In addition to our third annual "Old Fashion Christmas" at Diamond Valley Visitor Center we will be hosting the Festival of Trees. We have 12 trees available for participation. We are charging $100.00 for each tree. We provide the tree, you decorate it, participate in our contest, and at the end of the "Old Fashion Christmas" you then donate the tree to your favorite charity, non profit or needy family.
The trees will be displayed in the Visitor Center and the Western Center. Voting will take place by the public and prizes will be awarded. The "Old Fashion Christmas" will be held on Tuesday December 14th from 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Valley Wide and the Diamond Valley Marina are also participating in this event. There is no admission and all the activities are free. We will have entertainment, activities, pictures with Santa, games, and a vendors.
This is a fun filled evening for the entire family. Join us for a great time.
Stephany Borders Shirley Maddox
951-660-4910 951-654-4938
Christmas in the Park 2010
"The Biggest Little Event"
Christmas in the Park will be held in Gibbel Park with the parade ending at Kirby and disbanding at Devonshire on Saturday December 4th. We will have live entertainment from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We are planning to have the Children’s Games, and Petting Zoo, Clowns and face painting and many more. Plenty of food and lots of vendors. Last year was a wet year and we thank all of our vendors who braved the weather and participated with us. It was a glorious day!
The City of Hemet has requested that we adhere to their policy of "No Driving on the Grass". Please keep this in mind when designing your booth and the amount of product to bring with you. Hand trucks, and carts are great! The parade will start at 10:00 am giving our vendors plenty of selling time. The Parade winners will be announced from the band stand around 1:00 p.m. This has always been a well attended event and we hope to have even larger crowds this year with an expanded Children’s Section complete with entertainment stage. Please don’t be left out.
Applications are going fast and need to be turned in as soon as possible. Remember this is a shopping event for the majority of the attendees and vendors selling items need to remember that. All booths are subject to final approval by the City of Hemet and the Party Planners. No booths will be allowed to register the day of the event. We want the Park to look as festive as possible. We will be judging the booths for their Decorations. Christmas in the Wild Wild West was such a popular theme that we will be doing in again this year. Don’t be left out, join the fun as we bring Christmas to the Valley in a fun way. Remember all park rules apply, No pets, etc.
Publicity is scheduled to ensure community awareness, making this a must day for the entire family. Our official advertising partner this year is the Easy Ad and Valley Chronicle. Please contact Karen for reader ad and display ad rates or Marcee at Valley Chronicle.. Applications will be taken on a first come basis. As the parade is held Rain or Shine, so is our event. There will be no refunds for bad weather. Don’t miss this chance to make new customers, say hi to your established ones and visit with the members of our community.
Join us on Saturday December 4th 2010 at Gibbel Park from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m..
Check in and set up will be from 6:00 am - 8:00 am. Your application fee guarantees you a 10' x 10' space.(Nobody will be measuring, if you need a littleextra room, just move on over!) You bring your own canopies, tables, chairs, display information, etc.
Application deadline is November 1st. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Stephany Borders at 951-660-4910 or Shirley Maddox at 951-654-4938.
Happy Holidays!
Shirley & Stephany
COME JOIN THE FUN AT THE CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Welcome to this year’s Cultural festival. We will be holding this event at the Water Education and Western Center for Paleontology Campus on Searl Parkway. The event will be Friday, April 16, 2010. The time will be 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm. This will kick off the Ramona Pageant Season along with a parade of lights that will be along Searl Parkway. Stories of our Valley is our theme. In the past the vendors and their booths have reflected products in keeping with the theme of the festival. We encourage the same participation for this year. Preference will be given to booths best representing our theme. Booth space is very limited and we will be restricting each space to a 10’ x 10’ area. Additional space may be rented if needed. Only one business per booth will be allowed.
This will be strictly enforced.Party Planners will coordinate all food booths. This is to avoid any duplication. All booths will be subject to the health department rules and inspection.The event will be held from 4:00 pm-10:00 pm. All vendors need to stay until the end of the event. No early exits will be allowed. This event is Rain or Shine and may be moved indoors for rainy weather. No refunds for rain will be given. No early tear down or personal pets will be allowed. We are working hard to promote this event to insure it’s success. We will have live entertainment, including a dance at the end. Artisan exhibits that will include Blacksmithing, wool spinning, Indian Flute, various artists etc.Our best source of advertising is our own. This will guarantee proper public awareness. We will be emailing a copy of our flyer. Please make copies and hand it out to everyone you see! Vendors will be allowed to preset on Friday, April 16th from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Please join us for a wonderful, fun filled day. Applications need to be returned immediately, space is very limited.
If you have any questions, please contact Shirley Maddox at 951-654-4938 or Stephany Borders at 951-660-4910
