Washington State Apple Blossom Festival
washington state apple blossom festival festival held annually wenatchee washington last weekend april first weekend may festival first held grown oneday event elevenday affair including carnival golf tournament food fair multiple parade art craft fair entertainment stage memorial park amusement washington state apple blossom festival originally called blossom day founded celebrate importance apple industry region lady musical club produced first festival oneday event memorial park involving song speech maypole baseball festival relative success drawing large crowd area assured continuation festival subsequent year commercial club forerunner wenatchee valley chamber commerce took sponsorship celebration festival began world war ii festival renamed washington state apple blossom festival accurately reflect importance apple industry north central washington wenatchee established sister city relationship aomori apple blossom festival japan wouldve centennial anniversary official cite covid pandemic ground cancellation next year saw festival defer early june cancellation washington state apple blossom festival