2011 Sweet Onion Festival

                              July 16 & 17, 2011

          Watch for Updates starting Spring of 2011

    2010 Sweet Onion Festival -- A Sweet Success!!

                   July 17 and 18, 2010                         

                LIVE MUSIC at the Bandstand ALL WEEKEND LONG!

            SATURDAY MUSIC & Events

7am - Sweet Onion 5k Registration @ 3rd and Main
8am - Fun Run begins Pre-Registration form here

          9:00 - Daniel Mark Faller on stage

        11:30 - 1:30   Grass Roots of Walla Walla

                       "A Salad Slaw-ter"

        Hands-on demonstrations & recipe cards

                5th and Main under the Canopy

           NOON -- Beer and Wine Garden Opens 

        12:15 - Steppin' Country Dance Team Laughing

 

   Don't Miss Saturday's Feature Event!

"2nd ANNUAL SWEET SKIP" - Noon to 4 PM

A self-guided walking tour of 10 eating establishments located in the heart of downtown Walla Walla sampling Walla Walla Sweet Onion inspired foods.

               Ticket Pre-sales - $25 (Call 509-525-1031)

               Day of Event sales $35 at 4th & Main "Info/Memorabilia" Booth 

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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - The Jim Basnight Band on stage

 4:15 - New Horizon's Dance Team Laughing

    

   "SATURDAY NIGHT STREET DANCE"

            5:00 pm to 8:00 pm - The NoLand Band...
                               w/Johnny NoLand
 
          and Featuring...

        8:30 - 11:30 The Vaughn Jensen Band

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           SUNDAY MUSIC  and Events
 
 
9:00 - Daniel Mark Faller

     Noon - Beer and Wine Garden opens 

1:00 pm - The Jim Basnight Band

     

        FUNION GAMES at 5th and Main

 10:30 am to 3:00 pm - At the Courthouse Lawn


 "Don't miss Sunday's Feature Event!"


            Noon - "Onion Eating Contest"


12:30 - Featuring, Food Network Canada's own, Bob Blumer and "Glutton for Punishment" now in it's 5th season.  Don't miss the fun of watching Bob try to break his previous Guinness World record of peeling 50 pounds of "Hot" onions in 3 minutes and 18 seconds while filming one of his 2011 episodes.

1:30 pm - Bob will try to eat a "HOT" onion in less than 48 seconds!  This too in pursuit of a Guinness World Record!                     

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                        YUMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

       Lots of gooooood Onion Food!

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  FUNION FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

                 The Courthouse lawn at 5th and Main

                       Children's Games & Contests
                         Free for children with adults
 
   * Sweet Onion Sack Races
   * Sweet Onion Bowling
   * Bald as an Onion contest       
   * Onion Eating contest
   * Face Painting
 
 
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JUST THE FUNION FACTS MA'AM...
 
FACT: The Walla Walla Valley is the only place in the world you can watch a Walla Walla Sweet Onion grow.

FACT: 1 acre yields an average 32,500 lbs of Walla Walla Sweet Onions.

FACT: Harvest usually begins the first week in June-but not in 2010..

FACT: Walla Walla Sweet Onions are approx. 95% water.

FACT: Seeding for June harvest takes place in September.

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          >ARTS & CRAFTS VENDORS

        >DANCE TEAM DEMOS

        >GREAT FOOD VENDORS

        >CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS

        >MARTIAL ARTS DEMOS

        >GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT

        >ONION EATING COMPETITION 

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                                         Funion Bowling!

 

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