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Upcoming and Past Events
Awards Dinner
Thursday - January 28th, 2010
Place: Young Life Center
Attractions: To honor Kingsburg’s finest.
Citizen, Jr. Citizen, Public Safety Employee and
Educator of
the Year, along with other business
awards to be presented.
Annual Car Show
April 16th, 2010
Place: Swedish Village
Attractions: Pre-72 Automobiles, Food,
Kiddy Area and Entertainment
2010 Kingsburg Car Show Winners
Ladies Choice – Alvin Leal, Selma, 1961
Corvette
• Car Show Committee Award – Ron & Georgia
Dawson, Kingsburg, 1957 Olds Super 88
• Best Paint – Paul and Yolanda Chapa, Orange
Cove, 1956 Ford F-150
• Best “Wild Paint” – Guadalupe Lopez, Fresno,
1953 Chevrolet 3100 Pick-up
• Best Interior – Daniel Serimian, Selma, 1961
Dodge Polara
• Best Motor – Byron Hisey, Newman, 1932 Ford
Roadster
• “Best of Show” – Marvin Narbaitz, Modesto,
1937 Ford Coupe
I’m estimating as high as 12,000 to 13,000 in
attendance for the weekend including the “Cruise Night” on Friday
and those who came for Saturday’s show.
The information merchants and business owners
are sharing with me is an incredible crowd and incredible amount
of business at their cash registers.
I’m not aware of any problem situations.
There were 301 cars officially entered.
Kingsburg Swedish Festival
May 13th-15th, 2010
Place: Swedish Village
Attractions: Parade, Smorgasbord, Swedish Pancake Breakfast, Arts & Crafts Fair, Entertainment, Music, Folk Dancing, Maypole
Click here for the schedule and additional information!
Click here for a downloadable vendor form for the event!
Valkommen!
We invite you to a Scandinavian
Vacation the third weekend in May. You can experience and taste
the rich culture of Sweden here in the San Joaquin Valley. This
three day event is filled with entertainment, food and fun. It all
begins on Friday night with a Swedish Smorgasbord. Start your
Saturday morning with a traditional Svenska Pancake (Swedish
Pancake) Breakfast. Our Swedish Village is filled with specialty
shops, there you can also see more of the Swedish Culture in the
Swedish Culture Village on Draper and discover many food and craft
booths and entertainment.
A printable application for the Dala Trot can be found
here.
Swedish Village Farmer’s Markets
Thursdays-5-8 p.m.–May 13-Oct. 23 (Oct 23 is a Saturday)
Place: Swedish Village
Kingsburg area farm fresh produce, crafts & information booths.
Back by popular demand - May 13th
Pea Soup & Pancakes.
Click here for more information!
Great Pumpkin Arrives! Click here for more
information or here for a printable entry form!
Fruit Trail of Fresno County - more
information can be found
here!
KINGSBURG - Spring is here and activities
abound in Kingsburg.
Kingsburg District Chamber of Commerce has
announced a busy schedule of activities for the season and year,
including the Selma Auto Mall Kingsburg Car Show, April 17 and
Kingsburg Healthcare Center sponsored Kingsburg Swedish Festival,
May 13, 14 & 15.
Of note, the Chamber Board of Directors has
put on hold the 2010 edition of the Kingsburg Crayfish & Jazz
Festival, which has been held in the past in the latter part of
September. Instead there will be an attempt to take up some
fashion of the crayfish-eating event as a part of the Farmer’s
Market activities in August or September.
Another feature of the Farmer’s Market the
Selma Flea Market sponsored "Great Pumpkin Arrives" event held the
past couple of years in late October is moving up from a Thursday
evening format to Saturday, Oct. 23. That day will serve as the
grand finale of the Farmer’s Market season and will include a
number of pumpkin-oriented activities including the "Great
Pumpkin" for the pumpkin which weighs the most and the 3rd Annual
Great Pumpkin Arrives Pie Eating Contest. Adventist Health has
expressed an interest in sponsoring the regionally popular jazz
combo ZZAH in a performance that evening.
Those interested should get some of the giant
pumpkin seeds, plant them and nurture them in preparation for the
competition that will feature the $1,000 prize from Selma Flea
Market.
