Yuma Medjool Date Festival happening this weekend
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The City of Yuma is hosting an event on Saturday, January 6 to celebrate one of our most popular crops.
The Medjool Date Festival will be on Main Street from 10 a.m. through 9 p.m.
There will be food, music, and of course a variety of date treats.
The goal is to promote this fruit beyond Yuma.
"It's very important for us to promote our local vendors the date is a fruit that is sold all over the world and here in Yuma county we have a lot growers who sell and grow this delicious fruit," stated Brissa Garcia, City of Yuma Special Events Coordinator
This event is free to attend.
Here is a map of the event from the City of Yuma.
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