WHAT: A free, regional, family oriented, festival and parade
WHEN: Saturday September 9, 2006 Festival 9:30am - 5pm Parade at 9:30amam
WHERE:
Festival – Beautiful, historic Grape Day Park, 321 N. Broadway, Escondido 92025
Parade – Grand Avenue from Escondido Blvd to Juniper
WHO:
Organized by, and benefiting, the Escondido History Center
Sponsors include: San Diego Union Tribune, Jimbo’s Naturally!, Baker Electric, 1st Centennial Bank, San Diego National Bank, Community National Bank (to date)
WHY:
- Community celebration
- Revival of historic 1908-1950 festival and parade
- Benefits Escondido History Center, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization
FESTIVAL DETAILS:
- Attendance: 8,000 – 10,000
- Grape Stomping Entertainment Stage
- 90+ booths - arts and crafts, commercial, non-profit
- Wine Garden
- International Food Court Bake Sale
- Free grapes courtesy Jimbo’s Naturally!
- Demonstrations
- Raffle benefiting Escondido History Center Fun Zone
- Tours of History Center museum
- 4H Petting Corral
- Art banners
CONTESTS:
- Hula hoops
- Bubble gum blowing
- 1950s personality lookalike contest
- Sock hop dance contest
** PARADE 2006 THEME is "FIFTIES FUN" **
DETAILS:
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Whimsical parade encourages entries to have 1950s fun with grapes, raisins, wine or
purple – for example wear a poodle skirt decorated with grapes, imagine Elvis dressed in purple, or remember Lucy stomping grapes
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Marching bands, floats, walking groups, equestrians, vintage vehicles, dignitaries
HONORING:
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Grape Day King & Queen, Dr. William and Lorraine Boyce, community doctor and
Escondido’s first female mayor
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Parade Grand Marshall, James Ahler, long time EUHS coach and administrator
COST: FREE ATTENDANCE!
CONTACT:
Wendy Barker
Phone: (760) 743-8207
Fax:
(760) 743-8267
Email: barker@escondidohistory.org
Info and directions hotline: (760) 743-4382 |
