Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

LAKE ARROWHEAD--German-style festivities fill the Village Festival Area for the 10th annual Fall Fling/Oktoberfest Celebration, Saturdays-Sundays through Oct. 30. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. (909) 336-3274.

HALF MOON BAY--More fall fun awaits at the Art and Pumpkin Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 15-16. Compete in pumpkin-carving and pumpkin pie-eating contests and taste an assortment of pumpkin foods. Also guaranteed to make you see orange: the Great Pumpkin Parade, arts and crafts and entertainment. Free. On Main Street, downtown. Choose a pumpkin from any of the patches in the surrounding area. (415) 726-9652.

PERRIS--The 48th annual Farmers Fair and Expo is themed “We’ll Stirrup Some Fun,” Oct. 15-23. Featured: Horse shows, carnivals, racing pigs, concerts and more. Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 5-11 p.m.; Thursday, noon-10 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. At the Lake Perris Fairgrounds. (909) 657-4221.

BAKERSFIELD--The Village Artisan’s Medieval Faire is Oct. 15-16 in Central Park, 19th and R streets. Costumed participants offer arts and crafts and ethnic foods, and entertainment is staged by a Shakespearean troupe, dancing groups and others. Free. (805) 328-1943.

ESCONDIDO--A huge assortment of arts and crafts vendors sell their wares at the sixth annual Escondido Fall Street Faire, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 16. Free. On Grand Avenue, between Center City Parkway and Juniper Street. (619) 483-5373.

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