Live bands, craft booths, and lots of avo-themed bites. MUSH IT, SPOON IT, dice it, slice it, slather all over a piece of toast, topped only by olive oil, a dash of hot sauce, and flaky salt: It’s the avocado, that green, goes-with-everything goodie. Just how good is this goodie? It has a way of making a creamy cameo on countless menus around the Golden State, even when the cuisine doesn’t, at first glance, seem particularly avocado-forward. We’re just utterly attached to the alligator pear, is all, and that appetizing attachment only grows when the first part of October arrives. For that’s when the California Avocado Festival rolls back into Downtown Carpinteria, with live music, craft-cool browsing, and avocado treats in tow.