\n3. The festival’s history dates back more than 100 years when cherry growers in Beaumont and Cherry Valley were looking for a way to celebrate the end of the picking season. The area no longer produces cherries like it once did, but homage continues more than a century later. There will probably be some cherries at this year’s festival but don’t expect to see them by the crateloads.<\/p>\n
4. The festival features games, rides, booths, music, entertainment, food and drink.<\/p>\n
5. Live concerts are part of the festival and performers are lined up. See the full list here (including performance times).<\/p>\n
6. The Cherry Festival Parade takes place June 3 and winds through downtown. Expect a small-town feel with lots of locals and plenty of horses. The parade is organized by the nonprofit Cherry Festival Association and the Beaumont Rotary Club.<\/p>\n
7. Festival tickets are currently on sale. See prices and pass information here. <\/p>\n
8. Ahead of the four-day event, the Cherry Festival Car Show happens from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 27 at Stewart Park. The show is free to attend.<\/p>\n
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BEAUMONT, CA \u2014 Now in its 103rd year, the annual four-day Cherry Festival returns to Beaumont next month. It’s touted as a very big deal \u2014 “103 and cherry as can be.” “Virtually the entire community participates …,” according to festival organizers. Here’s what to know about this year’s family-friendly event: Find out what's happening … <\/p>\n
Read more “103rd Annual Cherry Festival Coming To Beaumont: 8 Things To Know”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}