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When was the first grape parade in Lodi?
Who led the Lodi parade?
When did the Kiddie Parade end?
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How long is the Lodi Grape Festival?
For over 80 years the people in San Joaquin County have been gathering to celebrate the grape harvest at the annual Lodi Grape Festival.
How much is parking at the Lodi Grape Festival?
Parking is $10 in any of the official Festival parking lots.
When was the first grape parade in Lodi?
The first grape-themed parade in Lodi was actually held years before the Grape Festival’s official start . The Tokay Carnival was held in 1907, an effort by Lodi table grape growers to draw visitors from all over to sample their products, especially the Flame Tokay grapes that city was known for at the time.
Who led the Lodi parade?
At the time, Lodi residents took any excuse to hold a parade, and the festival was no exception. Led by the Tokay City Band and carnival queen Bertha De Almada, the mile-long parade snaked through Downtown Lodi, passing through two arches (one, the Mission Arch, still stands on Pine Street), showing off wagons full of grapes and ornately decorated carriages full of festival-goers.
When did the Kiddie Parade end?
By 1936, the Horribles — who had pushed the envelope perhaps a little too much for the family-friendly festival — were replaced by the Kiddie Parade, which was a beloved tradition until 2002. The Kiddie Parade even continued from 1942 to 1945, when the festival itself was on hiatus due to World War II.
