WENATCHEE — History is what the 100th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival is all about. But it’s much more than 10 decades of royalty, parades, music, art, carnivals and yummy food.
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Festival happenings in 2018 and 2019
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2016
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2014
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Apple Blossom happenings in 2012 and 2013
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Festival happenings in 2010 and 2011
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The 89th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 24-May 4.
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2006
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Apple Blossom happenings from 2004-2005
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♦ The 75th Diamond Jubilee Apple Blossom Festival was held April 28-May 8.
♦ The 77th Apple Blossom Festival held April 25-May 5.
♦ The 73rd Apple Blossom Festival was held April 23-May 3.
♦ The 71st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 27-May 6.
♦ The 69th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 29-May 8.
♦ Coreen Cockrum was queen of the 67th Apple Blossom Festival held April 24-May 4. The princesses were Renee Pollock, Vicki Telford, Molly McMonigle, Dana LaFollette, Mindy Cooksey, Mandy Sand, Lori Harper, Katie McKee and Delcie Proffitt.
♦ The 65th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 26-May 6.
♦ The 61st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 24-May 4.
♦ The 63rd Apple Blossom Festival was held April 22-May 2.
♦ The 59th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 27-May 6.
♦ The 57th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 22-May 2.
♦ The 55th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival was held April 26-May 5.
♦ The 53rd Apple Blossom Festival was held May 5-13 — over two weekends.
♦ The 51st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 30-May 3.
♦ The 49th Apple Blossom Festival was held May 2-5.
♦ The 45th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 30-May 2.
♦ Patti Parkhill was queen of the 47th Apple Blossom Festival held May 5-8. Princesses were Sharon Reitz and Janice Wood. The Royal Maids were Peggy Ludwick, Sally Scheble, Vikki Grubb, Patti Lewis, Linda Ring, Cammi Cumbo and Pat Byrne.
♦ The 41st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 28-30.
♦ The 39th Apple Blossom Festival was held May 1-3.
♦ Jolly Ann Sachs was queen of the 37th annual Apple Blossom Festival held May 4-6. Princesses were Trina Hansen and Carol Sutton.
♦ The 35th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 29-May 1.
♦ The 33rd Apple Blossom Festival was held May 2-3.
♦ The 31st Washington State Apple Blossom Festival was held May 4-6.
♦ The 29th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival was held April 29-30 and May 1.
♦ The Apple Blossom Festival held May 3-4. (This year's festival count skipped ahead to 27. The years of 1943-45, when the festival wasn't held, would have been 24, 25 and 26.)
♦ In the midst of World War II, the Apple Blossom Festival was not held from 1943-45. All festival events during that time "were put away for the days of peace."
♦ The 23rd Apple Blossom Festival was held April 24-25.
♦ The 21st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 25-27.
Festival happenings in 1938 and 1939
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Festival happenings in 1936 and 1937
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Festival happenings in 1934 and 1935
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Festival happenings in 1932 and 1933
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Festival happenings in 1930 and 1931
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Festival happenings in 1928 and 1929
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Festival happenings in 1926 and 1927
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Festival happenings in 1924 and 1925
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Festival happenings in 1922 and 1923
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Apple Blossom Past” explores the history of the Apple Blossom Festival from 1919 to 2019. The series runs daily through May 5.
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival. From its beginnings in 1919, when a woman from New Zealand proposed the idea for a "blossom day," to today — it's a celebration we've loved over the years.
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Washington State Apple Blossom's 10 royalty candidates have been busy the past few weeks getting ready for the Feb. 9 pageant. Here, they enter a dining room formally set at the Rivertop Bar and Grill atop the Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel Tuesday. The etiquette lessons were led by Ann Deal, …
