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IT’S GRAPE STOMPIN’ TIME
The days are growing shorter and the nights are becoming crisper…..that only means one thing….. it’s time to harvest the grapes and celebrate!!!!! And that’s what we do annually, the weekend after Labor Day.
For over 50 years, Paw Paw has hosted the Wine & Harvest Festival and opened our doors to over 30,000 visitors. And…we’re ready to do it again, September 11 – 13.
Festival goers will be able to enjoy entertainment on four stages this year….one stage has been added in the Stompyland tent for children. On Saturday, the kids will enjoy Ben Jammin, followed by The Deep Fried Pickle Project, where they will be taught how to make musical instruments out of recycled materials and all at no charge.
Once again, you’ll be able to walk away with purple feet in the Coca Cola Grape Stomp. Teams can compete for dollars to be sent to charities or for cash prizes. On Sunday, enjoy the St. Julian Festival Parade. You can ride your bike in the Classic Bike Ride, participate in the Grape Lake 5k Walk Run, bring your car and participate in the Classic Car Show, participate in the Hole-In-One contest, or ride your motorcycle in the Grape Escape Motorcycle Ride.
Festival Event Schedule
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Amphitheatre is sponsored by Betzler Thompson Funeral Homes
Thursday, September 10, 2009
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Fine Wine Tasting
Lawton Community Center, for reservations call (269) 624-2371
Friday, September 11, 2009
9:00 am to 4:30 pm -Winery Tours @ St. Julian Wine Company
10:00 am to 8:00 pm - Tours and Tasting
Warner Vineyards
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm - Carnival Midway
Parking lot on Michigan Ave
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm- Grape Kaleidoscope for Teens
Brigges Pond parking lot -enjoy climbing wall, Bonzi bikes, Purple People eater Obstacle Course and more.
5:00 pm to Midnight - Festival Beer and Wine Tent
Come out and enjoy the great beer and local wines. Enjoy the festival fireworks right in the beer tent along with great music.
5:00 pm to Dusk - Grape Escape Farm Market
Corner of Michigan and Niles St.
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Joe Wang & The Test Pilots
Beer Tent #7
5:30 pm to 11:30 pm - Live Entertainment
Joe Wang & The Test Polits - Beer Tent #7
6:00 pm - Coca-Cola Grape Stomp
Find your seat on the south bank of Maple Lake and settle in for an evening of free fun and entertainment, beginning when the Coca-Cola teams compete in their preliminary stomp.
6:00 pm to 12:00 pm - Live Entertainment
The Douglas James Band (6:00 pm -9:00 pm)
The Jim Cummings Band (9:30 pm -12:00 am)
St Julian Tent #6
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Live Entertainment
Soundxcape - Amphitheater
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Live Entertainment
Katie Tapper & Merry Roberts- Beer Tent #7
9:00 pm to 11:00 pm - Live Entertainment
Wild Woodys - Beer Tent #7
Dusk - Fireworks over Maple Lake
Get a great view from all over town
Saturday, September 12, 2009
8:00 am - Grape Lake 5K Run/Walk
Join us for this fast, flat, TAC-Certified 5k course around beautiful Maple Lake. Brought to you by Lakeview Community Hospital.
8:00 am to 3:00 pm - Grape Escape Classic Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
Downtown Paw Paw
9:00 am to Noon - Turtle Derby
9:00 am to 4:30 pm -Winery Tours @ St. Julian Wine Company
9:00 am to noon - "How To..." Seminars (Beer Tent)
Beer Tent
9:00 am to 6:00 pm - Arts & Crafts Fair
Located on Paw Paw St. next to the Courthouse. Homemade crafts abound at one of the best shows in Southwest Michigan! Come find that perfect unique gift for someone else or a treat for yourself!
9:00 am to Dusk - Grape Escape Farm Market
Corner of Michigan and Niles St.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm - AAUW Book Sale
American Legion
9:30 pm to 11:00 am- Grape Escape Motorcycle Ride Registration & Breakfast
N. Gremps St.
10:00 am to 8:00 pm - Tours and Tasting
Warner Vineyards
10:00 am to 5:00 pm - Fine Art Show and Sale Paw Paw Art Assoc.
Carnegie Center. View our art exhibit from 10 am to 5 pm.
10:00 am to 4:00 pm - Stompyland Inflatable/Activity Area
Bounce and play
11:00 am to 7:00 pm - Hole in One Contest on Maple Lake
A challenge "fore" even the best golfer and yet lady luck has graced even the amateurs in the past! Take your chances as you tee off from the banks of Maple Lake and try to hit the green floating on the lake.
11:00 am to 4:00 pm - Coca-Cola Grape Stomp
Find your seat on the south bank of Maple Lake and settle in for an evening of free fun and entertainment, beginning when the Coca-Cola teams compete in their preliminary stomp.
