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Garden Party of the Century celebrating the Balboa Park Centennial

Balboa Park Centennial Garden Party of the Century Ocean Beach MainStreet Association

The City is hosting the “Garden Party of the Century” on Saturday, May 9, in Balboa Park. The Garden Party will be a free day-long affair and is the signature event for spring during the City’s Centennial Celebration honoring the Panama-California Exhibition of 1915. Working in partnership with the San Diego Floral Association, Botanical Foundation, Friends of Balboa Park, San Diego Zoo, and Fern Street Circus, and others, the Garden Party will feature a Centennial inspired flower show, Master Gardener demonstrations, garden tours, special horticulture discussions and a wide variety of music, art, and activities for the whole family.  There will also be a Kid's Floral Wagon Parade, where children, families, and community groups are welcome to decorate a wagon in a floral theme to be pulled from Spanish Village to the Plaza De Panama.  To participate in the parade, you must complete and submit a participation form by May 1, 2015.

 

Garden Party of the Century Balboa Park San Diego Ocean Beach MainStreet Association

 

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