Lots of sour and some sweet at annual Lemon Festival
Pucker up for the sour and sweet at the annual Lemon Festival in Chula Vista.
The annual Lemon Festival in Chula Vista is Aug. 4, with live entertainment, food, and plenty of the small, yellow fruit.
By Lisa Deaderick
Summer fun with the refreshing taste and scent of citrus everywhere? Yes, please! Celebrate the City of Chula Vista's history as a place where loads of lemons used to grow, as vendors line the street in downtown Chula Vista, along with live bands, lemon-related contests, activities for kids, lemon-inspired drinks for adults, and more. Get all the way in on the pucker-worthy fun by wearing yellow, too.
Chula Vista Lemon Festival: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Third Avenue in downtown Chula Vista. Free. (619) 422-1982. thirdavenuevillage.com/lemon-festival/
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Lisa Deaderick
Lisa Deaderick writes about influential San Diegans for the One-on-One series that runs on Saturday and Sunday in The San Diego Union-Tribune. She also covers local events for Night & Day, and the South + East County section on Thursday. A Chula Vista native, Lisa graduated from Bethune-Cookman University in Florida and Columbia University in New York, and has worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune since 2008.
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