Jelly Belly Visitor Center
Jelly Belly Candy Company
One Jelly Belly Lane
Fairfield, CA 94533
Step into our factory and smell the aroma of chocolate, apricot, cinnamon or pineapple, whatever is being cooked up that day. A visit to our candy making factory in Fairfield, Calif., located about an hour's drive north of San Francisco, is a sugary delight.
During the 40-minute walking tour, Jelly Belly guides will show you a real working factory where we cook up over 150 different sweet treats. Learn the secrets to how they create the legendary Jelly Belly bean, and discover why it takes more than a week to make a single bean. See taffy, chocolates, and wild gummi critters in the making, too.
Back in the Visitor Center after the tour, more good times await visitors. Taste for yourself any of our candies and Jelly Belly beans at the Sampling Bar. An exhibition candy kitchen makes hand-dipped chocolates and seasonal sweets, all within view of visitors.
Special Dates and Hours of Operation
Thursday, November 24th Visitor Center Hours:
Closed
Saturday, December 3rd Visitor Center Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm
Saturday, December 24th Visitor Center Hours: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Sunday, December 25th Visitor Center Hours:
Closed
Saturday, December 31st Visitor Center Hours: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Sunday, January 1st Visitor Center Hours:
Closed
Visitor Center Cafe
Have lunch at the Jelly Belly Cafe where you can order Jelly Belly-shaped pizza and hamburgers. Ready for coffee and dessert? Stop at the Java Bar for espresso drinks or wander over to the ice cream counter for truly decadent ice cream cones. There's even an outdoor patio and picnic area to dine al fresco if you prefer sunshine to neon lights.
Cafe hours are 11 AM to 3 PM. |
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Open Daily
The Jelly Belly Visitor Center is open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM daily, and factory tours operate daily from 9 AM to 4 PM, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Easter Sunday. We may also be closed the day before or after these holidays.
Please call to verify dates and hours of operation before planning a visit.
Tours run throughout the day approximately every 15 minutes. No reservations are required. Please plan to bring strollers or wheelchairs, as all areas of our Visitor Center and factory tour lane are fully accessible. Each tour lasts approximately 40 minutes and is a guided walking tour through our large factory.
Weekend Tours
On weekends, we still conduct our full 40-minute factory tours, but since our candy makers are at home with their families, we give our candy making machines a rest. Video monitors show the different steps of our famous candy making process.
For further tour information 1-800-9-JELLYBEAN (1-800-953-5592).
Directions
From Sacramento & Vacaville:
1. Head West on I-80.
2. Take the Highway 12/Abernathy Rd. exit in Fairfield.
3. Turn left at stop sign onto Abernathy Rd.
4. Continue straight through one stop sign and four stoplights.
5. After passing the fourth stoplight, turn left onto Courage Dr.
6. Turn left onto North Watney Way.
7.Turn left onto Jelly Belly Lane.
Approximate driving time from Sacramento is one hour.
From San Francisco & Vallejo:
1. Head East on I-80 toward Sacramento (from San Francisco, cross Oakland Bay Bridge to reach I-80).
2. Take the Highway 12 East/Rio Vista exit.
3. Turn right at the first stoplight onto Beck Avenue.
4. At next stop sign, turn right onto Courage Dr.
5. Turn right onto North Watney Way.
6. Turn right onto Jelly Belly Lane.
Approximate driving time from San Francisco is one hour.
From Napa and Sonoma:
1. Take Highway 29 to Highway 12 East (Jamison Canyon Rd.)
2. At junction with I-80 proceed East toward Sacramento.
3. At Fairfield exit I-80 onto Highway 12/Rio Vista.
4. Turn right at first light onto Beck Avenue.
5. Turn right onto Courage Dr.
6. Turn right onto North Watney Way.
7. Turn right onto Jelly Belly Lane.
Approximate driving time from Napa is 20 minutes.
From Contra Costa:
1. Take Highway 680 North to Fairfield.
2. At I-80 junction proceed East towards Sacramento.
3. At Fairfield exit I-80 onto Highway 12/Rio Vista.
4. Turn right at first light onto Beck Avenue.
5. Turn right onto Courage Dr.
6. Turn right onto North Watney Way
7. Turn right onto Jelly Belly Lane.
Approximate driving time from Contra Costa is 40 minutes.