Castroville Artichoke Festival
artichoke festival formally known castroville artichoke festival food festival held annually monterey town monterey county u state california city call artichoke center world began promoting artichoke festival festival grown large moved town nearby convention center artichoke festival marked th anniversary celebration artichoke brought california italian immigrant late th century castroville andrew molera planted acre artichoke ranch angelo del chiaro cousin leased acre molera expanded artichoke crop acre california castroville dedicated growing artichoke artichoke festival evolved earlier may day parade band competition pancake breakfast barbecue added event band leader three local business owner formed castroville artichoke advisory board board came name castroville artichoke festival twoday event held every year may originally castroville since monterey county fair event center festival marked th year people attended festival marilyn monroe crowned st honorary artichoke queen sally desante hebert crowned st festival artichoke queen first artichoke king andrew odesky william hung crowned artichoke king may festival sponsored local artichoke company includes parade live music agro art competition threedimensional fruit vegetable artwork farmer market field tour artichoke souvenir sale wine beer spirit garden cooking demo k beach run canasta basket race quilt challenge marilyn monroe lookalike contest food festival includes artichoke – fried sauteed grilled marinated pickled fresh creamed soup cooked cupcake saw festival cancellation caused covid pandemic st deferred toot puddle episode putting art artichoke title character visit castroville artichoke festival netflix series stranger thing character dustin wear castroville artichoke festival shirt episode – food festival official artichoke festival web site information artichoke growing monterey county california °′″n °′″w