Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
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The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival is a long-running annual spring celebration in Winchester, Virginia, featuring parades, concerts, pageants, and community events centered around the region’s apple heritage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival canonical | 11 |
| Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, Inc. | 2 |
| Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival organizers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2262256 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Context triple: [Winchester, Virginia, knownFor, Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival]
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A.
Herndon Festival
Herndon Festival is an annual community celebration in Herndon, Virginia, featuring live entertainment, a carnival, food vendors, arts and crafts, and family-friendly activities.
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B.
North Carolina Apple Festival
The North Carolina Apple Festival is an annual Labor Day weekend celebration in Hendersonville that showcases the region’s apple harvest with parades, live entertainment, and local food and crafts.
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C.
National Cherry Festival
The National Cherry Festival is a major annual summer celebration in Traverse City, Michigan, featuring parades, cherry-themed foods, entertainment, and events that highlight the region’s cherry industry.
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D.
Dogwood Arts Festival
The Dogwood Arts Festival is an annual spring celebration in Knoxville, Tennessee, featuring art exhibitions, live performances, and events highlighting the region’s blooming dogwood trees and local culture.
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E.
Kentucky Derby Festival
The Kentucky Derby Festival is a multi-week celebration featuring parades, fireworks, races, and community events leading up to the annual Kentucky Derby horse race.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Target entity description: The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival is a long-running annual spring celebration in Winchester, Virginia, featuring parades, concerts, pageants, and community events centered around the region’s apple heritage.
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A.
Herndon Festival
Herndon Festival is an annual community celebration in Herndon, Virginia, featuring live entertainment, a carnival, food vendors, arts and crafts, and family-friendly activities.
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B.
North Carolina Apple Festival
The North Carolina Apple Festival is an annual Labor Day weekend celebration in Hendersonville that showcases the region’s apple harvest with parades, live entertainment, and local food and crafts.
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C.
National Cherry Festival
The National Cherry Festival is a major annual summer celebration in Traverse City, Michigan, featuring parades, cherry-themed foods, entertainment, and events that highlight the region’s cherry industry.
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D.
Dogwood Arts Festival
The Dogwood Arts Festival is an annual spring celebration in Knoxville, Tennessee, featuring art exhibitions, live performances, and events highlighting the region’s blooming dogwood trees and local culture.
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E.
Kentucky Derby Festival
The Kentucky Derby Festival is a multi-week celebration featuring parades, fireworks, races, and community events leading up to the annual Kentucky Derby horse race.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
festival ⓘ parade event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Apple Blossom Festival ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalSignificance | major community tradition in Winchester ⓘ |
| draws |
regional visitors
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| economicImpactOn | Winchester, Virginia ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Festivals in Virginia
ⓘ
Spring festivals in the United States ⓘ Tourist attractions in Winchester, Virginia ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
carnival
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community events ⓘ concerts ⓘ dances ⓘ fireworks ⓘ luncheons ⓘ pageants ⓘ parade of queens ⓘ parades ⓘ sports events ⓘ |
| hasHonoraryRole |
festival queen
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grand marshal ⓘ |
| hasParade |
Firefighters Parade
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Grand Feature Parade ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
apple heritage
ⓘ
community celebration ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Bloom ⓘ |
| inception | 1924 ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Winchester metropolitan area ⓘ |
| location | Winchester, Virginia ⓘ |
| name | Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival ⓘ |
| notableFor |
celebration of apple blossoms
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large community parades ⓘ |
| organizer |
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
|
| region | Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| subject |
apple industry
ⓘ
local agriculture ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | several days ⓘ |
| typicalMonth |
April
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May ⓘ |
| website | https://www.thebloom.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Description of subject: The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival is a long-running annual spring celebration in Winchester, Virginia, featuring parades, concerts, pageants, and community events centered around the region’s apple heritage.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
linked to: Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
linked to: Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival