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Proud to be a Grape Harvest Kid!
This is Advance Information for the
2012 - 73rd Annual Grape Harvest Festival
and is subject to change
California's Oldest Grape Harvest Festival comes to the Epicenter Parking Lot, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 17-19, 2012 thanks to a co-sponsorship between the Chamber & the City. Admission is $5.00.
Wine Appreciation & Entertainment
Open til 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday!
Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Enjoy a day of shopping for crafts or unique one of a kind items. Enjoy a snack or stop for a full meal while watching live entertainment on the main stage. You can also stomp grapes. |
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Festival HistoryThe Spirit of the Grape Harvest Festival dates back over 200 years to the planting of the first Mission grapes at the Mission San Gabriel Archangel. As Rancho Cucamonga grew throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, each of the individual wineries and the various Catholic churches in the area held their own version of a grape harvest festival, celebrating the end of the harvest season and the comparing the fruits of their labor. But in 1939, citizens of the Alta Loma, Etiwanda and Cucamonga areas decided to officially recognize the 100th anniversary of the planting of the "Mother Vineyard" with the first "Wine and Grape Festival", a celebration that soon became a local tradition.
Throughout the years, local wineries and service clubs continued to celebrate the tradition of the Grape Harvest Festival (a.k.a. Wine Festival) until 1981 when the Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce took over the production of the festival, creating one of the largest regional events of its kind. In 1987, the California State Legislature designated the Festival as officially being "California's Oldest Grape Harvest Festival."
The Grape Harvest Festival is one of the few festivals that still offer traditional Grape Stomps for both visitors and local celebrities,over 100 arts and crafts, Food booths, and wine appreciation, and continuous live entertainment.
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2012 Festival Advance Information
Friday August 17 -
Festival Opens 5:00 p.m.
Multi-Chamber Mixer 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Wine Appreciation tent open to public
7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday August 18 - 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sunday August 19 - 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Grape Harvest Festival presents many opportunities for volunteers. If you or your organization would be interested in putting in an enjoyable few hours for a good cause contact the Chamber.
Sponsorship opportunities, exhibit spaces and advertising opportunities are available for 2012. For more information contact the Chamber.
The Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce
9047 Arrow Route., Suite 180
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Telephone: (909) 987-1012
Fax: (909) 987-5917
E-Mail: gharvest@ranchochamber.org
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The Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce
9047 Arrow Route., Suite 180
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Telephone: (909) 987-1012
Fax: (909) 987-5917
E-Mail: gharvest@ranchochamber.org
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2012 Festival Vendor Information
Early Bird Special for Arts & Crafts Vendors: First 50 applicants pick your spot.
Contact Paulette for more details at 909-987-1012 x-107
| 10 x 10 booth Commercial or Art/Craft Vendor |
| 10 x 10 booth-Food Vendor (limited to first 15 only) |
| 10 x 20 booth-Food Vendor (limited space available) |
For more information contact the Chamber.
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2012 Festival Sponsorship Information
| Entrance Sponsor |
| Your company will be identified as the Grape Harvest Entrance Sponsor on all promotional items. Your logo placed on all entrance shopping bags (15,000). The bags will be distributed at all entrances during the event. Includes one booth at the event and recognition in the Chamber Newsletter |
| Site Sponsor/Title Sponsor |
| Identified as Site Sponsor on all printed materials, Chamber website, one banner and/or sign by the Chamber displayed in a prominent area, one booth at event and recognition in Chamber Newsletter. |
| Grape Harvest Main Stage Sponsor |
| Welcome to the Grape Harvest Main Stage. This is where the community comes together to perform live with non-stop entrainment all weekend long. Your company will be identified as the Main Stage Sponsor on all promotional materials. You will have signage at Main Stage with your company name and logo. Sponsor opportunity and announcements made periodically during the event from the Main Stage, and recognition in the Chamber newsletter. |
| Grape Stomp Stage Sponsorship |
| Your company will be identified as the Grape Stomp Stage Sponsor on all promotional material. Your Banner and/or sign with name and logo provided by the Chamber placed at the Grape Stomp Stage area, periodic sponsor announcement and recognition during the day, and recognition in the Chamber newsletter. |
| Wine Appriciation Area Sponsor |
| Identified as Wine Appreciation Sponsor on all promotional materials, two of your Company banners for use in the wine tent area, name and logo on A-Frame Sign at tent Entrances provided by Chamber, and recognition in the Chamber newsletter. |
| Rancho Cucamonga Chamber Community Booth Sponsor |
| Your company will be listed as our sponsor on all printed materials, and signage on Chamber Booth and recognition in the Chamber Newsletter. |
| Mixer Sponsor |
| Identified as Multi-Chamber Grape Harvest Mixer sponsor on all printed materials, your company name and logo on banner or sign, provided by the Chamber, in Wine Appreciation Tent Area during the mixer and recognition in the Chamber Newsletter. |
| Ticket Exchange Sponsor |
| Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
| Your company will be listed as our sponsor on all printed materials, Chamber Web Site and recognition in the Chamber Newsletter. Coupon will be distributed at all entrances, (coupon supplied by business) |
| Thunder Alley |
| Your company will be listed as the Exclusive Sponsorship for Thunder Alley with Banner and your company name on all printed materials, recognition in the Chamber Newsletter. |
For more information contact the Chamber.
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