Deke Dickerson's 7th annual GUITAR GEEK FESTIVAL will take place
Saturday, January 16, 2010
at the Anaheim Plaza Hotel
1700 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, California
400 free parking spaces available!!
featuring your host and emcee, Deke Dickerson
Advance ticket sales have closed...
Please buy your tickets at the door!
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Stay at the Anaheim Plaza Hotel, where the event is happening, and you can walk 50 feet from the festival to your room! As of this writing the Anaheim Plaza still has rooms left, but hurry, as they will sell out before the festival weekend.
The hotel is directly across the street from Disneyland and one block from the Anaheim Convention Center. It is clean and well-kept, with 300 rooms on nine landscaped acres, an Olympic-size heated swimming pool, wireless internet in the rooms, a business center, a video game room, and a lobby bar.
The Guitar Geek Festival will be held in the Celebrity Ballroom on the ground floor.
FULL CASH BAR--2 bars inside the ballroom and one out front in the lobby
FOOD AVAILABLE--The hotel restaurant will stay open late the evening of the festival
FREE PARKING--400 spaces available at no charge
Other hotels within walking distance:
Del Sol Inn: 1604 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, 888.686.1122
Castle Inn: 1734 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, 714.774.8111
Other hotels close by:
Days Inn Anaheim West: 1030 W. Ball Road, Anaheim, 714.520.0101
Motel 6 Anaheim Maingate: 100 Disney Way, Anaheim, 714.520.9696
Courtyard Mariott Anaheim-Disneyland Hotel: 2045 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, 714.740.2645
Hilton Garden Inn Anaheim-Garden Grove: 11777 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove, 714.703.9100
Discount websites such as Orbitz, Hotwire, and Expedia may have some great deals, especially at the last minute.
DINERS/COFFEE:
In the Anaheim Plaza Hotel is Mi Casita Bar and Grill, a family restaurant with a breakfast buffet and late-night dining. It will stay open late the evening of the festival.
Within a 10-block walking radius there are dozens of family restaurants and fast food options, including:
IHOP: 1560 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim
Millie's: 1480 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim
Mimi's Cafe: 1400 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim
McDonalds: 1500 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim
Del Taco: 213 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim
Taco Bell: 1600 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim
Taco Bell: 1212 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim
Cowabunga Coffee Shack: 1650 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim
Starbucks (inside the Hilton): 777 W. Convention Way, Anaheim
Starbucks (inside the Marriott): 700 W. Convention Way, Anaheim
Starbucks: 1200 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim
ABOUT ANAHEIM:
Anaheim is one of the premier vacation destinations in the United States. It was originally a German settlement known for its orange groves, but Disneyland changed everything when it opened on July 17, 1955. The Magic Kingdom still brings in the most tourists, but Anaheim is now home to several vacation destinations, including the Anaheim Resort, the Disneyland Resort, Disney's California Adventure, the Honda Center, and Angels Stadium. Nearby attractions include Medieval Times, Knott's Berry Farm, Universal Studios, and many beautiful beaches.
Anaheim is also the home of the Anaheim Convention Center, where the NAMM music trade show happens in January of each year. The NAMM Convention draws in every music manufacturer, retailer, and wholesaler as well as thousands of related music events (such as Deke Dickerson's Guitar Geek Festival).
WEATHER:
Average climate for January is between 45 and 69 degrees F (7-21 C). In past years it's been sunny and warm on the day of the festival.
ALSO HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND:
Are you completely Guitar Crazy? Then hit the Los Angeles World Guitar Show the same weekend as the Guitar Geek Festival! This is the biggest vintage guitar show of the year in Southern California, and a short drive from the Anaheim Plaza Hotel. It takes place January 16-17 at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, just minutes down Harbor Boulevard (it isn't affiliated with the NAMM show). Lots of foreign buyers and American store owners as well as celebrities have shown up at this event in past years.
