There is a special two day Spice of India Weekend at the Alameda County Fair which is on from Wednesday, June 22, 2011 till Sunday, July 10, 2011 (at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA)
Spice of India Weekend – June 25-26 Saturday/Sunday – 2011
2011 Fair Prices: Adult $10, Senior $8, Child $6
All Day in Festival Square both Saturday & Sunday:
• Art & Painting
• Henna Booth
• Produce & Spices (India Plaza, Dublin-shopindiaplaza.net)
• Cultural booths Indian
• Indian Food vendors on-site in Festival Square. (dishes for sale)
Saturday -June 25
- 12:00 – 12:30 – Welcome young and old for yoga and meditation basics with Yogi Mahendra12:30 – 1:45PM – 1st Annual Best of the Bay SAMOSA Contest Fastest Rolling & Best Tasting – Sponsored by India Plaza (*PRIZES for the Fastest Rollers & Best of the Bay overall Samosa)
- 01:45 – 2:00PM – DJ – Bollywood Music
- 02:00 – 3:00PM -TRAVEL THROUGHOUT ALL OF INDIA. NO PASSPORTS NEEDED! Unity in Diversity! Come see, hear, and taste from the culture from several regions
- 03:00 – 6:00PM – Bollywood Extravaganza! Live Dance Performances
Sunday-June 26
- 12:00 – 12:30 – Welcome young and old for yoga and meditation basics with Yogi Mahendra
- 10:00 – 1:00PM – My PART by ART: A World Art competition to help Benefits to Aid Japanese Tsunami Relief (In partnership with local corporations and non-profits)
- 01:15 – 1:45PM – Cooking Demo- Come learn the regional cuisines across the country of India
- 01:45 – 2:00PM – DJ – Bollywood Hits
- 02:00 – 3:00PM – TRAVEL THROUGHOUT ALL OF INDIA. NO PASSPORTS NEEDED! Unity in Diversity! Come see, hear, and taste from the culture from several regions
- 03:00 – 6:00PM – Bollywood Extravaganza!
There are a zillion others fun activities going on at the fair – check http://www.alamedacountyfair.com/2011fair/home/index.php