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The Sweetest Commodity

Jul 07, 2023 12:00AM ● By Sapphire Marketing Group News Release

The 23rd Annual Marysville Peach Festival to be held July 14-15th celebrates the valley's sweetest commodity. Photo courtesy of Sapphire Marketing Group

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Peach Festival Celebration Coming Next Weekend

MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - The 23rd Annual Marysville Peach Festival will be held Friday, July 14th from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on and Saturday, July 15th from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.  The festival will be held on D Street in Historic Downtown Marysville.

The event has quickly grown into a destination for foodies, attracting people from all over the world.  Festivalgoers can expect delicious peach-inspired food creations such as peach BBQ glazed ribs, BBQ peach chicken wings, peach funnel cakes, prosciutto and peach pizza, peach-bacon-mozzarella jalapeño poppers w/sweet & spicy peach dipping sauce, peach pie, peach cobbler, peaches & cream shortcake, peach parfaits, peach churros, peach ice cream, peach glazed chicken, peach jams & jellies, peach smoothies, peach kettle corn, tacos and pupusas with peach salsa, peach shaved ice and lots of peachy drinks!

The fun begins on Thursday evening when the Marysville Youth Shooting Sports program hosts the Peach Pub Crawl in downtown Marysville at 6 p.m. For more information call (530) 682-7160.

The John Sodaro “Onore” award and the Didar Bains “Visionary Leadership” award will be given out on Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. at the 3rd & D Street stage.

Several bands are set to entertain festivalgoers on two stages during the event, including Latin Touch, Madison Hudson, Love Removal Machine, Heirloom, Pigeon Town Hoochers, Sawmill Tom and the Fiddlin’ Brothers.

Returning in 2023 is the Peach Festival 5K Fun Run which will be held on Saturday morning and hosted by The Training Zone. Those interested in registering should contact the Training Zone at (530) 742-7473.

Marysville High School FFA club will host its annual Peaches and Pancake Breakfast at the Silver Dollar Saloon on Saturday morning.

Results Radio will host several games and competitions for fun prizes at the corner of 3rd & D Streets on Saturday, with the Peach Pie Eating contest sponsored by Save Mart in Marysville happening at high noon. 

A children’s interactive play area along with a youth maker fair can be found at the park on the west side of the 3rd & D Street intersection.

There will be something fun for the whole family at the 2023 Marysville Peach Festival.

Street closures begin on Thursday evening, July 13th at 9 p.m.

For information on sponsor and vendor opportunities, contact Sapphire Marketing Group at (530) 763-5402 or visit www.marysvillepeachfest.com.