While the Vintage Days outpouring festival remains 1 of the longest held traditions connected the Fresno State campus, each twelvemonth offers a caller twist. This year, it’s the caller Dave and Buster’s Fun Zone, which volition see inflatables, a ferris wheel, a stone wall, a zip enactment and a spider jump.
Vintage Days is a free, three-day festival moving from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 13. The festival volition beryllium acceptable up successful Lots P30 and P31 adjacent the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union astatine Fresno State.
In the 1970s, Vintage Days started from the imagination of students wanting to alteration field beingness astatine Fresno State. Vintage Days has continued to invited the assemblage to the Fresno State campus, attracting implicit 50,000 radical for 3 days of entertainment, buying and opportunities to enactment pupil organizations.
There is thing for each ages arsenic guests volition bask unrecorded music, section nutrient vendors, the Crafts Faire, nutrient and crippled booths tally by pupil organizations, kids’ activities and attractions, Anime Gaming Con and the Beer and Wine Garden for adults 21 and over.
More than 21 clubs and organizations volition beryllium selling nutrient and desserts and 8 volition big crippled booths to rise funds for assorted causes. For galore of these clubs and organizations, Vintage Days is their largest fundraiser of the year.
More than 15 section nutrient vendors volition beryllium present, including Ohana Whip Wagon, The Corndog Company, Loving Seed, CREAM, Xtreme Shawarma, Texas Twister, A Taste of Paradise Shaved Ice, Country Faire Cinnamon Rolls, Dippin’ Dots, Dutch Bros, FURY Hot Chicken, Hol-N-Jam, Jay’s Specialty Ice Cream, Old Tyme Kettle Korn, Sanchez Concessions and Aguas Las Rancheritas.
A pirate-themed Kids Zone volition beryllium disposable for the small ones to enjoy. This country includes a trackless bid presented by Amtrak, inflatables, crafts, activities, a petting zoo and pony rides.
Anime Gaming Con invites attendees to research the satellite of gaming, virtual world experiences, cosplay costumes, collectible vendors and anime. An authoritative cosplay contention volition begin at 3 p.m. connected Saturday, April 12. Guest dependable actors Howard Wang, Cia Court, Kendell Byrd and Emily Sun volition marque an quality each day Saturday, April 12, and Sunday, April 13. Anime Gaming Con volition beryllium located successful the Resnick Student Union.
To enactment successful the attractions, guests tin acquisition wristbands for $30. A regular wristband includes unlimited play astatine the trackless train, mini golf, axe throwing, Dave and Buster’s Fun Zone, Kids Zone and Anime Gaming Con attractions.
Those who are 21 and implicit tin bask the Beer and Wine Garden presented by Michelob Ultra. The Beer and Wine plot volition beryllium unfastened from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. connected Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. connected Sunday. The Michelob Ultra Stage volition diagnostic 27 bands and artists from the Central Valley.
More than 160 crafts just vendors volition diagnostic items similar hand-sewn clothes, purses, vintage clothing, homemade goods, desserts, jewelry, creation and more.
Sponsors for Vintage Days see Amtrak San Joaquins, Associated Students Inc. , Dave and Buster’s, Donaghy Sales, Cumulus Media, Anime Gaming Con and Student Involvement.
Admission and parking for Vintage Days is free. No pets are allowed; lone work animals are permitted.
For much information, sojourn the Vintage Days website oregon travel @FSVintageDays connected Instagram.
(Story by Alyssa Saldivar, Student Involvement)
