KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Downtown Kelseyville will be filled with sights and sounds celebrating his agricultural history during the 24th annual Kelseyville Pear Festival this weekend.

Highlights of the event include horses, tractors, a parade, dancing and music, cooking demonstrations, vendors and more.

The festivities begin on Friday afternoon, when bakers submit their best dessert creations for the annual dessert contest at Kelseyville Presbyterian Church.

On Friday night, Dave Stamey, nationally acclaimed cowboy singer, returns by popular demand to entertain at the Kelseyville Pear Festival Kickoff concert and dinner.

Stamey has been the event's headliner for the last several years. He's a cowboy, a mule packer, a dude wrangler, and is now one of the most popular Western entertainers working today. He will be inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame at the Western Music Association Award Show in Albuquerque, New Mexico in November.

The Friday evening kickoff event also will feature the auctioning off of this year's festival poster, “Catch the small town magic” by local artist Carolyn Morris. Proceeds will benefit Kelseyville schools. Posters of the painting will be available at the Kelseyville Marketplace booth, located in front of the Pear Pavilion, on Saturday.

Then on Saturday, start the day at the Kelseyville Volunteer Fireman’s Association's pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. at the firehouse, 4020 Main St. Included in a $7 ticket are pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee and orange juice.

After breakfast, get out to Main Street, where the parade will begin at 9:30 a.m.

The Horse Faire will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and include breed demos and discussions about packing, vet care and endurance riding.

Various stages set up around town will feature jazz, rock, folk, pop and Celtic harp music throughout the day.

The full event schedule follows.

Friday, Sept. 23

1:30 p.m.: Dessert Contest at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, 5340 Third St.
5 p.m.: Festival kick-off dinner at Wildhurst Courtyard featuring pianist David Neft from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. and cowboy singer Dave Stamey at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24

Daylong events:

Arts and crafts market
Lake County Wine Pavilion
Music and food
Antique tractor and engine equipment
Kids' Town: Third and Church streets (Presbyterian Church parking area)
Pear Pavilion: Off of Main Street between Third and Fourth streets
Fine art shows and sales
Horse Faire: Horse Faire Arena, across from the fire house

Timed events

7 to 10 a.m.: Pancake breakfast at the Kelseyville Fire House, 4020 Main St.
9 a.m.: Vendor booths and Pear Pavilion open
9:30 a.m.: Grand parade along Main Street
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Historian Corner, Pear Pavilion
10:30 a.m.: Kids' Town and Horse Faire open
11 a.m.: Cooking demo, John Arslanian of Fresh & Bangin', Pear Pavilion
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Kelseyville High School Jazz Band, Kelsey Creek Stage at Main and Third streets
11 a.m. to noon: Blue, Americana music, Oak Tree Stage at Main and First streets (Next to the Saw Shop); round pen breed demos, Horse Faire Arena
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Flight and a bite, Wine Pavilion
11:30 a.m. to noon: Pear pie eating contest, Main Street in front of the Pear Pavilion
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Celtic Harp Bliss, traditional/contemporary, Pear Pavilion
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Jason Wright, Flamenco guitarrista, Westamerica Bank, Fourth and Main streets
Noon to 12:30 p.m.: Konocti Klogging Kids at Kids' Town, Third and Church streets; “Going the distance,” endurance riding, Horse Faire Arena
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Rural Jazz Project,  Kelsey Creek Stage; Packing for the back country, Horse Faire Arena
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Blue, Americana music, Oak Tree Stage at Main and First streets
1:30 to 2 p.m.: Clear Lake Clikkers, Third and Main streets; “Assessing your horse – when to call the vet,” Horse Faire Arena
2 to 3 p.m.: Round pen breed demos, Horse Faire Arena
2 to 4 p.m.: Levity, folks rock and pop, Oak Tree Stage at Main and First streets
2 to 5 p.m.: The Hip Replacements, Kelsey Creek Stage
3 to 4 p.m.: Open round pen, Horse Faire Arena
4 p.m.: Horse Faire closes

Visit the Kelseyville Pear Festival online at http://www.pearfestival.com or check the festival out on Facebook.

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