CALABASAS : Pumpkin Fever Arrives Today
Pumpkin mania officially sets in today in Calabasas, with the Pumpkin Patch Parade, a pumpkin recipe cook-off, a pumpkin decorating contest, a pumpkin race and, of course, a prize for the biggest pumpkin.
The daylong schedule of activities in Old Calabasas is a precursor to the Calabasas Days Pumpkin Festival next weekend, when devotees of the fabled gourd are expected to converge by the thousands on Paramount Ranch in Agoura.
Calabasas takes its name from the Spanish word for squash. And during late October, municipal pride turns to near-pagan fervor for pumpkins.
Aside from the traditional fare at the Western-themed parade today, there will be beer made from pumpkins, people and dogs dressed like pumpkins and a “pumpkin patch” truck, festival spokeswoman Julie Davine said.
“We’re up to our ears in pumpkins,” Davine said. “There are going to be pumpkins everywhere.”
The parade, with more than 60 entrants, begins at 10 a.m. at Calabasas Road and El Canon Avenue, and is free. It will be held rain or shine, Davine said. Proceeds from all events at the parade and festival go to about 40 local nonprofit groups.
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