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SUMMER FUN >
fun in the sun
farmers market
summer fun
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Lodi
Thursdays, 5 to 9 p.m.
June 5 through September 25
School St., between Elm and Oak St.
specialties: Themes for markets,
including Hawaiian, Patriotic,
Mardi Gras, and Country Western
nights. Also, live bands will
perform. Each event will have an
upscale beer and wine garden
sponsored by Lodi Beer Company,
a food court, fresh produce and
flowers, a kids zone, and over
twenty local farmers selling their
goods.
Manteca
Tuesdays, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
June 3 through August 26
Library Park, 117 Sycamore Ave.
specialties: In addition to the
fresh fruit and vegetables, theme
days include car shows, wine
tasting, and a beach party, with
live entertainment offered each
week.
Tracy
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 15 through November 22
Central and 10th St.
specialties: New faces and
dependable favorites will be seen
at this quaint downtown farmers
market, with themes featured at
Lodi Farmers Market • photo courtesy BRODie JaYne
select markets. This community
favorite will be held late into 2008.
stockton
Fridays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
May through October
Main St. and Hunter Square
specialties: Special events,
like the Cinco de Mayo market
featuring strolling Ballet Folklorico
dancers, a Hollywood market
featuring celebrity look-a-likes,
and an All Elvis market filled with
impersonators of “The King”
himself.
Saturdays, 7 to 10 a.m.
Year-round
Under the Crosstown Freeway,
between El Dorado Ave. and San
Joaquin St.
specialties: While this market
doesn’t come with the frills
of live entertainment, it does
have all the standbys you’re
looking for at a market, all year
long. Look for the exotic Asian
delicacies, (think squid) along
the way.
Sundays and Thursdays,
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Beginning April 6
In the Dillard’s parking lot at the
Weberstown Mall, at Pacific Ave.
and March Ln.
specialties: This smaller venue
makes shopping even easier. For
the global thinkers out there,
it has easy access to public
transportation. —Lauren LaBelle
june 27-29
Lodi Street Rod Show
at the Lodi grape Festival grounds,
over three hundred classic cars
from 1972 and before will be on
display, ready and waiting for
“oohs” and “ahhs.” Unique vendors,
food, music, and fun make this an
event not to be missed. admission
free on Friday, $5 adults, free
for children 12 and under. Lodi
Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E.
Lockeford St., Lodi, (209) 369-
2771, www.grapefestival.com/
lodistreetrodshow
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july 3
Fourth with the Ports
The Stockton Ports have the
fireworks before the fireworks.
The night before the Fourth, it’s
“all-american” night at the Ports
game, complete with post game
fireworks provided by Jackson
Rancheria Casino and Hotel—you
know the fireworks have to be good
when a casino is behind the show.
7:05 p.m. Tickets $5-$15. Banner
Island Ballpark, 404 W. Fremont St.,
Stockton, (209) 644-1900,
www.stocktonports.com
july 4
Independence Day at Lodi Lake
Spend the day at Lodi Lake. Wake
up early for the Sunrise Kiwanis
pancake breakfast (also a great
way to get a prime picnic spot
early in the day). The south side
of Lodi Lake will be open all day
for picnicking and family fun, with
swimming and paddle boat rental
available. On the north side of
the park, Lodi’s World of Wonders
(WOW) Science museum, set to
open this summer, will be holding
an old-fashioned Fourth of July
celebration, with games and handson
science exhibits. Food will be
available on both sides of the lake,
with a beer and wine garden at the
WOW celebration. The day will end
72 san joaquin magazine maY 15 - JULY 1 2008