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105th Annual Washington State Apple Blossom Festival

Arts and Entertainment

March 15, 2024

From: Washington State Apple Blossom Festival

Lovin' Every Minute Of It!

The Washington State Apple Blossom Festival is one of the premier Festivals in the Pacific Northwest. The Festival draws over 100,000 visitors annually to the Wenatchee Valley during this 11-day event. 2024 marks the 105th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival.

Schedule of Events:

April 20, 2024:

6:30 - 8:30 PM: Daddy-Daughter Dance

Girls may be escorted by Dad, Grandpa, Uncle, or any other adult. Young girls and their Dads will enjoy an evening of :

Professional DJ Music
Refreshments
Nail Painting
Card Making
Glow in the Dark Bracelets
Boutonnieres for Dads
“Guess to Win” Miss Piggy Bank
Photo Booth
Raffle Items
Dancing with Apple Blossom Royalty

Call Debra Lacy at (509) 630-1040 with any questions
For Spanish, call Mary Ann Castro at (509) 393-3588

Location: LocalTel Event Center at Pybus Public Market, 3 N Worthen St, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

This has been a sold-out event in the past, so mark your calendar and secure a memorable evening for your Daughter and Daddy Escort. Tickets are $35.00, and the event is sponsored and put on by the Wenatchee Applarians, sponsors of the Apple Blossom Queen’s Scholarship.

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April 25 - May 5, 2024:

11 AM - 8 PM: Memorial Park Food Fair

A Delicious part of the Apple Blossom Festival is the Food Fair in Memorial Park!

From lunch through dinner, many tasty treats satisfy the appetite and help make meal plans during Festival a snap! With Entertainment during the lunch and dinner hours, the Food Fair in Memorial Park is THE place to be!!

Location: Memorial Park, Chelan Ave. and Orondo St., Wenatchee, WA 98801.

April 25 - May 5, 2024:

GESA Credit Union Entertainment Stage:

Featuring Live Music from local, regional, and nation-wide artists!!! Enjoy the music while filling your tummy with delicious food from one of our many food vendors in the park!

Location: Memorial Park, Chelan Ave. and Orondo St., Wenatchee, WA 98801.

April 25 - May 5, 2024:

Blossoms and Brews Beer Garden:

Join us Every Day of the Festival in the Blossoms and Brews Beer Garden for Great Drinks and Music from the Gesa Entertainment Stage in Memorial Park!!!

Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 4 PM - End of Music
Friday - Sunday: 12 PM - End of Music

Cover Charge:

No cover charge Monday or the Last Sunday (May 5)
$2 Sunday-Thursday
$3 Fridays & Saturdays

Must Be 21+ To Enter Beer Garden

Beer, Wine, Seltzers, & Ciders

Monday all day happy hour (drinks $5)
Tuesday-Saturday $8

You can also grab a bite to eat and bring it with you to enjoy your beverage from one of the many food vendors in the park!

Location: Memorial Park, Chelan Ave. and Orondo St., Wenatchee, WA 98801.

April 25, 2024:

12:00 - 1:00 PM: Chief For A Day

Chief for a Day is an opportunity to celebrate the lives of chronically and/or terminally ill children from our area

The purpose of the Chief for a Day Program is to create partners between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and the community to provide a day of special attention to chronically ill children. Each child is selected and sponsored by a law enforcement agency.

The children, or “Little Chiefs”, are provided with tailored law enforcement uniforms matching their sponsoring agencies, including badges and are honorary sworn into office for a day!

Location: GESA Entertainment Stage in Memorial Park, Chelan Ave. and Orondo St., Wenatchee, WA 98801.

April 26 - May 5, 2024:

Funtastic Shows Carnival:

The Funtastic Show Carnival will be back April 26 - May 5.

The Festival is very proud to have America's seventh largest carnival, Funtastic Shows, participate in its annual event. Come and experience the thrill and excitement of the Funtastic Shows Carnival. Rides of every kind (approx. 25!), thrills, a dazzle of bright, whirling lights, music, good food, and games for all age groups!!

Funtastic Shows is one of the safest, cleanest, most widely respected carnivals in the West.

