Capitola Begonia Festival (historic)
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The Capitola Begonia Festival was a long-running annual community celebration in Capitola, California, featuring elaborate begonia flower floats, parades, and waterfront festivities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Capitola Begonia Festival | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
annual event
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community festival ⓘ flower festival ⓘ |
| activity |
concerts
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fishing derby ⓘ float-building competition ⓘ food booths ⓘ nautical parade on Soquel Creek ⓘ sand sculpture contest ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Capitola Chamber of Commerce
NERFINISHED
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Golden State Bulb Growers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
local residents
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tourists ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | signature event for Capitola ⓘ |
| economicImpact | boosted local tourism ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017 ⓘ |
| feature |
begonia flower floats
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parades ⓘ waterfront festivities ⓘ |
| heldAlong | Soquel Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldAt | Capitola Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldNear | Monterey Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Capitola local tradition ⓘ |
| lastEdition | 65th annual festival in 2017 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Capitola, California
NERFINISHED
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Santa Cruz County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme | begonia flowers ⓘ |
| name | Capitola Begonia Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
floating begonia-covered barges
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use of millions of begonia blossoms ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | end of local commercial begonia growing ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| typicalSchedule | Labor Day weekend ⓘ |
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