Up in Washington state on in one week is their 2012 Cask Festival.
I sure wish there were more examples of this in SoCal (heck anywhere). Cask beer is is something that I have had very little exposure to simply because it is more work and more expense and if it is hard to get people to drink carbonated and cold craft beer then imagine having to sell a skeptic on a slightly warmish ale without the fizz.
On a positive note, because their isn’t a huge market cask a festival like this one in Washington allows for mucho experimentation. When the beers are added to the website you will see what I mean.