Hours Of Operation:

Monday - Friday: 3:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday: 12:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Ticket Prices:

Ride And Game Tickets Are Available at The Door Only
All rides take 11-12 tickets each

Cash:

34 tickets for $20
68 tickets for $40
120 tickets for $60
250 tickets for $115

Credit Card:

34 tickets for $21
68 tickets for $41
120 tickets for $62
250 tickets for $117

Location: Wenatchee Valley Mall, East Wenatchee in the Sportsman’s Warehouse Parking Lot, 611 Valley Mall Parkway East, Wenatchee, WA 98802.

April 27, 2024:

11 AM: TekniPlex Youth Parade

The Festival’s Youth Parade is one of the only parades in the state to feature so many of Washington’s youngsters. Over 4,500 children ages 14 and under (and some who are just young at heart) participate in this celebration!

Youth Parade Application

Location: Triangle Park, 1004 Orondo Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

April 28, 2024:

11 AM - 3 PM: Pepsi-Cola Youth Day

(Free!) Youth Day is always one of the highlights of the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival. Great performances and activities from over 40 local vendors Just For Kids! In Memorial Park!

Location: Memorial Park, Chelan Ave. and Orondo St., Wenatchee, WA 98801.

April 28, 2024:

1:30 PM: Art 4 Kidz Award Winners Announcement on the GESA Entertainment Stage

What a great way to showcase the best youth artistic talent in the Wenatchee Valley! Art 4 Kidz is an opportunity for youth, grades K to 12th, to enter their artwork in different categories. The artwork may be any art the student has created within the last year. All entries will be displayed here on the Apple Blossom Website!

Pick up artwork at the Apple Blossom Festival Office at 2 S. Chelan Avenue in Wenatchee! From 9am-5pm from Sunday April 28 - May 31, downstairs in the Festival Office.

Location: Wenathee Apple Blossom, 2 South Chelan Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

May 1, 2024:

All Service Club and Community Luncheon:

Join us for an afternoon honoring our 2024 Apple Citizen of the Year, Grand Marshal, community leaders, and hearing from our Keynote Speaker Jen Mueller. Open to the public!

Doors Open at 11:30 AM
Program Begins at 12:00 PM

Location: Wenatchee Convention Center Grand Ballroom, 121 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

Tickets are $28.00 each, or $265.00 for a table of 10

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May 1 - 11, 2024:

Apple Blossom Musical:

MTW's 2024 Apple Blossom Musical, in Partnership with the Numerica Performing Arts Center

Directed by Kelly Atwood
Produced by Mark Belton
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey

“Here is Rydell High's senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head "greaser" Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as "Greased Lightnin'," "It's Raining on Prom Night," "Alone at the Drive-In Movie" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An eight-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals, along with innumerable school and community productions place Grease among the world's most popular musicals.”

Performances: May 1-4 & 8-11, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Matinees: May 5 & 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Location: Numerica Performing Arts Center, 123 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

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May 3 - 5, 2024:

Arts and Crafts Fair:

Wander through Memorial Park and join over 100 TALENTED artists, musicians, and crafters from throughout the Northwest at the annual juried Arts & Crafts Fair. Festival volunteers will be on hand during the three-day fair to answer your questions and display this year’s Festival souvenirs, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, youth apparel, hats, jewelry, booster pins, art prints, and much more!

Hours:

May 3 & 4, 2024 at 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
May 5, 2024 at 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location: Memorial Park, Chelan Ave. and Orondo St., Wenatchee, WA 98801.

May 3 - 5, 2024:

Applarian Hosting Weekend:

The Wenatchee Applarian Invite You To Attend..

Lovin' Every Minute Of It!

Schedule:

May 3, 2024:

1:00 - 5:00 PM: Applarian Hospitality Suite - Convention Center – Lower Level Fuji Room

2:00 - 5:00 PM: Registration - Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel Lobby

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Convention Center - Grand Apple North Ballroom

“Mardi Gras Wenatchee”
Dinner - Festival Casual or Themed Attire
NWFH “Celebration Talk”
(In 3 minutes or less, tell us why we should come to your festival!) Be creative!

