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\n\n \n \n\n Annual Celebration of Norther n California Cuisine\, Agriculture and Family Fun\, Venerable “Capay Valle y Almond Festival” is Sunday\, February 24
\n\n Esparto\, Cal if. - For nearly 100 years\, the annual Capay Valley Almond Festival has s howcased the charming Northern California region of Esparto and the Capay Valley. Collectively hosted by the communities of Rumsey\, Guinda\, Brooks \, Capay and Esparto along bucolic Highway 16\, this one-of-a-kind regiona l festival traverses a 21-mile route\, with each location offering differe nt activities and unique atmosphere. This year’s Almond Festival is schedu led for Sunday\, February 24th 2013.
\n\n Early spring in the Capay Valley is one of the best times to experience the area’s distinct b eauty. The almond blossoms begin to flower in February and continue throug h March\, creating a stunning backdrop for the event’s numerous activities . To help navigate\, the “Blossom Trail Map” was developed to provide a vi brant\, spring-bloom tour of the event. View this guide at blossomtrail.or g.
\n\n Festival highlights include:
\n\n - Kick things off with the “Alm ond Queen” dinner and help inaugurate the newly crowned event queen on Sat urday\, February 16th at the historic Western Yolo Grange and is co- spons ored by Rumsey Improvement Association and the Western Yolo Grange.
\n\n - Participate in a 10K Fun Run spons ored by the Esparto Unified School District. This race is on Saturday\, Fe bruary 23. Applications are available at espartok12.org.
\n\n - Join in the Almond Festival Golf Tournament a t Yocha Dehe Golf Club on Saturday\, February 23. Tournament info at yocha dehegolfclub.com.
\n\n - Meander th rough the Blossom Trail as you visit each of the five locations. As always \, the festival will feature family-friendly fun\, food and a variety of a rts\, crafts\, local products and produce. Start off at either end of the valley with a homemade breakfast\; whether you choose traditional pancakes or breakfast pizza. Or submit your mouth-watering almond recipes for cons ideration in the bake-off event.
\n\n - Enter your baby in the Diaper Derby. Maybe yours is the “Fastest Litt le Nut!” Applications and schedules can be found on our website.
\n\n - Experience the “Sweet Spot”. Stop at the Guinda Grange Nibble on “Granny Wyatt’s Legendary Almond Roca” and fam ous homemade baked goods while on a hayride across the historic Rumsey Bri dge.
\n\n - Come see how almonds ar e actually harvested\, from shaking to sweeping\, and experience the rich\ , significant agricultural history of the area.
\n\n - Experience additional goings-on\, which include somethi ng for everyone: a car show\, festival rides\, BBQ and festival food\, loc al wine tasting\, beer and margarita garden\, live music and dancing in fi ve locations\, library book sale\, farmers market\, petting zoo\, wool spi nning demos and a blacksmith working his craft. Delicious festival food th is year includes almond blossom ice cream\, corndogs\, caramel apples\, tr i-tip\, BBQ oysters\, local sausage sandwiches\, and lots and lots of deli cious almonds.This just scratches the surface of activities at the 2013 Al mond Festival in the Capay Valley.
\n\n “S
ee you at the Almond Festival!”
\n For more information\, times and c
omplete details\, including an event map\, please visit capayvalleyalmondf
estival.com