The Farmer’s Market season will kick off on
Thursday of the Swedish Festival week with the renewed "Pea Soup &
Pancake Dinner" on Draper Street downtown at 5 p.m. that day.
"It was a big hit last year. There were over
150 people dining on this authentic Swedish meal which was at one
point in time a feature of the Festival week and has now been
returned to the line-up," said Jess Chambers, executive director
of the Kingsburg Chamber.
Chambers said there is an attempt to get the
Fruit Trail of Fresno County organizers to return its opening
ceremony to that evening’s line up, also.
"What we need most of all this entire year is
a lot of prayers for good, complimentary weather," Chambers said.
Friday, April 16 the weekend of classic cars
extravaganza will kick-off with the Salazar’s Grill and Bar Cruise
Night in downtown Kingsburg. Classic cars will be encouraged to
park and then participate in a cruise of Kingsburg. Then from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, the Car Show with its
anticipated 300-plus 1972 and earlier cars will be on display to
determine a "Best of Show" and several other winning honors.
Swedish Festival activities from the Pea Soup
and Pancake Dinner which overlaps with the Farmer’s Market to
Friday evening’s Swedish Smorgasbord and crowning of a Swedish
Festival Queen, Swedish Pancake Breakfast, Grand Parade on
Saturday, Swedish music, food and cultural activities, will be on
tap.
Retail (craft) vendors are still being sought
for the $99 (10 x 10) vendor spaces for the Swedish Festival.
Farmer’s Market vendors are sought and for special arrangements
are possible for those who sign on for the entire season.
For additional information, call the Kingsburg Chamber at (559)
897-1111.
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Summer Band Concerts Under the Stars
June 24th; July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th
Place: Memorial Park
Attractions: City Band, Food, and Arts and Crafts
Thursday Nights Only Event for 6 weeks
The mercury is rising, the days are getting
longer, and the fruit trees are almost ready to be harvested. This
can only be the prelude to “Summer Band Concerts Under the Stars.”
The City Band has emerged to become the longest running
non-professional community band west of the Mississippi. This
concert series is held for a six-week period every Thursday night
in Kingsburg’s Memorial Park. Each night starts with a Farmer’s
Market, Food and Crafts from 5-8 p.m., followed by the concert
from 8-9:30 PM. Here’s an opportunity for you to slip back in time
to an old-fashioned outdoor Concert and Farmers’ Market.
Independence Celebration
July 3rd
Place: Kingsburg High School
Attractions: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment,
Food, Kiddy Area and Fireworks
More information coming soon!
Julgransfest Christmas Tree
Lighting Ceremony
November 26th, 2010
Place: Swedish Village
Just in time for the holiday season,
Kingsburg opens its Christmas Village (Swedish style) downtown
with lovely lights and festive trappings for the trek down Draper
Street singing carols and lighting the community Christmas tree.
It’s something right out of Dr. Seuss and his “Whoville” holiday
classic. You won’t want to miss this Christmas season kick-off. It
starts at dusk on the Friday after Thanksgiving Day.
Santa Lucia Festival Christmas
Village Celebration
December 4th
Place: Swedish Village
Attractions: Parade, Food, Gingerbread House Competition, Caroling, Arts and Crafts
Festival of Lights Parade
5:30 p.m. on Draper Street
Santa Lucia Day opens the Christmas season with the oldest
daughter of the household adorning herself in a long white gown,
red sash and a glowing crown of candles. She wakens the family
members with the Lucia song and serving saffron buns and coffee at
their bedside. The Swedish Village of Kingsburg has adopted this
very special tradition. Kingsburg celebrates Santa Lucia Day on
the first Saturday in December. The sidewalks of Draper Street
will be filled with arts and crafts along with specialty home
baked goods, gourmet items, and Swedish entrees. There is a
Gingerbread House Competition at the library and the evening
concludes with a Festival of Lights Parade.
Click here for the Gingerbread Contest entry form!
2008 Photos
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kingsburg District Chamber of Commerce
1475 Draper Street
Kingsburg, CA 93631
559-897-1111 Home
559-897-4621 Fax
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