Blossoms, Sunshine,and Saratoga--Remembering the Blossom Festival

New exhibit opens February 8 and will run through the end of May.The Blossom Festival originated in 1900 as a celebration of the end of a two-year drought and the resulting beauty of the blossoming orchards. Dr. Edwin Sidney Williams originated the idea. The event was grew each year for the next 40 years— once reaching 20,000 attendees. Williams became known locally as the “Father of the Blossom Festival.” Come see photos, artifacts, and memorabilia. .