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GOLETA LEMON FESTIVAL A FEAST OF EVERYTHING LEMON

By Bonnie Carroll

The September 26 & 27 Goleta Lemon Festival sponsored by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce was one fun two event of everything wonderful about lemons. From Lemon-Lavender Ices, to Lemon Ale and everything in between it was delicious and enjoyed by locals and visitors of all ages.

The live bands were fantastic and people sat to enjoy food and drinks under a huge canopy and groove with a variety of bands from the area. People large and small were dancing and totally enjoying themselves. 

It was hot, but no one seemed to mind too much. An ocean of booths from Santa Barbara Airport to countless gift booths, and art tents offered a fun shopping experience, while the Sheriff's parked along side the wonderful collections of autos in the parking lot car show. 

This is truely a family event where kids matter. There was an entire area devoted to kids rides and it was jammed with little people having fun. The pie eating contest attracted many youngsters who help their own against adults to win prized and be filmed for local TV stations. 

The volunteer and staff numbers were more than I could count and they were all doing a great job in their Goleta Lemon Festival T-Shirts. Kudos to all who worked to make this event yet another grand event. Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time, especially the kids. 

Looking forward already to next yeat!

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