Pumpkin & Dia de los Muertos Festival planned for Oct. 2
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LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Main Street Business Association will host the second annual Pumpkin & Dia de los Muertos Festival in downtown Lakeport on Saturday, Oct. 2.
The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Main Street between First and Fourth streets.
The association held the inaugural festival in October 2019 and is excited to be able to “finally” have the second annual event next month.
The festival celebrates October and everything that fall has to offer, including pumpkins and Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.
This year's festival will include a car show offering people’s choice awards for the best festival-themed decoration.
The master of ceremonies will be Lakeport’s favorite local Fabian “Looch” Moreno from La Mexicana Taqueria with all-day awesome music spinning provided by DJ 800$MONEY.
During the festival, everyone will have a chance to guess the weight of the “Great Pumpkin.”
Make sure the kids don’t miss out on the Haunted House put on by Haunted Lake County. There will be other fun stuff for the children including crafts, face painting and lawn games.
There is still time to enter the scarecrow contest and you can go to the association’s Facebook page and website for more info.
The Clearlake Club will be hosting a corn hole tournament for the adults and, besides a few other libations, O’Meara Bros. is brewing up some special beer for the festival.
There will be fun and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy to celebrate October and the fall season. Of course, a must have at a Dia de los Muertos celebration is an altar to celebrate and honor those who have passed and you will be able to add the name of your loved one to the altar during the event.
The association urges community members to visit the downtown businesses during the festival that will be offering festival specials. Watch the association’s social media pages to find out what they will offer. There will also be crafts, goods and food vendors for you to visit during the day as well.
Other highlights will include native Pomo dancers, singer Irma Lopez, the Si Señor Mexican dance group from Lower Lake, the Lake County Clickers, line dancing and some singalong and dance-along fun during the day. A schedule of events will be posted on the association’s social media pages before and at the event.
From 5 to 8 p.m., there will be a street dance featuring the music of “Beats Werkin.”
Visit the Lakeport Main Street Association online at www.lakeportmainstreet.com.
Although an outside event, visitors are encouraged to wear masks.