9:00 - 10:00 PM: Applarian Hospitality Suite & Silent Auction - Convention Center – Lower Level, Fuji Room

May 4, 2024:

7:30 - 9:00 AM: Buffet Breakfast - Convention Center – Lower Level, Gala Room

9:15 AM: Buses depart - Lower Level Convention Center

9:30 AM: Royal Rosarian Rose Planting Ceremony - Triangle Park (by the Apple Blossom Float)

10:30 AM: Festival Seating for Parade - Street Level in front of the Convention Center

11:00 AM: Washington State Apple Blossom Grand Parade

12:00 - 4:00 PM: Applarian Hospitality Suite and Silent Auction, (Silent Auction Closes at 3:00) - Convention Center–Lower Level, Fuji Room

6:00 PM: “Wenatchee Applarians 65th Anniversary” - Convention Center – Grand Apple South Ballroom
Dinner - Festival Formal
*Cocktail hour begins at 6pm, dinner served at 7pm

8:30 PM –10:30 PM: Music and Dancing

May 5, 2024:

On your own to explore and to enjoy breakfast in one of Wenatchee`s restaurants. Safe travels home.

Packet Online Registration
Packet Registration Form

May 4, 2024:

6 - 10:30 AM: Annual Downtown Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast

Wenatchee Downtown Kiwanis brings you it's annual Apple Blossom ALL YOU CAN EAT Pancake Breakfast! Breakfast features pancakes, scrambled eggs, several toppings and coffee and juice.

Come and enjoy an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast whipped up by our own Wenatchee Downtown Kiwanis. A pre-parade tradition for over 60 years!

Location: Triangle Park & Pioneer Middle School, 904 S Miller St, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

In advance, tickets are $8 for adults
Tickets at the gate are $10
Children 6 and under are free

Tickets will be available at the Apple Blossom Festival Office, from any Downtown Kiwanis member or at the gate.

May 4, 2024:

Confluence Health & Ballard Ambulance Apple Blossom Run:

Join us for this year's Apple Blossom Run, a community event sponsored by Confluence Health and Ballard Ambulance for 30+ years to promote health and wellness in the community! The Apple Blossom Run is part of the annual Apple Blossom Festival in Wenatchee, Washington. While our 2.1 (Kid’s Race), 5K and 10k runs are all about having fun, we also focus on promoting a healthy lifestyle. More than half of our participants are first-time 5K runners and the event is centered around improving health and wellness in our communities. We hope that The Apple Blossom Run will be able to act as a catalyst for our participants to live an active, healthy lifestyle!

Registration: Registration includes chipped timing and a fun commemorative shirt. Choose between the Kids 2K (for grades 1-8), the 5K Walk or the 5 or 10K Runs. 2K (Grade 1-8): Free, 5K Walk: $20 ($25 on Race Day), 5K or 10K Runs: $20 ($25 on Race Day)

Time: All Races Start at 9:40am at Triangle Park (Football Field)

Location: The Apple Bowl in Triangle Park, 1005 Orondo Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

Register Here

More Details on Packet Pick-Up and Start Times

May 4, 2024:

11 AM: Stemilt Grand Parade

The cannon sounds promptly at 11am on to announce the 105th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Stemilt Grand Parade. Leading off the parade is the traditional Apple Blossom Run. Bands from throughout the Northwest join with the many colorful floats and proud-stepping equestrian units to make this one of Washington’s grandest parades. Dignitaries from many of Northwest Festivals, as well as local and state legislators join in to enjoy the Greater Wenatchee Valley at springtime.

Parade Route: Starts at Triangle Park, Down Orondo, Left On Wenatchee Avenue, And Ends at Seventh!

Grand Parade Application

May 10, 2024:

Washington Trust Bank Apple Blossom Appreciation Golf Tournament:

The Apple Blossom Festival is holding our Annual Golf Tournament, sponsored by Washington Trust Bank! You can look forward to good conversations, fun contests, awesome prizes, and - of course - Great golf!!!! This tournament, taking place at the Highlander Golf Course in East Wenatchee, is one of the best tournaments in the Northwest!!

Two Golf Team Packages (Foursomes): Friends Of Festival $750, Or King Of Greens $900

Location: Highlander Golf Course, 2920 8th Street Southeast, East Wenatchee, WA 98802.

Dates: April 25, 2024 - May 5, 2024

Location:

Various Venues,
Wenatchee, WA 98801.

Click here for more information.