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The theme for the
2009 Borrego Days Desert Festival is Starry Starry Nights.
This year's festivities will celebrate the town's glorious night
skies, and its recent designation as California's first
International Dark Sky Community.
Dennis Mammana (Borrego Springs resident & noted astronomer)
will be the Grand Marshal for Saturday's eagerly anticipated
parade. He will also be the guest of honor at the Thursday night
Galactic Gala at the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor
Center.
Many fun activities will take place during the Festival weekend,
but be sure to join us for all of its "stellar" events
(Most Events are FREE unless otherwise noted):
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Friday, October 16 at 5 pm
Opening Reception for
One People, One Sky -
Photographic Exhibition
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Tuesday, October 20 at 6 pm
Opening Reception for
Borrego Skies -
Photographic Exhibition
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Thursday, October 22 at 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Galactic Gala Fundraiser
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center
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Friday,
October 23
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6:30am – 9:00am, Rotary Club Welcome Breakfast – At the
Mall on Palm Canyon Drive in front of Coldwell Banker
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Afternoon,
Hole–In-The-Wall Gang arrival on Palm Canyon
Drive
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3:00
Hole–In-The-Wall Gang Cowboy Camp
– corner of Ave Nordeste & Christmas Circle
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7:00pm, Miss Borrego Pageant &
2009-2010 Honorary Mayor Installation
– Borrego Springs High School Gymnasium
Saturday,
October 24
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All Day -
Hole–In-The-Wall Gang Cowboy Camp -
corner of Avenida Nordeste & Christmas Circle
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9:00am – 2:00pm,
Desert Classic & Vintage Car Show –
at Ave Nordeste & Christmas Circle
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9:00am – 5:00pm, Soroptimists’ Arts & Crafts Fair –
at
Christmas Circle Park
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9:00am – 5:00pm, Festival T-Shirts, Food, & Beverage, &
Retail Booths – At the Christmas Circle
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9:00am – 7:00pm, American Legion Beer Garden –
at
Christmas Circle Park
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10:00am - 11:00am -
Borrego Days Desert Festival Parade -
on
Palm Canyon Drive - Grand Marshal,
Dennis
Mammana
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11:00am-2:00pm – Library Open House
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11:00am – 5:00pm, Kid’s Games – at
Christmas Circle Park
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11:15am (following the parade), “How Big Is God?”
Creation Astronomy presentation by 4th Day
Alliance-hosted by The Christian Center – Borrego
Springs Performing Arts Center
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12:00 noon – 4:00pm, Paul Pierce DJ – at
Christmas Circle Park
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1:00 pm - Official Dark-Sky Community Presentation -
at
the Library
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1:00pm,
Vintage Car Show Awards – off of Christmas Circle on Avenida Nordeste
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1:00 pm – 4:00 pm,
Paleontology and Archaeology labs open for tours.
Tours start at Visitors Center and a $5.00 donation per
person is suggested
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2:00pm (following the Dark-Sky Presentation),
“How
Big Is God?”
Creation Astronomy presentation by
4th
Day Alliance - hosted by
The Christian Center – Borrego
Springs Performing Arts Center
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4:30pm – 7pm,
Celestial Celebration Concert with
Jacqui Foreman
sponsored by The Springs at Borrego RV Resort– at
Christmas Circle Park
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6:00pm,
One People, One Sky
Lecture at the Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center
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7:00pm
–
Street
Party at Borrego Springs Resort
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Click
here for details
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Sunday,
October 25
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Hole–In-The-Wall Gang Cowboy Camp -
corner of Nordeste & Christmas Circle
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6:30am – 10:00am, Lions Club Pancake Breakfast –
at
Borrego Springs Elementary
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8:00am – 3:00pm, Festival T-Shirts, Food, & Beverage, &
Retail Booths – at Christmas Circle Park
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9:00 am – 12:00 pm,
Paleontology and Archaeology labs open for tours.
Tours start at Visitors Center and a $5.00 donation per
person is suggested
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9:00am – 3:00pm, Soroptimists’ Arts and Crafts Fair –
at
Christmas Circle Park
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9:00am - 3:00pm, Kid’s Games – At the Christmas Circle
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9:00am – 3:00pm, American Legion Beer Garden –
at
Christmas Circle Park
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9:00am – 3:00pm, Family Fun & Music with Paul Pierce –
at
Christmas Circle Park
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11:00am-2:00pm, Kid’s Games sponsored by Borrego Fire –
at Christmas Circle, east side
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6:00pm, “Crazy Like A Fox” book reading & signing by Borregan Carey Blakely – at The House of Borrego Springs
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All Weekend
One People, One Sky
TWAN Photo Exhibition at the Borrego Art Institute
Borrego Skies
Photo Exhibition at the
House of Borrego Springs Gallery
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