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showimageThere’s a reason we celebrate the “Good Old Days” in Pacific Grove: they never left.

A Pacific Grove tradition!! On Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14, the whole town will be celebrating the 56th annual Good Old Days. Monterey County’s largest arts and crafts show, featuring over 225 art and food vendors in downtown Pacific Grove, a parade down Pine Avenue that starts at 10 am, live entertainment on five stages, old-fashioned games and contests and lots of family fun. The Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild presents an annual Quilt Show at Chautauqua Hall featuring award winning quilts.

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Spring Fun in Pacific Grove!

Leave it to America’s last hometown to put together an old-fashioned celebration for no good reason – but then, who needs a good reason?  Just because it’s good, plain fun – reason enough to join locals and tourists alike for Pacific Grove’s Good Old Days Festival!  This small town of only about 15,000 people will put on the largest event of its kind in Monterey County on April 10 and 11, 2010. There’s something for the whole family here,  including a parade, live entertainment at six different venues, arts and crafts vendors, delicious food booths, carnival rides, a classic car show, a dunk tank, pony rides, historic tours and more! And what do local families like best about the Good Old Days?  There is no admission cost to this once-a-year entertainment that appears out of nowhere in the middle of downtown Pacific Grove each spring.

The Good Old Days parade starts Saturday, April 10, at 10:00 a.m., and proceeds down Pine Avenue. The over 100 entries will include historic vehicles, live bands, community groups, and more.  Over near the Post Office, you will find carnival rides, inflatable jumpers and exhibits that will the entire family will enjoy. The kids may want to take a pony ride at Jewell Park.  Young and old alike enjoy playing eighteen holes on a miniature golf course at Caledonia Park. The youngest members of your family will enjoy the Kids’ Fair at Jewell Park on Saturday. And even the family dog is invited!  Jewell Park will be the site of games for the furry member of your family as well as an agility show and other dog events on Sunday.

One requirement for getting the most out of your old-school weekend in Pacific Grove is to come hungry!  Start with the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at Jewell Park on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. But don’t eat too many pancakes, because there will be more than thirty food vendors on hand throughout the Good Old Days to insure that you don’t leave hungry!  My favorite is the kettle corn!  While you probably won’t be able to see all 320 entertainers at Pacific Grove’s Good Old Days, you will be able to see a wide variety, including theatrical performances, dancing, and all types of music.  Some of the local favorites we always look for are Trusting Lucy, The Cachuagua Playboys, Peter Muse, the Chicano All-Stars, the Cypressaires Barbershop Chorus, Island Breeze, Population Five and Alli Clark and the Boys. You can see a live puppet show with the Dickens Group and a performance of Kurt Vonnegut’s play, “Who Am I This Time?” The dance genres represented include tap, Brazilian, belly dancing, and more.  In order to be sure you catch all your favorite live acts, check the online Good Old Days entertainment schedule to find out who’s playing where and when.

If you like arts and crafts, the Pacific Grove Good Old Days festival will not disappoint you.  With over 200 artisans from across the country, it is the largest arts and crafts fair in Monterey County.  And finally, you can see your favorite media personalities duke it out at the Ninth Annual Media Challenge Basketball Tournament.  Or you may want to send a local official into the water at the Dunk Tank.  Test your own physical prowess by scaling a rock wall in front of the Post Office. Bibliophiles can shop for books at the Wachovia location, and car buffs won’t want to miss a walk back in time at Saturday’s classic car show.  Hear the best in live local Christian music on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Take a salsa lesson on Sunday at Chautauqua Hall from 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

The City of Pacific Grove is concerned about the environment, and as a demonstration of its concern, has committed to making the Good Old Days celebration a carbon-neutral event. You can find out more about ways to increase your environmental savvy with the Sustainable Environmental Fair on Saturday at the corner of Pine and Forest Avenues.

More events are constantly added, and the City of Pacific Grove will publish an official program in the near future.

For accommodations for you and your family in Pacific Grove, see www.PacificGroveRentals.com for vacation rental homes that can be reserved for two nights or longer.  And by the time the Good Old Days happens, Monterey Bay Property Management will have our new branch office open at 650 Lighthouse Avenue, right in the middle of the action of the Good Old Days!  So if you are in town for the fun, stop in and say hello!