WHAT:30th Anniversary Celebration
WHERE: California Citrus State Historic Park
9400 Dufferin Avenue
Riverside, CA 92504
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023
5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
WHO: California State Parks staff
The Friends of California Citrus Park
Riverside Concert Band
Variety of food vendors
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The event begins with a reception at the visitor center at 5:30 p.m. The program, “Celebrating Citrus History Through Music” begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Concourse Area and features the Riverside Concert Band, who will perform music from different eras to complement historical information that will be shared by State Parks interpretive staff.
A variety of food and drink options will be available to purchase. The food vendors participating include Dad’s BBQ and Catering, Crepes Tree, Esther’s Mexican Taquiza, Nana’s Candied Pecans, and Lulu’s Snoballs.
Limited seating is available. General admission is free with first come, first serve seating. Parking is $7. VIP seating is available for $50, which includes preferred seating, a charcuterie box, beer or wine ticket, and macaroon cookies. Tickets are available at citruspark30.eventbrite.com.
For more information about the event, visit www.californiacitruspark.com or contact our office at (951) 780-6222.
About the historic park:
California Citrus State Historic Park recaptures the complexities of the time when “Citrus was King.” In 1873, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forever changed the history of Southern California when it sent two small naval orange trees to Riverside resident Eliza Tibbets. Those trees, growing in ideal soil and weather conditions, produced an especially sweet and flavorful winter harvest fruit. Word of this far superior orange quickly spread and a great agricultural industry was born.
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Images of California Citrus State Historic Park. Photos from California State Parks.
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The Friends of California Citrus Park (Non-Profit Management Corp.) is the official non-profit partner supporting the California Citrus State Historic Park. Founded in 1994 to preserve the precious citrus history located on 247 beautiful acres of land located in Riverside, California, The Friends of California Citrus Park aims to support and operate the maintenance of the park’s orange groves, citrus production, the Sunkist Center, amphitheater and group picnic event areas. Learn more at californiacitruspark.com.
