It is that time of year where you find something yellow in your closet and get ready to have some fun! The Lemon Festival, put on by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce and presented by Rusty’s Pizza, will be held on September 28 and 29 at Girsh Park.
This Goleta tradition, which has been going on for 31 years, celebrates the region’s rich history and role lemon harvesting has played dating back to around 1875 when Sherman Patterson Stow of Goleta’s Rancho La Patera planted the first known commercial lemon orchard in California.
The Goleta Lemon Festival has grown to attract more than 40,000 residents, visitors, community leaders, nonprofits, and elected officials, celebrating the Good Land’s zest. The festival is Goleta’s largest community event of the year, hosting over 80 booths featuring local non-profit organizations, crafts, lemony foods and beverages, and lemon-themed souvenirs. Applications for vendors are now open. Visit LemonFestival.com/vendorapplications.
The Goleta Lemon Festival is a family-friendly event for kids of all ages. An all-inclusive activity wristband will get you endless rides and games. Save $5 pre-purchasing your activity wristband at LemonFestival.com.
The festival also features the largest interactive display of Fire, Police, and Emergency Services in the County at Safety Street. Meet the people who help keep us safe and get an up-close look at their state-of-the-art vehicles and technologies.
On Saturday only, the festival will feature the 17th Annual Goleta Fall Classic Car Show, showcasing a variety of cool classic cars ranging from Corvettes and Camaros to trucks and pick-ups along with motorcycles and bicycles. If you have a classic you would like to enter, registration is now open. Visit LemonFestival.com/goleta-fall-classic.
The festival could not happen without the many volunteers ages 14 and up who spend time planning the festival and lending a hand over the weekend. Visit Visit LemonFestival.com/get-involved to sign up! to sign up!
The Goleta Lemon Festival is from 10 AM to 6 PM on Saturday, September 28, and 10 AM to 5 PM on Sunday, September 29. For more information, visit LemonFestival.com.