KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Thousands of people came out to Kelseyville on Saturday to take part in the annual Pear Festival, which brings together friends, neighbors and visitors in a celebration of Lake County’s farming life.

The 29th annual event saw thousands of people packed into the downtown throughout Saturday, starting with the parade and lasting into the evening.

There were entertainers, classic cars and tractors, contests, the annual horse fair, and Mexican music and dancing horses behind the St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

And there was plenty of food. The highlight was everything pear — from pears in their whole form to all sorts of pear treats, from popovers and pies at the California Women for Agriculture booth to pear milkshakes, which made their return at Kelseyville Presbyterian Church after a four-year hiatus.

The festival once again gave a proper kickoff to fall in Lake County.

The weather was cool, overcast and comfortable, with steady rain falling later in the afternoon and evening, as much of the event was starting to wind down.

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