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25th annual Kelseyville Pear Festival takes place Sept. 30
The festival will feature dozens of craft and food vendors, a parade, a fly over, a Lake County wine tent, the Pear Pavilion, pie eating and pear dessert contests, a horse faire and a kid’s town recreational area.
This year a “Farm to Fork” dinner will kick off the festival from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday on Main Street, followed by a street dance featuring the Funky Dozen at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, the daylong celebration begins early, with a pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Kelseyville Fire Protection District firehouse.
An old-fashioned Main Street parade begins at 9:30 a.m., with Nicholas Powell to sing the national anthem.
At high noon there will be a pear pie eating contest on Main Street in front of the Pear Pavilion.
Music will be featured on three stages throughout the day. Performers include Flamenco guitarrista Jason Wright, Will Siegel and Friends, The Hip Replacements, Austin and Owens, and Celtic Harp Bliss.
Performers for the festival also will include the Clear Lake Clikkers and the Konocti Klogging Kids.
There will be agricultural, historical and art displays throughout the town, including the Pear Pavilion, where a stagecoach from the Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum will be on display.
A festival favorite, pear milk shakes, will be sold for $4 each at Kelseyville Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship Hall, 5340 3rd St., behind WestAmerica Bank. Festival-goers can get an ice-cold, freshly made and sit down in the air-conditioned hall for a break from the heat.
At 5 p.m., immediately following the festival, the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County will present Ukiah recording artist John Mattern in concert at the Fore Family Tasting Room, 3520 Main St.
Wine and appetizers will be available during the concert. The cost to attend is $10 per person, with tickets available at Watershed Books in Lakeport, at www.uuclc.org and at the door.
For more information about the Kelseyville Pear Festival visit www.pearfestival.com or call the Kelseyville Pear Festival office at 707-413-3503.
KELSEYVILLE PEAR FESTIVAL EVENT SCHEDULE
7 to 10 a.m.: Pancake breakfast at the firehouse.
9:30 a.m.: Parade begins
11 a.m. to noon: Will Siegel and Friends, Kelsey Creek Stage, Third and Main streets
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Celtic Harp Bliss, Pear Pavilion
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Jason Wright, WestAmerica Bank
Noon: Pear pie eating contest, Main Street in front of the Pear Pavilion
Noon to 12:30 p.m.: Konocti Klogging Kids, Kid's Town, First and Main streets (lot to the right of the Saw Shop Bistro)
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Will Siegel and Friends, Kelsey Creek Stage
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Austin and Owens, Oak Tree Venue, First and Main streets, next to the Saw Shop Bistro
1:30 to 2 p.m.: Clear Lake Clikkers, Third and Main streets
2 to 2:45 p.m.: Austin and Owens, Oak Tree Venue
2 to 5 p.m.: The Hip Replacements, Kelsey Creek Stage
3:15 to 4 p.m.: Austin and Owens, Oak Tree Venue