Fall Faire and Festival of Gems offer fun for families

Cheri and Tyler Veysey stroll down Main Street with their children Catelyn and Wyatt during the Fallbrook Fall Faire, Oct. 6. The family had just stopped for a yogurt treat.

Cody Cantarini pulls a hayride on Main Avenue on Oct. 6 during the Fallbrook Fall Faire. He was driving a 1948 Model B John Deere tractor known as the Johnny Popper. Cantarini completely

Jake Brooks seems a bit leery of the bat painted on his face at the Fallbrook Fall Faire, Oct. 6. The painting was done by Annie Youngblood, president of the Fallbrook Art Association.

Niah Molo gets a kiss from her horse Bob on Main Avenue. Niah and Bob were helping conduct pony rides as part of the Fallbrook Fall Faire on Oct. 6.

Angela Valencia pans for

Heaven Bucci works on his chalk art creation on Alvarado Street Oct 6. Chalk art on the street was one of many activities during the Fallbrook Fall Faire and Festival of Gems.

Flavia Mendez places a silent auction bid for a piece of mineral while her children Manteo and Martina watch other bidders in the Gem and Mineral Society on Oct. 6. The silent auction was one of the events of the Festival of Gems.

Twin sisters Julia and Lauren Haigh watch the tiny chips fly as Jan Greenwald demonstrates wood turning on his lathe during the Fallbrook Fall Faire, Oct. 6. Greenwald is known as

Jaycee Krier enjoys a pony ride in her new face paint on Main Avenue. The pony ride and face paint were part of the Fallbrook Fall Faire.