The Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce

Grape Harvest Festival

Proud to be a Grape Harvest Kid!

This Information is for the
2009 Grape Harvest Festival
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California's Oldest Grape Harvest Festival comes to Victoria Gardens, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd, 3rd, & 4th. thanks to a co-sponsorship between the Chamber & the City. Victoria Gardens is located at the southwest corner of the J.C. Penny parking lot. Admission is $1.00.

Wine Appreciation & Entertainment
Open til Midnight on Friday and Saturday!
Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 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. The fun zone will offer thrills a minute for young and old alike. You can also stomp grapes or try the pie eating contest.

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, as well as pie eating contests, over 100 arts and crafts, game booths, and wine appreciation, and continuous live entertainment.

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2009 Festival Advance Information

Friday October 2 -
Multi-Chamber Mixer 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Wine Appreciation tent open to public
7:30 p.m. - Midnight
Saturday October 3 - 10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sunday October 4 - 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 2009. 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

2009 Festival Vendor Information

Arts & Crafts and Commercial Booths

Info & Application Form

10 x 10 booth	$300.00
Duplex Receptacle	$50.00
Enter Car in Car Show	$25.00

For more information contact the Chamber.

2009 Festival Sponsorship Information

Grape Harvest Main Stage Sponsorship	$5,000.00
Grape Stomp Stage Sponsorship	$1,500.00
Wine Appriciation Area Sponsorship	$1500.00
Mixer Sponsorship	$1,000.00
Port-a-Potties Sponsorship	$1,000.00
Car Show/Festival T-Shirts Primary Sponsor (1 only)	$500.00
Car Show/Festival T-Shirts Sponsor (20 available)	$200.00