2010 Almond Festival
- March 14
History of the
Festival
The Capay Valley
Almond Festival began in
1915 and has been a
Northern California
tradition. The only five
town event in Northern
California, the festival
is a showcase of the
Esparto/Capay Valley
Region. It began in the
fall after the harvest
and moved years later to
the spring, in order to
show off the lovely
blossoms. Of recent
years the festival has
received large amounts
of rain and wind and
this year the festival
moved to the month of
March.
The Almond Tree is
the most mysterious nut
tree and is mentioned in
the bible in the book of
Numbers 17:8. Its crop
is very valuable to our
state and California is
the only place in North
America that grows
almonds commercially. A
$2 billion industry,
more than 6,000 growers
devote an estimated
530,000 acres in the
Central Valley to
almonds — California’s
largest tree nut crop —
in a stretch of land
extending from below
Bakersfield in the south
to Red Bluff in the
north. For more
information about
almonds and recipes go
to
www.almondboard.com.
The Capay Valley
Almond Festival 2010
will be in the towns of
Esparto, Capay, Brooks,
Guinda and Rumsey.
Entertainment, crafts,
good food and fun for
all members of the
family are provided. It
is a wonderful time to
see the beauty of the
whole Capay Valley and
to meet many of the
wonderful people who
live and work in the
area.
Queen Pageant
The 2010 Almond Queen
Dinner is being held at
the Newly renovated
Guinda Grange. The Queen
is selected on her
ability to conduct
herself in front of a
crowd through a series
of speeches and also
private interviews. Each
young lady is put to the
test as she experiences
the difficulty of
presenting in front of
family, friends and
peers. The Queen pageant
is a very important
passage for many young
girls and creates a
sense of accomplishment
for all those who run.
Date: March 6th
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Place: Guinda Grange
on Forrest Avenue Guinda
California
Cost:
Dinner is $15 for adults
and $10 for kids
Events: Queen Pageant &
Raffle
