71st Annual Pear Blossom Festival

"The Perfect “Pear”ing of Communities"

Parade Grand Marshal: The Medford Alba Sister City Association

Schedule:

Saturday, April 6th, 2024
Golf Tournament
Centennial Golf Club
9:00 am: Shotgun start – Four person scramble.
2- day tournament. For more information call 541-840-7209.

Sunday, April 7th, 2024
Golf Tournament
Stone Ridge Golf Course
9:00 am: Shotgun start – Four person scramble.
2- day tournament. For more information call 541-840-7209.

Saturday, April 20, 2024
At 8am Tour de Pear
The Board of Directors of the Rogue Valley Pear Blossom Festival invite you to participate in the 9th Annual Pedal for a Cause Bike Ride – Tour de Pear.
Comice Family Ride-4 miles
The Bose-14 miles
The Bartlett-26 miles
The Royal Riviera-62 miles

Street Fair info:
April 12, 2024
Friday: 12 pm to 10 pm
Location: Downtown Medford
Food, fun and games, art and crafts galore. Something for everyone!

Street Fair info:
April 13th, 2024
Saturday: 7 am to 6 pm
Location: Downtown Medford
Food, fun and games, art and crafts galore. Something for everyone!

Saturday, April 13, 2024
Pear Blossom Run
The Pear Run, Mayors Cup Fun Run, YMCA Open House
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Pear A Fare
Friday, April 12th, 2024 – 3pm to 10pm
Saturday, April 13th, 2024 – 10am to 6pm

The fertile Rogue Valley produces a palette of exceptional flavors for the table. The Pear A Fare events celebrate the unique flavors of the Rogue Valley, recognize our outstanding chefs and artisan food, and support education and training to continue our tradition of excellence in the vineyards, orchards, and kitchens of the Rogue Valley.

This event includes:

Vineyards, breweries, distillers, local artisan food makers are all under the festival canopy serving tastes, and selling products. Tasting glasses and tickets to sample the flavors will be for sale at the Pear A Fare entrance. Admission is $5, includes 5 taste tickets. A glass and 10 taste tickets is $20, more taste tickets can be purchased. Kids 5 and under free. Vendors will also be selling wine, beer, coffee, and other local drinks by the glass. Our artisan food makers will have a wide variety of products for sale as well as samples available. Thank you to Pear A Fare glass sponsor, Crater Lake Ford.

Pear A Fare Tent is located in the parking lot at the south east corner of Central and 5th in Medford.

Smudge Pot Stroll
April 12th, 2024 5 to 9pm
Opening night of the Pear Blossom Festival is a special evening in downtown Medford. 350 tickets will be sold for a walking and tasting tour around downtown Medford. With each ticket, you will receive a wine glass and a pass to sample a taste of specially prepared pear and local food themed items. With 13-15 downtown restaurants participating, the ticket holders will stroll with glass in hand, to sample the specialty creation of each chef. The stroll begins at 5pm and concludes at 9pm. With all that great food, stretching the legs, walking the downtown, listening to music at the Pear Blossom stage, it will be THE evening event of the year for downtown.

Saturday, April 13, 2024
Pear Blossom Parade
Since 1954, tens of thousands of parade lovers have cherished the Pear Blossom Parade. Growing from a small contingency of local kids pulling wagons the Annual Parade is now southern Oregon’s largest.

The Pear Blossom Parade has grown from 20 wagons and youngsters in the first event to today’s 150 entries with 4000 participants and 25-30,000 enthusiasts lining the parade route.
April 13th, 2024 at 11 am in Downtown Medford

Parade starts at Beatty and Central, proceeds down Central Avenue, turns right onto West Main Street and begins dispersing at Mistletoe.

Parking to view parade will be the side streets surrounding the parade route.

Live TV Coverage of the Pear Blossom 2024 Parade
Saturday, April 13th at 11:00am
On Local Charter Channel 180
(Ashland Home Network Ch 9 and Josephine County Charter 183)

Replays
Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 6 pm
Sunday, April 14th, 2024 at noon and 9 pm

Saturday, April 13th, 2024
2:00pm-9:00pm: Cornhole Tournament
Downtown Medford

March 23, 2024
The 71st Annual Pear Blossom Festival and 34th Annual Scholarship Competition

Pageants
The Junior Pageant has been held each year in conjunction with the parade. Judged on appearance, personality and poise the Junior Royal Court is selected from local 5 year olds.

For months ahead of The Festival local area high school women participate in a scholarship program to be recognized as the Pear Blossom Queen and Court. These outstanding young ladies are judged on school leadership skills, academic achievement, community involvement, an interview with judges, writing and presenting an essay and answering impromptu questions on stage during the annual Pageant.

10:00am - Junior Royalty Coronation

Must be 5 years old to enter!

7:00pm
The 71st Annual Pear Blossom Festival and 34th Annual Scholarship Competition

North Medford High Auditorium

Tickets: $10 adults/$5 students Tickets available at the door

Date: March 23-April 20, 2024

Location: Various Venue in Medford, OR

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