Avocado Festival – celebrating three decades of fun

Thirty years and it just keeps getting better. When Fallbrook opens its arms to close to 100,000 visitors on Sunday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for the town's annual Avocado Festival, it will mark three decades of fun celebrating Fallbrook's signature fruit.

"A 30-year anniversary is symbolized by a pearl," said Lila MacDonald, CEO of the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce, the organization that hosts the festival. "I feel the pearl is a perfect comparison as it captures the essence of the festival’s longevity in the community. Like a pearl, the festival has grown year by year, layer upon lay...