The Cloverdale Blueberry Festival takes place in downtown Cloverdale on Saturday August 6 2011 from about 9am to 5pm.
There are all kinds of events taking place. 176th Street is closed off to traffic between 58A Avenue and Highway 10. Also 57th Avenue is closed and some of 176A Street too.
There is a Show N Shine taking place on 176th Street. Lots of nice old cars. I have some photos from last year here.
The Cloverdale Legion will be serving up blueberry pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee, tea, and orange juice/drink from 8am to 11:30am for $4.50. Located at 17567 57th Avenue. This might also be a good place to try to find a parking spot to wander around Cloverdale.
Other parking spots? Perhaps try parking along 58th Avenue or 177B Street and walking downtown. There are public parking lots on 176A Street at 58A Avenue and betwee 58th and 57th Avenue. Get there early. I'm not sure when and where 176A is being closed off.
There's a pie eating contest and various entertainment happening around Cloverdale. Doesn't seem to be any set hours. There will be vendors selling blueberries, fresh produce, and crafts.
The free trolley bus will make an appearance for the day giving rides around Cloverdale.
End the day at the Cloverdale fairgrounds, corner of 176th Street and 60th Avenue, from 5pm to 9pm. Admission is $5 and includes a burger at the BBQ. There will music and dancing. Gino Gerussi will be performing. For those of you who don't know who he is, back in high school his claim to fame was his uncle was Bruno Gerussi of the Beachcombers TV show fame. He was in a band back in junior high and still has a band, though I doubt its the same group. He sings a wonderful rendition of Billy Joel's "She's Got A Way" that I hear frequently on QMFM 103.5.
Last year the day of the Blueberry Festival was HOT. Its really tough to be walking around in the heat looking at cars when the pavement is just burning and reflecting up on you. And that was pretty early in the morning! Hopefully we'll still be having some of the weather we've been experiencing most of this summer. Cool and dry.
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