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46th Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival
Dedicated to the memory of
Judy Winter Meier, former editor of the  Borrego Sun
 
October 21-23, 2011
Schedule
 
 
Friday, October 21
 
6:30am-9:30am
Welcome Breakfast at the Mall on Palm Canyon Drive in front of Coldwell Banker - presented by Rotary Club
 
5:00pm-7:00pm
Blues Jam with Jacqui Foreman and Ray Rossi, at Christmas Circle
live entertainment provided by The Springs at Borrego and Roadrunner Club - see Entertainment Schedule below
 
BEER GARDEN at Christmas Circle, provided by American Legion Post 853
 
7:00pm-9:00pm
MISS BORREGO SPRINGS PAGEANT & HONORARY MAYOR INDUCTION at Borrego Springs High School
Okie McNatt  2011-2012 TERM,  Emcee - Fred Jee
 
Saturday, October 22
 
6:30am–9:30am
PANCAKE BREAKFAST at Christmas Circle - presented by the LIONS CLUB
 
9:00am
ROAD CLOSURES: PALM CANYON DRIVE (east of Country Club Dr to and including Christmas Circle)
 
9:25
NATIONAL ANTHEM
 
9:30
Look to the Skies on Palm Canyon Drive  (Hammer Heads / Ana-Borrego Desert State Park Flyover)
 
10:00am
BORREGO DAYS PARADE - Palm Canyon Drive & Christmas Circle
  • Emcee:  Francois Rhodes, Traveling with Francois Roving Reporter
  • Honorary Mayor:  Okie McNatt
  • Sound System & Broadcast Live 99.1FM Courtesy of The Christian Center, a Calvary Chapel Fellowship
11:00am-7:00pm
BORREGO DAYS DESERT FESTIVAL at Christmas Circle
11:00am-4:00pm
San Diego Burn Survivors Foundation BLOOD DRIVE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK, BLOOD MOBILE at Christmas Circle
 
2:00pm-4:00pm
HELICOPTER RIDES OVER FESTIVAL  (1ST 50 BLOOD DONORS)   Transportation provided by California Overland from Christmas Circle To Borrego Valley Airport & back to Christmas Circle
 
Sunday, October 23
 
6:30am-9:30am
CANDIED APPLE OPEN FOR BREAKFAST - Kitchen at Christmas Circle
 
9:00am-5:00pm
DESERT FESTIVAL CONTINUES at Christmas Circle

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Borrego Days Desert Music Festival 2011
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT at CHRISTMAS CIRCLE

 provided by The Springs at Borrego and Roadrunner Club

 

Friday

5:00pm –7:00pm – Blues Jam with Jacqui Foreman and Ray Rossi …. (Blues)

Saturday

           11:30am – 12:45pm – Billy Watson Band……(Blues)

           12:45pm –1:00pm – Parade Awards, Miss Borrego, and Honorary Mayor Announcements

1:00pm – 1:30pm – Kelsie Martin……(Pop Singer)

            1:30pm – 3:00pm – Billy Watson Band……(Blues)

            3:00pm – 5:00pm – Johnathon Howard and Friends……(Pop and Classic Rock)

            5:00pm – 7:00pm – Izon Eden ……(Pop/Dance Tunes)

Sunday

            10:00am – 10:30am – Borrego Springs Elementary School Drill Team

            10:30am – 11:00am – Borrego Springs Folkloric Dancers

            11:00am – 11:30am – Angel Miguel de Millan……(Mexican Folk Music)

            11:30am – 1:30pm – Velvet Café with Robb Huff

              1:30pm – 3:00pm – The Sand Daddies……(Pop, Rock, and Country)

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PARADE LINE UP (partial listing)
 
 
1.        BS Fire Protection District
2.        USMC Color Guard
3.        Navy Band Southwest
4.        Borrego Days Banner
5.        CA Overland Desert Excursions (wounded warriors can go on float)
6.        American Legion Post #853
           (with Borrego Springs Girl Scout Troop  # 8692 and Boy scouts)
7.        Grand Marshal – Robbie
8.        “Our Children- Our Best Kept Secret”
9.        Stuart & Bonnie Resor’s “Funwudi”
10.     Miss Lakeside 2011
11.     Miss Lakeside Princesses
12.     ABD Nat. History Assoc.
13.     Juan Batista de Anza Charter School
14.     1920 Model T Depot Hack
15.     BV Quarter Horse Ranch
16.     Assembly Man- Brian Jones
17.     Air Frame Cycles
18.     Flag Pole Buddy
19.     BS Children’s Center
20.     Miss Julian 2011
21.     Miss Julian Teen/Princesses
22.     The RoadRunner Club
23.     GOLF CARTS
24.     TJ River Valley Parade Unit
25.     Tito’s Auto  Care
26.     Mountain Tribal Gypsy
27.     1928 Dodge Sedan
28.     Stewart Financial Services
29.     Kelsie Martin
30.     TJ River Valley Equestrian
 
 
31.     Amateur Radio of So. Cal
32.     C.E.R.T
33.     West Coast Minis
34.     Chef Charles Scott  
35.     SD Penny Farthing Club
36.     Miss Ramona 2011
37.     Miss Teen Ramona 2011
38.     Miss Teen Ramona Princesses
39.     Al Bahr Tin Lizzie
40.     Ramona Disposal Service
41.     American Legion Post #468
42.     Julian Carousel
43.     1929 Mercedes Kit Car – Ray Bolanos
44.     Anza Borrego Foundation
45.     The Pink Hummer
46.     El Cajon Valley Marching Braves
47.     Ocotillos
48.     Borrego Air Ranch
49.     Hooley’s Irish Pub
50.     The Ninety-Nine’s International Organization of Women
51.     Ramona Rodeo Queens
52.     US Submarine Veterans Inc.
53.     The House of Borrego Springs
54.     Brawley Union High School Band
55.     Desert Ready Mix
56.     BS Rotary Club
57.     Hole in the Wall Gang
58.     Heard of Turtles
59.     Ricardo Brecada/Perris Jurassic Park
60.     Miss Borrego Springs 2011
61.     Miss Borrego Springs Court

 

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FESTIVAL FEATURES

FRIDAY

  5:00 pm – Beer Garden Opens

  5:00 pm – Live Entertainment Begins

  7:00 pm – Miss Borrego Pageant Starts (at high school)

 SATURDAY

  9:30 am – Hammer Heads/State Park Flyover

10:00 am – Parade Begins

11:00 am – Vendors Open

11:00 am – Car Show Begins

11:00 am – Kids Area Opens

11:30 am – Live Entertainment Begins

  1:00 pm – Tandem Skydive Jumps at the Airport Begin

  2:00 pm – Blood Bank Opens

  2:00 pm – Helicopter Rides Begin

  2:00 pm – Car Show Voting Ends

  2:30 pm – Car Show Awards Presentation

  3:00 pm – Car Show Ends    

  4:00 pm – Helicopter Rides End (next day 2 – 4 pm for overflow)

  5:00 pm – Blood Bank Ends

SUNDAY       

  9:00 am – Vendors Open

  9:00 am – Car Show Begins

  9:00 am – Kids Area Opens

10:00 am – Live Entertainment Begins

  2:00 pm – Car Show Voting Ends

  2:30 pm – Car Show Awards Presentation

  3:00 pm – Festival Ends

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