Carpinteria Annual Avocado Festival Celebrates
Agriculture, Community, Eating & Music
October 1-3, 2010; avofest.com
Do you love avocadoes? Or maybe just like them? You
actually don't even have to like them to enjoy this
annual festival that brings together three stages of
musical acts and entertainment, kids petting zoo, vendor
booths, contests galore such as the Largest Avocado or
Best Dressed Avocado, and food, food, food.
You better not be shy of crowds, either, because this
event is one of the largest, best attended festival in
the U.S. Avocadoes are gold in California. Costing more
than any fruit, each delicious, vitamin-packed avocado
costs over $1.
Absolutely delicious in guacamole dishes, soups,
Mexican plates, on top of salads, and countless other
ways, the annual Avocado Festival includes a best recipe
contest allowing visitors to learn new ways to enjoy the
luscious, buttery green soft food.
Amazingly, this event is free and paid for through
generous sponsorships. Guests can purchase lots of
different foods such as traditional hot dogs or
hamburgers, but one of the more unusual items is avocado
ice cream. You never know what's going to be offered
till you visit and wander the grounds of this
spectacular event that boasts many things, including
being one of the largest festivals in the U.S. and
having the largest vat of guacamole anywhere.
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