Visit Fairfield California Blog

Western Railway Museum’s spring trains prepare for departure

03/04/2019

Celebrate the return of spring on a special 11-mile excursion through rural Solano County on board the Scenic Limited

Suisun Valley’s mustard creates beautiful winter blanket

03/01/2019

Our dormant Suisun Valley grape vines may be quiet and still in the winter months, but the mustard is in full bloom, creating a vibrant and mesmerizing sea of yellow flowers throughout the valley floor.

Heretic Brewing is named Best Brewery in Daily Republic’s Readers’ Choice 2019

02/26/2019

Heretic Brewing Company’s appreciation of its customers and its promise when it comes to its beer is a simple statement it prints on every menu. “You have many choices where you spend your hard-earned dollars and we appreciate that you choose to spend them here."

Wooden Valley Named Best Local Wine in Daily Republic’s Readers’ Choice 2019

02/25/2019

Their wide selection of wines is one reason Ron Lanza of Wooden Valley Winery believes Daily Republic readers repeatedly pick Wooden Valley Winery’s offerings as the best local wine. “We control the grapes. We control the farming of them."

Wooden Valley wins Gold awards in SF Wine Competition

02/14/2019

Wooden Valley earned one Double Gold and three Golds at the SF Chronicle Wine Competition

Local Olive Oils on the International Medal Podium Again

02/11/2019

Suisun Valley’s Il Fiorello Olive Oil Company recognized in prestigious international competition

Back in the Day: Fairfield, Benicia, and Vallejo battle for county seat

02/07/2019

Prior to California statehood in 1850, Solano County was called Benicia County. Vallejo was once the state capital, but that honor was wrested away by Benicia. Then Solano County’s seat was in Benicia. Finally, like an exasperated Jan Brady, other Solano County cities shrieked “Benicia! Benicia! Benicia!”

Harmonia Hill, Rockville Trails Preserve

Best Scenic Views in Fairfield and Suisun

02/06/2019

Views can be inspiring and offer important perspective on our own lives. Here are six incredible scenic views in our area you must check out!

Travis Air Force Base’s ‘Thunder Over the Bay’ Air Show March 30-31

01/30/2019

The air show, a free two-day event open to the public, is themed ‘Honoring our Hometown Heroes.’

Suisun Valley’s 2019 Passport Sunday set for April 14

01/24/2019

Although we are still in the middle of winter, spring is not too far away, and with it will come one of Suisun Valley's largest and most popular events of the year - Passport Sunday!

Family Adventures in Fairfield on a Rainy Day

01/15/2019

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. But that does not mean you have to sit in your house on a cold, cold, wet day! For there is fun to be found in Fairfield, yes there is, in dry and warm places away from the downpours out there.

Solano Land Trust offers training for new docents

01/08/2019

Are you passionate about Solano County and our beautiful outdoor parks? The Solano Land Trust is recruiting new docents who will lead guided tours of Rush Ranch, Lynch Canyon, and Rockville Trails

Suisun Valley celebrating AVA Anniversary Dec. 26

12/10/2018

Suisun Valley vintners and growers are commemorating the 36th anniversary of the establishment of their American Viticultural Area (AVA) with a giant celebration the day after Christmas

Visit Santa in Fairfield!

12/05/2018

Santa Claus will be busy in Fairfield this December, with daily visits planned at both Jelly Belly and Solano Town Center

Rush Ranch gives veteran a new lease on life

12/03/2018

“We can’t change the outcome of (Brent's) disease, but we can change our outlook on it,” says his wife, Kristi. “Being here lights him up, and he’s not in the gloom of his horrible diagnosis. It gives him hope."

Locals share their love for Rockville Hills Regional Park

11/06/2018

Encompassing over 600 acres of grasslands and oak woodlands, Fairfield's Rockville Hills Regional Park has won over the hearts of countless families, hikers, mountain bikers, photographers, and bird watchers over the years.

Downtown Fairfield to honor veterans with parade and concert

11/05/2018

Several thousand people are expected to line downtown's Texas Street Sunday for the Fairfield Main Street Association's Veterans Day Parade

Back in the Day: All Hallows’ Eve tales from Fairfield

10/31/2018

Trick-or-treating was hard work when I was a kid. With four brothers as candy-crazed as me, it was important to have a precise count of my Tootsie Rolls, Pixy Stix, candy cigarettes and Abba-Zabas.

Back in the Day: The Legacy of Fairfield City Manager B. Gale Wilson

10/24/2018

A 1988 Daily Republic newspaper column referred to Fairfield City Manager B. Gale Wilson, who was retiring after 32 years, as “the chief architect of modern Fairfield.”

Jelly Belly hosts Munchkin Masquerade Oct. 27

10/12/2018

Hundreds of princesses, superheroes, pirates, witches, and ghosts will invade Fairfield's Jelly Belly Factory Oct. 27 for the Munchkin Masquerade!

Pumpkin Patch Festival returns to the Western Railway Museum

10/09/2018

All aboard! Trains at the Western Railway Museum will begin departures for the Pumpkin Patch Festival Oct. 13.

Thrills and chills at Six Flag’s Fright Fest

09/28/2018

Beware! There is no place to hide at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's Fright Fest, open Sept. 21-Oct. 31

Grape growers in Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, and Suisun Valley prepare for harvest

08/31/2018

Harvest is like an early Christmas in Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Suisun Valley, and throughout Northern California. Beginning in September and continuing into October, the sweet smell of fermentation permeates the air of Northern California’s picturesque Wine Country.

Jelly Belly’s Candy Palooza returns Sept. 29 & 30

08/31/2018

Fairfield's Jelly Belly Factory will celebrate all that is sweet in life at its sixth annual Candy Palooza!

Suisun Valley prepares for harvest

08/29/2018

It's the time of year our grape growers have been waiting for since the first green buds appeared on our dormant Suisun and Green Valley grapevines in March. The harvest season is finally here!

See the full schedule for Fairfield’s Tomato & Vine Festival

08/14/2018

A tradition for nearly three decades, the beloved Fairfield Tomato Festival returns to downtown Fairfield this weekend, Aug. 18 and 19.

Fairfield’s Tomato & Vine Festival set for Aug. 18 and 19

08/03/2018

The Tomato & Vine Festival celebrates Fairfield's rich agriculture history, with activities and entertainment planned throughout the weekend.

Planners hope Pacific Flyway Center takes flight

07/25/2018

The center, once fully constructed, is expected by many of the center’s partners to be the bird equivalent of what the Monterey Bay Aquarium is for sea life