City of El Cajon 100 Year Centennial

Free family fun! Join the City of El Cajon as we honor and celebrate 100 years of people who make El Cajon the Valley of Opportunity on Monday, November 12, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  A very special opening ceremony will begin 10 a.m. just outside City Hall with Congressman Duncan D. Hunter, a former Marine, leading a “Salute to Our Veterans.” At the Opening Ceremony the area will be dedicated as “Centennial Plaza” and a ommemorative granite medallion will be unveiled with the Centennial Logo on the corner of East Main Street and Sulzfeld Way.

The festivities will fill the heart of downtown El Cajon with complete street closures of East Main Street from Magnolia through Claydelle Avenues along with Rea Avenue. Two stages will host live entertainment all day including community performing groups and local bands. Over forty exhibit booths will line the streets with a wide variety of interactive and historical displays and free kids crafts. The Closing Celebration will begin at 5 p.m. on the Prescott Promenade Stage with a live band and an El Cajon Birthday Celebration with ice cream sandwiches, glow sticks  and El Cajon bracelets, all free!

How to Win the Taylor Guitar: A major highlight of the day will be the opportunity drawing at 5 p.m. where one lucky winner will receive a one-of-a-kind Taylor Guitar! To enter, each participant must complete the El Cajon Passport, which can be found at the entrances and the information booth. This Passport is filled with historical facts about our City and can be used to guide you through the day’s event.  Visit all of the interactive exhibitor booths listed in the Passport.  At each stop you will receive a stamp unique to the booth you visited.  Once you have visited all of the booths shown in the passport, go to the Taylor Guitars booth where you will receive your final stamp and entry ticket for the opportunity drawing. One winner will receive a custom designed Taylor Guitar!   Supplies are limited; arrive early. Enjoy a full day of FREE Family Fun and… REMEMBER, YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!

You don’t want to miss this historic event with:

-Taylor Guitar Drawing Free to enter

-Jimmie Johnson’s #48 show car

-Two Outdoor Stages with Live Entertainment

-Cowboy Boot Camp, Pony Rides, Petting Zoo

-Rock Climbing Wall and Free Crafts for Kids

-Market Place and Fabulous Food

-Vintage Trains and Automobiles
-Plus so Much more

Schedule of Events

November 12, 2012 

9:45 a.m. Opening Processional leading to the Centennial Plaza Stage

Location: Rea Avenue to City Hall

Procession will include the following community groups: Boy Scouts, El Cajon Queen’s Court, El Cajon Recreation Tiny Tots Program, Senior Softball and Youth Sports, El Cajon Police Department’s Vintage Car, El Cajon Fire Department’s Fire Truck, Mother Goose, Lions Club Centennial Cake Float and Leo’s. The East County Youth Symphony will be playing.

10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony Begins Location: Centennial Plaza Stage, Outside City Hall. Beginning with a very special “Salute to Our Veterans,” lead by Congressman Duncan D. Hunter and the Navy Color Guard, the Opening Ceremony will include a dedication of the area as “Centennial Plaza,” and the unveiling of the new granite medallion on the corner of East Main Street and Sulzfeld Way. The City of El Cajon’s Public Information Officer, Monica Zech will be the Master of Ceremonies and a special Centennial Message will be presented from City Council.

10:50 a.m. Unveiling of the Centennial Medallion Location: Corner of East Main Street and Sulzfeld Way. City Council will participate in unveiling the granite Centennial Medallion inlay. 

11:00 a.m. Prescott Promenade Stage Opens with Live Music Tom Hiatt & The Sundowners. Centennial Plaza Stage hosts live community entertainment until 4:00 p.m.  beginning with the East CountyYouth Symphony.

11:40 a.m. California NoteCatchers at the Centennial Plaza Stage

12:00 p.m. Sue Palmer Band at the Prescott Promenade Stage

12:15 p.m. St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center Performers at the Centennial Plaza Stage

12:35 p.m. La Fiesta Del Pueblo Ballet Folklorico at the Centennial Plaza Stage

1:15 p.m. El CajonHistorical Society Third Grade Essay Contest Winners at the Centennial Plaza Stage

1:30 p.m. Back to the Garden at Prescott Promenade Stage

1:45 p.m. Eric Running Path at the Centennial Plaza Stage

2:25 p.m. Middle Eastern Performers at the Centennial Plaza Stage

2:30 p.m. World Record Breaking number of wheelchair bound people dancing in one area

Prescott Promenade Stage

3:00 p.m. The SoulPersuaders at the Prescott Promenade Stage

3:20 p.m. Valley Twirlers at the Centennial Plaza Stage

4:00 p.m. TNT Performing Company at the Centennial Plaza Stage

4:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony Begins with a Cajon Speedway Stock Car Racers Reunion.  

5:00pm. Opportunity drawing for a Centennial Taylor Guitar, “I AM EL CAJON” bracelet give-away, free ice cream, unveiling the Centennial Jimmie Johnson banner.

5:00 p.m. The MightyUntouchables at the Prescott Promenade Stage (Closing Band)