The San Joaquin Asparagus Festival returns with asparagus ice cream, Lumpia and Churros, Plus

The ice cream on asparagus and fried and asparagus asparagus will come back to San Joaquin County Fairgroups this weekend for its 39th year.

The three -day San Joaquin Asparagus Festival begins on Friday April 11 and takes place on Sunday April 13 at San Joaquin County Fairgrounds at 1658 S. Airport Way in Stockton.

“The Asparagus Festival was created in 1985 by a small group of Stockton residents led by Gordon Medlin and Joe Travale, with the support of the Chairman of Stockton, Robert Eberhardt,” said Alan Sanchez, a spokesperson for the County Festival of San Joaquin. “A year later, the first festival took place at Oak Grove Regional Park along eight Mile Road. In 2003, he moved to the city center along the seafront and had massive success for several years.”

The festival has taken place at the San Joaquin county exhibition center for 5 years, said Sanchez. With an absent year due to the COVVI-19 pandemic.

From asparagus food to carnival games and live music, there will be a lot of fun this weekend for everyone.

When the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival?

Festival hours are as follows:

• 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday April 11

• 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday April 12

• 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday April 13

San Joaquin Asparagus Festival food

If you go to the Festival of Asparagus for Food, you are for a treat.

Find you at the Plaza asparagus just outside the asparagus plate with a lot of asparagus and dessert options. Find anything, asparagus Lumpia, a chicken asparagus burrito with a asparagus churro.

“In previous events, Asparagus Alley served more than 12 tonnes of cultivated asparagus in California between fried ice cream and asparagus ice cream,” said a press release from the Asparagus Festival. “Since 2015, the Noceti group has returned more than $ 750,000 to non -profit groups that have volunteered and at the San Joaquin county exhibition center.”

The other foods that can also be available are asparagus nachos, asparagus pasta and asparagus wrapped in bacon.

“Asparagus dishes can change without notice,” the press release said.

San Joaquin Asparagus Festival amusing

The fun stands will also return from the kitchen demonstration scene to Asparagus Plaza, the Midway of Fun Carnival and the 7th annual scholarship competition for the joaquin county festival, monster truck frames and a zoo of executives and free train trips daily.

“This vegetable is only cultivated in the county for this festival. We not only support the sellers of the event but also local farms. This means more for the region than most festivals,” said Sanchez. “This festival keeps the asparagus cultivated locally living. We have more groups, food and pleasure than ever before.”

Sanchez said new foods this year will include asparagus apple juice and chicken pieces loaded with asparagus.

This year’s programming includes four groups on Friday, six groups and individuals on Saturday and two entertainment programs on Sunday.

San Joaquin Asparagus Festival entertainment range

Friday April 11

• Street bridge at 3 p.m.

Saturday April 12

• 10:30 am Discovery Martial Arts

• 11 a.m. Hmong Dance Group (Lao Family Community Empowerment)

• 11:30 am violinist and guests

• 5 p.m. the tribute group of men King’s Men

Sunday April 13

• 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“The main objective is to organize an event where families can feel safe and have fun and help local sellers get into the eyes of the public,” said Sanchez. “In addition, support locally cultivated asparagus.”

Clear bag policy: What to know

The San Joaquin asparagus festival has a clear bag policy.

“We are back and ready to have fun with your family in complete safety! To accelerate things at the entrance, improve security and limit the contact points, we have implemented a new clear bag policy. Please examine the directives below,” said the Festivals website. “Together, we can make the San Joaquin asparagus festival a fun and safe environment for everyone!”

• Transparent, vinyl or PVC plastic bags so as not to exceed 12 “x 6” x 12 “

• Transparent plastic freezing bag, a gallon

• Small clutch bags (the size of one hand) can be taken to the room with a transparent plastic bag

There is an exception of bags for diaper bags and medical bags, but they will have an “appropriate inspection”, indicates the festival website.

“Visitors are encouraged not to bring bags, but the policy has been created to balance your needs with an improvement in public security and convenience,” said the festival website.

San Joaquin Asparagus Festival tickets

A day tickets for the Asparagus Festival vary depending on the age. Tickets can be purchased online on the San Joaquin County Asparagus Festival Festival website.

There is an additional low amount for purchases with debit or credit cards, the website indicates.

• Children 5 and under are free

• $ 10, children aged 6 to 17, elders aged 65 and over and military with ID ($ 10.35 with debit or credit card)

• $ 15 for adults aged 18 to 64 ($ 15.53 with a debit or credit card)

There are additional parking costs. Parking is only in cash, the website of the asparagus festival in the county of San Joaquin indicates. Parking for cars is $ 10 while $ 5 for motorcycles.

To find out more about the San Joaquin County Asparagus festival, visit Sanjoaquinasparagusfectival.net.

Record journalist Angelaydet Rocha covers community news in Stockton and in the County of San Joaquin. It can be reached arocha@recordnet.com or on Twitter @AngelayDerocha. To support local news, subscribe to the Stockton file in https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow

This article originally appeared on the disc: San Joaquin Asparagus Festival 2025 Guide to food, tickets, artists