The Naples Grape Festival is an annual festival in Naples, New York, United States, dedicated to grapes.[1][2][3][4] The town of Naples is in the center of Finger Lakes American Viticultural Area (AVA), a region known for grape-growing and wine making in the Finger Lakes area of Upstate New York. Around 80,000 people attend the festival each year.
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The festival, which has been held since 1961, includes arts and crafts vendors, a wine-tasting tent, food, live music, [5] and a grape pie contest.[6] One festival casualty was in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic caused it to be cancelled.
Other grape festivals
editGrape festivals elsewhere include the Turpan Silk Road Grape Festival in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China[7] and the Lodi Grape Festival and Harvest Fair in Lodi, California.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Van Dyne, Ed (September 13, 1964). "Grape Festival Time in the Finger Lakes Area". The New York Times. p. XX3. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ Goldman, Dan (September 28, 2008). "Naples goes purple". Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, NY). Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "One-tank trip: Grape Festival". The Corning Leader. September 25, 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ Smith, Jeffery (September 29, 2003). "Thousands flock to Naples to enjoy fruit of the vine". The Corning Leader (Corning, NY). Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Music at the Naples Grape Festival". August 27, 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Fodor's Guide on the Naples Grape Festival". Retrieved 21 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Xinjiang celebrating Grape Festival". Retrieved 21 December 2009.
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