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Calabasas Pumpkin Festival

Calabasas Pumpkin Festival

PEOPLE, PUMPKINS–About 15,000 attended the two-day Pumpkin Festival at Paramount Ranch. The event is hosted by the city of Calabasas and produced by the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds will be shared with nonprofit organizations, schools and charities.


CALABASAS RESIDENTS Janette Isaacs and 3-year-old son, Jaymus, enjoy roasted sweet corn-on-the-cob, just one of the many food favorites served at the festival.CALABASAS RESIDENTS Janette Isaacs and 3-year-old son, Jaymus, enjoy roasted sweet corn-on-the-cob, just one of the many food favorites served at the festival.TROUBADOUR Jerry Saulvester plays for the crowd his traditional folk music. A regular at the event, Saulvester was one of 40 other groups or individuals who performed during the weekend.TROUBADOUR Jerry Saulvester plays for the crowd his traditional folk music. A regular at the event, Saulvester was one of 40 other groups or individuals who performed during the weekend.

RIDE 'EM COWGIRL- Kiley Coleman of Westlake Village provides onlookers with a good ride on the rough-and-rowdy mechanical bull. Kiley, 11, attends Heschel West.RIDE 'EM COWGIRL- Kiley Coleman of Westlake Village provides onlookers with a good ride on the rough-and-rowdy mechanical bull. Kiley, 11, attends Heschel West.COMPETITIVE-WIillard Stone of Woodland Hills doesn't win the Pie Eating Contest, but it leaves him with a big smile and a pumpkin-laced face.COMPETITIVE-WIillard Stone of Woodland Hills doesn't win the Pie Eating Contest, but it leaves him with a big smile and a pumpkin-laced face.

THE CLIMBING WALL was just one of the festival's hands-on activities. A Petting Zoo, Pony Ride, Seed Spitting and Karaoke contests, WildLife Way Station, and Prairie Pet Adoptions were included in the lineup.THE CLIMBING WALL was just one of the festival's hands-on activities. A Petting Zoo, Pony Ride, Seed Spitting and Karaoke contests, WildLife Way Station, and Prairie Pet Adoptions were included in the lineup.DRESSED IN Halloween attire that included a flaming red wig, music man Ed Young was one of many continuous acts that entertained at the Railroad Depot platform which doubled as a stage.DRESSED IN Halloween attire that included a flaming red wig, music man Ed Young was one of many continuous acts that entertained at the Railroad Depot platform which doubled as a stage.

FULL SPEED AHEAD-Jeffrey Blum takes time from his busy schedule to strike a pose for The Acorn. Blum, head of the Entertainment Committee, was one of 350 volunteers who kept the Pumpkin Festival on schedule and running smoothly.FULL SPEED AHEAD-Jeffrey Blum takes time from his busy schedule to strike a pose for The Acorn. Blum, head of the Entertainment Committee, was one of 350 volunteers who kept the Pumpkin Festival on schedule and running smoothly.GUESTS enjoy a leisurely stroll through the streets of Paramount Ranch's famous old western town.GUESTS enjoy a leisurely stroll through the streets of Paramount Ranch's famous old western town.

PICTURE PERFECT-The pumpkin patch at the front gate provides a great backdrop for photographs. Kamden Melton, 19 months old of Woodland Hills, isn't afraid of the scarecrow.PICTURE PERFECT-The pumpkin patch at the front gate provides a great backdrop for photographs. Kamden Melton, 19 months old of Woodland Hills, isn't afraid of the scarecrow.