For the second year in a row, a major community festival on the South Coast is being cancelled due to the pandemic.
Organizers had hoped to hold an in-person California Avocado Festival in Carpenteria the first weekend in October. The festival is a salute to one of the region’s most popular crops, and traditionally features everything from avocado ice cream to live entertainment.
But, in a Facebook post, festival officials say they were faced with challenges again this year that did not make it feasible, or safe to move forward.
The festival normally attracts tens of thousands of area residents and tourists, and generates around $100,000 annually for non-profit groups in the community. Organizers are planning some popup events, including a booth at the Carpinteria Farmer’s Market.
