Almond Blossom Festival

Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce

The Almond Blossom Festival is always on the last weekend in February.
Locations:

• Parade - Circles Historic Ripon (Main Street - 4th Street)
• Crafts & Food Booths - Mistlin Sports Park, River Road
• Carnival - Mistlin Sports Park, River Road
• Dinners & Dance - Ripon Community Center - 334 W. 4th Street

For the complete schedule of events, check the Chamber web site www.riponchamber.org (click button "About Ripon")

or contact the Ripon Chamber of Commerce at (209) 599-7519 or by
e-mail: boothd@charterinternet.com

Emergency Vehicle Car Show

Sponsored by the Ripon Police Department

Date: First Saturday in October
Location: Ripon Community Center. 335 W. 4th Street

• Law Enforcement Collectors Show
• Code Three Parade
• Prizes

For more information, call Darryl M. Lindsay, Menlo Park Police Department
Phone (650) 592-7662

Main Street Day

Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce

Date: Third Saturday in October

• Sidewalk Sales
• Crafts
• Food
• Health Fair

For more information on "Main Street" booths, call the Chamber of Commerce at (209) 599-7519

Taste of Ripon

Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce

Date: First Thursday in December

• 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Cost: $20.00 per person: participants are given a wristband and wine glass
• Participating merchants provide refreshments

Call the Chamber of Commerce at 599-7519 for more information.

City-Wide Yard Sales

Sponsored by the City of Ripon

Spring: Last Saturday in April

Fall: Second Saturday in October (October 9, 2010)

• Maps will be available on Wednesday (October 6) at local businesses and
  at City Hall
• Flyer
• Enrollment form by e-mail 
  1. save and name the file
  2. send it to yardsale@cityofripon.org
• Enrollment form to print

Deadline: Enrollment forms must be returned to City Hall by Tuesday, October 5.

Ripon City Hall
259 N. Wilma Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366

Note: The City-wide clean up only follows the Spring yardsale.

If you need more information, call Ripon Public Works at 599-2151 or contact us by email at yardsale@cityofripon.org

 

 

Annual City-Wide Spring Clean-up

Sponsored by the City of Ripon

Southwest side of Highway 99: First week after the Spring Yard Sale.

Northeast side of Highway 99: Second week after the Spring Yard Sale.

The Clean-up collection is to offer residents, within the city limits, a chance to dispose of large items that are unable to fit in the refuse containers.

Unfortunately, there are some items we simply cannot collect.

• Cardboard / Newspaper (see "Recycling Program")
• Loose trash which should be in refuse containers.
• Lumber / Brush and/or yard waste.
• Tree stumps
• Lawn mower that is not drained from gas and/or oil
• Dirt / Sod / Concrete / Asphalt
• Car tires (exceeded the allotted amount of 2 per household)
• Dead animals - (Please contact Ripon Animal Control Department at 599-2102.)
• Commercial Demolition materials
• Glass / Mirrors
• Refrigerator or freezer
• Air Conditioning Units / Hot Tubs / Spas
• Televisions / Computer monitors (exceeded the allotted amount of 3 per household. Also, see "Computer and TV Disposal")
• Commercial Business Material
• Batteries
• Tire Rims
• Truck or tractor tires - (For disposal contact: Swier Tire @ 599-7512)
• Automobile parts too large
• Paint / Types of chemical / Motor oil
• Commercial Business Material

If you have any questions about this list of unacceptable items, please contact the Public Works Dept. at 599-2151.

 

Computer, TVs, CFLs, and Major Appliances Disposal
The San Joaquin County Lovelace Transfer Station offers free disposal for homeowners or business in the second Tuesday of each month.
Location: 2323 E. Lovelace Road, Manteca, 95336
For more information, call (209) 468-3066

 

Computers and TV's can also be dropped off at the City of Ripon / Ripon Unified School District Recycling Collection Facility