is to make traditionally fermented foods such as citrusy water kefir soda, spicy heirloom tomato salsa, fermented zucchini chips, Four Thieves kraut and onion relish.
- Pickled Pavilion and Culture Corner, where fermentation experts will share the history, benefits and preparation of fermented foods such as Macadamia nut yogurt, pinquito bean miso, papaya salsa, raw chocolate butter pudding and wild soda.
- Dozens of Ferment-centric Exhibitors, featuring 75+ different types of local and regional fermented foods samples, products, and supplies.
- 21+ Farm-to-Bar Area, where attendees can taste traditionally crafted wild ale, cider, mead, jun, shrubs, distilled spirits, fermentation-inspired cocktails, and other creative libations.
- Culture Chat featuring one-on-one learning opportunities with fermentation and health experts
- Bacteria Buddy Passport Program featuring hands-on activities for bacteria farmers ages 4-12 years old.
- Emphasis on the microbiome and glyphosate research and the most recent data from our collaborative study with Slow Food Ventura County.
- DIY Fermentation Stations where you can make four different fermented foods throughout the day on YOUR schedule. This new and improved hybrid of our DIY Pickle Station and Fermentation Station Stage allows you to see more talks, spend more time with exhibitors, and still have the opportunity to learn hands-on how to make your own ferments.
- Extended Farm-to-Bar Hours - Farm-to-Bar hours have been extended to mirror the festival hours - 11am-5pm - that's one more hour to enjoy the dozens of local libations available for sampling.
- Farm-to-Bar relocates to the grassy field just inside the festival entrance, where grass and shade abound.
- All Access Farm-to-Bar Education - The Farm-to-Bar stage has been moved just outside the Farm-to-Bar area so that ALL festival attendees can listen to and engage with our informative talks and demos.
- Live Music On Stage - Featuring local favorites Erisy Watt and Bryan Titus Trio, the Farm-to-Bar stage will open and close the day with live music that everyone can sip, savor and swing to. The stage's new location guarantees all attendees access.
- Festival admission, 11am-5pm
- Dozens of fermented foods and beverage samples
- All talks, demonstrations and festival activities
- General Admission Ticket PLUS:
- Round-trip transportation from Carpinteria and Santa Barbara locations [select when you purchase your ticket]:
- Carpinteria (Amtrak Station) 10:00am pick-up
- Santa Barbara (Figueroa Mountain) 10:15-10:30am pick-up
- Santa Barbara (Sears Parking Lot) 10:30-10:45am pick-up
- Santa Barbara (Figueroa Mountain) 11:45am pick-up
- Santa Barbara (Sears Parking Lot) 12-12:15pm pick-up
- ***Carpinteria and first 2 Santa Barbara pick-ups get you to the fest at 11am; last 2 Santa Barbara pick-ups get you to the fest at 12:30pm
- All riders will be returned to the pick-up locations when the festival ends at 5pm
- Ride the bus with Patti the Pickle!
- Complimentary Whalebird Kombucha on tap for all riders
- Carpool to the Festival in GREEN style - Jump on the School Bus is the GREENEST transportation company in Santa Barbara and provides an eco-conscious and safe way to get to and from SBFF
- All ages welcome on the Pickle Bus; free for children 15 and younger with a paying adult
- General Admission Ticket PLUS:
- Access to exclusive 21+ Farm-to-Bar area
- Collectible drinking glass
- Tastings of traditionally fermented alcoholic beverages such as jun, mead, cider, sake, feral beers, wild wines and fermented cocktails
- General Admission + Farm-to-Bar Ticket PLUS:
- Round-trip transportation from Carpinteria and Santa Barbara locations [select when you purchase your ticket]:
- Carpinteria (Amtrak Station) 10:00am pick-up
- Santa Barbara (Figueroa Mountain) 10:15-10:30am pick-up
- Santa Barbara (Sears Parking Lot) 10:30-10:45am pick-up
- Santa Barbara (Figueroa Mountain) 11:45am pick-up
- Santa Barbara (Sears Parking Lot) 12-12:15pm pick-up
- ***Carpinteria and first 2 Santa Barbara pick-ups get you to the fest at 11am; last 2 Santa Barbara pick-ups get you to the fest at 12:30pm
- All riders will be returned to the pick-up locations when the festival ends at 5pm
- Ride the bus with Patti the Pickle!
- Complimentary Whalebird Kombucha on tap for all riders
- Carpool to the Festival in GREEN style - Jump on the School Bus is the GREENEST transportation company in Santa Barbara and provides an eco-conscious and safe way to get to and from SBFF
- All ages welcome on the Pickle Bus; free for children 15 and younger with a paying adult
Sunday, September 10, 2017
11:00am - 5:00pm PDTCultivate Events
About
We believe that re-connecting people to their food is one of the very best ways to cultivate the local food movement and ensure its healthy and vibrant future.We do this by creating food adventures,farm and music festivals,fundraisers and underground events that celebrate small farmers,ranchers,fishermen,and food and beverage artisans.