The Stockton Asparagus Festival, the largest food fest in Northern California, is a great place to bring your group for a day of fun, food and shopping! With special pricing, easy drop off and pick up, and personalized service, the Asparagus Festival is a group friendly event with much to offer for all ages.
The 2011 Stockton Asparagus Festival will be held on April 15-17, 2011 on the Downtown Stockton waterfront.
While many of our groups come on Friday, groups are welcome all three days of the festival. Group ticket prices are $10 for Adults and $5 for Seniors and Youth over 12 (prices are typically for groups of 20+). For motor coach groups, the driver and the guide get in free. We have designated bus drop off and pick up near the main gate, with bus parking nearby. Special hotel rates are available for groups looking to stay the night.
So what is at the Stockton Asparagus Festival?
Well of course there is food! Crowd favorites in Asparagus Alley include Deep Fried (Tempura Battered) Asparagus (the most popular), Asparagus Pasta, the Aspara-Beef Sandwich, the Aspara-Burrito, Asparagus Ice Cream (new in 2010) and new this year we welcome the Foster Farms Aspara-Chicken Wrap! In addition, the festival has tons of other food options typically found at fairs and festivals from great food vendors offering everything from Turkey Legs and Corn Dogs to Pitas and Smoothies.
Lots of Shopping! Over 100 arts and crafts vendors can be found in the Art & Wine area and many more vendors can be found in the Home and Garden Expo. Looking for local produce, we have a Farmer's Market too! And don't forget to pick up your official Asparagus Festival gear and fresh local asparagus, also sold at the festival.
In all, over 600 booths with food, wine, arts, crafts, products and services can be found at the festival!
Other great areas not to miss include the Celebrity Kitchen, Velocity Circus, the Sea Lion Encounter, Skyy Dog Arena, Paddle Boats, the Asparazone Kids Area, the Spear-Its of the Valley Tent, and much more!
Looking for entertainment? The festival has two stages, with a variety of entertainment all three days. The Main Stage offers nationally recognized artists and the Family Stage is chock full of great family friendly local entertainment. Saturday also has the Deep Fried Asparagus Eating Competition at the Main Stage where nationally ranked competitive eaters come to compete for the world title.
Also groups may be interested in taking a cruise on the delta aboard the 149 passenger Island Girl Yacht located just outside the festival footprint. Cruises can be scheduled for before, during or after your festival visit and typically last about an hour.
Interested groups should contact the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau at 209-337-2721 or you may download the Group Travel Flier and Group Travel Form.
See you at the Festival!
The 2011 version of the guide to all things "Stockton" has arrived!
The Official Stockton Activities Guide (formerly known as the Visitors Guide) is now available both online and in hard copy from the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau. The guide is a colorful 68 page magazine chock-full new photos and great information for visitors and residents alike. The guide features an annual events calendar, arts and entertainment, family attractions, sports, farm and agriculture attractions and much more.
New this year is the integration of QR codes. These codes, when used with a mobile device, bring the user directly to specific pages on the VisitStockton.org website. This provides the user access to the most recent information available in the click of a button.
Visitors or Residents interested in obtaining a copy of the new guide may call the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau at 547-2770. The guide may also be requested at our Contact Page and viewed online - 2011 Online Stockton Visitors Guide!
Well of course there is food! Crowd favorites in Asparagus Alley include Deep Fried (Tempura Battered) Asparagus (the most popular), Asparagus Pasta, the Aspara-Beef Sandwich, the Aspara-Burrito, Asparagus Ice Cream (new in 2010) and new this year we welcome the Foster Farms Aspara-Chicken Wrap! In addition, the festival has tons of other food options typically found at fairs and festivals from great food vendors offering everything from Turkey Legs and Corn Dogs to Pitas and Smoothies.
