Jelly Belly Candy Company

Very cool to see the whole process.

They are open until 7:00 but their last tour is at 4:00pm. We missed it by 20 minutes! The staff is rude.

About a half hour’s drive outside Sacramento, the city of Fairfield is home to the Jelly Belly factory. This place is a true land of sweets for all ages with a café and ice cream shop and plenty of jelly beans for purchase. Want to keep your visit 100% free? The visitor center is open daily from 9 am to 4 pm and offers free walking tours that last about 40 minutes. With an official tour guide and an official factory hat of your very own, you’ll see factory workers creating America’s favorite jelly bean below observation decks (weekdays only).
You’ll also view some art pieces made completely out of jelly beans, and receive a package of assorted flavors for your own consumption. Tours depart every 10-15 minutes, seven days a week, with the exception of major holidays. See their website for up-to-date hours and holiday closings.

We had a great time at the jelly belly factory! We took the free walking tour, and even though a lot of the factory wasn’t working and due to some maintenance cleaning coming up, we still had a great time! There was video narration throughout the tour to explain the history of the company as well as how the jellybeans are manufactured. We really liked that it was self paced because we wanted to take time to watch the videos while the rest of the group seemed to want to get done quickly. The kids loved taking pictures with the Jelly Belly mascot. My husband and I got the wine and chocolate tasting and the kids got their own version. It was $20 per adult for six wine tastes and six chocolates. $13 per child for a bottle of apple cider and five chocolate tastes. They also gave us two Jelly Belly wine glasses per adult to take home with us. And, of course,we had to take some sweets home with us as well. Some very unique fudge flavors available with other chocolate treats and, of course, jellybeans! We would definitely recommend this as a fun activity for kids and adults!