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It takes a tremendous effort to plan and present the Avocado Festival, and the people behind the scenes are to be commended for their worthwhile work each and every year. The festival, which began 22 years ago, is always well-attended and has typically drawn crowds of 70,000 or so.

“We anticipate a similar crowd as we have had in the past,” said Bob Leonard, executive director of the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce.

The core group of planners meets approximately six times before the actual event to work out details under the watchful eye of George Archibald, chair of the festival. “We have a gro...