SEBASTOPOL -   Apple Blossom Festival & Parade  Apr. 21-22, 2012

GRAVENSTEIN APPLE FAIR HELD AUG. 11-12, 2012

67th Annual Apple Blossom Festival and Parade in 2012. sebastopolappleblossom.org

Parade 66 years young in 2012.  Marching bands, dachshunds in costume, flower covered floats, equestrian units and a whole lot of pride goes marching down Main Street at 10 a.m. when the Sebastopol Apple Blossom Parade launches at Analy High School. This annual tradition celebrates spring's  blossoming of the fruit trees that eventually turn into ripe apples celebrated each year for Sebastopol's Gravenstein Apple Fair.

 Parade route:  South on Main Street and ends at Calder Ave. Time: 10 a.m. to Noon. Hosted by Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce.

ART RECEPTION
Friday -  Art Show Reception is sponsored by Artworkshop of Western Sonoma County in the side room of the Veterans Memorial Building from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Apple Blossom Festival

Festival Hours:
Saturday  10 am - 6 pm
Sunday  10 am - 5 pm

Festival Location:
Ives Park (on Jewell Ave. and Willow St.)
and the Sebastopol Veterans Memorial Building, 282 High St.

Cost: General Admission for each day will be $10 for adults,
$5 for seniors and students 11-17 and
FREE for age 10 and under.

Two-day festival pass for $15 to allow enjoyment of all the entertainment of your choice on both days sold in advance at the Chamber office at 265 So. Main Street,  and at the gate on Saturday.