Press Release:

Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival Slated to Celebrate It’s 30th Anniversary This June 21st & 22nd

MEDIA CONTACT: Michael Mettler, Achieva Marketing Group / (509) 529-5525

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WALLA WALLA SWEET ONION FESTIVAL MOVES TO JUNE 21st & 22nd.

WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, April 9, 2014 – In an effort to
stay sweet and beat the heat this year, the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing
Committee has made the decision to move the annual Walla Walla Sweet Onion
Festival up one month. This year’s event (the 30th Anniversary of
the festival) will take place June 21st and 22nd in the
heart of Downtown Walla Walla.

“Since moving the festival downtown to better connect with the
community, we have often had to battle high temperatures in the afternoons
which can be rough on vendors and spectators alike,” mentioned Kathy
Fry-Trommald, Festival Director. “While we will be closer to the start of prime
onion season, with the move to June we think the event will be much more fun
and tolerable for everyone. We do not anticipate any lack of onions available
for festival.”

This year the festival will be centered around the Downtown Farmer’s
Market. Many of the events the community has come to love will be back, in
addition to a number of exciting new things debuting this year. Returning this
year are the Sweet Onion Fun Run, a Walla Walla Sweet Onion Eating Competition,
live kitchen demonstrations by some of the region’s top chefs, the Kids Zone, a
classic car show, a grape stomp competition, food competitions, the onion
beauty pageant, Sweet Onion Restaurant Week, a beer and wine garden, the
festival concert series and more. New this year is a motorcycle poker run, the
Sustainable Living Fair sponsored by the Sustainable Living Center, and a pop
up art show.

r more information on the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival and Sweet

Onion Restaurant Week contact Michael Mettler at  (509) 529-5525 or via
email at <a>michael@achievamarketing.com</a>. Find out more
about the events online by visiting www.SweetOnions.org or on Facebook at <a>www.facebook.com/wwsweetonions</a>
or <a>www.facebook.com/SweetOnionRW</a>.

Sponsorship opportunities for businesses are still available for
2014. For additional information on how you can get your organization involved,
or for information on becoming a vendor at this year’s festival contact Kathy
Fry-Trommald at (509) 525-1031 or via email at <a>info@sweetonions.org</a>.