The Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce

Grape Harvest Festival

Proud to be a Grape Harvest Kid!

This Information is for the
2010 Grape Harvest Festival
Watch this page for more Information on the Festival

California's Oldest Grape Harvest Festival comes to Victoria Gardens, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 27th, 28th, & 29th. thanks to a co-sponsorship between the Chamber & the City. This year we'll be located at Victoria Gardens. Admission is $3.00.

Wine Appreciation & Entertainment
Open til 11:00p.m. on Friday and Saturday!
Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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.

Festival History

The 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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2010 Festival Advance Information

Friday August 27 -

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 28 - 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sunday August 29 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 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.

Volunteer Application (PDF)
Volunteer On-Line Application

Sponsorship opportunities, exhibit spaces and advertising opportunities are available for 2010. For more information contact the Chamber.

The Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce
7945 Vineyard Ave., Suite D-5
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-2314

Telephone: (909) 987-1012
Fax: (909) 987-5917
E-Mail: gharvest@ranchochamber.org

2010 Festival Vendor Information

Arts & Crafts and Commercial Booths

Info & Application Form

10 x 10 booth	$300.00
10 x 10 booth-Food Vendor	$350.00
10 x 20 booth-Food Vendor	$600.00
Duplex Receptacle	$50.00
Enter Car in Car Show	$25.00

For more information contact the Chamber.

2010 Festival Sponsorship Information

Site Sponsor/Title Sponsor	$3,000.00	Burrtec Waste/State Farm-Fisher
Entrance Sponsor	$2,500.00
Grape Harvest Main Stage Sponsorship	$2,000.00	Coca Cola
Grape Stomp Stage Sponsorship	2 @ $1,500.00	JC Penny
Wine Appreciation Area Sponsorship	$1500.00	Total Wine
Rancho Cucamonga Chamber Community Booth Sponsor	$1500.00
Mixer Sponsorship	$500.00	Majestic Limo
Car Show/Motorcycle Festival T-Shirts (sleeves)	2 @ $500.00	Cucamonga Valley Medical
Car Show/Motorcycle Festival T-Shirts (back)	20 @ $100.00