The 14th annual Ramona Art, Wine & Music Festival returns Saturday, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., but this year organizers are trading the open fields of Begent Ranch for a new home at the Ramona Outdoor Community Center. Guests 21 and older will find art vendors, local wine and craft beverages, live music, auctions and food for sale spread across the venue's grounds.
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the festival will take place at 421 Aqua Lane, and last year's 13th annual festival was held at Begent Ranch, as the paper's own prior coverage noted. The festival offers local art, live music, craft beverage tastings, shopping and auctions.
The festival's own website describes sampling wines from over 15 local wineries as well as local, hand-crafted beer, cider and mead. Music will be spread across four locations, with acts including Thea the Band, The Beard and the Bird, Michael D. Goodrich and Dirty Confetti scheduled to perform, according to the Union-Tribune.
Artists, Vendors and a Contest Winner
Shoppers can browse original artwork and artisan creations. Separately, the festival's website says it expects to welcome over 50 juried artisans this year and will host over a dozen groups and solo artists across its stages, though it does not specify how those figures align with the booth counts reported elsewhere. Per the festival's artist page, vendors will display and offer paintings, wood art, jewelry, ceramics, succulents, pottery and other work for purchase.
This year's art contest winner is Terry Truett of Ramona, whom the festival congratulated on its website for taking the 2026 title. The festival will feature live and silent auctions.
Grabbing a Bite
Food will be available for purchase from Rachel's Urban Eatery, Flame and Flavor Mediterranean, and Taco Love food truck.
Tickets are sold online through ramonaartandwinefest.net, where online sales are set to close at 7 p.m. the Friday before the festival, and tickets bought at the door cost an additional $10, the festival's ticket page states. Per the Union-Tribune, standard admission runs $70 per person through Nov. 6 and $80 at the door, while designated-driver admission costs $55 through Nov. 6 and $65 at the door; the festival's website adds that wine and craft beverage tasting is included in the regular ticket price, while designated-driver tickets exclude the tasting. Free parking will be available, and the event remains restricted to guests ages 21 and over.
Supporting Ramona's Mural Project
Festival proceeds benefit the Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project, which the Union-Tribune describes as a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit responsible for installing 31 murals around Ramona. Most festival activities will take place outdoors across roughly 1.5 acres of mostly flat grass, according to the festival's ticket page, with the main-stage Pavilion set up on a fully shaded concrete patio for guests looking to escape the sun between tastings and performances.
