KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A full day of fun is planned at the 18^th annual Kelseyville Pear Festival this weekend.

Renowned cowboy singer Dave Stamey will kick off the festival at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, at the Wildhurst Vineyards tasting room on Main Street.

The main festival event – a Lake County tradition – will take place on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street in historic downtown Kelseyville.

The centerpoint of the Kelseyville Pear Festival is the Pear Pavilion — a large showcase of “everything pear” including historical photos, videos, and agricultural exhibits as well as some of Lake County’s finest “pear products” — from jams and jellies to refreshing pear ice cream and delicious pear pies, which always prove to be a sell-out.

Pear taste tests, parade, and children’s activities are all part of the family fun.

 

The day will offer fun for the whole family with a quilt show, a fine arts show, local arts and crafts, as well as performances throughout the day from local musicians, dancers and cloggers.

Mule-drawn wagon rides transport event-goers along the streets, adding to the hometown feel.

Children also will enjoy a wide array of activities including jump houses and a petting zoo with miniature animals.

Displays and exhibits focus on the town’s agricultural heritage, featuring the many types of pears grown in and around Kelseyville, affectionately known as the “Pear Capital of the World.”

The event's full schedule of events follows below.

18th Annual Kelseyville Pear Festival schedule of events

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.: Pancake breakfast at the firehouse on Main Street.

9 a.m.: Vendor booths open.

9:30 a.m.: National anthem sung by Makenna Rose Enger. Main Street parade begins.

11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Clogging Kids in the Children’s Area.

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.: Konocti Fiddlers on the Oak Tree Stage.

11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Musical group “Will Siegal and Friends” on the Kelsey Creek Main Stage.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Musician Travis Rinker at WestAmerica Bank.

11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Puppeteer Tony Borders in the Children’s Area.

12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Announcements on the Kelsey Creek Main Stage.

12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.: Musical group “Uncorked” on the Oak Tree Stage.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Musician Hilary Wilt at the Pear Pavilion.

12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.: Musical group “Will Siegal and Friends” on the Kelsey Creek Main Stage.

12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.: Clogging Kids in the Children’s Area.

1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.: Musical group “Hot Frittatas” on the Oak Tree Stage.

1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Juggler Ian Smith in the Children’s Area.

1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Cloggers at Norton Motors Stage.

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Musical group “Without a Net” on the Kelsey Creek Main Stage.

3 p.m.: Ice cream eating contest at LuLu’s Ice Cream Shop.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Melodrama on the Oak Tree Stage.

All day events throughout the festival:

• Antique tractors

• Konocti Art Show at WestAmerica Bank

• Pear Pavilion at WestAmerica Bank parking lot

• Quilt show at the Methodist Church

• Senior Art Show at the Kelseyville Senior Center on Third Street

• Children’s activities, animal education display, obstacle course, jumpslide, snow cones, cotton candy, face painting, balloon animals and much more.

Visit www.kelseyvillepearfestival.com/.

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