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Cherry Pie Baking Contest

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Deadline: Jun 05, 2025 11:59 pm (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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Date: Jun 07, 2025 10:00 am - Jun 07, 2025 6:00 pm (PDT)
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San Leandro, California
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Free

About the application

Calling all pie perfectionists and baking enthusiasts! Do you take pride in your cherry pie? Showcase your culinary skills at the San Leandro Cherry Festival's Cherry Pie Contest on Saturday, June 7th. Whether your pie is a family recipe or a stroke of baking genius, we invite you to submit your creation for tasting and presentation.

 

Ribbons will be awarded in three categories: Adult Traditional, Adult Non-Traditional, and Youth (16 and under).
 

About the event

Be a part of a community tradition dating back to 1909! Over 20,000 people attended the Cherry Festival in 2024 (Geofence Data) to partake in cherry-themed food, a beer garden, live entertainment, a Farmers' Market, a kids' zone, community resource booths, and unique artisan vendors. We hope you can join us! With your participation, the Cherry Festival will be a spectacular event!
Downtown San Leandro Community Benefit District
Downtown San Leandro Community Benefit District
Downtown San Leandro Community Benefit District
Downtown San Leandro Community Benefit District

Terms & Conditions

Contest Criteria
Presentation, Taste, Texture, and Overall Appeal
 
Pie must be homemade, both filling and crust, and in a non-returnable baking dish.
 
Please bring your pie recipe (on a 3 x 5-inch index card) and complete this entry form.

 

Please write your name on a piece of painters' or masking tape and put it on the underside of your pie plate. Pie plates will be available for pickup on Monday, June 9. Please email juliaj@downtownsanleandro.com to arrange a time. 

 

Your entry must be turned in between 11:00 a.m. and Noon on June 7, 2025, to the Pie Contest Booth located at the corner of Hays St. and W. Estudillo Ave. No late entries accepted. 
 
Judging is held at the Cherry Festival. At 2 p.m., winners will be announced on the Main Stage, ribbons awarded, and the winners listed in the San Leandro Times.

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Cherry Pie Baking Contest
Cherry Pie Baking Contest
San Leandro Cherry Festival & Parade
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