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PRESS RELEASE
Fontana
Days Festival: June 5-7
Release Date: May 28, 2008
Fontana,
California, May 22, 2008. The Mayor and City Council invite the public to mark their calendars and
join the City of Fontana and the Fontana Exchange Club as we celebrate the 95th annual Fontana Days Festival:
Preserving our Past – Embracing our Future from June 5 through 8 at Veteran’s Park, located at 17255 Merrill
Avenue. The event includes carnival rides, vendors, live entertainment, Folkorico and Mariachi contests, a livestock
auction, the Fontana Days Parade, and award ceremony for the parade winners and winners of the 53rd annual Fontana
Days Run.
The festival begins with the Carnival and Family Fun Night on the evening of Thursday, June 5th at 5:00 p.m.
Evening activities include carnival rides, vendors, and live entertainment. The Carnival runs each night thereafter
with special events the day of the Fontana Days Run on Saturday, June 7.
A celebration will be in order after an early morning start filled with a 5k run race, a 5k walk race, a 5k Family
Fitness Walk, a Children’s Half Mile Dash and of course the famous Half Marathon run which is recognized by the
United States Track and Field as the World’s Fastest Half Marathon Course.
The special events following the races on June 7th begin with the Fontana Days Parade beginning at 11:00 a.m.
just south of the newly renovated Center Stage Theater at Sierra Avenue and Arrow Boulevard. The procession ends
at Veteran’s Park. Drawing hundreds of people each year, the parade has a participant list that includes local
bands, dignitaries, youth groups and service clubs. An award ceremony for the parade follows the event.
Each year the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of the float contest are awarded a monetary donation to a local
nonprofit organization of their choice as follows: 1st place $750, 2nd place $500, and 3rd place $250.
Trophies and awards will be presented at Veteran’s Park from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the main stage following the
parade.
Live entertainment, carnival rides, and vendor booths are open from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday and 4:00
p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday. The festivities begin at noon on Saturday and Sunday and end at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday
and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information about the Fontana Days Festival, please call the City Clerk's Office at (909) 350-7655.
To view a listing of events or to register for the Fontana Days Run, please visit www.fontana.org. Vendor and
Parade applications are still available at the Fontana City Clerk's office or by calling (909) 350-7566.
Contact Information:
Tonia
Lewis, City Clerk
Telephone: (909) 350-7655
E-Mail:
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