California Corner

Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

* Carpinteria: The 15th California Avocado Festival, Oct. 5-7, will bring food, arts and crafts and three stages of entertainment to Linden Avenue downtown. 4-9 p.m. Oct. 5; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Oct. 6; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 7. Free. (877) 928-6223, https://www.avofest.com.

* Susanville: Team handcar rides and races are among the highlights of the Rails-to-Trails Festival, Oct. 5-7. There’s also a chili cook-off, entertainment, arts and crafts, and a children’s area. Susanville Railroad Depot. 4-8 p.m. Oct. 5; 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 6; 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 7. Free; rides $1. (530) 257-3252.

* Corcoran: It’s cotton picking time--and time for the Cotton Festival. A parade down Main Street at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 will be followed by the festival at 11 a.m. and a street dance at 4 p.m. John Maroot Park. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. (559) 992-4514.

* West Point: The Lumberjack Days festival will begin with a pancake breakfast ($4.50) at7 a.m. Oct. 6 and end with a country dance (8 p.m.-1 a.m.). A logging contest, soapbox derby, crafts, music and a parade (11 a.m.) will take place throughout the two-block town. 7 a.m.-1 a.m. Free. (800) 225-3764, https://www.visitcalaveras.org.

* Corona: The third annual Lemon Festival, Oct. 7, will celebrate the fruit and the 1930s and ‘40s with the music of big bands, swing dancing, an old-fashioned lemon bake-off, a contest for the best-dressed pet, fine arts display and children’s activities. Corona Civic Center. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. (909) 898-0687, https://www.coronaheritagepark.org.

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Laurie K. Schenden Schenden’s e-mail address is Lkschenden@msn.com.