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42nd Annual Kiwanis Citrus Festival
 By Anonymous — Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
July 17-19, 2009 Known as the “Citrus Capital of the World” because of its expansive lemon and orange orchards, the City of Santa Paula celebrates the fruit of California every year with the popular Kiwanis Citrus Festival. The 42nd Annual Kiwanis Citrus Festival’s theme this year is “Sweet Fruit, Sweet Life” and is a full weekend of headline entertainment, carnival rides, a downtown parade, car show, citrus and avocado pavilion, specialty foods, arts and crafts vendors, family fun stage, and fruity fun and games. The Festival starts at 5 PM on Friday, July 17, and runs through Sunday, July 19, 2009. All of the attractions and details can be found on the Festival website, www.santapaulafestival.org. The Citrus Festival features a spectacular lineup of headline entertainment, featuring El Chicano, Tierra, Dazz Band, Los Cadetes De Linares and Carmen Jara. Other entertainment includes The Company Band, House Arrest, Principes Del Ritmo and La Sonora Dinamita. Music lovers can also enjoy the headline entertainment and DJ music under the trees in the Bud Light Beer Lounge. The entertainment lineup is listed on the festival website, www.SantaPaulaFestival.org. The Citrus Festival Parade on Saturday, July 18 is a genuine hometown parade with classic cars, bands, community group floats, an antique fire engine, and local equestrians. The parade starts at 10 AM on Main Street in downtown Santa Paula between 7th and 11th Streets. Classic and antique autos will be on display at the entrance to the Citrus Festival from 12 PM to 3 PM on Saturday, July 18. Entry forms for the parade and car show can be downloaded from the festival website. The Festival features plenty of the fruit that made Santa Paula famous. Join in the fun as festival-goers of all ages compete in Citrus Contests and entertainment at the Family Fun Stage on Saturday and Sunday. The Citrus Festival is packed with information and displays about the fruit of California, citrus ranching, and our agricultural heritage. Visitors can enjoy the Festival’s fabulous food vendors and the wide selection of arts, crafts, and merchandise through the weekend. The popular carnival rides run all three days as well (5 to 11:00 PM on Friday and noon to 11:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday). Daily admission to the Citrus Festival is $5 for adults and $1 for children (12 and under). Admission includes all of the daily live music and entertainment. Tickets for the carnival rides are sold separately at the carnival entrance. The Citrus Festival is centrally located in Ventura County in Santa Paula adjacent to the 126 Freeway and is an easy drive from within the county, or from Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. The 126 Freeway connects the 101 Freeway in Ventura with the I-5 Freeway in Santa Clarita. Santa Paula is 10 miles east of Ventura and 25 miles west of Santa Clarita. The Kiwanis Club of Santa Paula, like all Kiwanis Clubs, is an organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. The proceeds from the Citrus Festival support many youth organizations and programs in Santa Paula. The Festival is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Paula and the City of Santa Paula. Other sponsors include Limoneira Co., Calavo Growers, Ventura County Star, Gold Coast Broadcasting, Bud Light, Santa Paula Times, Time Warner Cable, Santa Clara Valley Bank, Travis Agriculture Construction, SketchPad, Cumulus Media (103 the Vibe, 100.7 KHAY), 102.9 Radio Lazer, Party Pleasers, Juan Carlos Ramirez DDS, Coastal Harvesting and Ventura Coastal. What: The 42nd Annual Citrus Festival of Santa Paula |