11:00 am to 6:00 pm - Masonic Lodge Sloppy Joe Lunch
11:15 am - Grape Escape Motorcycle Ride Blessing & Ride
N. Gremps St.
Noon- "Ben Jammin"
Stommpyland (parking lot next to Roe Com)
Noon to 11:30 pm - Festival Beer and Wine Tent
Come out and enjoy the great beer and local wines. Enjoy the festival fireworks right in the beer tent along with great music.
Noon to 11:30 pm - Carnival Midway
Parking lot on Michigan Ave
Noon to 1:00 pm - Paw Paw Village Players "Blast From The Past"
Amphitheatre
Noon - 2:00 pm - Live Entertainment
The Studelmeisters - Beer Tent
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Childern's Talent Show
Amphitheater
2:00 pm to 10:00 pm- Grape Kaleidoscope for Teens
Brigges Pond parking lot -enjoy climbing wall, Bonzi bikes, Purple People eater Obstacle Course and more.
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm- Line Dancing By Cowboy Up
Beer Tent #7
3:00 pm- Rasin' The Green - Golf Ball Drop
Corner of Michigan & Niles St.
 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Live Entertainment
Joe Wang & The Test Polits - Beer Tent #7
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm - Live Entertainment
In Custody - St. Julian Tent #6
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Live Teen Entertainment
Teen stage including Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, Please Promise and more - Amphitheater
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm - Live Entertainment
Going Nowhere - Beer Tent #7
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Live Entertainment
Crossroads -St Julian Tent #6
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Live Entertainment
The Hackneyed Quips - Beer Tent #7
8:30 pm to 10:30 pm - Teen Dance
Dance the night away with the hottest DJ sounds around. Ages 14-19.
9:00 pm to 11:30 pm - Live Entertainment
Zion Lion - Beer Tent #7
9:30 pm to 12:00 am - Live Entertainment
Howard & The White Boys - St. Julian Tent #6
Sunday, September 13, 2009
7:00 am - 9:00 am - Vineyard Classic Bike Tour Registration
10:00 am - Morning Prelude, instrumental music on the lake
Amphitheater
10:00 am - 5:00 pm - Arts & Crafts Fair
Located on Paw Paw St. next to the Courthouse. Homemade crafts abound at one of the best shows in Southwest Michigan! Come find that perfect unique gift for someone else or a treat for yourself!
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Grape Escape Farm Market
10:30 am - The Awe Team
Children's program puppet team, under God's Helping Hands ministry
Amphitheater
11:00 am to 3:00 pm - Masonic Lodge Sloppy Joe Lunch
Noon to 5:00 pm - Fine Art Show and Sale Paw Paw Art Assoc.
Carnegie Center. View our art exhibit from Noon to 5 pm.
Noon - Christian Concert/Teens
Amphitheater
Noon to 5:00 pm - Tours and Tasting
Warner Vineyards
Noon to 2:30 pm - Hole in One Contest on Maple Lake
A challenge "fore" even the best golfer and yet lady luck has graced even the amateurs in the past! Take your chances as you tee off from the banks of Maple Lake and try to hit the green floating on the lake.
Noon pm to 5:00 pm - Carnival Midway
Parking lot on Michigan Ave
Noon to 4:30 pm -Winery Tours @ St. Julian Wine Company
Noon to 5:00 pm- Grape Kaleidoscope for Teens
Brigges Pond parking lot -enjoy climbing wall, Bonzi bikes, Purple People eater Obstacle Course and more.
1:00 pm - St. Julian Festival Parade
Downtown Paw Paw
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Kalamazoo Big Band
St. Julian Tent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm- Freshwater Band
Freshwater Community Church
Amphitheater
2:30 pm to 4:30 - Coca-Cola Grape Stomp (Finals)
Find your seat on the south bank of Maple Lake and settle in for an evening of free fun and entertainment, beginning when the Coca-Cola teams compete in their preliminary stomp.
2:45 pm to 3:00 - Kalamazoo First Workship Choir
Amphitheater
3:00 pm - East to West New Wine Festival Choir
Amphitheater
4:00 pm - Hole in One Contest on Maple Lake (Finals)
A challenge "fore" even the best golfer and yet lady luck has graced even the amateurs in the past! Take your chances as you tee off from the banks of Maple Lake and try to hit the green floating on the lake.
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - George Moss (WAY FM) Concert
Amphitheater
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All great grape growing, wine-producing areas of the world have one thing in common - a proximity to water. In our state, it’s the proximity to Lake Michigan and the effect it has on
fruit-growing. Referred to as the "lake effect," it is essential for production of quality wines.
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